3426 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Leave A ReviewFamily-owned since 1926 · serving Thonotosassa
Out by the lake, a good auto body shop in Thonotosassa is hard to come by, so a lot of folks drive in to Dixie Paint & Body Shop. We are a family-owned Tampa shop, open since 1926, fixing collision damage, dents, bumpers, scratches and paint.
Pasture roads, US 301 and Fowler Avenue all lead to us eventually.
From Thonotosassa to our door
Take Fowler Avenue west or US 301 down to I-4, head west into Tampa, then up 15th Street just north of Ybor City.
US 301 through Thonotosassa carries fast traffic, cattle trailers and cars turning off at spots with no turn lane. When those meet, the damage is rarely minor. Crushed fronts, bent doors, pushed-in quarter panels.
We measure the structure and repair it properly through our collision repair process before any paint goes on.
Plenty of roads off Thonotosassa Road and around the pastures are still limerock or patched gravel. Every trip sandblasts the lower doors and rockers, and a passing truck can throw a rock hard enough to dent a fender.
We fill and refinish chipped lower panels so rust never gets a start. Small chips get touched up and sealed.
Anyone who drives US 301 in May or September knows lovebug season. Leave them on the bumper for a hot afternoon and they etch the clear coat. By the time you wash them off the marks are permanent.
We sand out the etching and refinish the front end. Our refinishing booth matches the color so the new paint blends into the hood and fenders.
Fowler Avenue is the daily run west into Tampa for most of Thonotosassa. Stop-and-go near I-75 and the USF stretch means a lot of tapped rear bumpers and cracked front covers.
Many bumper covers can be repaired and refinished. If the plastic is torn or the tabs are broken, we fit and paint a new one and reconnect any sensors.
Lake Thonotosassa weekends mean boat trailers, tight ramps and backing up with someone waving vaguely behind you. Trailer tongues find tailgates and rear bumpers more often than anyone admits.
Tailgate dents and bumper creases are fixable. We straighten the metal, refinish the panel and make sure the latch and lights still work.
The roads into Hillsborough River State Park and the campgrounds near it are narrow, with palmetto and branches right at the edge. Long scratches down the sides come home with a lot of SUVs.
Shallow marks polish out. Deeper ones need primer, color and clear coat. We show you which before we start.
Every job starts with a written estimate that lists parts, labor and paint. We work with every insurance company and handle the adjuster for you, and where the car gets fixed is your choice.
Got a quote from another auto body shop in Thonotosassa or out toward Plant City? Bring it in. Our overhead is low and we will try to beat it.
Thonotosassa sits right between Temple Terrace and Dover, and we fix plenty of cars from both. Read more about collision repair in Temple Terrace or our car body repair for Dover if you live on that line.
If a crash happened over on the Seffner side of I-4, our Seffner paint and body damage page covers that too.
Three generations of the Traina family have run Dixie, and Angelo Traina Jr. still checks every finished car before it leaves. Our ASE certified technicians do the repair. If you searched auto body shop near me and got a list of chains, you will notice the difference.
We work on all makes and models, from farm trucks to family SUVs.
Thonotosassa customers share the drive with neighbors in every direction. If you have family up north, they can read about Lutz auto body repair, and relatives down south of the Alafia can check our Wimauma page.
The shop is at 3426 N 15th Street in Tampa, just north of Ybor City. From Thonotosassa, take Fowler Avenue west or drop down to I-4 and head west. Most drives run about 25 to 35 minutes.
Dixie has been family-owned since 1926, and the owner checks every finished car. Thonotosassa customers tell us that is worth the half hour.
Yes. If the marks have etched into the clear coat, we sand them out and refinish the panel. Washing bugs off quickly helps prevent it next season.
We work on all makes and models, foreign and domestic, including older trucks and classics.
Yes. We fill and refinish chipped lower panels and rockers, which also keeps rust from starting.
Estimates are by appointment, but you can also stop in and we will look at the car.
Small bumper and dent jobs often take a few days. Bigger collision repairs take longer. We give you 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.
Fill out the form, call, or drive in. Folks who search collision repair near me from out by the lake usually find a chain first. If you want an auto body shop in Thonotosassa drivers trust with their own trucks, try the family shop instead.
See our accident repair process or our auto paint jobs, then call. An auto body shop in Thonotosassa is a short list, and we are on it.