Where is Orange Coast, and what number do I call?
10810 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. The shop number is (714) 378-4855 — call for current hours and estimate availability. Every Orange Coast van repair described on this website is carried out at this one Fountain Valley shop.
What vehicles do you repair?
Bodywork, collision repair and paint for Sprinters, cargo vans and camper conversions, plus smaller RVs, trailers and camper units. Large Class A motorhomes are outside this service.
What should I say when I call about a van?
Model year, roof height and wheelbase; whether the van is converted; and what changed after the impact — a door that rubs, a light that came on, a gap that looks wrong, water where there was none. Those details decide what the inspection looks for.
What should I bring to the inspection?
The van, the VIN or the registration, any estimate you already have, any insurance paperwork or claim number, and — if it is a conversion — photos of the build and any upfitter records. Anything that describes what sits behind the damaged panel saves time at the vehicle.
Can you look at an estimate somebody else already wrote?
Yes. Bring it with the van so it can be read against what is actually on the vehicle. An estimate written from photographs and an estimate written at the vehicle are not the same document.
How do I get an estimate?
Call the shop to arrange an inspection of the vehicle. The short inquiry form on this site records your details and gives you a reference number; it does not price a repair or book a time.
Why can a repair estimate change after it is written?
Because removing damaged panels and trim reveals parts that were hidden at the first inspection. Additional findings can change the parts, the labor and the procedures required. That is normal on collision work — a final number promised before anything is disassembled is a guess.
What affects how long a repair takes?
The damage, the parts required, the repair procedures, any approvals, and — on a conversion — whether interior access has to happen before or after the bodywork. Ask the shop which of those apply to your van.
Is a repaired panel repainted, or is the whole side painted?
That depends on the panel, the existing finish and the paint manufacturer’s instructions. Color matching compares the proposed finish with the van as it is now; blending carries color into an adjoining area when a gradual transition is needed. The area that has to be prepared is often larger than the mark that first caught your eye.
My van has a camera or a parking sensor near the damage. Does that change the repair?
It can. Scanning reads information out of the vehicle’s systems; calibration is a separate procedure carried out when the manufacturer’s repair information calls for it. A panel that looks clean afterwards is not evidence that the equipment behind it is working.
Do you work on the inside of a camper conversion?
Orange Coast handles exterior bodywork and paint. Where a conversion has to be opened to reach the damage, that access work is identified at the inspection, along with anything that belongs with your converter or another installer.
What is I-CAR Gold Class?
I-CAR is the collision repair industry’s training organization, and Gold Class is its recognition for a shop whose staff hold current role-relevant I-CAR training. Orange Coast Auto Body at 10810 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, holds a Gold Class certificate current through April 30, 2027.