Collision Repair in Hollywood, FL

Hit from behind on I-95? Clipped in a parking lot on Hollywood Blvd? Bring us the car and the claim number. We’ll tell you what’s actually wrong with it.

The Dent You See Is Rarely the Whole Bill

A bumper cover can pop back into shape while the absorber behind it is crushed, the reinforcement bar is bent, and the parking sensor no longer reads distance correctly. That gap between looks fine and is fine is why collision repair in Hollywood, FL is its own trade. We tear down, measure, and inspect before we quote. Guessing on a quote is how a two week job becomes a six week argument with an adjuster.

What Our Collision Repair Covers

Bumpers and Front End

Fascias, absorbers, reinforcement bars, crash boxes, grilles, and radiator supports. We check what's behind the cover, not just the cover.

Panels and Doors

Quarter panels, door skins, fenders, hoods, and trunk lids. Aligned to factory gap spec, not filled to look close.

Framework and Structure

Bent rails, shifted mounting points, and subframe damage corrected before any panel goes back on.

Rust Repair

Cut back to sound metal, treated, sealed, refinished. Sanding the orange off and painting over it is not rust repair.

Paint and Refinishing

Matched to your factory paint code and blended into adjacent panels so the repair doesn't read as a repair under Florida sun.

Lights, Glass, and Sensors

Headlight and taillight assemblies, glass, trim, and flagging any ADAS calibration your vehicle needs after the hit.

Signs You Need a Collision Inspection

Even after a minor hit. None of these are cosmetic complaints.

Uneven panel gaps. If a seam tapers or one side sits tighter, something behind the panel moved.
A door, hood, or trunk that needs a shove to latch. The opening is no longer square.
The car pulls or the wheel sits off-center. Suspension points and subframes absorb impact invisibly.
New vibration at highway speed. Bent wheel, control arm, or hub.
Paint chipped to bare metal. Three miles from the Atlantic, that's a clock, not a blemish.
A warning light that appeared after the impact. Collision, ABS, and airbag faults after a hit aren't coincidences.
Water or wind noise that's new. A shifted opening broke the weatherstrip seal.

How Our Collision Repair Process Works

01. Free damage inspection

We walk the vehicle with you, note the impact direction, and pull codes with a free diagnostic scan.

02. Teardown and written estimate

Covers come off so we can see brackets, rails, and mounting points. The estimate follows the teardown, not the guess.

03. We handle the insurance

Estimate submitted, supplements documented with photos, adjuster managed. You're not the middleman.

04. Structure first, then panels, then paint

Geometry gets corrected before anything bolts on. Skip that order and the gaps drift back open in six months.

05. Reassembly, alignment, rescan, road test

Gaps checked, systems verified, driven before you get the keys.

Your Insurance Company Cannot Pick Your Body Shop

You choose. Not your carrier. Florida Statute 626.9743 restricts insurers from requiring you to use a particular repair facility, and bars them from requiring replacement parts that aren’t equivalent in fit, appearance, and performance to what was on your car before the loss. Your carrier can recommend a shop. It can’t make that the condition of paying your claim. Steering language is common. It works on people who just got hit and want the problem to go away.

Three-item row:

All carriers accepted. Geico, Progressive, State Farm, Allstate, and the rest.
Supplements are normal. The first adjuster estimate is written before teardown. Finding more underneath is expected, not a red flag.
Written estimates, by law. We’re FDACS registered under the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, which means we stop and get your authorization before exceeding the estimate. Read the rules on the FDACS motor vehicle repair page.

Built for Hollywood Cars and Hollywood Weather

Hollywood sits about three miles from the Atlantic, and salt aerosol plus year-round humidity puts every paint break on a much shorter clock than inland Florida. A scratch to bare metal that would sit stable for a year in Orlando can bloom here in a season. That’s why we treat post-collision rust as part of the repair instead of a cosmetic upsell you can put off.

Add hurricane season standing water on top of impact damage and you get wiring, connector, and floor pan problems a body-only inspection will never find.

Why Drivers Choose Flame for Collision Repair

ASE certified technicians

Certification through the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence means our techs passed independent, industry-written exams and requalify every five years. Nobody hands those out for showing up.

FDACS registered

Florida requires every shop paid to repair other people's vehicles to register with the state under the Motor Vehicle Repair Act. Registration means written estimates, itemized invoices, and a state agency you can escalate to. Ask any shop for its number. A shop that can't produce one shouldn't have your car.

One shop, one conversation

Body, paint, and mechanical repair under the same roof. Your collision-related suspension or AC damage doesn't travel to a second facility.

We tell you when to walk away

If repair cost approaches the vehicle's actual cash value, we say so instead of running up an estimate that ends in a total anyway.

Every make

American, European, imported, and exotic.

Local, not a chain

2105 Fletcher St., Hollywood, FL 33020.

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Collision Repair FAQs

How long does collision repair take?

Depends on damage depth and parts availability, not dent size. Cosmetic bumper work can turn in a few days. Structural repair waiting on back-ordered OEM parts can run weeks. Parts are usually the constraint, not labor. You get a real timeline after teardown.

Do I have to use my insurance company's preferred shop?

No. Florida Statute 626.9743 protects your right to choose your own repair facility. Your claim gets paid based on your policy, not on which shop you pick.

Do I still pay my deductible?

Yes, it’s set by your policy. Any shop offering to make your deductible disappear is telling you something about how it handles the rest of the job.

Is my car safe to drive after a minor accident?

If it pulls, leaks fluid, has a warning light on, or a wheel looks off, no. Damage affecting steering, braking, or structure isn’t a wait-and-see situation.

What if my car is totaled?

If repair cost approaches actual cash value, the carrier will likely total it. We’ll tell you honestly when a repair stops making financial sense.

Are your technicians certified?

Yes. Our technicians are ASE certified through the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, and Flame Auto Repair is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as required under the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act. Florida doesn’t license individual technicians, so ASE certification is the meaningful independent credential to ask any shop about.

Do you fix rust that isn't from the accident?

Yes. If we have the panel apart anyway, addressing corrosion while it’s accessible costs far less than a separate job later.

Schedule Collision Repair in Hollywood, FL

2105 Fletcher St., Hollywood, FL 33020 Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm · Sat 9:00am to 5:00pm Serving Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Dania Beach, Pembroke Pines, and Broward County