Kettering Van Centre

Workshop

Bodywork and panelsNo paintwork

Before anything else: we do not do paintwork. No spraying, no colour matching, no polishing a repair in. What we do is the panel and structural side of a body repair — removing, straightening, replacing and refitting the metal — and if you want the panel painted afterwards that is a separate job somewhere else.

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Panel and structural work

Doors that have dropped, will not latch, or catch on the frame. Sliding doors that jump the rail or stick halfway. Hinges, strikers, runners and rollers.

Damaged side panels, rear quarters, bumpers, wings, bonnets and tailgates removed and replaced. Load area floors and internal panels on vans that have been worked hard.

Alignment: getting the gaps even again so the doors shut properly and the seals actually seal, which is the difference between a repair that keeps the weather out and one that does not.

Used panels and doors from stock

A large part of what makes body repair affordable on an older van is the panel itself. We hold used doors, panels, bumpers, mirrors and lights for the Sprinter, Master, Movano and NV400, so on those vans the part is often here already.

Send us the registration and a photo of the damage and we will tell you what we have. If a part we sell turns out to be faulty, we replace it. You can collect the panel and use your own body shop, or leave the vehicle with us for the fitting.

What to expect on colour

A used panel comes in the colour it was on the vehicle it came from. Sometimes that is a close enough match to leave as it is, particularly on a working van, and sometimes it is obviously different. We will be honest about which it is from the photo before you decide, and we will never pretend a repair will look painted when we do not paint.

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