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Collision repair in Jersey City, done to factory spec.
From a scuffed bumper to a bent frame — we repair it, paint it and calibrate it under one roof. Your insurance claim is handled start to finish.
Free car wash with every auto repair or mechanical work
Minor to major impact
Repair built around the damage.
No two hits are the same, so no two repairs should be either. Every car starts with a full inspection and a documented teardown — because the damage you can see is rarely the whole story. Bent brackets, crushed absorbers and tweaked mounts hide behind clean-looking panels, and finding them before the repair starts is what keeps your claim honest and your car safe.
- OEM parts only — no aftermarket panels, no guesswork fit
- Structural and panel repair, from pull to full replacement
- Factory paint match, sprayed and cured in our own booth
- ADAS and sensor calibration after every relevant repair
- Written warranty on qualifying workmanship and paint
Watch a repair
Start to finish, in three minutes.
Inspection, teardown, frame and body work, primer, the mixing room and the booth, then the polish — filmed in our shop on Bayview Ave. It ends with the same Toyota Sequoia before and after.
- 0:00 Inside our Bayview Ave body shop
- 0:10 Inspection & estimate
- 0:31 Teardown & hidden damage
- 0:49 Body & frame work
- 1:10 Prep, primer & sanding
- 1:41 Color mixing & the paint booth
- 2:10 Polish & final check
- 2:27 Before & after: one Toyota Sequoia
- 2:53 Free photo estimate & contact
No narration, just music and on-screen captions. No stock footage — every shot was filmed in our shop on Bayview Ave.
What we repair
Bumper scuffs to bent frames.
Six disciplines, one shop, one point of contact. Nothing gets subbed out — the same team that writes your estimate does the work.
Frame straightening & unibody
Computerized measuring, frame straightening on the bench to factory dimensions, unibody sectioning, and welded replacement where the metal can't come back — plus a dedicated aluminium station whose tools never touch steel.
Panel repair & replacement
Doors, fenders, hoods and quarters — metal-finished when it saves you money, replaced with OEM when it doesn't. Fender or door repair starts at $600.
Bumper repair
Plastic welding, tab rebuilds and refinishing. Most scuffed covers can be saved instead of replaced. Bumper repair and paint starts at $450.
Dent repair & PDR
Paintless dent repair for door dings and hail — no filler, no respray, factory paint untouched. Conventional repair when PDR won't cut it.
Paint & refinish
Color matched to your VIN's paint code, blended into adjacent panels and baked in our downdraft booth. Full-panel paint starts at $800.
Calibration & QC
Cameras, radar and parking sensors recalibrated after repair, then a full quality-control checklist before the keys come back. How ADAS calibration works →
Luxury, European & EV
Luxury and European collision repair, by the factory book.
BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, Land Rover, Lexus, Tesla — these cars mix aluminum with high-strength steel, join it with rivets and structural adhesive, and bolt cameras and radar straight into the bodywork. We pull the manufacturer's published repair procedure for your VIN and work to it. That is what separates a high-end body shop from a fast one.
- OEM panels, brackets and one-time-use fasteners. What gets repaired and what gets replaced is decided by the factory procedure, not by a parts price list.
- Aluminium bodies get their own tooling — a dedicated pulling station with its own rivet guns and abrasives — so the tools that shape steel never touch an aluminium panel.
- ADAS calibration once the metal and paint are done: forward camera, radar, blind spot and park sensors, static or dynamic as the manufacturer requires, with the printout kept in your file.
- Paint mixed from the factory code on your VIN plate, proved on a spray-out card against the actual panel, then blended into the neighboring ones. Three-stage whites and deep reds are matched that way or they are not matched at all.
- Diminished value: with an accident on the record, a $90,000 car loses far more at resale than a $20,000 one. The photographed teardown, the parts list and the procedure documentation are what you hand your carrier or a buyer to argue that number.
Straight talk: we hold no manufacturer certification badges and we will not pretend otherwise. What we have is a shop that has been in Jersey City since 1998, the factory procedures on the screen and a written record of every step — and in New Jersey the choice of shop is yours, whatever your insurer suggests.
Insurance without the runaround
Your insurance claim, handled
One call to your carrier is all we need from you. We write, document, negotiate and bill — you pay the deductible.
Report
Tell your carrier you've chosen Waxman of Tristate. That's the last insurance call you have to make.
We estimate & negotiate
Same-day photo estimate, documented teardown, supplements for hidden damage — we deal with the adjuster directly.
Approved repair
OEM parts, factory paint match in our booth, sensor calibration and quality control at every stage.
Delivery
We bill the carrier, you pay your deductible, the rental goes back. Your car leaves washed at no charge, with the warranty in writing.
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What we finish your car with
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Payment options
Pay over time with Affirm or American First Finance
Paying for the work yourself — a deductible, a repair outside a claim, wheels, film or paint? You can apply to split the bill into payments through Affirm or American First Finance. Ask when we send your estimate and we will walk you through the application.
