Minneapolis, MN
(612) 827-2589

Structure, frame, panels

Full Collision Repair on Nicollet Ave

Full-service collision and auto body repair for dents, dings, bumpers, and structural damage.

What a rear hit hides behind the bumper cover

A collision rarely stops at the dent you can see. Bumpers, fenders and quarter panels sit over crumple zones, mounting brackets, wiring and sensors, and the force of an impact travels through every one of them. A car can look fine from ten feet away and still have a bent reinforcement, a shifted bracket or a cracked mount underneath. That is why the first job at New Central Auto Body is looking, not quoting.

Crumple zones are built to fold so the cabin does not. Once they have done that work they are spent, and the repair has to bring them back to what the manufacturer designed, not to what looks close enough. Dents, dings, bumpers and structural damage all come through the same bays at 4737 Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis, and the estimate is free.

Teardown, the factory procedure and the frame machine

We follow manufacturer recommended OEM repair procedures, so the plan for your car starts from what its maker says about that exact vehicle. Teardown comes first: panels come off, the damage is documented, and hidden problems are found before anyone orders a part or mixes a drop of paint.

When the structure has moved, frame straightening happens on the frame machine. The body is pulled back and checked against factory dimensions rather than judged by eye. Doors that close cleanly, panel gaps that match from side to side and a car that tracks straight are the checks that count, and they are far easier to get right while the car is still stripped down.

Refinish, reassembly, scan and calibration, then the walk-around

Paint goes on only after the structure and the metal are right. Refinishing and reassembly follow, and then the car is scanned and calibrated. Many vehicles now carry cameras and radar that have to read true after any repair that touches their mounting points, so a finished panel is not a finished repair until the electronics agree with it.

The last step is a walk-around, panel by panel, in good light. Call (612) 827-2589 or stop by for a free, no-obligation estimate. We work with all insurance companies and handle the claims process directly, and if you are paying out of pocket the pricing is upfront. Final pricing is confirmed after an in-person inspection.

Maroon Honda CR-V mounted on the frame machine inside the New Central Auto Body shop

Maroon Honda CR-V mounted on the frame machine inside the New Central Auto Body shop

Local, trusted auto body repair in Minneapolis since 1927. We follow manufacturer recommended OEM repair procedures.