2610 Saint-Imier
Body shop Saint-Imier (2610)
For drivers in Saint-Imier and the Vallon, Carrosserie K.I. handles panel work, paintwork and dent removal on all makes: accident damage, parking knocks, hail, scratches and windscreens. Our workshop is in Biel/Bienne at Südstrasse 2, 28 km down the valley; we have no branch in Saint-Imier itself. To save you the trip, you report the damage online and receive an indicative quote including VAT within 24 hours on working days. On request, we collect the car from you in Saint-Imier (2610), and we advise you in French or German.
- All makes
- Direct billing with insurers
- Courtesy car on request
- Repair rather than replace
- Reply usually within 24 h
- German & French
Body shop for Saint-Imier: how to reach us
From Saint-Imier it is around 30 minutes through the Vallon, correspondingly less from Courtelary and Corgémont. Report the damage online and save yourself the first journey: the indicative quote arrives by e-mail.
Thanks to our online damage report, you do not need to make a journey for the initial assessment: mark the parts on the vehicle, upload photos and receive an indicative quote incl. VAT.
Getting here from Saint-Imier
From Saint-Imier, follow the cantonal road down the Vallon through Villeret, Cormoret, Courtelary, Cortébert and Corgémont to Sonceboz-Sombeval. There you join the A16 towards Biel/Bienne, which runs via La Heutte and Péry and through the Taubenloch gorge tunnels to Bözingenfeld. From there it is only a few minutes to Südstrasse 2 in the east of Biel (2504 Biel/Bienne). Allow around 30 minutes for the 28 km.
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We look after these places and districts
- Mont-Soleil
- Les Pontins
- Le Cerneux-Veusil
- Villeret
- Sonvilier
- Renan
- Cormoret
- Courtelary
- Distance
- 28 km
- Travel time
- 30 min
- Collection (on request)
- CHF 59.45
- Languages
- DE · FR
Panel work and paint for Saint-Imier without driving the Vallon twice
Half an hour down to Biel and half an hour back up, just to have damage priced: that is not necessary. In our online damage report you upload the vehicle registration and a few photos of the damage. On working days you receive an indicative quote including VAT by e-mail within 24 hours. You can then decide at home in Saint-Imier, at your own pace, whether and when to have the repair done, and your first trip to Biel is already the one for the repair.
If you go ahead with the repair, you have two options. On request, we pick your vehicle up in Saint-Imier and bring it back once the work is finished. Or you drive to Biel yourself and, if you wish, leave with a courtesy car for the duration of the repair, so that you stay mobile in the valley. Straightening, filling and painting are all done in our own workshop: from a crushed wing after a collision to a car-park dent or a stone chip in the windscreen, on all makes.
Insurance, excess and lease return: what drivers from Saint-Imier should know
After a claim, many insurers recommend a partner garage and hold out the prospect of a lower excess. You are still free to choose your body shop. At Carrosserie K.I. you pay the same excess as at your insurer's partner garage: we cover the difference, which can save you up to CHF 1'000. We bill every insurer directly and handle the claim for you. You simply give us the name of your insurer and the claim number, and we take care of the correspondence, in French if you wish.
Is your lease about to end? It is worth looking the car over before it goes back: scratches, dents, parking knocks and damaged wheels can be charged to you on return. Send us photos through the online damage report. The indicative quote shows you in black and white what putting things right costs with us, so you can compare before handing the vehicle back.
Between Mont-Soleil and Chasseral: Jura winters, parking knocks and hail in the Vallon
Saint-Imier sits at around 800 metres on the slope below Mont-Soleil, the watchmaking town stretching along parallel streets above the river Suze. Anyone who lives here knows roadside parking, the climb up to Mont-Soleil and the pass road over Les Pontins towards Val-de-Ruz and Chasseral. Add to that the Jura winters with snow, grit and road salt. Typical results are parking knocks on bumpers and doors, slides into a low wall or a kerb, stone chips on the front end and windscreen, and paint damage on sills and wheel arches.
We deal with minor damage as precisely as possible. Dents without paint damage, including hail dents after a summer storm, are pushed out using paintless dent repair, which preserves the original paint. Limited scratches are repainted by spot repair on the affected area only, in the original colour. If the paint is broken, we straighten and repaint the affected part. We settle hail claims directly with your insurer. And if you would like to freshen up your car after the winter, alloy wheel repair, polishing and headlight restoration can be done at the same time.
