Narrow streets, clipped mirrors and rubbed wings
Burslem, the Mother Town of the Potteries, has plenty of older streets where parking is tight and passing room is slim. Cars here tend to collect clipped wing mirrors, rubbed front wings and bumper scrapes from squeezing past parked vehicles. Individually these are small things, yet together they can leave a car looking battered and, in the case of a mirror, not working as it should.
At DB Autos we regularly look after cars from Burslem that need this sort of attention. Bring the car to our Stoke-on-Trent garage and we will examine the damage, check whether the mirror, housing or panel can be repaired rather than replaced, and explain the proposed work before a spanner or sprayer is touched. Additional work only happens with your approval.
A wing mirror that has been knocked is more than a cosmetic annoyance, because glass, housing, painted cover, indicator and electric adjustment can each be affected separately. Often only one part has failed, so repairing that part is more sensible than replacing the whole unit. The same applies to front wings brushed along a wall or a parked van, where the paint may be scuffed but the panel straight. In an older part of the Potteries like Burslem, where streets were laid out long before modern cars, these small contacts are a fact of life. We take a careful look and report back. The garage is 3 miles away.
Every vehicle is inspected individually, then the repair is explained before work begins.
A long-established, family-run Stoke-on-Trent garage.
DB Autos is an AA Approved garage.
Part of the Bosch Approved servicing network.
Parts and labour carry a 12-month guarantee.
Often a repair is possible. The glass, housing, painted cover or indicator may be replaceable individually, and electric adjustment can be checked. We assess it and tell you before any parts are ordered. Parts differ between makes, so we check availability and condition for your particular mirror.
If the paint has been rubbed through or the panel slightly pushed in, polishing alone will not hide it. We explain what preparation and refinishing would be sensible and what is realistic for the panel. The extent of any repair is always agreed with you first, and the reasoning is explained.
Yes. DB Autos explains the repair first and gets your approval. If something further turns up while the car is with us, we contact you rather than simply carrying on. Anything that turns up later is raised with you so there are no unexpected changes.
DB Autos is 3 Miles from Burslem, at Units 3 and 4 Salem Street, Stoke-on-Trent.
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DB Autos
Units 3 & 4 Salem Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 5PR
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