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    Recon Central

    4.5 (25 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Services - Recon Central

    Bumper repair

    Auto detailing work

    Auto frame testing

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    Paint and exterior protection

    Auto paint restoration

    Auto steering and suspension repair

    Auto bug and sap removal

    Scratch removal

    Rear-end damage

    Auto upholstery

    Engine cleaning

    Headlight restoration

    Interior detailing

    Protection

    Wheel and rim detailing

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    Top view of the cluster surround finished in Louis Vuitton, PRICELESS!

    Shelby and his team just hooked me up in a major way! He redid my dash cluster cover to match my seats and that nailed it 1000% SPOT ON! He is the best and will get more of my business very very soon!

    Recon Central Engine Bay Detail on my Audi A7

    Just wanted to mention here about the fantastic service I received at Recon Central last week, after I selected them to perform my Engine Bay Detail service. My main contact was John P. and he was extremely professional, detailed in explaining their services I needed, and pleasant to talk to. I was even offered some home-baked cookies (which my wife and I really enjoyed!). I needed an Engine Bay Detail to wash off oil on the sides of the engine from an oil leak. Without the excess oil removed it was too difficult to determine if my valve cover gasket replacement resolved my oil leak. My engine was dirty as heck before the detail service. John P. and and the Recon Central team provided me a WOW-factor Engine Bay Detail. I was thoroughly impressed in how they detailed my engine bay. I have the finished pictures attached! Thanks so much for the great service! I will be returning to get my rims powder-coated (they do that too... and a bunch of other services). ~AndrewB

    Henoc M.

    It was really hard to find a place that does a great job AND price friendly. John and his team did an amazing job, just by looking at the before and after pictures you can judge it for yourself.

    The hamsters

    Amazing service, they took all of the hamsters out of my Kia Soul. They had been dancing to "party rockers" in my car for so long. Wore down my battery more than you know. While they disposed of the Rodents they even provided complimentary hotdogs. Customer service to the next level. I love hot dogs.

    Jessy A.

    Back here again to have them install a new front lip! Love the team here and they always offer helpful suggestions. I will be back when it's time to add more mods!

    Facts: Recon took my Vette on a joyride. Hard acceleration 13 times 2 hard brakes. 2 hours after we trusted them w/our car.
    Kelly W.

    ***WARNING*** RECON CENTRAL in Carrollton Texas, took my Z51 Corvette for a JOYRIDE after I left it in their possession. They drove it for 30 mins, and during that time they Hard accelerated 13 times(speeds over 80+) and had 2 hard braking reports when the temp was over 100. (Please see OnStar report attached.) I brought my car to them initially to have them switch out the aperture panels. They told me it would take 5-7 days. After a few days after dropping the car off, I tried texting and calling John, but he would not respond. Trying to get any response from him was close to impossible, Which is why I pulled up my Onstar report. When I saw the location of my vehicle I see that it's been driven to a different auto shop 17miles away in East Plano?? Not at RECON! I text John again asking where my vehicle is located and he refused to give me an answer, and never answered where it was. I never gave anyone at RECON permission to drive my car anywhere. Nor was I ever made aware or gave permission for my vehicle to be moved to a totally different auto body shop. When I finally got a hold of John I told him that I pulled Onstar and can see my car was floored 13 times and had the brakes slammed twice on a 100 degree day he DENIED it and told me Onstar wasn't right..?!?!. LIES. I was told 5-7 days, BUT IT TOOK 17 DAYS!!! I told them NOT to drive my car anywhere, and I would go to the East Plano shop to get it. When I got it, the panels had a separation gap on both sides. It was not done right, but I'm NOT taking it back to RECON.

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    This is the place to go if you want it done right. John took his time talking to me about their process and what to expect. Quote was spot on with the final price and the results were exactly what I asked for. Brought new life to my dingy looking motorcycle seat. The stitching and fitment of the leather is cleaner than how it came from the factory.

    Uncovered areas even though he promised to get this covered.

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    I took my torn bed cover to them over my lunch break and they were able to fix it while I waited and it was cheap. Pretty Great Service.

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    Very deceptive people that have no honest bone in their body. I thought the owners daughter was…read moregood until she claimed that the case was closed after damaging my car and agreeing to work with me on refund. Not worth it if you care about your car. They will make it look nice from far but will destroy the panels and the electronics of the car. Very careless and unprofessional. I hear they were good when the original owners were running it.

    Recon Central - auto_detailing - Updated June 2026

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