Porirua Motor Body Repairs Ltd — known locally as PMBR — is Porirua's longest established collision repair shop, panel beating and spray painting vehicles since 1963. Located at 14 Prosser Street in Porirua, a comfortable 20 minute drive from Wellington, the Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast, the workshop has earned a reputation as the area's favourite collision repairer, with customers returning again and again whenever their car needs attention.
The core business is panelbeating and spraypainting, and as part of any collision repair the team can also provide and arrange mechanical and electrical repairs — a genuine one stop shop that saves you running your vehicle between different repairers. The paint side of the operation is remarkably broad too: alongside standard resprays, PMBR takes on custom paint, graphics, wheels, bikes, motorbikes and even furniture. Once a vehicle is repaired and painted, car detailing — interior and exterior cleaning, polishing and waxing — is available so your car leaves looking as good as new, if not better.
What sets the place apart is the people. When you arrive at the reception desk you deal first hand with the directors of the business, who take the time to listen to your concerns and fully understand your requirements before work begins. All technicians are fully qualified and trained, and customer feedback consistently praises the quality of their work, the speed at which it's completed and their friendly, trustworthy approach.
Practical extras make the process easier: PMBR is a repairer for all insurance companies with guaranteed repairs, replacement vehicles are available, a contractors van can be loaned to tradespeople, free quotes are offered while you wait, and Gold Card holders should ask about the Gold Card Discount. The workshop is open Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 5.00 pm, and visitors are always welcome to look around and see the work for themselves.
Pull into 14 Prosser Street and you're visiting a business with real history. Porirua Motor Body Repairs Ltd — known around town as PMBR — has been repairing and repainting vehicles since 1963, making it Porirua's longest established collision repair shop. Conveniently located about a 20 minute drive from Wellington, the Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast, the workshop has become the area's favourite collision repairer, and customers keep coming back whenever their car needs help.
That kind of longevity doesn't happen by accident. Over more than six decades PMBR has developed a very loyal and happy customer base by aiming to restore every vehicle back to its original condition — and by treating the repair process as something that should be a positive experience rather than a headache. The team describes itself as your one stop shop for panel beating and spray painting repairs, and the range of services on offer backs that up.
The core service is panelbeating and spraypainting, but the team deliberately goes further. As part of a collision repair, PMBR can provide and arrange mechanical and electrical repairs too, saving you the hassle of running your vehicle between different shops. Everything is handled in one place, within an agreed budget, and completed to the high level of quality the team expects of itself. Collision repairs aren't only for accident damage, either — car owners who want to upgrade their vehicle can call on the same service.
Beyond the body shop basics, the paint side of the business is remarkably broad. Alongside standard resprays, PMBR offers custom paint, graphics and wheel work, and takes on bikes, motorbikes and even furniture. Once a vehicle has been repaired and painted, car detailing is available as part of the service — interior and exterior cleaning, polishing and waxing — so your car leaves looking as good as new, if not better.
One thing visitors notice immediately: when you arrive at the reception desk you are dealing first hand with the directors of the business. There's no middle layer. The team takes the time to listen to your concerns and fully understand what your requirements are for your car, then does its very best to make having your vehicle repaired a genuinely positive experience.
The technicians themselves are fully qualified and trained, providing the expert level of care and attention you want from a panel shop. Feedback over the years highlights three things customers value about the team: the quality of the work, the speed at which it's done, and the friendly, trustworthy approach they take with customers.
PMBR is a repairer for all insurance companies, and its repairs are guaranteed — two assurances that matter when you're dealing with the stress of a smash. Because the workshop arranges mechanical and electrical repairs alongside the panel and paint work, owners and insurers deal with a single shop from drop-off to pick-up. The team also works to remove the day-to-day friction of being without a car: replacement vehicles are available, and a contractors van can be loaned to tradespeople who need to keep working while their own vehicle is in the shop.
There are a few welcome extras as well. Call in for a free quote while you wait, and if you hold a Gold Card, ask about the Gold Card Discount.
The workshop is open Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 5.00 pm at 14 Prosser Street, Porirua. You're welcome to simply visit the Panel & Paint Shop — the team is always ready to show you around the workshop and the type of work it's capable of. Prefer to talk first? Phone 04 237 8917, or email admin@pmbr.co.nz, sam@pmbr.co.nz or shane@pmbr.co.nz to discuss your specific requirements.
Whether it's a minor dent, a full collision repair, a custom respray or a detailed finish, the aim at PMBR stays the same as it has been since 1963: to be the number one panel and paint shop in Porirua and Wellington, and to hand your car back looking new again.