3426 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Leave A ReviewFamily-owned since 1926 · serving Lutz
Lutz folks who want an auto body shop in Lutz with a real history behind it end up at Dixie Paint & Body Shop. We have been family-owned since 1926, and we handle collision repair, dents, bumpers, scratches and paint for cars that come down I-275 from the north end of the county.
Same town that elects an honorary Guv'na every year. You know the type of place that keeps its traditions. So do we.
From Lutz to our door
Take I-275 south toward downtown, then cut over to 15th Street just north of Ybor City.
North Dale Mabry through Lutz has driveways, strip centers and turn lanes stacked close together. Somebody pulls out, somebody brakes late, and you end up with a crushed front end or a smashed quarter panel.
We measure the structure, replace the damaged parts and refinish the panels through our accident repair process, so the car drives straight when it leaves.
SR 54 at US 41 backs up most evenings, and the line of brake lights toward Land O' Lakes is where a lot of tail-end damage starts. Trunk lids, rear bumpers, cracked tail lamps.
A low-speed tap can still bend the reinforcement behind the bumper cover. We pull the cover and look before we price the job.
US 41 through Lutz mixes 55 mph traffic with dump trucks, landscaping trailers and ladders that were not tied down. Cracked and gouged bumper covers are the usual damage.
Plenty of bumpers can be repaired and refinished instead of replaced. If yours cannot, we fit and paint a new one and reinstall the sensors.
Anyone who has parked for the Lutz Independence Day parade knows the drill. Cars wedged onto grass shoulders, folding chairs, coolers, kids, wagons. A few door dings come with the day.
We work out small dents and refinish only the panel that needs it. No reason to repaint a whole side for a ding.
Lake Fern, Lake Park, the side roads around the lakes. Narrow pavement and oak limbs hanging low over the lane, which is pretty until a branch drags down your doors.
Light scratches polish out. Ones you can catch with a fingernail need primer and paint. We tell you which before we start.
A lot of Lutz cars live under oaks, which means sap, bird droppings and leaves sitting on the paint, then full sun when the shade moves. Clear coat goes dull and starts to peel on the roof and hood.
We can refinish a single panel or the whole car in our booth. Our auto painting page shows how we color match and blend so you cannot see the line.
You get a written estimate before any work starts, with parts, labor and paint broken out. We work with every insurance company and talk to the adjuster for you, and the shop is your choice, not theirs.
Have a quote from another auto body shop in Lutz? Bring it with you. Our overhead is low and we will try to beat it.
Lots of Lutz people already drive south every morning. Drop the car on the way to work downtown and pick it up on the way back. We are open Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
We have deep roots in Tampa itself, too. See our auto body repair in Tampa page for what we do closer to the shop.
Three generations of the Traina family have run Dixie. Angelo Traina Jr. still checks every finished car before it goes home, and our ASE certified technicians do the work. If you typed auto body shop near me and got a list of chains, that is the difference.
Scratches and paint chips get the same attention. More on that is on our Tampa paint and body damage repair page.
Lutz sits where Hillsborough meets Pasco, and we see cars from all around it. Business owners running vans out of the north end can look at our Tampa fleet collision repair. Relatives down south can check our Wimauma body shop page.
The shop is at 3426 N 15th Street in Tampa, just north of Ybor City. From Lutz, take I-275 south toward downtown. Most drives run about 25 to 35 minutes depending on traffic.
Dixie has been family-owned since 1926, and the owner inspects every finished car. Lutz customers who already commute south find the drive easy to fit in.
Many cracked bumper covers can be repaired and refinished. If the plastic is torn through or the mounting tabs are broken, we replace it and paint the new one to match.
Yes. Light scratches can often be polished out. Deeper ones need primer, color and clear coat. We look at it and tell you which you have.
Estimates are by appointment, but you can also stop in and we will look at the car and schedule the repair.
Yes. Foreign and domestic, new and older vehicles.
Small dent and bumper jobs often take a few days. Bigger collision repairs take longer. We give Lutz customers a time frame with the written estimate.
Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Call (813) 248-3156 or (813) 476-0312.
Send the form, call, or stop by on your way into town. Lutz drivers who searched collision repair near me and found a family shop instead tend to come back with the next car. An auto body shop in Lutz is close, but the one worth the drive is just off I-275.
Want to read more first? See our collision repair work, our paint and refinishing, or the Thonotosassa auto body shop page if you head east on Fowler. When someone asks you about a good auto body shop in Lutz, send them our way.