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Old 03-29-2011, 03:43 PM   #1
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OpenRoad Richmond Auto Body

Has anyone got they're car repaired from there before? And would you recommend that shop or if you know someplace better?
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Old 03-29-2011, 05:19 PM   #2
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Go for it. Excellent quality.

My only complaint about this body shop would be the ugly Hyundai Accent it gave me.... (they even gave the next customer after me a Smart car..)

Do a search. There's many threads out there that mention about OpenRoad Richmond AutoBody's quality.
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Old 03-29-2011, 05:28 PM   #3
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Yup, quality of repairs is really good. And in case you're not satisfied, they will work with you to make sure you are.
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i'd expect this place to be pricey, no?
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Old 03-29-2011, 05:45 PM   #5
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openroad is a big auto group so they have a name to uphold. they do good work (i used to work at openroad hyundai so i'd be at openroad autobody quite a bit) and i've seen their quality of work

as far as pricing goes, it's gonna be more expensive then most other places. but you get what you pay for
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Old 04-08-2011, 05:28 PM   #7
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Just got my car back today. They did an awesome job and washed, claybar and waxed my car. Also on top of that the repair comes with a lifetime guarantee!!! Totally recommended!!
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Car washed / life guarantee....yes
but are you sure they claybar + waxed your car?
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if RAB says they claybarred and waxed your car they did it.. plus you can feel the differnce...

ps RAB doesnt have accents and smart cars as loner cars, you must be thinking of a differnt shop.
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ps RAB doesnt have accents and smart cars as loner cars, you must be thinking of a differnt shop.
Yeah they do. They have a fleet of Corolla's themselves. Then the rest...they use the onsite Hertz Rental as their courtesy / lose of use cars.
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weird... was this recently? you can always tell them you want another car.
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They are the only Audi Certified repair shop in Western Canada I do believe. That place is like a factory. I subbed in for the painter last year for a week and it's one of the nicest shops I've ever worked at.
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i work in the auto insurance field

i've been to their shop and seen their work...... i would give them 10+.....even saw a R8 there last time i went.
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enough hypes ppl

they are alright....

its not like their repair methods are drastically different from others.
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Any recent reviews on these guys? Thinking about taking my car here next week.
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There body work is repair is good, but they are extremely sloppy when putting the car back together.

-did not install my coolant reservoir back properly, it was sitting off it's hinges
-did not plug in the cooland level sensor, as soon as I started the car the coolant level warning went off
-left the stock spare wheels tools just sitting open in my trunk after I presume they used it to remove wheels for repair.
-somehow managed to pop a fuse out for my passenger side electronic seat and just leave it in plain sight on the footwell carpet. Obviously the power seats didn't work, had to do my own detective work and remove the kickpanel and reinsert the fuse

Would I go back? Probably not, only went there cuz they were the only Audi accredited body shop.
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Old 12-29-2011, 04:14 PM   #18
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Try Dueck in Richmond, great quality
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