One word: Outstanding. I recently brought my modest 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo to WCS, watching as it sat alongside automotive royalty like a Porsche GT3 RS, Ferrari Purosangue, and many other greats. Ryan and Bobby were both fantastic to work with, taking great care of my car while keeping an open line of communication throughout the process. As you might expect, they found some hidden gremlins that might come with 37 year old cars including previously undisclosed paintwork that needed to be put right. They were methodical in their approach, meticulous in their work, and the results are outstanding. These guys know and love cars, have an incredibly talented staff, and are a joy to work with. Couldn't ask for better. read more

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After much research, I took my brand-new, three-month-old Porsche to West Coast Specialties after a garage door accident left a deep scratch down to the metal. I couldn't be happier with the results of the outstanding work done at WCS. With that said, a huge thank you goes out to Lindley. He was a total professional, fully understood what would bring my Porsche back to its brand - new condition, and explained the process fully and completely. He definitely is highly skilled and showed his expertise when it comes to repairing high-end cars. He provided wonderful service throughout the entire process, kept me updated, and assured me the work would be flawless -- all at a reasonable price. If you're particular about who touches your Porsche and want a truly seamless experience for any quality repair, ask for Lindley. He represents WCS as an experienced professional, who truly cares about the craft and customer. Thank you, Lindley and West Coast Specialties! read more

They did a good job, I would recommend them for any of your body work or paint needs he took our Tesla there and it looked amazing when we got it back. read more

Best body shop this side of the Mississippi! The entire team there is incredibly helpful and really delivers a quality experience. Unfortunately, folks like hitting my car, and fortunately WCS is here to make things right again. They go out of their way to make sure you are satisfied. I definitely recommend them for body work or tint. read more

Such wonderful customer service. I had gotten into an accident a year prior and had to have the front of my beautiful Porsche repaired. A year later I noticed a small chip in the front of the paint- which appeared to be from a rock; however the way the paint peeled wasn't normal. They could have easily said it wasn't covered from the chip, but the owner came over and looked at the peeling and said they would honor the work either way and make sure it was perfect. This is the type of amazing service that keeps clients for life. My car looks brand new! read more

Bobby just received my car. So far, he has been so stellar with communication and timing! Looking forward to the outcome! Porsche authorized! read more

Had my wife's discovery sport fixed two times from this location. Her car has an upgraded factory paint that is somewhat difficult to match. They did a fantastic job both times. read more

Great people and amazing customer service. The quality of their work is unmatched. Easy process from start to finish!

Great experience and fantastic work. Someone backed into the front of my new Porsche 911, and we needed to replace the front bumper. West Coast told me they'd be able to start working on it right away, and they were true to their word. They never gave me the run-around, and they were very easy to deal with. The quality of the work was just phenomenal: I had a hard-to-match paint color, but I would never have known that the front bumper was replaced. When they delivered the car to me, they weren't satisfied with the final finish, but since I wanted the car for the weekend, they asked me to come back later so they could go over it with a clay bar and get the finish absolutely perfect. I didn't ask for it - they did - and they went above and beyond to make sure I was taken care of. Fantastic job! Would recommend them in a heartbeat, and if I ever get into an accident again, I'm going straight to West Coast first. read more

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Ryan is great took my Porsche in and did high quality work.I have to give Ryan and this shop a ten star rating .they did the job right and even gave me extra perfectness. the detail and quality shows.i have to say thank you very much and recommend this shop if you want the job perfect and done right. read more

Recommended to me by my Porsche dealer, I was very impressed by the professionalism, attention to detail, and genuine courtesy of the staff. I am very particular about who works on my car, so I have no problem giving a full endorsement to WEST COAST SPECIALTIES read more

