Bay Cal Auto Body

Hi everyone, my car was taken to this shop for some repairs, the first estimate was for $ 5.000 to be paid in cash, once I said I was going to call my insurance he rewrote a new estimate for $ 8.500, he said he needed to charge more if insurance was paying. He also said the car needed additional repairs after all done. Insurance was contacted and we were told that car needed to get a check up at local Toyota. Once it done, the new amount was over $ 6000, the owner of this shop kept my car for over two months, when I got my car back there were two lights on, engine and tire pressure, I took my car back he said it was normal and it would go away by itself. I asked for receipts for the Job performed he failed to give me. That sounded no right, I took my car at Toyota for a check up and I was chocked to find out he delivered the car back to me without performing any service. He charged from my insurance and now I have a huge problem, I needed to report him to Bureau of auto repair and still waiting for an answer.
Don’t go to this place, the guy named Jobe is not reliable at all, he recently changed the shop name for Jay star.

Shady auto body shop.
Honestly please don’t come here. Spread the word.
Just picked up my car today and it took them 1 whole month and they still weren’t finished. They told me 3 times that my car was ready for pick up. All 3 times was not. I received my car with so many swirls from their buff job and they played some bull shit excuse. You should have called us to let you know when you were coming by. We need 2 – 3 hours for final polish upon your arrival. THEN WHY DID YOU CALL ME THE NIGHT BEFORE TO COME PICK UP MY CAR FOR THE 3^rd TIME!!!
So we go to the bank and he puts a nail in my front bumper. How did he walk 20 feet away and notice it as I was driving away? Shady if you ask me.

My car was broken into from the side window. I was able to call and come in the next day to have it replaced. Service was super quick and I even got a ride to and from the train station.

I had a front end accident that involved the whole bumper, engine hood, windshield glass, and quarter panel. After the car sitting in the shop for quite a while the insurance decided not to pay and I had to fix it out of my own pocket. It was quoted over 4k the first time but the owner was nice enough to cut me a really really nice deal and fixed everything at minimum cost. The job was done with brand new parts and all the paint work was flawless. Way way better than I originally expected. After a couple years the paint still shines and I revisited him because I had a minor leak on the windshield. He replaced it immediately for me with no question asked! That’s AFTER almost 5 years!
Now every time I need things fixed I wouldn’t go anywhere.

My wife drove my RAV4 and got hit from the back so I bought it to this shop recommended by my friend. The manager Joebey spent some good time explaining to me what needed to be done, and he shows me he can finish up the job in a professional manner. He did a great job on repairing the body in a timely manner.

Bay Cal Auto Body is rad, totally friendly and helpful. Had a dead battery and were nice enough to charge it for free. thanks Joebey, keep on doing your thing man

I had my car repaired here twice. They did a good job doing the repair, even check all the parts that was broken as well as helping me to repair it.
As far as the condition when it goes back, you can’t believe how it was like a new car. The guy (Joeby) also offered me if i needed some help with my car after the repair. (how nice a body shop would offer a job till the job well done even afterwards).
The price is also awesome. it is how it suppose to be, even they offer you cheaper price, at least in my experience, while comparing to the others (what i asked).
Recommended :)

Brought my car in for detail here, and they did a great job on detail. Great attention to detail on every inch of my car; interior, rims, engine bay, gas tank door, trunk, and all the crevices of the car. They guys were super cool, and asked for feedback before the car. Since I am super picky, I asked to wipe a certain area from a water spot after opening the door, and they were more than happy to take the feedback. They also buffed out a scratch for me without charging me, and hardly noticeable anymore. Great customer service, attention to detail, and easy to work with! +1

