Johnnie’s Auto Body Shop

yesterday while trying to help an elderly woman with her battery not starting we realized that we didn’t have jumper cables, so as closes as could be we see… Johnnies Auto Body Shop in close proximity, I hesitated to ask anyone in todays world for any favor, but the lady needed a jump. I was welcomed and greeted by none other than John Luca himself, just straight up a classic person, that was very warm, non dismissive for such a request, friendly and definitely someone I would be proud to do business with, he was extremely informative of all questions or concerns/​questions even if it meant he wouldn’t get the business! Stand up guy, rip David Bowie!!!

Johnnies Auto Body is simply one of the BEST body shops I have ever had the pleasure of taking my car to. I just recently incurred a small dent on the passenger front fender of my car, partially blocking the door hinge, and upon recommendation of my father, whom had recently had some work done, and was very satisfied, I decided to take my car to Johnnies.
The door was rubbing on the fender, preventing it from opening properly, and I was quite worried how expensive it was going to be to fix and straighten both panels.
Well when I got there, two days after Christmas, the place was packed, and I thought I was going to have to wait several days just to get this small dent in my car fixed. I went inside and told them I wanted to get a «Customer payment» estimate (meaning insurance would not be paying for my repairs, but I would be paying out of pocket). Caesar, whom was very friendly, came over to help me and asked to go outside and take a look at the dent. Since the lot was full and they were quite busy, my car was parked at the curb. We walked outside together, and Caesar took one look at my small dent before he said «hold on just one minute. Let’s just see if we can fix this right now.»
He went into the garage, came back out with another gentleman who carried with him one small tool. RIGHT ON THE SPOT, he popped the dent out, straightened the panel AS GOOD AS NEW, and said «there you go! This one is free of charge.» I was absolutely shocked! Like blown away! In five seconds, they fixed my dent for free! They are very honest and absolutely the best and they will do your work for the cheapest and quickest amount of time and money possible! You can not go wrong if you take your car to Johnnies! You’re in great hands! I will be taking my car there for any and all future work I need done!

This was the best auto body shop experience I’ve had. Very good communication, friendly, quick work and very very clean. Glad it was referred by my insurance people.

Great work. Great estimate on damages from a minor accident.

I was recommended to come here by my insurance and I will never go anywhere else. Johnnie did everything he could to get my price as low as possible, and the whole team was very helpful and responsive. For my future car needs I will come back to this location for everything. You get the sense that these guys really know what they are doing, and they all work together really well.

A pipe flying off a truck on the freeway almost killed me! …but instead it ripped through my hood. Wshew, that was close. In any case, my insurance company only gave me two choices in the area to which I could take my car to be fixed. And they must have picked this as their goto place because Johnnie’s Auto Body Shop rocks.
Super friendly, fixed in a matter of days even with ordered parts [Hood] and delivered exactly when promised, it looks just like new. It doesn’t get better than that. [And their estimate was exactly the same as the price quoted by another shop, sweet]
The only problem is now I have a deep desire to crash my car so I can go for another repair.

My wife and I had a great experience here and Cesar was wonderful. They do great work and are very professional.

Just a great group of guys who will give you the bottom line /​fair deal while working with you to find the best option and price. Went in for some basic body work that came out fantastic. Also great turn around, everything was done and painted in less than a week. Awesome!

Buoyed by good Unilocal reviews, a lower-​quoted price, and an air of confidence from the eponymous Johnny – since 1948, a few generations later – and his friendly office dog – everything necessary for big-​budget automotive work – I brought my car in to have its front bumper repainted. (Of course, anything that costs more than a Pep Boys receipt, in my mind, is «big-​budget.»)
Johnny and everyone on staff were extremely polite. That’s one thing that seemed to appease me, at the moment, and in the weeks following the service. They quoted me around $ 600 for the new bumper, to remove it, sand it, take it to their mysterious «bumper guy,» treat it and paint it and reinstall it. They didn’t ask me for a paint sample or code – they pulled it from the door sticker. I’m told that this is standard practice. The scratches reached into the black plastic, through the white paint, but hadn’t broken through the bumper. «It’ll be perfect,» Johnny assured.
But when I got the car back, about half a week later, the bumper didn’t look any better than when it went in: in the corners were spiderwebs of cracking paint, on the corners; dimples in the paint, pockmarked like the friggin’ Shoemaker-​Levy comet; a line of running paint near the middle. Johnny was busy the times I went in and asked, but an employee explained that they actually hadn’t sanded the bumper entirely down to the bare plastic, before putting on the paint – just enough to get a layer or two of gloss on there. Sanding it would’ve cost more. I thought it had been included.
I never raised a fuss. I suppose that’s why I’m here now.
«Look,» he said, «for $ 400, we’ll sand it down and repaint it for you! You can come in anytime, and we’ll do that!» For another $ 400 – how generous of them. Another $ 400, on top of the $ 600 I had spent for the bumper to look «perfect,» a thousand dollars for one front bumper. I could’ve painted the Mona Lisa on the car for that price.
I told him, politely, «I’ll think about it.» I did indeed think about it. Because it may have been a while since I had the work done, and I completely foregone their 30-​day guarantee (that would’ve cost me more, anyway). But it’s not to say that I’ve entirely forgotten about it. Every time I look at that front bumper, with its runs and spiderwebs and divots, I think about what I could’ve done differently, and what they could’ve done differently – like keep their promises.
They get some credit for polite service, however. Everybody who worked there was very nice. Of course they were. Everybody’s nice when they want your money.

