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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…
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.”…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…