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Estimate Tip – Qapter – Masking textured bumper duplicate effort

Audatex / Qapter DBRM page 141 section 4-4 states “Masking:  Audatex refinish labor provides for masking within panel boundaries (e.g., openings, blackout…
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Estimate Tip – CCC- Cleaning Metal Debris & Shavings during repairs

Recently, DEG Inquiry 31550 identified  “removal/clean-up of material debris from drilling/grinding is considered a procedural step when preforming either drilling or grinding.”…
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Estimate Tip – Audatex – Power Sunroof Option

Audatex vehicle chapters may exclude sunroof related components and labor unless the correct vehicle options are selected. Example of adding sunroof parts…
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Estimate Tip – Mitchell- Cavity Wax Labor

Add your text here...The Mitchell Collision Estimating Guide (CEG, P-Pages) identifies that labor and materials for Cavity Wax are both NOT INCLUDED.…
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Estimate Tip – CCC – Post Calibration Radar Power Test

Recently, Repairer Driven News highlighted discussion about post calibration radar power test . Repairs that require a specific radar power test would be NOT INCLUDED…
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Estimate Tip – Subaru Air Bag Curtain Module Mounting Clip

Subaru has released service bulletin 17-18-23 updating repairers that one-time-use mounting clips and spacer clips for air bag curtain modules are now available…
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Estimate Tip – Gravel Guard Texture Matching

Texture matching gravel guard is NOT INCLUDED in Audatex Qapter, CCC & Mitchell. Audatex DBRM: Page 43 Labor Exclusions “OEM aesthetic appearance matching of…
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Estimate Tip – CCC/MOTOR – Removing attached bezels from bumpers for refinish

DEG Inquiry 31277 addresses the need to disassemble or O/H bumpers covers that arrive assembled, with bezels and trim that may need…