Recommended body shop in Kitchener

TQOOOO

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Ayr, ON
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2014 Jetta TDI DSG & 2008 E320 Bluetec
Can anybody recommend a good body shop in Kitchener or Cambridge?
Insurance suggests Carstar Kieswetter in Kitchener. Anybody done any body repair there?
 

petee_c

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Heidelberg, Ontario, Canada
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15 Golf TDI, was 06 Jetta TDI, 15 q7 tdi, was 11 Q7 TDI
I used koebels carstar in Waterloo last week for an insurance repair on my boxster. They did a good job

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TQOOOO

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Seen a few plastic bumpers that peeled out of Mitek.
Nothing beats factory paint. Mitek looks nice, too bad I have already booked with Carstar. I have requested not to respray front bumper, it has very little scratch, but I want to keep factory paint. They will be replacing front fender. Hope they can color match my reflex silver.
 

mjhandy

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Kitchener, Ontario
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2009 Touareg TDI
Hefner Toyota. Yeah, i know, but i had the Treg there for an insurance job. New top and bottom grills, the inner silver bumper and ACC sensor. They did a great job.
 

Uberhare

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Too many.
Actually forgot about Hefner. We had a company car repaired there. They did a great job, and even detailed it inside.
 

mjhandy

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Kitchener, Ontario
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Actually forgot about Hefner. We had a company car repaired there. They did a great job, and even detailed it inside.
When our insurance company listed then, I kinda went, no. A VW at a Toyota, but it turns out there wasn't a VW dealer with a body shop.

The work was solid.
 

petee_c

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Insurance companies recommend the place that give them the best deals. Not always the best work.
My Insurance (formerly SF) will guarantee the work as long as I own the car because Koebel's is an approved bodyshop.... Mitek was not, and their quote was 4x the price and the work they wanted to do didn't match the damage I had....

Peter
 

TQOOOO

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My Insurance (formerly SF) will guarantee the work as long as I own the car because Koebel's is an approved bodyshop
My insurance also guarantees the work as long as I keep the car but fine print says they are not covering rust, so if body panel will rust in a year they wouldn't fix it. Or if paint will be peeling in a year they wouldn't fix it cause its Wear and Tear.
 

petee_c

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My insurance also guarantees the work as long as I keep the car but fine print says they are not covering rust, so if body panel will rust in a year they wouldn't fix it. Or if paint will be peeling in a year they wouldn't fix it cause its Wear and Tear.
hmmm didn't read the fine print.... :(
 

mjhandy

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Kitchener, Ontario
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My insurance also guarantees the work as long as I keep the car but fine print says they are not covering rust, so if body panel will rust in a year they wouldn't fix it. Or if paint will be peeling in a year they wouldn't fix it cause its Wear and Tear.
I was told the same thing when I took the Treg to the Toyota dealer. If it's one of there it's lifetime, if not. Well.

As it's a VW, and I had the ACC sensor replaced, i'm sure it'll need replaced ;)

M
 
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