Nick’s Body Shop

Man has been bending metal throughout centuries. Yes it’s a skill and there are so many masters that do it; but why pay someone who charges more than what it’s worth? This place does a great job and at very reasonable price. I refer my friends here.
* Always busy. Can you guess why?
* People from out of towns come here
* Yes it is in South Central, but there are more humble working people who live around these communities, so don’t worry.
* Corner of Avalon & 41^st. The Metro lines: 51, 52 & 352 stop right at the corner
* As far as I know it is cash only

It truly does not get any better!!! My tire guy frankie from Menos tires first told me aobut NIck about a year ago. After getting beat out of a few dollars I finally went to see Michael at Nicks and needless to say I am over the moon!!! My 14yr old 4runner not only had damage but a boat load of little nicks and scratches. MY CAR LOOKS BRAND NEW/​I KID YOU NOT!!! The paint is factory smooth and all of the nicks are gone/​please do yourself a favor and get over to south central/​they don’t bite and you will save a boatload of cash/

These guys have taken such good care of me time and time again, with the most amazing prices. Always good work.

This place… is awesome. When I got estimates at every other reputable place on Unilocal they told me 2400 – 3400 dollars. I said «you have got to be kidding me. We’ve been forging metals for over ten thousands years, creating everything from swords to tools even in the middle of the desert and you can’t pound out this thin piece of metal?» Their answer: «No.»
Nick’s Auto Body answer: «yeah, no problem.»
But in my book seeing is believing so I went ahead and ordered a new fender anyway. When it arrived, it was for the wrong model and the actual owner of the car was arriving later that afternoon. I had to get this done, and get it done fast so i agreed to let them hammer it out. They hammered out the massive dent and painted the fender, along with bumper just because they took so long to get started on the car, and all of this for…$ 170 bucks. It was unbelievable. Nick’s gave me new faith in decency and good work.

«She carved a penis on your hood?» Yeah dude… a penis. With a full pair of testicles. On the entire right side of the hood.
I swear ladies… I didn’t do anything to piss her off that bad. Messing with a man’s whip is basically messing with his soul. That one hurt! The entire driver’s side and the back were also keyed up pretty good. Imagine walking back to your car at 6 AM (after a full night of partying) and seeing that.
But the $ 1800 insurance estimate was pretty cool. The adjustor’s face was mired in this weird expression of shock and near laughter. He kind of looked at me like we shared a family member who recently passed… guys just understand each other when it comes to cars.
Anyway, one of my co-​workers tells me about Nick’s and how inexpensive it is… cash only too. I take my injured honey (the car, of course) to a pretty seedy part of the city, up to the gated body shop. Two «watch» dogs were lazily sprawled out behind the gate. Nick’s son, Albert, comes out and takes a look at the damage. He’s seen it all before, but even this grizzled veteran manages a «Damn!»
A day later and only $ 225 out of pocket, my ride was looking new and spiffy. How the hell do these guys manage to stay in business charging this little? I’ve been there three times for way more minor paint jobs, it wasn’t more than $ 50 or $ 60 bucks. They do a bang-​up job, as good as any body shop I’ve seen that charges 10 times more. Just make sure to get an estimate the day before you want it taken care of. They’re quite busy, especially with the rates they charge.
The moral of this story? Crazy only goes so far in the hot department…