THEO AUTOBODY BLOG · DELRAY BEACH, FL
Answers from the shop floor.
Every post here starts from a real question — one a customer asked us at the counter, or one people in Palm Beach County are actually typing into Google and asking AI — and answers it with what we see in the shop every day. No filler. No AI slop.
LATEST ANSWER · INSURANCE & ESTIMATES
Do I have to use the repair shop my insurance company suggests in Florida?
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
No — in Florida, the choice of shop is yours by law. Your insurer may suggest a shop; the decision stays with you. What that means in practice, and what happens next if you choose your own shop.
Read the answer → · The short version also lives in our FAQ page.
WHAT THIS BLOG COVERS
Three lanes, all real questions
Insurance & estimates
Your rights after a crash, how estimates are written, what a supplement is, and what to do when the insurer’s number and the real damage don’t match.
Before you repair
How to read damage, when a bumper can be repaired instead of replaced, and the questions to ask any shop — including us — before you hand over the keys.
Costs & timelines
What actually drives the price and the calendar on collision work in Palm Beach County — parts, paint, and the steps nobody can skip.
Golf carts
Paint cost, paint vs wrap, color matching, club fleets — Palm Beach County runs on carts, so the cart questions get their own lane and their own page: golf cart paint & body.
For trade partners
Batch recon, fleet downtime math, and wholesale body & paint — the B2B side lives on our wholesale page.
ASK US
Got a question the blog should answer?
Call or text it to us. If it’s a question one driver is asking, a hundred are — and the good ones become posts here, answered straight.