3426 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Leave A ReviewFamily-owned since 1926 · serving Plant City
Plant City folks do not hand their truck to just anybody. If you want an auto body shop in Plant City drivers can count on, Dixie Paint & Body Shop has been a family-run paint and body shop since 1926, fixing collision damage, dents, bumpers and tired paint for the whole east side of the county.
We are down I-4 in Tampa. A half hour or so, and you are talking to the people who will do the work.
From Plant City to our door
Head west on I-4 the whole way into Tampa, exit near Ybor City and go north to 15th Street.
Every March the Florida Strawberry Festival fills the fairgrounds and every grass lot off Park Road and Reynolds Street. Thousands of cars backing out of rows with no lines. By the end of the week we see the dented doors and crunched corners that come with it.
Most of those are quick repairs: pull the dent, refinish the panel, blend the color. Our auto paint shop handles the color side.
The I-4 corridor between Plant City and Tampa is wall-to-wall semis hauling produce and freight. Gravel and tread bits come off at highway speed and chew up hoods, mirrors and the leading edge of the roof.
We sand those panels down, refinish them and lay fresh clear on top so the next stone chip does not go straight to bare metal.
County roads like SR 39 and Sydney Road are dark at night and narrow, with ditches on both sides. Run off the shoulder or meet a deer and the damage is often underneath: bent control arms, a pushed radiator support, a crushed fender liner.
Our ASE certified technicians check the structure and suspension, not just the sheet metal. That is how our collision repair work keeps the car driving straight afterward.
A lot of Plant City trucks are working trucks, and they have the faded roofs and scraped beds to prove it. We will repaint a single panel, the whole cab, or the full truck, and we will tell you honestly which makes sense.
Running a few farm or company trucks? Our fleet collision repair for Plant City page covers multi-vehicle work.
Keyed doors, palmetto scratches down the side, a scrape along a fence post. If the scratch catches your fingernail, it is through the clear and needs more than polish.
We fill, sand and refinish just the damaged area. Details on that kind of work are on our Plant City paint and body damage repair page.
You get a written estimate before we start. If you got a number from another auto body shop in Plant City or Lakeland, bring it. We will try to beat it.
Estimates are by appointment, but if you are in Tampa anyway, stop in.
We work with every insurance company and handle the paperwork and adjuster calls ourselves, and you decide where your vehicle is repaired.
You hear from us, in plain words, when the car is ready.
Three generations of the Traina family have run Dixie since 1926. Angelo Traina Jr. still walks every finished car before handing over the keys.
When someone in Plant City searches for an auto body shop near me, they usually get a list of chains. We are the one where the owner answers the phone.
Head west on I-4, stay on it into Tampa and come off near Ybor City. We are at 3426 N 15th Street, open Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Choosing an auto body shop in Plant City or one down the interstate comes down to trust, and we have had a long time to earn it.
For more on the general bodywork we do out your way, see auto body repair for Plant City.
Plant City anchors the east end of the county, and the towns around it make the same drive down I-4. Closer in, Seffner and Brandon customers have their own route, covered on our Brandon body shop page. South of the interstate, see body work for Riverview. Anyone checking collision repair near me from Dover or Turkey Creek ends up on the same road we are on.
About 30 to 40 minutes west on I-4, depending on traffic. We are at 3426 N 15th Street in Tampa, just north of Ybor City.
Plant City customers come to us for nearly 100 years of family experience, owner-inspected repairs and written estimates we will try to beat.
Yes. We repaint single panels, cabs or whole trucks, and we will tell you which option makes the most sense for the vehicle.
Often, yes. We repair the scratched area and blend the paint into the surrounding panel so the fix does not show.
Yes. We check suspension and structural parts as well as the body panels, since that kind of hit often bends things underneath.
Dent and scratch jobs often take a few days. Larger collision repairs depend on parts. Your written estimate includes a time frame.
Yes, foreign and domestic, cars and trucks.
Call (813) 248-3156 or (813) 476-0312, or use the form on this page. Estimates are by appointment, and walk-ins are welcome when we can fit you in.
Send the form or call either number. Plant City drivers who searched auto body shop near me and chose a family shop tend to come back with the next car too.
Want to see more first? Read about our accident damage repairs or how we handle full repaints and color matching. The right auto body shop in Plant City's orbit is the one that gets it right the first time.