Collision Repair in Fountain Valley, California
What this work involves
Most collision work that arrives here started as a low-speed incident. Clipping a gate post, catching a curb with a rear overhang, backing a fifth wheel into a post at a campsite. The repair cost is rarely proportional to the speed of the impact, because RV body panels are structural in a way car panels are not. A sidewall on a laminated coach is a load-bearing sandwich, so a hole in it is a structural repair, not a dent.
How we approach it
- Direct billing with 16 carriers, so you are not fronting the repair and chasing reimbursement.
- Photo documentation at teardown, which is what wins supplements when hidden damage appears.
- We supplement rather than cut corners when the initial estimate underscopes the job.
- Oversized bays mean a 40 foot coach does not get parked outside waiting for space.
What sends people here
- Impact damage anywhere on a coach, trailer, van or truck body
- Damage discovered after the adjuster already wrote the estimate
- A carrier estimate that does not mention structural measurement
- Previous repair work that was done badly and now needs correcting
Specific work
Collision Repair breaks down into these
Minor Collision Repair
Minor collision repair covers damage confined to one or two panels with no frame involvement. Typical jobs are corner scuffs, gate post contact and lo...
$1,000 to $6,500
Major Collision Repair
Major collision repair covers multi-panel damage, frame involvement, cap replacement and rollover reconstruction. These jobs run $15,000 to $150,000 a...
$15,000 to $150,000+
Full Vehicle Collision Restoration
Full collision restoration is a strip to the frame rebuild, used when damage or accumulated deterioration makes panel-by-panel repair uneconomic. Proj...
$50,000 to $250,000+
Questions
Questions about collision repair
How long does RV collision repair take?
Simple panel and paint work runs one to two weeks. Structural jobs run four to twelve weeks, and the parts wait is usually the longest single stage, not the labor. Cap and sidewall components on older coaches are frequently made to order.
Can I choose my own repair shop, or does my carrier decide?
In California you choose the shop. A carrier can recommend a direct repair program shop, but it cannot require you to use one. We work with every major carrier regardless of program status.
Related work
Need collision repair handled properly?
We serve Fountain Valley, California from the Yorba Linda facility. Send photos and we will tell you what the job actually involves.