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Colima Auto Body Shop

4.7 (58 reviews)
Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Services - Colima Auto Body Shop

Auto body restoration

Bumper repair

Collision repair

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Auto frame testing

Auto steering and suspension repair

Rear-end damage

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Cleaned my leather seats
tony m.

He did a great job again. I had been there numerous times and still got lost. There's no sign just an open door through a motel.

Ok where have you been all my life! These guys fixed my door in 3 days!!! Saved me a lot of money and the car looked great. Crossing was super easy and I thought it would be more difficult and it was not at all!! Luis thank you my friend!

Quiero recomendar este lugar acabo de llevar mi auto Hyundai venue 2023. Tuve un choque y algunos golpes y me lo dejaron cómo nuevo. El personal es muy atento y son buenas personas. Muy buenos precios, además que lo necesitaba en 4 dias y me lo hicieron a tiempo! Gente honesta y trabajadora. Definitivamente 100% recomendado!

Crunched right fender

I'm from Los Angeles and after getting an outrageously expensive quote to fix my 2008 Honda CRV's front fender & touch-up scratches from a shop here in South East LA, I decided to look on Yelp. All the reviews for Colima Auto Body in Tijuana are pretty fantastic and well deserved! Luis is the owner of his shop in the Zona Centro of Tijuana. He is incredibly knowledgeable, prompt, and above all trustworthy. I communicated w him via WhatsApp sending him photos and videos of my damaged car. He had me order all the parts I needed and even sent me links to auto body parts vendors as it would make it more efficient & less expensive to buy the parts beforehand & bring w me to Tijuana and that's what I did. I scheduled with him about a month in advance and headed out to cross the border between Tijuana to San Diego, ( border note: I'd recommend taking any auto parts out of their boxes or packages so it doesn't look like you're bringing any purchased material to Mexico as there are now border agents on the Mexican side that randomly check what's inside your vehicle). The GPS on my mobile phone got me right to his shop door. His shop has NO sign outside so when you turn onto his street, which is one-way stay on the LEFT side and go very slow and stop exactly where your GPS tells you to stop. It's a small roll-top garage door with no signage and yes, chickens! He was there right on time. Luis is courteous, polite, and super professional. He did a video log of all the things he was going to fix and sent it to me for my records, along with a photo of the invoice. He was a kind enough to drive me to the bus station right at the border where I caught a bus to Ensenada. The very next day he called and told me the car would be ready later that afternoon, which was pretty amazing! He kindly offered to bring the car from Tijuana to Ensenada! My Honda looked fantastic and I paid him the remaining balance, and of course tipped him for the door-to-door service! My experience with Luis and Colima Auto Body was 10/10 and I would recommend him to anyone from Los Angeles who has auto body repair needs.

Medi S.

I live in Los Angeles and was a bit concerned about heading to TJ getting work on my truck After damaging my tail gate, but talking to Luis - he's extremely professional and great to work with. Luis quoted me a very reasonable price and a fraction of what I was being charged here in the US (a complete rip off) so i decided to give it a shot. The shop is literally across the border as soon as you cross - not difficult to find - but I did drive past it because the entrance of the shop is hard to spot. Be aware your cell reception will not work when you cross the border so be ready to locate the place with your gos. Just be sure to call Luis before you cross the border and he'll guide you and meet you there. The shop is down an alley way and looks sketchy but it's an ok neighborhood and once I got my bearings I felt a lot mire safe and comfortable. The quality of work they do is absolutely top notch and a lot better than what I'd get stateside - my old beat up tail gate with big debts and bumps was full restored to brand new. And Luis was such a professional and pleasure to work with. I'm so glad I did this with them and will be back for more work soon.

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After getting several quotes in San Diego to repair a crunched quarter panel, I took the recommendation of one of estimators to consider taking it to Mex. A bit of a scary proposition, eh? Its been years since I used to go on surf trips, and was leery of getting into an accident and spending the rest of my natural life in a TJ jail cell. I sent photos of the damage to Luis, who quickly gave me a quote. I then sent him a couple more areas of the car, and the quote was a bit more, but not too bad. We corresponded on What's App, and he was always responsive pretty much right away. So I take the leap of faith, immediately got lost in the circular routes near the border, even with GPS and Apple maps. I managed to find his place, where the Colima sign is at the back of the courtyard. Go slowly and follow the GPS. He gives me a written estimate and drops me off at the border, car will be ready in a few days. To pick the car up, I trolleyed to cross the border on foot and he picks me up, the car is out front getting the multiple guys with rags treatment. WTF? He transformed this thing into a beauty. Fixed all sort of dings and dents. Somehow polished the headlights to look new. Pretty amazing results overall. I have Global with Sentri pass, so to get back across the border, I followed him to the start of the line, would have been difficult to find without his leading the way. If you have Global, you need to register your car, which I didn't know. The agent let me through, but I was worried that I would have to go back and start over. Luis and his team are solid. The shop and surroundings don't inspire confidence, chickens and dogs and trash in abundance, but if you want your car dents and dings repaired well and not spend too much money and are willing to deal with the hassles of border crossings, investigate Colima.

Kevin T.

Thanks Louis and his employees work on my fender dented & bumper . I drive from San Diego get there around 3 p.m . finished my fender around 9:30 p.m . I appreciate your work and very honest . stay late to finish my car . I afraid to drive back to border , thanks for lead me short cut Sentri lanes .