Purchased a Groupon that had expired, so I paid $ 80 MORE for an interior/​exterior detail. (80 for groupon + 80 cash + 40 for headlight cleaning = $ 200)
After 6 hours later, my headlights were like new, I was super happy. Car was clay bar’d and super sexy smooth… my problem was with the interior…
If i’m paying $ 160 for a DETAIL, I expect more than a sloppy vacuum and a wipe down with a wet cloth. The leather seats and dash/​headboard were not treated with Lexol as described on their website, the interior was still very dusty, and I had many stains in cup holders and side door pockets that were not cleaned. The owner wasn’t there, so the employee called him and told him that the car looked horrible inside… so the owner came within 5 minutes and made a few excuses for his employees…“i’ll for sure yell at them (employees), come back next Saturday and I’ll do it again”… He even said that they cleaned the engine for me and opened it up… it was dusty with leaves in the corners… that got me even more upset… but I figured if I came back, he’d address all my concerns and make up for their shitty sloppy job.
So i came the following weekend, dropped off the car… and it seemed worse!!! There’s bird shit on my moon roof (thanks for leaving that open so I could see it), the cup holders were still dirty, the interior wasn’t vacuumed thoroughly again…, and the leather seats were still dusty, the dash and leather seats weren’t treated. Also, the carpet retaining clip was broken…*sigh* I was very disappointed. I had even received a call from Joebey (owner?) wondering when i was going to stop by and that he had left the keys in the car for me. He said they had done a amazing job and that i’d be so happy and he had asked me to write a good review for him on Unilocal.
I had read all the reviews on Unilocal prior to making my decision to fork over an extra $ 80 to get the car DETAILED… and even discussed some of the bad reviews on Unilocal about his detail service… and he assured me that they would do a good job… he disappointed me twice and took my $ 120 in cash + $ 80 groupon.
I’m so disappointed and upset…
I’d value my $ 200 detail at $ 60 – 80 dollars at a regular car wash.
Take pride in their work my A$$… Kenny L, are you his relative? The car, althought «detailed» always comes back DUSTY because of their location. Sucks to have paid all that money and get a car back with light dirt ALLLLLLL over it.

Avoid at all costs.
Took the car in for a detail. Car was given a detail on par with a regular car wash. I found dirt left behind everywhere. It was like they did the very least amount of work possible. Plus, they finished my car 90 minutes later than scheduled, then they told me they were cash only, so I drive to ATM to get cash, drive back to pay them, only to be told they don’t have change, so I get to drive to the local gas station to get exact change. What kind of ALL CASH business doesn’t have change? I will tell you, a business that plans to go out of business real soon.

my mom got a deal on groupon for an auto detailing. $ 160 for $ 80. frankly it wasn’t even worth $ 80. they did a ok job, but over looked many details. and the worst part is they got armor all, all over my windows. i had to scrub and scrub, went through an entire roll of paper towels, and i still have grease smears that make it impossible to see. don’t be duped. these people either don’t know or don’t care.

I was full of anticipation when picking up my car after, what I hoped to be, a detailed detail! I wasn’t expecting every dog hair to be gone but was pretty underwhelmed when I found trash in the door pulls and the trunk cargo mat not even removed to clean underneath it. I admit I need to better train my teenager to take her candy wrappings out of the car, but I really expected a $ 160-​value car detail to not overlook some basic details. On par with the local 20 minute auto-​wash.

Just picked up my car from a terrific detail. It has not been this clean in years! It took 3.5 hours, which was way less than I expected. They even gave me a ride to BART when I dropped off the car.
I will definitely go back and recommend this place to my friends.

I dropped off my car 15 mins later than my appt, at 10:45a. They told me it will only take 3 hrs. I am still waiting here at 3:30p. This is unacceptable!
They only worked on the interior for about 10 mins max. What kind of «detailing» work have they done? I can pay less at a regular car washing place if I just wanted a regular job done.
This place is definitely NOT worth my time and $$ even if their prices were competitive with others.
I will not recommend this place to anyone unless you have all day to waste.

This world is hard enough to get through avoiding all the assholes and scammers of the world. So it sure was nice to meet Joeby (sp?) the owner of this place. They’re newer, so I can tell he’s trying to do what’s best for the customer, but he’s a good guy and does good work.
They detailed my car for me and made it look spanking new. 3.5 hours to detail the car, now that’s a detail. These guys take pride in what they do and even if they weren’t making much margin on it (due to groupon), they seem to understand that reputation is very important. Gave me a ride to caltrain, picked me up to caltrain, and said to call him if I ever needed a ride to the airport or something since I lived so close to SFO.
Just a nice, honest guy, doing some good honest work. I like supporting good people.

I’ve been trying to find a decent car detailer for months now, and have probably been hesitant due to prices being over the top.
Although Bay Cal is a bit of a drive, their services and prices are competitive enough to make me willing to drive down to South SF.
Making an appointment here is unusual. I tried calling several times and never got an answer. So, on a day off from work I drove down there hoping they could help me out. The owner comes out and immediately is like «do you have an appointment?» A simple «hello» would have been a good start.
So I made an appointment, they didn’t take my name or number, just the model of my car «come back in two weeks.» How long will this take? «3 hours.»
Two weeks later I drop off my car, and 6 hours later, my car is ready. The detailing was good, I have no complaints there. But the customer service and wait time is off-​putting.
Not really into driving down to South SF for detailing here in the future.