Lakes Body Shop Warranty

Limited Lifetime Written Warranty on Auto Body Repairs

This warranty guarantees the work performed by Lakes Body Shop so long as said vehicle remains under the present ownership, items on the repair order such as, Sublet Work, or Sublet Labor, are subject to the guarantee of those suppliers. This warranty shall only apply if the defects occurred under normal driving conditions and not where any vehicle has been subjected to accidents, negligence, abuse, or misuse. Specifically excluded from this limited warranty is rust through metal scratches, gravel or rock chips to paint. Specific additional stipulations pertain to the following four parts written warranty hereafter:

  1. Metal Work: Lakes Body Shop provides a lifetime Written Warranty against defective workmanship to include welding and the application of materials utilized in making collision repairs against cracking, flaking, or deterioration. This shop will, at its sole option, repair and re-paint any metalwork warranted
  2. Painting, Stripes, and Decals: Lakes Body Shop provides a Lifetime Written Warranty on painting-related priming and paint work against solvent blistering, peeling, hazing, flaking, and cracking, and a Lifetime Warranty on the application and adhesion of decorative stripes and decals, excluding defects which are caused by extreme environmental conditions to which the vehicle may be exposed. This shop will, at its sole discretion, re-prime, re-stripe, or re-decal the specific section or sections of the vehicle warranted hereby. Paint warranty is valid only when applied over original factory finishes that are free of factory defects.
  3. Parts: Lakes Body Shop guarantees that pars or materials used by us are of top quality. Those parts or materials are subject to the guarantee of that supplier. We will assist in handling any claim under the supplier’s guarantee. We guarantee that used parts or parts other than original equipment manufactured parts were not used without authorization from you as noted on your repair order.
  4. Mechanical Repairs: Lakes Body Shop provides a Lifetime Written Warranty on all mechanical repairs pertaining directly to original collision damage, excluding suspension, air conditioning, or other electrical assemblies or components. This ship will, as its sole option, re-repair any mechanical assembly or component warranted hereby.

Specifically excluded are incidental costs, such as towing fees, car rental charges, travel expense, or assemblies and components which are not specifically covered by this written warranty, nor are consequential damages such as damage to other assemblies and components resulting from a defective part of installation of such part installed or repaired during the repair included in this warranty. This written warranty shall not be varied, supplemented, qualified, or interpreted by any prior course of dealings.

This Written Warranty shall be null and void if the repair is altered, adjusted, or tampered with by any person not authorized by Lakes Body Shop. This warranty is not transferable.