At the beginning of COVID, We had our car in a different body shop for over 4 months out of town due to the rarity of the car and COVID making the parts difficult to obtain from overseas, yadda yadda yadda. So, when we FINALLY got to drive it home and an unidentified flying object came hurling at our car, hitting our hood and then our windshield (the thing looked like a hockey puck!?), I was DREADING having to find another body shop that wouldn't hold our vehicle hostage and repeat this process all over again. After doing thorough research and even getting other estimates, thankfully, my husband found West Coast Specialities. We are so happy we ended up going with WCS. Ryan is awesome to work with and handled my paranoid attitude after having to put my car in the body shop again. I wanted to know every detail and timeline and they were fine with it. He was able to remove the dent from the hood and replaced the windshield. A new clear bra was put on and when we picked it up, we were so relieved to have our car back in less than 3 weeks. It was near the holidays, they have a very busy work order, but the care was like new and we were "reunited and it feels so good!" We would only trust our GT4 body work to West Coast Specialties! read more

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Jesus Christ run from this place. They took 6 months to "fix" my car. Oh during that time it was sitting in their yard and on the day they were supposed to have it done they began the work which was absolute shit and rushed. They wrecked my car moving it after the repair and tried blaming it on us. My partner made them physically show him the footage from the cameras on site proving they did the damage to which they FINALLY admitted to. My car was in for a minor bumper repair originally quoted as 2-3 day repair which took over 6 months and it has cost me over $5,000 and counting to repair what they did. This place is horrible in every imaginable way. read more

Ryan and his crew did it again perfect service installation of carbon fiber but guess what for free. I had to do some thing i tipped the installer and bought them a few boxes of pizza. I consider Ryan truly a friend. Generally it's a 300 dollar installation but Ryan didn't charge me. read more

These guys are great! They took care of my BMW M3 much better than the body shop I used before. So much so I regret not going with them for previous work. I came in with a dent/scrape on the left part of my rear bumper. It was bad enough for me to wonder if I needed to replace the whole bumper cover. Which would have been pretty expensive. When I came to pick the car up, the bumper was like new. Flawless and beautiful. David was very attentive to my concerns as well as giving me a very accurate initial estimate for the repairs. No surprises upon payment. Which is always nice. They even detailed my car too. Turn around time was about 5 business days with plenty of communication from David via email and text. I felt like a friend was taking care of me even though I was a new customer. Which is the best feeling anyone can ask for when dealing with car repairs. read more

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I cane to a stop at a crosswalk for a pedestrian, the guy behind me didn't. The rear end of my Porsche Panamera was cracked and my camera stopped working. The paint was scratched, and it was just an eyesore to drive. I called around and got WCS by referral from another repair shop. Porsche Certified establishment. Ryan took care of me. He shook my hand, called enterprise for me, and took the other guys insurance info. He made it seem really easy. I yelped WCS prior to driving up. Most are 5 stars, with a few that didn't like the wait time. Ryan informed me of the approval process he has to go through from insurance companies and the order process for parts. It's not just grabbing a bumper from a box out back. In the end it took about 5 working days, and my rear end absolutely shined when I picked up my car. Just imagine seeing your beautiful car in disarray then seeing her just as beautiful as the day she was made. The before pic doesn't do it justice. Later that same day the license plate holder fell off. If you look close you can see the crack and how it bows out. The after pic is my car today, a little dusty here in San Diego but she still shines read more

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This company deserves 6 stars. Over the top in quality of work and customer service/support. The shop worked on my Maserati, involved in a small accident. Ryan the owner is really dialed in to what it takes to make my car good as new. As someone hit my car I am glad I found West Coast Specialties and Ryan to make it better. read more

I have used this shop for around 30 years. Most recently we took my wife's Tesla Model 3 in for a minor bumper "scuff". Nice to hang out with the other exotics....This shop is the best read more

This was my first time coming to West Coast. Ryan was extremely professional and honest. My Range Rover was struck by an uninsured driver. Leaving insurnace out of the picture I planned to pay out of pocket to fix the repairs. I assumed I would need to paint the entire driver side of the vehicle. But West coast was able to buff everything out saving me thousands. Definitely recommend this place for their honesty and above all customer service. Everyone in the office was incredibly friendly. read more

