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RV Body Shop Serving Newport Beach

TLDR

A body shop actually built for coach sized vehicles, with a booth sized for full length Class A motorhomes and refinish completed in house rather than sent out.

About RV Body Shop in Newport Beach

An RV body shop repairs dents, panels, bumpers, and body structure on vehicles too large for conventional automotive shops. OCRV Center serves Newport Beach with a booth sized for full length Class A coaches and in house refinish.

The reason most automotive body shops decline RV work is not skill, it is geometry. Their booth was built for a sedan, their lift was rated for three tons, and their bay is twenty four feet deep. A forty three foot coach does not fit any of those. Our shop was laid out for exactly this: a paint booth sized for full length Class A motorhomes, bay depth for the longest fifth wheel, and yard space to stage vehicles without blocking production. That is what makes a body repair on a coach a routine job here rather than an exception.

Problems We Solve

These are the situations Newport Beach owners bring us most often for this work. If yours is not listed, call and describe it. We would rather tell you it is outside our scope than take a job we are not the right shop for.

  • Dents and creases across panels too large for a conventional body shop
  • Bumper cracked, torn, or pulled from its mounting
  • Bay or compartment doors no longer closing flush
  • Wind damage from a door or panel caught open
  • Corrosion starting at a previous repair edge
  • Body shop turned the vehicle away because of its size

What Is Included

  • Dent removal and panel straightening
  • Panel sectioning and full replacement in fiberglass, aluminum, and steel
  • Bumper repair, fabrication, and replacement
  • Door, bay, and compartment alignment
  • Corrosion treatment at repair edges
  • Color matched refinish completed in the same facility

Ballpark Pricing

Every job is quoted from the vehicle after inspection. The ranges below let you plan before you call. Body and paint labor is billed at $210 per hour, mechanical and electrical at $260 per hour, and diagnostics at $285 per hour with the diagnostic hour refunded as a credit against an authorized repair.

Ballpark price ranges
Scope of WorkBallpark RangeTypical Hours
Dent and minor panel repair$500 to $3,0003 to 15 hours
Bumper repair or replacement$400 to $4,5002 to 20 hours
Panel replacement and refinish$2,500 to $25,00016 to 120 hours

Ranges are ballpark figures for planning. Your written estimate is built from the actual vehicle after inspection.

Collision estimates are provided at no charge and insurance walk ins are always welcome. RV systems estimates covering slides, awnings, water, electrical, and generators are $150, refunded as a credit against an authorized repair. See the full posted rates and terms.

Insurance Notes

Panel estimates written from photographs routinely miss mounting point and substrate damage behind the panel. We open it and document before quoting so the supplement goes in early rather than at the end.

We bill direct with every major carrier and hold direct repair relationships with several. Read how the claim process works or the 25 things carriers do not tell you about RV and van claims.

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RV Body Shop Questions From Newport Beach Owners

Why will regular body shops not take my RV?

Booth size, bay depth, and lift capacity. It is a facility limitation rather than a skill one, and it is exactly why this shop is laid out the way it is.

Do you send the paint out?

No, and that matters. Sending a vehicle to a separate paint vendor is where most color match failures originate. Body and refinish happen in the same building here.

Can you repair aluminum sidewalls?

Yes, including Airstream style aluminum skin replacement, which runs $2,500 to $25,000 and up depending on how many panels are involved.

My bay doors will not close since the accident. Is that body work?

Usually structural. When an opening changes shape the structure moved. We measure before adjusting hinges, because adjusting hardware to fit a bent opening hides the real problem.

What does body work cost?

Dent and minor panel work runs $500 to $3,000. Bumper work runs $400 to $4,500. Panel replacement with refinish runs $2,500 to $25,000.

Ready to Get Your Vehicle Fixed the Right Way?

Bring us the claim, the damage, or the project. We handle collision, paint, structural, interior, and systems work in one 35,000 square foot facility and we bill your carrier direct.

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