Dirty Gremlin

Hey folks,

Anyone know a good body shop in the nw burbs? Just got hit.

Thanks!

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poor car

bnzuovr

Sorry to here that A&L auto body in palentine they do great work and know the M.B's and BMW's.

peckcrossing

I used Americas Auto Body in Schaumburg which MB of Hoffman Estates uses. They also have a guy on staff to assist with diminished value if applicable. They have a sign that says official auto body of the Bears in their shop but I'm sure it's only because they advertise with the Bears. I used them when Knauz hit a deer with my 63. Then had their work reviewed by an independent DMV person who said it was good.

bnzuovr

i have a cousin in law that works there if u do go there his name is Art yes they are good there as well.

MarkoCL65

Call Mark at Arlington Collision 407 North Salem Avenue Arlington Hts, IL 60005
(847) 259-8000

They did an amazing job on my Ferrari and are restoring my Supra at the moment. Great people to work with and great quality.

Tonypw

iTrader: (1)

I also had Arlington Collision paint the front bumper,hood and fenders on my E55. The paint work looks factory.

Dirty Gremlin

Thanks guys, I'll have to check a few of these out tomorrow if I'm not still crying over the poor car.

stockC43

I used to work at royal coach Bartlett and they do good work who ever you use, ask to see some finished vehicles first. there are a lot of bad body shops out there, epically downtown. FYI standox is factory paint for mb, I would look for a shop that uses standox. I don't want to say the name but don't use the body shop on division near 90 in Chicago. there work is horrible

gazosnic

Glad you said that I was tempted to try them out. Need license plate holes filled and repainted. Otherwise just going to get the replica e63 bumper.

Dirty Gremlin

Yeah I'm thinking it's a good opportunity for me to get the e63 front end since that's going to need to be replaced anyway.

Any other mods I should do while I'm at it?

try m3

Definitely check out A&L Autobody in palatine, Ive gotten tons of work on my m3 and clk550 done there they do a great job and mainly deal with German cars.

bnzuovr

if you don't have a h.e and johnson pump now would be a good time to throw one in if the bumpers coming off.

Dirty Gremlin

I don't think it does. Who would I buy that from?

I was also thinking the e63 front with the CF lip thing. Any vendors on here sell all 3?

bnzuovr

eurocharged (loungn14) "Jake" can supply you with pump and heat exchanger, and front end converstion you can pick up also from a vender on here.

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...tock-only.html there is the link for front end convertion

Dirty Gremlin

I took it to A&L in Palatine. Looks like I may need a new hood too...definitely a new grill.

They seem to know what they're doing there. Hopefully I'll have her back in a week or so all nice and shiny.

Added a pic to the original post.

bnzuovr

Great choice who helped you out over there ? Hope she comes out like new.

Dirty Gremlin

A guy named Val was helping me out. They look like they know their ****.

gazosnic

Is autohauz or Knauz any good for paintwork? Trying to find something close to work. Or does any have any recommendations for someone who does smaller paint work to do e.g. front bumper license plate holes only.