Collision Repair in Stockbridge, MI

Ask any auto body shop in this part of Michigan what fills the bays every fall and the answer is deer. Ingham and Jackson County drivers hit them on M-52, on Dexter Trail, on every unlit two-lane between here and Mason, and the damage has a signature: hood, grille, one headlight assembly, a fender, and very often the radiator support behind all of it.

What a deer strike actually costs

The visible sheet metal is the cheap part. What matters is whether the impact pushed the core support back far enough to affect the cooling stack, the hood latch geometry, or the sensors now mounted behind most grilles. We pull the front apart far enough to see, because a vehicle that closes and drives can still be carrying a bent support that will chew through a radiator six months later.

Customers write about this. One brought in a badly deer-damaged truck, and we opened the claim the same day and walked through the options before touching anything. Another hit a deer with her fiance and told us the updates mattered as much as the repair.

We are not a DRP shop, by choice

Direct Repair Program shops sign agreements with insurers covering pricing and process in exchange for referral volume. We have not signed any. We still work with every major carrier, handle the adjuster calls, and file the paperwork, but the only party we answer to is the person whose name is on the registration. You are never required to use a preferred shop, whatever the claim rep implies.

Getting through the downtime

We can pick your vehicle up and bring it back when it is done, and we keep a low-cost loaner so nobody is stranded in a township with no bus route.

John, Theresa, and the crew have been at 401 N. Clinton for a long time. Call (517) 945-2280 and we will look at it for free.