I went there a while back because my check engine light came on. They ran some diagnostics at no charge and then told me what part to buy ($ 23 part!). Recently, a someone hit my car and I had to get the dent taken out. They did a flawless job at a reasonable price — and fast! Highly recommended.

They probably do a great job. But they gave me an estimate $ 300 dollars higher than anyone else.
Sorry but he’ll no

My car has had scratches on the paintwork twice. Each time I went in, I talked to Bob, who gave me suggestions on how to minimize the cost of repair. (Not something you often get). And when I told him we needed to get the car in tip top shape because we were returning a leased car, instead of finding reasons to charge us hundreds of dollars, he asked a colleague to clean and polish the most damaged areas — for free!
They’re on your side, not their side. Really recommend them.

My car was damaged while I was at work at my desk while it was parked in a lot.
Progressive recommended Johnnie’s, and since I’m only a few blocks away (and a champion of local businesses), I took them up on the offer.
I’ll try to post pics, but they fixed my 2011 Mustang. It looks really good and they gave my car back to me really clean.
They ended up replacing the rear quarter panel. Looks great!

These guys are fantastic! Painless estimate and painless process to fix. Even went over-​the-​top and opened the shop after hours when they definitely could have made me come at a more convenient time for them. Their work is top-​of-​the-​line and I would recommend them highly to anyone…

I wish I could give them more stars than just 5! They are absoutley the best autobody shop in LA! Honestly, I couldn’t ask for better people to work with. They are quick and fast and honest with me. They have helped me in more ways than one.
I want to send all my friends there because I know how many body shops out there are just terrible and I’m lucky to have found one that i will continue to use over and over again!
THE BEST EVER!

If I could give Johnnie’s Auto 10 stars… I would!!!
Johnnie, Bobby, Cesar & their crew were so professional, so caring and returned the car in better condition than when i brought it in!!!
Their total care of my truck, the outcome and just their plain FRIENDLINESS WAS MIND BLOWING!!!
WOW — — — — THESE MEN ARE TRULY ONE OF THESE BEST IN LA !!!
Brian Bean

Johnnie’s Auto Body has done great work for me on two occasions and I would recommend them to anyone looking for great auto body service.
Last year the trunk of my lexus was keyed with some cruel words written on the trunk. these were deep marks across the entire trunk. I did Unilocal review search in my local area, checking several local businesses, ultimately choosing these guys. Well, they not only priced better than everyone else, they did an outstanding job making my trunk appear as if nothing every happened. Outstanding and timely work.
Fast Forward one year, the same car gets t-​boned by a bad driver turning left right in front of me. At the scene they wanted to know where to tow the car and I immediately thought of Johnnie’s. Well, they remembered me and my car from a year earlier and were willing to wait for it to arrive! That is service! After delivery they kept it for almost a week as Geico went to review, eventually totaling the car. Although they never did anything to the car aside from holding onto it and working with Geico, these guys kept me updated, gave me access to get my things, etc. In other words, they maintained their professional approach and great service attitude although they never did physical work on the car.
This is the kind of place you don’t want to regularly visit because it means there was an accident, or something bad happened! But honestly, these guys are so good at what they do and the professional level of their work, they make a bad experience, good.

WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. the first guy i dealt with barely greeted me and pass me off to another guy, the second guy did the same and without asking anything began to tell me to fill out all this paper work. they were so rude and disregarded any of my question. They were not busy nor were there any customers at the time i went. I originally went because of the great reviews on Unilocal by other users and its’ location. however needless to say they lost a potential client because I will never come back to this shop. based on their lack of customer service and rudeness.

I had my car repaired here through progressive auto insurance. The body shop was excellent. There is really good customer service… and the place seemed busy with alot of customers.
The progressive rep based out of this shop was helpful and friendly.
A few months after my accident a piece came loose from my car and the shop fixed it at no cost to me without a huge hassle. I’d definitely go back.

I have Progressive insurance and they picked this auto body shop for me because it’s close to where I live. I had accidentally run my car into the side of a wall (lol) and scraped up the back door pretty bad.
I was very pleased with the service Johnnie’s gave me. When I dropped my car off the guy working there called the rental car place to come pick me up. They kept me posted on the status of my car throughout the week. They got it fixed in a timely manner. I never felt like they were trying to overcharge me or get every little penny out of me like a lot of body shops are known to do.
My car looked as good as new when I picked it it up and I felt there was no hassle or any stress during the whole process.