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You’ve learned a little bit about the dangers of deer damage in our previous blog, Deer Damage 101. We gave you some advice about ways to avoid or reduce your risk of having a deer related collision including safely using high beams, traveling in the center lanes, and braking safely. Since it’s officially fall again […]

BMW repair in St. Louis isn’t available at just every auto body shop. As all BMW owners know, when you’ve purchased an amazing, high-performance, and beautifully-designed car like a BMW, you want the absolute best care. That goes for repairs on both the engine and the auto body. The repair technicians at Schaefer Autobody in […]

At Schaefer Autobody, we’re always looking for ways to be a leader in our industry. We recently sponsored a career fair at Enterprise Holdings as a way to help facilitate the growth of young, talented repair technicians and spread the word about the great career opportunities available in our field. A career in the auto […]

Schaefer Autobody believes that we have a responsibility to give back to the community we serve. The residents of St. Louis and Columbia are more than just our customers; they’re our neighbors, our friends, and our family. We’re invested in our community, and that investment means the giving of our time and resources to causes […]

Auto body repairs are expensive and if you’ve been in an accident we don’t blame you for wanting to save some money when it comes to your car’s auto body repairs.  Saving a couple hundred dollars could mean a lot to someone’s monthly budget. As far as saving money on your auto body repair goes, […]

If you’re one of the majority of people lucky enough to avoid frequent auto accidents, the insurance claims process is probably a mystery to you. Knowing what to do next and what to expect from your insurance company, and most importantly your claims representative, can be a bit of an enigma. You’re likely to feel […]

Have you ever been driving along and silently thought to yourself “Well this is just an accident waiting to happen”? Reality is, accidents might happen there all the time. As competent and experienced drivers we can all recognize when certain roads or intersections are problematic. So what exactly makes an intersection more dangerous than others? […]

This video shows the steps to correctly repair an aluminum vehicle dent.

The modern body shop needs to understand how a vehicle’s structure reacts to certain collisions. With all the new technology that is getting integrated into safety systems of new vehicles is getting very complex. Here is a video from a recent Society of Collision Repair Specialists SCRS meeting.

Schaefer Autobody is not your average St. Louis auto body repair shop. For all of us at Schaefer, average is simply not good enough. We’ve spent the last 30 years building a business that places emphasis on providing the best service possible to our customers. That means being experts in our field and leading with […]