3 Common Mistakes That Inexperienced Auto Body Shops Make

Tony Mers • December 24, 2018
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Auto accidents happen extremely often on U.S. roads. In fact, on average, there's a rear end collision in the country once every eight seconds. That's a lot of auto body repair work. Luckily, there are plenty of quality auto body shops that focus on collision repair across the country. But there are just as many -- if not more -- auto body shops that aren't as experienced.


When an auto body repair shop makes a mistake, it could result in you having to spend a significant amount more money down the road, as well as you driving an unattractive and potentially unsafe vehicle.


Here are some common vehicle repair mistakes that auto body shops regular make:



  • Improper color matching -- Even if you have your vehicle repaired and it's working properly, if there are different shades of color on your car, it will look terrible. Certain auto shops will only carry a handful of paint colors. If you bought your car a few years ago, the original color most likely changed over time -- which is fine. If the shop matches those worn-down colors with a brighter, original color, it will look quite bad.

  • Gaps in the car's paneling -- Today's vehicle makers have done a great job manufacturing panels that fit nice and tight with only the smallest gaps in between. However, auto shops still often weld these panels on improperly, resulting in visible, wide gaps between the panels.

  • Not performing an alignment -- No matter what collision repair work is needed, an alignment should be performed immediately afterward. If an auto body shop doesn't do this important step, there could be serious issues impacting your brakes, suspension, shocks, or more.


In order to avoid these potentially dangerous and costly auto body mistakes, you need to find a trusted, experienced, and professional repair shop. If you want to work with a collision repair service that will avoid these common mistakes and offer quality auto body work, give River North Collision Repair a call right away.

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