I would give WCS (David specifically) 10 stars if I could, because that's how happy and amazed by the service they provided me. I went to WCS for a second opinion for my door that was bent out of its frame, hoping that they would be able to help me. David was so incredibly helpful throughout the process, upfront and honest and most importantly eager to help. WCS was able to fix my door without having me pay for a brand new door, and now my car looks good as new. I can say with absolute confidence that due to my experience with them and David, they will be the ONLY shop I ever return to for any work my vehicle may need in the future. I will also sing their praises to anybody and everybody. Thank you David and West Coast Specialties! read more

Was enjoying a Friday off work in the Encinitas sunshine, when unexpectedly I was rear ended! Boo! Was given some choices of body shops by the other parties insurance company and made a decision to bring my BMW to WCS! It's not often that you are not only met with stellar customer service, friendly staff, crazy fast repairs and top notch work, but I was met with all of that and more here. Ryan was my advisor and I appreciate his straight to the point business attitude. No fluff, just getting stuff done! We are all busy and have things to do and this is exactly what I am looking for when doing business. Upon picking up my car, which by the way was done crazy fast, I got to look it over and truth be told, it was perfect. I am crazy detail oriented and I looked at it from every glaring angle and could never tell you that a scratch, dent or mark existed. It was clean! Needless to say, I hope I'm never rear ended again, but if you or I are unlucky in the future, WCS is on point and will always get my business. read more

Ryan and the team worked on my GranTurismo and it looks fantastic. They are professional and wonderful to work with. I highly recommend them. read more

I don't know - am I suppose to find that I've been adequately informed or that I am being taking care of? You tell me - my most recent communication and oh, the car has been in this shop already for 6 weeks. Unfortunately this process is taking far longer than I anticipated it would. There's no excuse or reason I can give other than it's just a very time consuming repair process. I've personally never overseen a repair like this in my career, so my expectations for the repair timeline were grossly miscalculated. The car is still setup on the bench getting the kink taken out of the frame rail. In all honesty, I don't know when we're going to have it ready for you, but I'll be able to give you a really good ballpark once the car comes off the bench and heads to the paint department. Just to give a rough guess as of right now, I'd say sometime around two weeks from now? But I'm not 100% sure of that at this point in the process, and like I said, I'll be able to give you a really firm target date when the car heads to paint. read more

This place is awesome came in a year ago for paint repair on my Maserati and the work was done perfectly as if there was no damage or work ever done to my car. Customer service was above perfect the time and care that was put in on my car was great. I had a lot of questions and all of them where answered. My biggest issue was wanting make sure the work matched the rest of the car and it did. I don't even know where the damage was on my car any longer. I came in today for a plastic piece that was out of place on the car and he told me to come in and it was fixed in 15 mins. I was super excited and happy it was fixed because it was raining like crazy today. Thank you for the excellent service and help. read more

I needed some very minor body work and these guys seemed to have good reviews. Cruised in and was immediately assisted. Explained my circumstances to David, who came out to look at my car. After assessing the issues, David not only offered to fix it on the spot, but free of charge too. I was blown away by his generosity. Within 10-15 minutes, I had my car back and it looked great. David also took the time to thoroughly answer a few other questions I had. Their entire operation seemed dialed. I noticed they were working on some very high-end cars and really appreciated not being turned away for driving a more humble vehicle. My experience today reflects the professionalism West Coast Specialties adheres to. Thank you again, David. read more

Great work from this body shop. They had my bumper buffed & realigns to the immaculate condition that's expected for a Porsche 911. Patrick is spectacular and a very candid person as he guided me diligently through the process. Please go here for anything car body works regardless of what kind of car you have as they work on one of the most cherished lists of supreme automobiles and a trusted partner for the big motorsport companies like Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini etc. read more

