About the shop
Tyson Auto Repair and Body Shop is a working garage on Tyson Lane where the people fixing your car are the same people you talk to. Here's who we are and how we work.
Our story, in our customers' words
The best way to understand Tyson Auto Repair and Body Shop is to read what people write after they pick up their car. One name shows up again and again: Hower. "Ask for Hower" is the advice one customer left for everybody else, and another summed up the whole visit in one line β Hower and his guys did a great job.
"His guys" are part of the story, too. Cesar gets credit in more than one review for suspension and control-arm work. Ray is described as the nicest guy, a hard worker who knows his stuff and is fair with prices. Luis and Marcus each have customers who thanked them by name. That is what a neighborhood shop looks like when it is working: a small crew, familiar faces and people who remember your car.
The work itself splits two ways. On the body side, it is bumpers, fenders, paint and welding on rusted panels β the scars city driving leaves behind. On the mechanical side, it is struts, shocks, control arms, suspension mounts and oil changes. Having both in one place means a car that came in for a dent doesn't have to go somewhere else for the clunk underneath it.
Speed matters to people, and reviewers notice it. One describes a bumper installed in about an hour. Another dropped a car off at the last minute and had it ready the next morning. Travelers who broke down far from home have written about being helped and sent back on the road quickly. We can't promise every job moves that fast β parts and paint take the time they take β but we know your car is how you get to work, and we treat it that way.
How we work
People come back because they knew what they were paying for. One reviewer called the price "such a reasonable price as well." You get a quote and an explanation before work starts.
We look for the actual cause β the loose mount, the rotted panel β and repair that. We'll tell you what can wait and what can't.
Your car is how you get to work and get the kids to school. We give honest timelines and move as fast as the job safely allows.
Who we help
Different people, the same expectation: tell me what's wrong, tell me what it costs, and get me back on the road.
If your car gets you to a shift or across the city every day, a week without it isn't an option. We give you a realistic timeline up front and let you know as soon as the car is ready, so you can plan around it.
A scraped bumper or a pushed-in fender is stressful enough. We look at the damage, explain what is cosmetic and what affects the car, and walk you through the repair from panel to paint.
Some of our warmest reviews come from people who broke down far from home and needed help fast. If you're stuck in Jersey City with a car that won't cooperate, call us and explain what's going on.
Older cars collect rust, worn mounts and tired struts. We help keep them safe and solid with welding, suspension work and regular oil changes, and we'll tell you honestly when a repair is worth doing.
Where we work
The shop sits at 15 Tyson Lane, close to Communipaw Avenue and JFK Boulevard. Most of our customers come from a few minutes in any direction: Bergen-Lafayette right around us, the West Side, McGinley Square, Greenville and Journal Square. We also get drivers passing through the city who need a repair to get home.
Being local matters to us. The same streets that leave dents in your doors and wear out your struts are the ones we drive every day, so we know what Jersey City does to a car and what it takes to keep one going through another winter.
If you're not sure we handle your kind of repair, call and describe it. If it's something we do, we'll tell you how to get the car to us.
In the shop
Representative photos β replaced with real shots of the shop before launch.
Call ahead or stop by Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 6 PM.
π (551) 242-3332