Kallemeyn Auto Rebuilders is an auto body shop in Palos Heights that repairs collision and cosmetic damage on all makes and models at 12145 S. Ridgeland Avenue. The shop takes in everything from a dented quarter panel or cracked bumper cover to a vehicle that needs a full structural rebuild after a serious collision. Kallemeyn is part of the Technicraft Automotive Group, a family-owned collision repair network founded by George and Sebastian Jachymiak in 1996, now operating locations across the greater Chicago area and central Illinois.

Most of the body work that comes through the door at Kallemeyn is the kind of damage south suburban drivers run into on a regular basis. Someone gets rear-ended at a stoplight on Harlem Avenue, a door gets dinged in a parking lot off 127th Street, or a piece of debris on I-294 cracks a bumper cover on the commute home. The shop also takes in vehicles with deeper structural damage from higher-speed collisions on the expressway, where the repair goes well past cosmetics into frame correction and full component replacement following the manufacturer's procedures. What matters at a shop in this part of the south suburbs is being able to work on the full range of vehicles people here actually drive. The Subaru Outbacks and Ram trucks that fill these neighborhoods need to be repaired just as correctly as the Mercedes-Benz S-Classes and Tesla Cybertrucks that increasingly show up, and Kallemeyn holds the manufacturer certifications for all of them.

Every repair starts with a documented damage assessment, followed by a repair plan built on the vehicle manufacturer's published procedures. Structural and frame work is completed first, then panel replacement and alignment, followed by refinishing where the paint is color-matched and applied in a controlled environment before a final quality inspection. Kallemeyn holds I-CAR Gold Class certification, the collision industry's highest training credential. The shop carries OEM repair certifications from Tesla covering the Cybertruck and Model S, Mercedes-Benz covering the C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, GLC, and GLE, FCA/Stellantis covering Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat vehicles, and Subaru. Sebastian Jachymiak is listed as a partner at Kallemeyn Collision Center, and the Technicraft group's Direct Repair Program partnerships with major insurance carriers apply at this location.

When a driver calls after an accident, Kallemeyn coordinates directly with the insurance company through its DRP partnerships so the estimate, approval, and payment process moves forward without the customer chasing paperwork between the shop and the adjuster. The shop assists with rental car arrangements while the vehicle is in for repair and provides insurance liaison throughout the claim. Kallemeyn is open Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and serves Palos Heights along with Worth, Palos Park, Orland Park, and the surrounding south suburban communities. Drivers can call (708) 597-8040 to schedule an estimate or visit the shop at 12145 S. Ridgeland Avenue.

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Kallemeyn Auto Rebuilders

12145 S. Ridgeland Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463

(708) 597-8040