They did an Excellant job on my Black Car as far as body and paint damage is concerned. Quite pleased with the results. The timeline on the repair changed a few times during the process. My only disappointment was a couple of things during the repair of the passenger side appears when they were getting in and out of the car they left scratches on the inside instep of the door. They replaced the front splinter but it wasn't completely secured when replaced one side of the splinter is not properly secured. They explained they didn't order the proper part to secure it, didnt fix it, and gave me the vehicle back without properly correcting and securing the splinter properly. So was disappointed about that repair! read more

I took my car here and Robert was the gentleman who helped me out. He was very professional. He updated me often and was able to get my car fixed within a reasonable amount of time . I would highly recommend this place. read more

They actually did pretty good. Very professional, very detailed. Although it takes long time, but understandable specially in this period of time. read more

I took my 2-month old BMW M3 Convertible here at the recommendation of a friend. They were finishing up work on his Porsche 911. He got referred to them by the local Porsche dealership. WCS has a good reputation in San Diego, but they definitely left me with a very VERY sour taste in my mouth. Read on... To finish repairs, they promised/estimated 15 days to receive parts and 15 days to complete the body work. When all was said and done, they had my car for a total of 3, yes THREE, months. As each already extended due date approached, they came up with yet another excuse. Disclaimer: quotes are paraphrased from memory... "New laws in California require us to paint a certain way, which is why paint is taking so long." "You want your car to be perfect right? We do it the right way, so that's why it takes a long time." "We just got slammed with vehicles right after you brought yours in" When I picked up the vehicle, many of the parts were obviously not aligned correctly. I had to bring the vehicle back on another occasion to re-adjust the sloppy work the first time around. Now, after taking a third look, I see additional things that aren't just lining up right. I was originally promised, "we'll make your BMW look like it just came from the factory." Yeah right. Now here's the kicker.... some asshole side-swiped me a couple months after getting my car back from WCS. Yes, I know, either I or this car has bad luck. I got a recommendation to Phil Thearle's Autobdy from a friend who works in the local auto industry. When they pulled my car apart, they found non-BMW parts in my car from the previous repair. He claimed it looks like they "raided the spare parts box" when fixing my car. YIKES! read more

It really pays to know a GREAT body shop. I swear I'd fly my car out to this place if I had to. As others have mentioned, even though this shop is always swamped with Porsches, Ferraris and the like--they don't roll their eyes at your lowly car coming in. I've had the misfortune of needing their services on three separate occasions--and each time the work was phenomenal. It can be a little intimidating rolling up with your heap and seeing a classic Testarossa on the rack--but don't even worry about it. Drawbacks? They do take awhile. If you're expecting lightning quick turnaround this is not your shop. They seem careful here and are always, always busy. They will have your car for a good bit if it's anything major. Also they cost a grip--but on all three occasions I needed them it was the other driver's insurance company footing the bill--so why settle for anything but the best? All the more satisfying if you can stick the insurance company of the dipshit who crashed into you with a huge bill. There's nothing worse than getting your car back from work like this and being unsatisfied. As long as I'm in San Diego I won't take my car anywhere else if it needs work--these guys are the best there is. They're really nice also as others have mentioned. read more

Another car rear-ended my 1 year old BMW and I had heard many great things about West Coast Specialties. I decided to get an estimate through them, which turned out to be very reasonable. Every step of the process from getting an estimate, picking up my rental car, dealing with the insurance company and picking up my completed car was GREAT! Their quality of work was TOP NOTCH! They replaced my bumper and my trunk and they matched my Black Metallic paint PERFECTLY! They also did a top notch detail on my car. The car ended up leaving West Coast better than when I got it from the dealership. Overall, I highly recommend West Coast Specialties. read more

EDIT: Fair response from the owner, I have added two stars back. I called regarding getting some custom work done on my car and also asked about mechanical repairs. The lady that answer the phone who sounded like a robot was like 'we don't do any mechanical work.' Ok understandable, what about custom work. 'We dont do any custom work.' You didn't even ask what type of custom work or repairs I needed. Its called a CONSULTATIVE customer service approach. I needed custom body work for my Porsche 911. I need my rims repaired. Instead of telling me what you don't do, why don't you ask me what I need and what you CAN do for me. You lost a customer and a bad review. Please coach your secretary. read more