Servicing, MFK (roadworthiness test) preparation, tyres and mechanical work are handled by our sister company at the same address: Garage K.I., your car garage for Saint-Imier.
Save up to CHF 1'000
The same excess as at your insurer’s partner garage
Many policies charge a higher excess if you do not go to the insurer’s partner garage. With us you still pay only the excess you would have there: we cover the difference. That way you save up to CHF 1'000 and still choose your body shop freely.
CHF 50 less
CHF 50 less than your partner garage’s quote
Bring the written quote of a partner garage or an independent body shop for the same repair: we do it CHF 50 cheaper, for example CHF 450 instead of CHF 500, incl. VAT.
Panel work, paint and hail repair for Saint-Imier
Accident repair
Hail damage
Parking damage, dents & scratches
Paintless dent repair (PDR)
Stone chips & glass
Car paintwork & spot repair
Show allFrequently asked questions
Does Carrosserie K.I. have a site anywhere in the Vallon de Saint-Imier?
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No. Our only workshop is at Südstrasse 2, 2504 Biel/Bienne, around 30 minutes from Saint-Imier. For customers from the Vallon everything is therefore set up to work at a distance: damage report and indicative quote online, and, on request, collection and return of the vehicle at your address as well as a courtesy car during the repair.
I live in Villeret or Sonvilier. Do you collect the car there too?
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Yes, on request. Our collection and delivery service also covers Saint-Imier and neighbouring villages such as Villeret or Sonvilier. The easiest way is to report the damage online first. Once you have the indicative quote, we arrange collection and return by phone on 032 552 00 03.
I don't speak German. Can I handle everything in French from Saint-Imier?
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Yes. Biel/Bienne is a bilingual town and we advise in French and German, on the phone, by e-mail and in the workshop. The online damage report and the indicative quote are available in French as well.
My car was damaged while parked in Saint-Imier. What should I do?
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Photograph the damage and the surroundings and, if known, note the details of the person responsible. Then upload the photos in our online damage report: on working days you receive an indicative quote including VAT within 24 hours. If the damage goes through an insurer, whether the other party's liability cover or your own comprehensive policy, we bill them directly.
Body shop for Saint-Imier: where is my car repaired?
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Not far from Saint-Imier, in Biel: Carrosserie K.I. repairs vehicles from Saint-Imier at its workshop at Südstrasse 2 in Biel, about 28 kilometres or 30 minutes away: accident, hail, parking and paint damage on all makes. You report the damage online and receive an indicative quote incl. VAT within 24 hours on working days. On request we collect the car in Saint-Imier.
Can I bring the car over from Saint-Imier myself?
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Yes, you simply come to us yourself, or we collect it. From Saint-Imier, follow the cantonal road down the Vallon through Villeret, Cormoret, Courtelary, Cortébert and Corgémont to Sonceboz-Sombeval. There you join the A16 towards Biel/Bienne, which runs via La Heutte and Péry and through the Taubenloch gorge tunnels to Bözingenfeld. From there it is only a few minutes to Südstrasse 2 in the east of Biel (2504 Biel/Bienne). Allow around 30 minutes for the 28 km.
Do you collect my car in Saint-Imier, and what does it cost?
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Yes, we collect your car in Saint-Imier. Saint-Imier is within our collection zone of up to about 28 minutes from Biel: collection and delivery costs CHF 59.45 incl. VAT per job, both ways included (free within Biel itself). We collect the vehicle at the agreed time and bring it back after the repair, with a courtesy car if you wish. Mention it in the online damage report or call 032 552 00 03.
My policy specifies a partner garage. Can I still come to Carrosserie K.I. from Saint-Imier?
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Yes. You are free to choose your body shop. If your policy requires a higher excess outside the partner garage, we cover the difference: you pay the same excess as at your insurer’s partner garage and save up to CHF 1'000.
Is the journey from Saint-Imier to Biel worth it?
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Yes, for three reasons: full transparency (indicative quote incl. VAT, no hidden costs), a guaranteed reply within 24 hours (working days) and one point of contact who takes care of everything, from the report and the repair to the settlement with your insurer. And because we collect your vehicle in Saint-Imier on request, the distance hardly matters.
Does Carrosserie K.I. repair all makes of car?
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Yes. We repair vehicles of all makes, from small cars to SUVs, electric cars and vans, to the manufacturer’s specifications.
Do you settle directly with my insurer?
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Yes, we settle directly with every insurer and arrange the assessment if required. As a rule, you pay only the excess.
No appointment, no waiting.