Cecil’s Collision Center and Mike’s Body Shop: How Two Jackson Shops Compare

If the collision just happened, do these things before you think about shops at all.

• Get everyone somewhere safe and call 911 if anyone may be hurt.
• Call law enforcement. In Jackson that is the Teton County Sheriff at (307) 733-4052, or the Wyoming Highway Patrol at 911.
• Photograph everything: all four corners of your vehicle, the other vehicle, the licence plates, the road, and the surrounding area.
• Exchange insurance and contact details. Do not discuss fault at the scene.
• Open the claim with your insurer and write down the claim number.
• If the vehicle is not drivable, have it towed somewhere safe. You can have it towed to us and decide later. A tow to a shop is not a commitment to that shop.

Once the vehicle is safe, call us at (307) 733-6461 and we will walk you through what happens next. Nothing about the repair decision has to be made in the first hour.

Cecil’s Collision Center is a family owned and operated body shop in Jackson, located at 3640 Southpark Dr, Ste B, with a published phone number of (307) 264-1777. It handles automotive collision repair and paint work and states that it works with all insurance companies.

That is the extent of what we will say about another business. We are not going to characterise their work, their prices, or their reviews, and we would encourage you to call them yourself if you want to know more about what they do. The rest of this page is about what Mike’s Body Shop offers, because that is the part we can actually stand behind.

Mike’s Body Shop opened in Jackson in 1973. That is more than fifty years of fixing vehicles in the same town, through more than fifty Jackson winters.

Longevity is not a marketing line in a valley this size. It means we have already seen what happens to a vehicle after a decade of magnesium chloride on Highway 22. It means we know which parts take three days to reach Jackson and which take three weeks, so the timeline we give you at the estimate is a real timeline. It means we have worked claims with every major insurer operating in Teton County, over and over, and we know what documentation they want before they ask for it.

It also means we are not going anywhere. Our collision repair guarantee lasts as long as you own the vehicle, and a guarantee is only worth as much as the shop standing behind it. We have been standing here since 1973, and you will see us at the grocery store. That is the accountability that matters in a town like this one.

Here is everything we bring to your repair. All of it is on our own site, and we will stand behind every line of it on the phone.

• In business since 1973. More than fifty years repairing collision damage in Jackson Hole, at 1705 Martin Ln.
• Lifetime guarantee on body and structural repairs. Our guarantee covers all body and structural repairs performed at our shop for as long as you own the vehicle.
• Free written estimates. Walk in during business hours, no appointment needed. The estimate usually takes about thirty minutes and costs nothing. You can also send us photos and we will call you back with a number.
• Your insurance claim, handled for you. We file the claim, talk to the adjuster, submit supplements when hidden damage turns up during disassembly, and bill your insurer directly. You should not have to project-manage your own accident. See our insurance claims page for how that works step by step.
• CCC One estimating. We write estimates in CCC One, the same estimating platform most insurers use, which keeps our line items and theirs in the same language and takes friction out of the claim.
• Computerized frame measuring and straightening. Structural damage is measured against factory dimensions rather than judged by eye. Details on our frame straightening page.
• Computerized colour matching and a climate-controlled booth for paint refinishing.
• Pickup and delivery, with complimentary interior detailing often included, so the vehicle comes back to you clean as well as fixed.
• Locally owned and independent. We work on all makes, and the person who writes your estimate works in the same building as the person who repairs your vehicle.

If you want any of that confirmed before you commit to anything, call (307) 733-6461 and ask. We would rather answer questions than have you guess.

These questions are worth asking at any shop you call, including ours. A good shop will answer all of them plainly, and we will.

• How long have you been repairing vehicles here? A warranty is a promise about the future, so it is worth knowing how long the shop making it has been around. We opened in 1973.
• Is my vehicle unibody or body-on-frame, and how will you measure it? Most cars and crossovers built today are unibody, meaning the body panels and the structure are one welded assembly. Most pickups are body-on-frame. Structural repairs on either should be verified against factory dimensions with measuring equipment, not judged by eye. Ours are.
• What does the warranty cover, for how long, and can I see it in writing? Warranties on workmanship, on paint, and on parts are three different things. Our guarantee covers body and structural repairs for as long as you own the vehicle.
• Who handles my insurance claim, me or you? At Mike’s the answer is us. We file it, we submit the supplements, and we bill the insurer directly.
• What parts will you use, and who decides? OEM parts come from the vehicle manufacturer. Aftermarket parts are made by a third party. Recycled parts are original parts pulled from another vehicle. Your insurance policy language usually governs which are paid for. Ask the shop to show you the parts line items on the estimate.
• How do you handle hidden damage? Once a vehicle is disassembled, damage that was not visible at estimate time often appears. The additional request sent to the insurer is called a supplement. Ask how supplements are documented and how they affect your timeline.
• Does my vehicle have cameras or radar behind the damaged area? Many vehicles carry driver assistance sensors in bumpers, grilles, mirrors and windshields. Those often require recalibration after a repair even when they look untouched.
• How will you keep me updated? Ask specifically who will call you and how often. Our estimator will call you by name.

More on this in our guide to choosing a body shop after an accident.

Both shops are in Jackson, both publish Monday to Friday hours, both work with insurance companies, and both do collision repair and paint. For most repairs you are choosing on communication, timeline, and what the shop will put in writing.

Here is what we put in writing. Fifty-plus years in this valley since 1973. A lifetime guarantee on body and structural repairs, for as long as you own the vehicle. Free estimates with no appointment. Your claim filed, argued and billed by us rather than by you. Estimates written in CCC One so the insurer reads them in their own format. Pickup and delivery, and the interior cleaned before you get it back.

That combination is why people who have lived here a long time tend to end up at 1705 Martin Ln. If you are weighing your options after a collision, call us at (307) 733-6461 and let us look at the vehicle. The estimate is free and it costs you nothing to compare.

You will hear these words in the next two weeks. Knowing them makes every conversation easier.

• Unibody means the structure and the outer body are one welded assembly. Most cars and crossovers. Body-on-frame means a separate ladder frame under a bolted-on body. Most pickups.
• OEM parts are made by or for the vehicle manufacturer. Aftermarket parts are made by an unrelated manufacturer. Recycled parts are original parts taken from another vehicle. We cover the trade-offs on our OEM versus aftermarket parts page.
• Supplement is the additional estimate sent to the insurer once hidden damage is found during disassembly. We write and submit these for you.
• Blend panel is an adjacent panel that gets a small amount of colour sprayed into it so the repair does not show as a hard edge. It is normal, skilled work, not padding.
• Total loss means the insurer has decided the repair cost exceeds a set share of the vehicle’s value. We will tell you honestly if we think a vehicle is heading that way rather than running up an estimate.

Mike’s Body Shop is an independent business and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with any other shop named on this page. Anything stated here about another business was taken from that business’s own published information as of July 2026, and we have deliberately kept it brief and factual. Shops change what they offer. Call them and call us, and confirm anything that matters to your decision.