Services

Auto Body & Collision Repair Services
for Northwest CT

The Collision Center LLC Commitment

Here at Collision Center LLC in Torrington, CT, we believe that excellent service isn't just repairing a car quickly and efficiently, but also treating every customer like family. We are known as the car shop in North West CT that everyone comes to for great service and friendly staff.

With I-CAR (Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair) and ASE (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence) certified technicians and staff, we are ready to handle any car problem you throw our way!

We have invested heavily in state-of-the-art equipment to best serve you, our customer. We specialize in major and minor auto body and collision repairs, as well as hail damage, scratches, or any other blemish your vehicle may encounter. Stop in for a free estimate today!

Mission Statement

We at Collision Center would like to take a moment of your time, and see if we might be able to assist you and your customers in their time of need. At Collision Center we have over 40 years of combined experience servicing both our customers after they have been involved in an accident. From all aspects of helping reporting claims, to repairing their vehicles, to making sure our customers are happy. Going one step farther using the telephone for that so much appreciated follow up phone call. These things we have learned from past experiences keeping any and all of the repair processes our problem and not yours! At Collision Center Our number one goal is 100 customer satisfaction!

Our Credentials

• ASE-certified collision shop
• I-CAR Gold Class certified professionals
• Widely recognized exceptional customer service

Auto Body Work

We expertly handle all your collision repair needs. While some dealerships might have an auto body repair facility, dealerships mainly specialize in car sales. We, on the other hand, specialize in fixing your car with auto body and collision work. We constantly keep our technicians trained on every aspect of body work so you can be certain your vehicle is in the hands of professionals.

Correctly done collision repair brings the car back to the same visual and safety specifications it had when it was built.

An accident will distort the shape of the car, so we start by taking the vehicle apart and getting its chassis back to original specifications.

We then replace or repair any part that is damaged. Since our foremost concern is your safety, we don't use low quality, after-market parts-we only use parts that pass all factory standards. Any rusted parts are also replaced.

Preparation and Painting

Your vehicle's paint is what prevents your vehicle from deteriorating and rusting. There are many types of paint and many ways to apply them.

Some people think that once you purchase a new panel for a vehicle it is ready to be painted. Unfortunately, that is not necessarily the case. Many new panels need to be straightened and their gaps filled, which can be a time-consuming process, but very necessary to achieving a beautiful vehicle.

Existing paint has to be removed with sanding and any filling also needs to be sanded until the body of the car is totally smooth.

The paint process itself is a multi-step procedure. Multiple layers are applied to the vehicle so the paint looks like new and lasts a long time.

The following are some of the layers applied to all vehicles we restore:

The primer is the coating layer that protects the vehicle from corrosion, sunlight, rust, etc. It also smoothes out irregularities on the surface of the car or truck.
The base coat establishes the aesthetics of the car by giving the vehicle a layer of color. Our base coats won't fade for many, many years, so the color of your vehicle will stay vibrant.
The clear coat is the top coating layer that protects all other layers from the elements. Day after day it withstands acids, sunlight, rain, and beatings from normal wear and tear. The clear coat also endows your car or truck with the shine of a new vehicle.

Collision Center LLC Services

• FREE computerized estimates
• We provide full auto body repair no matter the damage
• We work on domestic, Asian, and European vehicles
• Insurance claims
• Frame straightening and unibody repairs
• Loaner cars
• Free car pick-up and delivery
• Secure storage
• After-hours appointments available
• Computerized color matching system
• Custom paint work
• Dent and scratch repair
• Paintless Dent Removal (PDR)
• Complete detailing
• Auto glass replacement on site

Customer Review

"I had my 1991 Ford Mustang restored here. I couldn't believe what I saw when I picked it up it looked exactly the way it looked when I bought it in 1990. If your looking for quality professional work done at a great price this is the place to go to. This is my first time ever posting in a review its just that I'm so happy with the work they have done I had to"