Yeps . . . Brooks Motor by the Oakland Airport. It's probably one of the cleanest shops I've ever seen. They do a lot of work on pretty high end cars. Sorry about the accident.

 

Don't know if they have done Z's (you should call and ask), but b-line body shop in San Jose is friggin awesome. They do mostly mercedes and bmw. I had my arctic silver M3 repaired by them on two separate incidents.

On the first incident, I did not think their paint was a perfect match. wife thought I was nuts... she thought it looked great as did all of my friends. But the manager said if it bothered me, they'd remix and retry. They did so at my request without hesitation or question. Plus they paid for my rental for the few extra days.

They want their customers to be 100% satisfied, bottom line! To be fair, I am slightly red/green color-blind and am VERY sensitive to shades of grey (or silver!) I can always pick out a panel on a silver car that has been repainted. The difference in shade is night and day to me, but negligible to others. Once they repainted the panel, even I could not tell the difference.

The second time, they had the numbers for the mix correction and it looked perfect the first time.

They also use BASF glassurit paint and are certified by glassurit. The BASF stuff would certainly outlast the crappy factory paint.

I am not affiliated with the shop, but they have done an outstanding job on my m3 on two different occasions. I highly recommend them.

Expect a few weeks waiting time before your car can be worked on. They are worth the wait...

 

Anybody have experience dealing with aftermarket parts with these body shops?

Most of the stuff damaged on my Z is aftermarket (ING's, Volk, Greddy)

Thanks again all for the recommendations