TLDR
Custom Modifications for Newport Beach owners. Typical range $1,000 to $15,000 over 5 to 70 hours. Performed in shop with direct insurance billing.
About Custom Modifications in Newport Beach
Custom modifications adapt a vehicle for uses the manufacturer did not design for, including accessibility, equipment mounting, and conversion changes. Newport Beach modifications begin with a structural review of the loads being introduced.
Modification work covers everything that changes what a vehicle can do rather than repairing what it does. Accessibility equipment, equipment mounting for mobile businesses, structural changes for a conversion, and adaptations no manufacturer offers. The common factor is that all of them load the vehicle in ways the original engineering did not anticipate, which is why every one of them starts with a structural review.
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.
- Needing accessibility equipment fitted and structurally supported
- Mounting heavy equipment for a mobile business build
- Structural changes required for a conversion
- Previous modification that is stressing the structure
What Is Included
- Structural review of the loads being introduced
- Fabrication, reinforcement, and mounting
- Documentation of the build for insurance purposes
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.
| Scope of Work | Ballpark Range | Typical Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Modifications | $1,000 to $15,000 | 5 to 70 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
Aftermarket fabrication is a common claim dispute. Documenting the build at the time it is done converts a contested modification into an established one.
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.