Essex · 19 miles by road
Custom paint and restoration for Colchester
Our yard is at Sible Hedingham, about 35 minutes west of Colchester. If it’s got wheels, we’ll take it on: stripped, repaired and painted in our own booths, and put back right.
From Colchester to the yard
19 miles by road, about 35 minutes. The quickest way over uses the A133, A12, A120 and A1124, past Earls Colne and Halstead.
The yard is at Tile Kiln Farm, Braintree Road, Sible Hedingham, Essex CO9 3RL. Directions on Google Maps.
A paint or restoration job means the vehicle stays with us for a while, so most people drop it off and pick it up once it's done. If it doesn't run or isn't road legal, tell us when you send the job.
What we do
- Custom paintOne-off colours, two-tones and show finishes, laid down in the booth.
- RestorationRusty, tired or half finished. Brought back properly, panel by panel.
- BodyworkRot cut out, dents knocked out and gaps set right before any paint goes on.
- Strip-downsTrim, glass and fittings off first, so the paint goes everywhere it should.
- Body repairDents, scratches, scuffed bumpers and accident damage on everyday cars and vans.
- Lease return repairsMarks put right before the lease car goes back, instead of paying the charges.
- Engine modificationsEngine work alongside the paint and bodywork, with the bay done while the engine is out.
Some of the work
Camper vans
Two-tones and full resprays for the van life lot.
Large vans
Sprinters, Transits and the long wheelbase lot. Big panels, no bother.
Classics
Jaguars, Mercs, BMWs and Porsches, brought back properly.
Fast Fords
Escorts and the rest, metal put right before the paint.
Round Colchester
We take work from all round Colchester as well. The places within a few miles of it, and how long the drive to the yard takes:
- Wivenhoe 40 min to the yard
Questions people ask
How far is Bare Knuckle Customs from Colchester?
19 miles by road, about 35 minutes. The yard is at Tile Kiln Farm, Braintree Road, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3RL, west of Colchester.
Do you take work from Colchester?
Yes. Colchester is 14 miles from the yard as the crow flies, well inside the 50 miles round Sible Hedingham that we cover.
How do I get a price?
Send us a few photos, the make and model and what you’re after, and we’ll come back with a price. WhatsApp them to 07926 400 999, email hello@bkcustoms.co.uk or use the form on our contact page.
Other towns near the yard
- Halstead 10 min
- Braintree 15 min
- Coggeshall 20 min
- Sudbury 20 min
- Clare 20 min
- Witham 25 min
- Thaxted 25 min
- Haverhill 25 min
- Great Dunmow 25 min
- Chelmsford 30 min
- Maldon 35 min
- Saffron Walden 35 min
- Hadleigh 35 min
Road miles, drive times and the route are worked out on OpenStreetMap (OSRM), with drive times rounded up to the next five minutes.