Thread: Body Shop in Brisbane S/E

Our insurance has sent us to Dick Porter Body Works at West End a couple of times. They did a good job both times, although it was nothing major - a replaced door on our Defender and a replaced side mirror on our Tiggy. The Defender door had a small problem with the locking mechanism after I picked it up - took it straight back and they fixed it on the spot. So they seemed pretty good to deal with, although as I say it was only a couple of fairly small jobs - no panel straightening or anything like that.

The land rover site has a list of approved panel repairers. Gabba Collison Repair Centre may be the one you want.

I have had need to use the The Bump Shop. Found them very good and the owner has LR's too!

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PS: Congratulations on your anticipated new arrival!

hope all goes/went well with new bub...

As for your LR baby I got a recommendation from this forum for Hadwens for repairs to wife's 'pristine' Astra (some so&so backed a truck onto the bonnet while it was parked, then drove away...). They did a brilliant repair job. Full accreditation/recommendation/preferred workshop etc etc for major insurers

62 Burrows St, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
ph: (07) 3257 2798
Hadwen's Prestige Collision Repairs

Thanks all for the recommendations.

The end of this story is as comical as the start. When it was time to take our wonderful new addition home (baby boy #3, not LR!) I was able to have a proper look at the car. I immediately noticed a few things.

1. The scuffing was confined to the wheel arches and appeared superficial
2. It looked to be mostly just paint from the pole I hit
3. The wheel arches on the D4 are plastic and thankfully absorbed all of the impact

I attacked the scuffing/paint with some Brasso and a Micro fibre cloth and now you'd never know it had happened.

All in all a great day!