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William K.

Luis at Colima Auto Body Shop was awesome! He repaired a minor scratch and dent on my passenger side rear door. Body shops in San Diego quoted $2,500 and when I reached Luis at Colima by phone and then sent him photos through WhatsApp he quoted me $600. He was responsive, nice guy, and did impeccable work. He even finished the work one day early. He only takes cash though. Gracias Luis!

Mismatched paint. Not even close
Brett W.

They returned my car with a broken windshield, siphoned the gas from the tank and the paint doesn't match at all. Luis, the owner, at first offered to return my money, but once I agreed to his offer, he told me that he would only give me the money after he damaged my car and put back all of the nicks and debts that he did fix. If this guy is sane, he is a terrible businessman and completely unprofessional. I can only advise you to stay far away.

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This review is overdue! Like everyone on here I'm sure you are skeptical due to this place being in tj but it has went above and beyond my expectations! The place is a little sketchy but it's tj so whatever but Luis was very professional and man of his word. He quoted me 1 price through pictures and never changed when I arrived. He met me there and even offered to take me back to the line (I was going to eat tacos so I respectfully declined). He quoted me a week for the damages but I told him I was in a rush to get things done and with a head up with time he made sure to meet my time frame in 3 days! Everything was amazing and would totally recommend or even go back my self. I paid 1/3 of the price and back in SD was crazy quotes. Go here and talk to Luis! He'll take care of you & your car.

The door in the middle is the entrance
Betancourt E.

I came in here after trying to get my car fixed at another Auto body shop here in Tijuana , sadly that guy couldn't do it and so I went straight to Yelp and found this place with all of these nice reviews. Came in here the next morning and made arrangements to fix a nasty ding on my hood, the guy quoted me a fair price and I asked if he could do all the work the same day, he said he could . I received a call later on in the evening and showed up to receive my car from them, ding gone and car polished, the guy was fast, did a good job and charged me a fair price, I would definitely be back, nice guys to top it off. Thanks! Call the guy before you get there as the place is super hard to find.

Marci P.

We found this body shop that literally went above and beyond in service. My daughter and I live in California and do not speak Spanish however the owner speaks great English. They not only offered a great price for the body damage repairs, but they also offered to fix the undercarriage at no charge. These guys repaired our car in one day while we walked around Tijuana looking at all the shops and grabbing a bite to eat. They did quality work and it was well worth the visit. I highly recommend them. They are close to the border and within walking distance from all the stores. In fact, we will be bringing our other cars in for dents and additional repairs since we trust them. Very affordable, friendly, and welcoming.

Peter M.

Incredible job for the money. Body work for 3 different auto collisions, removed a $5k 3M wrap that only lasted 2 years, and a full paint job including: body, trim, grille, and roof rails. Paint used was fords lithium gray and satin black. Highly recommended.

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They responded very quickly via Whatsapp. Did an excellent job and prices were very reasonable.

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Everything worked great. Luis fixed a number of issues with my Avalons paint job at a reasonable price.

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Great work. Would definitely recommend. I was skeptical due to some of the other reviews but I am very satisfied with their work.

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The place is a little sketchy but it's tj so whatever but Luis was very professional and man of his word.

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Elite Auto Body & Paint - Car before paint

Elite Auto Body & Paint

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This review is over due, nothing but 5 star service! I've been bringing ALL 6 of my vehicles here…read moreover 6 years now. There's many big projects I've had here at Elite Auto Body & Paint. From being my daily work vehicles here to my sport cars or project cars, they do it all! It all started with my daily Toyota Corolla being fixed from an accident. Since then I decided to bring in my 2019 Camaro SS 1LE that was not only new to me but built with a heads cam package. I wanted my car to look as clean as it sounded. I had a carbon fiber hood that was faded and ate up by the sun. Angie and Pepe were confident in bringing it back to life. They also installed my side skirts and splitter for this car. I then brought on my project 2004 corvette that was in need of body work and paint job. They killed it with the quality of paint and being able to install carbon fiber wide quarter panels. I then brought my 2011 BMW M3 in for some carbon fiber work. They re cleared my spoiler and fixed my carbon fiber side mirror caps aswell. The latest work they have done is on my 2014 Camaro 2SS 1LE. They painted all of my aftermarket and OEM splitters, side skirts and diffuser on this vehicle. Since my car is lowered they were able to work careful around my car and provide extra hardware on my splitter to be able to handle driveways so it doesn't come off. It's still holding on strong! No sign of it coming loose. I've brought all of my friends here and family members to have their vehicles fixed. I would recommend bringing your vehicle and counting on them to have it fixed! . From damaged cars to special paint projects or parts installations, they were able to give me affordable prices with AMAZING quality.

Sadly my vehicle was hit in a parking lot at work. It has barely been 3 months since she was…read morepainted. I contacted Pepe right away to inquire about getting her repaired. I was mainly concerned about having to go to another shop and run the risk of the paint not matching. Pepe was able to take my car in immediately. I was even more impressed at the fact that the turn around time was exactly 1 week! My car looks how she did prior to the accident. I am very satisfied at speed and quality of the service.

Colima Auto Body Shop - bodyshops - Updated May 2026

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