Mels Autobody Inc. West

4.9 (332reviews)
97%
3340 W Chicago St,  Rapid City,  SD  57702

In operation 7 years.

We are located at 3340 W. Chicago St. We have I-Car training and we spray water borne paint from Sherwin Williams with a life time warranty. We also have the equipment to repair/replace aluminum panels.

Services
  • Free Estimates
  • Insurance Company Assistance
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Automotive Glass Replacement
  • Detailing
  • Paintless Dent Repair
Payment Types
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Check
  • Debit Card
Languages
  • English
Hours
Sun Closed
Mon 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tue 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wed 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thu 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Fri 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Sat Closed
* Holiday hours may differ.
I-Car
Subaru

Reviews (332)

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I have already recommended to my friends and family for any future repairs.

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I spoke to a few different guys and my apologies for not remembering names, but I couldn’t be happier and more satisfied with the customer service I received from start to finish.

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Great communication and quality work.

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Cause of how I felt welcomed , and warm and the fantastic service

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The staff is friendly and the services are superb. Thank you , and you even warned my car inside out and out washer fluid , that was amazing , you offered other free services . Thank you so much

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Customer service was exceptional—friendly, welcoming, and truly warm. The staff made every interaction feel personal and genuine, always with a smile. It was an amazing experience from start to finish!

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My Experience

I appreciate all of the work done at Mel's. Everyone is very friendly and there is good communication on updates during the process. The cat looks great both in and out. Thank you!

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Work was done on time and everything looks great.

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Although I know nothing about the process, I know the car looks great! I was impressed by the frequent updates. Most of all I appreciated the people I dealt with from getting an estimate until picking up my vehicle!!!!

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Communication and scheduling could use some work

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Mels did a great job with my auto body repairs

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My car was delivered late, but your staff was very friendly and helpful

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I already have recommended you.

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I’ve only had it back for a couple days and haven’t taken a road trip, but everything seems to work well. The front end looks great and I really appreciated the updates that were texted. Wyatt was great and also called with updates. I had it back in 3 weeks and I appreciate that. I highly recommend Mel’s.

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Wyatt was great and when I picked up my car, Thomas was great as well.

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Absolutely, I will tell my friends what a great shop this is!

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Beautiful job of repairing my vehicle. It looks brand new! Also, it came back cleaner than ever! This place is amazing

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All the guys were so sweet

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Mel’s Auto body is a very professional business. They stayed in touch with me through the whole process. I would highly recommend!

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A huge thank you for cleaning my pickup INSIDE AND OUT! I know that was not part of the deal, thank you again!

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I am very well satisfied with the work done on my car and the communication during the process. — Carol Reed

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Good job

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You guys did a great job on my car very good and knowledgeable people you have a outstanding staff would recommend to all my friends

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Great staff

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My Experience

Thank you so much for exceptional work done on my 4Runner. I appreciated the daily updates via text, the fast repair, your kind service and the detailing that was done on the interior. You guys are the best!

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Never use another shop again!!

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Wyatt was really easy to work with and the shop even polished out a spot on the opposite side of the damage at no charge. Definitely our go to for future work!

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We had an aftermarket decal on the bed of the truck that was a different color than the original. Wyatt ordered a replacement in our preferred color and it looks better than what we had!

My Experience

The car was done ahead of expected finish date, which was wonderful! I was called on a Tuesday and told my car was done, I told them I’d be picking the vehicle up on Thursday. On Thursday, before my rental car is returned and before I even got to Mel’s to pick up my vehicle I received a text update reading “Update: confirming that you picked up your vehicle today. We enjoyed working with you. Mel's Auto Body - West.”. That’s great, but I hadn’t even seen the vehicle. I got to Mel’s and my vehicle was sitting outside. I went inside to pick up keys and such, everyone looked pretty unsure of what to do. The gentleman I had worked with wasn’t in office. I gave my name and asked about my vehicle. They asked if I had been called, I said yes, on Tuesday. One of the guys in the office was able to handle the paperwork. We walked outside and my car hadn’t been cleaned inside or out, I said that was fine being I had no choice, my rental was gone and I had no other option. And there was writing on multiple windows on my vehicle, I asked them to clean it off. The vehicle looks good work wise, but the office and paperwork part, along with updates for timing and communication wasn’t really working together.