I got my Tesla Model S repaired here and they did a fabulous job. They were able to match the multi-coat red paint perfectly. And they were able to get out a nasty rear quarter panel dent without replacing the whole panel. Overall I'm very satisfied with the job. I can't even tell the quarter panel has been repainted. Patrick and his team were helpful and responsive through the whole process. read more

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I am soooo extremely happy with this shop! I was rear ended 3 days before christmas by a jerk who was texting in traffic on the freeway so he wasn't paying attention when we all stopped. Note to EVERYONE: texting and driving, not ok. Thankfully I was driving a tribute and he had a honda civic, I won that battle. So anyway, after dealing with his horrible insurance company I finally was able to take my car into the shop to get my rear bumper fixed. I took it in, Patrick was extremely nice and helpful. He called me daily to give me updates. A week later (bumper was on back order) I was able to pick my car up. My car looks beautiful again and they even washed it and cleaned the inside! I've never been able to get my car as clean inside as they did. And it was even better because it was totally unexpected! I loved how he made me feel at ease and comfortable with everything and kept me updated. This place does more of the higher end cars like ferrari's and porsche's, so even though I came in with my Mazda I was treated just as well. I was referred to this shop by a mechanic friend and I thank him tremendously for this referral and am also passing along the referral to anyone! Love this place!! read more

I do business with West Coast Specialties on a regual basis and they are always very friendly and ready to jump on whatever project needs attending to! Patric, Ryan and Gerald are the front lines and I'm sure you'll run into their smiling faces if you make your way their direction. I would highly recommend them to anyone who loves their car and needs body work done! read more

On Christmas night someone bashed in my rear window and tried to whack off my side mirror. I hope this person gets their karma. The following Monday I took my Honda CRV to this body shop. They got the parts on Tuesday finished the job that day as promised. The staff was friendly and didn't snub at my Honda amongst the lot of battered expensive European cars. I found this shop because they were on the Statefarm list of preferred shops. If I have another issue w/my car I would not hesitate to bring it back to this shop. read more

These guys are true artisans in every sense! Ryan Hernandez and his team do honest work and I would recommend anyone in the greater Southern California area to take their cars to them. Reputation is everything and they demonstrate that by the quality of their product with great pride! Thank you. read more

West Coast Specialties was able to remove the dent above the right rear wheel of my exotic perfectly. The dent involved the crease that echoes the wheel opening which added some complexity, but they were able to remove the dent without filler and repaint with an exact color match. I am the pickiest person in the world about auto repairs. I've very closely examined the repaired area in all lighting conditions, from all angles, on the back side of the metal, and along all seams and trim pieces and I can tell you there is absolutely no way anyone will know there was ever a problem in that area. The color, the surface contour, and the paint smoothness all match the rest of the car perfectly. Ryan Hernandez was my POC and kept me posted every few days. He promised the car to me in "a week to a week and a half"...a total of 11 days passed between dropping it off and picking it up. Right on target I'd say! Their price for repairing an exotic is 2 to 2.5 times what a standard body shop would charge for a regular car, but for that price you get a repair done to perfection with no filler and absolutely zero clues that anything was ever wrong. To me, the price was worth it. (They do have a different cost structure for nonexotics but I did not use that service and therefore have no opinion of it...talk to WCS for more info on that) If you are looking for the best, West Coast Specialties gets my vote. read more

You know you are in good company when the owners of Maseratis, Land Rovers, Porches and Mercedes trust their auto body repairs to this place. On the recommendation of someone else, I took my C300 into them after scrapping a pole. They're estimate came in a little higher than my insurance wanted to pay - Wawa, but they worked it out. When the car came back it looked better than the day I bought it. There were some other issues that I had them do afterwards - they came and picked up the car from my work, fixed them and brought it back by the time I had to leave for home. I don't think you could find better service anywhere else. Ryan Hernadez and Esael were the best. read more