
The Auto Body Xperts Mission We are committed to make Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR your first choice for your vehicle repair. At Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR owned stores, our experts are dedicated to being the leader in the collision industry, by providing quality repairs and 100% customer satisfaction. We will accomplish this through a well trained, professional and motivated team of employees. We pledge our commitment to our customers, protection the environment, community involvement and maintaing a safe workplace. Quick Links: Contact Us Before and After What To Do In An Accident	Auto Body Xperts: keep your life moving... We depend on our vehicles for everything – getting to work, shuttling the kids to lessons and practice, running errands, taking vacations, and much more. So when our vehicles are involved in a car accident, our entire lives are put on hold. It’s a hassle to deal with auto repairs, rentals, insurance, and estimates. You no longer feel in control, and the stress can be overwhelming. AutoXperts We'll do everything we can to take that stress out of the situation, from free loaner cars to working with your insurance company. Our focus is always to get your car, and your life, back in order ASAP. That’s why we do auto body repair faster than anyone else in the industry. And we don’t just repair it quickly, we repair it right. Having the best technicians and working with the best equipment in our body shops, helps us make sure of that. In the end, we are proud of our workmanship. All vehicles repaired to manufacturer's specification receive a lifetime warranty at the repairing facility and 5 year nationwide warranty. It’s just part of our overall approach that gives you the ultimate peace of mind. Our History Hudsonville Body Shop was created by Herb Schout and Gord Gurink in June of 1948. The original shop was located at 3480 Chicago Drive in Hudsonville, Michigan. Herb and Gord served the Hudsonville community, out of this location, until 1963, when Mr. Gurink decided to invest his time in mission work. At that time Mr. Mel Padding stepped in to become partners with Mr. Schout. Then, in 1982, Long time employee Robert Arnoldink and John Schout, son of Herb, decided to become partners and purchased the company from Mr. Schout. In 1992, Bob and John decided it was time to expand to a much larger and more high tech facility located at its current location on Highland Drive in Hudsonville. As the collision industry and automobiles changed, Bob and John wanted to be the leaders in state-of -the-art collision repair in West Michigan. Through their research, Bob and John determined that CARSTAR would be their answer, providing advanced training and support systems for the ever-changing industry. In 1998 Hudsonville Body CARSTAR made the decision to branch out side of the Hudsonville area and bought Marcott Collision of Wayland. Marcott Collision was started by Don Marcott in 1963, and has served as the leader in quality collision repair in the Wayland area ever since. In 2000, Marcott Collision CARSTAR was moved across the street to its present location at, 126 Railroad Street, as Wayland's only state of the art collision repair facility. In 2000, Bob and John also moved into the Holland area by opening the Holland Collision office. In 2006, they bought the building and opened a complete collision repair center. This shop has been furnished with all the latest collision repair equipment and has grown fast. In 2009, all Auto Body Xperts shops made the switch to PPG waterborne paint. The move to waterborne refinish basecoat is an effective solution for lowering VOC emissions—improving air quality and our environment. The transition that our three locations have made to PPG waterborne paint is equivilant to eliminating the emissions of nearly 7000 vehicles. In addition, it is the same paint that many manufacturers are using, allowing us to provide a superior paint color match. Update.