Paying your deductible over time: what to ask
Financing is subject to approval and is provided by Affirm or American First Finance, not by Waxman; rates and terms depend on the lender and your application. Payment options through Affirm are subject to an eligibility check and are provided by Affirm's lending partners.
Proof, not promises
Before and after. Same car, our booth.
Side impact on a Lexus ES — panel straightened, refinished and blended to the factory code in our Jersey City booth.
Lease return restoration
Return it without the penalty bill.
Lease-end inspectors bill retail rates for every ding, curb-rashed wheel and scuffed bumper they find. Fixing the same items here, before the inspection, almost always costs less — and the car goes back looking the way you'd want your next one to arrive.
- Wheels — curb rash repair from $99, powder coating $200 per rim
- Bumper scuffs, door dings and panel scratches made invisible
- Interior touch-up: seats, trim and door panels
- Typically cheaper than the lease-end damage charges
Fleet services
Downtime is the real damage.
A van in our bay isn't earning. For delivery, trade and livery fleets across Hudson County we run a simple program: priority scheduling, honest turnaround dates and paperwork built for your bookkeeper, not against them.
- Priority bay scheduling — fleet vehicles jump the queue
- One invoice, one point of contact, per vehicle or per month
- Photo documentation of every repair for your records
- Body, paint and mechanical handled in the same visit
Towing & rental
If it can't drive, call us before you tow it.
Our towing intake takes calls around the clock. One call and we send the truck — no bidding with whoever shows up at the scene, no storage yard charging by the day while the claim sits.
Call first
Before anyone hooks the car up. If something leaks, drags, rubs a tire, or an airbag or safety light is lit — don't drive it. A tow costs less than the damage two miles under its own power will add.
We send the truck
Flatbed to the scene, your driveway, the police impound or a storage yard — the sooner we pull the car out, the fewer daily fees land on your claim. Tell us on the call if it sits low, is electric or has no key.
Intake at the shop
The car is photographed the moment it comes off the truck, before anything is moved. That set of photos opens the claim file and the estimate — and settles later arguments about what the crash damaged and what it didn't.
Rental while we work
If your policy carries rental reimbursement, we call the carrier and time the rental to the repair schedule, so covered days go to the work instead of to waiting on an adjuster.
- Who pays for the tow: on most collision and comprehensive claims, the carrier. Keep the invoice — we submit towing and storage with the estimate instead of leaving them on your card.
- Rental coverage is an option on your policy, not a right. It usually pays a daily cap of roughly $30–$50 and stops at 25–30 days in total; anything above the cap is yours.
- Not your fault? The other driver's carrier owes the rental — but only after it accepts liability, which can take a week or more. Your own collision coverage starts the repair now, and your deductible comes back when the carriers settle between themselves.
- No rental coverage at all? Say so up front. We hold the car until every part is in hand and book the bay in one block, so you are without it for days instead of weeks.
Tow trucks and drop-offs come to 18-24 Bayview Ave, Jersey City, NJ.
Straight answers
Collision repair, asked and answered.
The questions Jersey City drivers ask us most — before the tow truck even arrives.
How much does collision repair cost in Jersey City?
It depends on the damage. Bumper repair and paint starts at $450, fender or door repair at $600, and full-panel paint at $800; structural work can run several thousand. Send us 4–8 photos for a free written same-day estimate. If insurance is paying, you typically pay only your deductible.
How long does collision repair take?
Bumper and single-panel jobs usually take 2–4 days. Repairs that need structural work, parts orders or insurance approval typically run 1–3 weeks. We give you a target date at drop-off and call you right away if teardown uncovers hidden damage.
Do you bill my insurance company directly?
Yes. We work with all insurance companies, write the estimate and any supplements, and bill the insurer directly. In most claims the only thing you pay us is your deductible.
Do you use OEM or aftermarket parts?
We repair with OEM parts only. Aftermarket panels rarely fit like the originals, and on newer cars they can interfere with sensors and crash structures. If your policy only covers aftermarket parts, we explain the difference before any work starts.
What warranty comes with the repair?
Qualifying collision repairs carry our written warranty on workmanship and paint. Coverage is confirmed on your repair order before work begins; if covered work is not right, bring the car back and we make it right at no charge.
Can I choose your shop, or do I have to use the one my insurer suggests?
You choose. New Jersey law gives you the right to have your car repaired at any shop you trust — the insurer can suggest a facility, but the decision is yours. Tell your adjuster you're using Waxman of Tristate and we take it from there.
Do you clean the car before I pick it up?
Yes, and it costs nothing extra. Every car leaves washed — with any repair we do, body work or mechanical. It is not only for looks: the final inspection happens on clean paint in good light, so anything we are not happy with goes back into the shop before you ever see it.
Can I pay for the repair over time?
Yes. For work you pay for yourself — a deductible, a repair outside a claim, wheels, film, paint or detailing — you can apply to pay over time through Affirm or American First Finance. Approval, rates and terms come from the lender, not from us; ask when you get your estimate and we will walk you through the application.
Damage today, estimate today. We handle the rest.
Photos in, written estimate out — same day. Towing, insurance and a rental sorted from one shop in Jersey City.