Dealer Collision Center

Dealer Collision Center handles collision repair and refinishing on 1600 South for vehicles of any make, and like most shops of its size does the majority of its work through insurance rather than direct with the owner. That shapes the process more than people expect, and the parts of it that cause friction are almost always the parts nobody explained at the start.

Worth knowing

An estimate written before disassembly is a first draft. Collision damage hides behind panels — a bent bracket, a cracked mount, a bumper reinforcement folded out of sight — and the document that adds it once the vehicle is apart is called a supplement. Supplements are routine rather than a warning sign; a repair with none at all often means nothing was taken apart. The second thing worth knowing is that parts fall into three categories: original equipment from the manufacturer, aftermarket copies, and recycled parts from another vehicle, and which of them a policy pays for is written into the policy rather than decided by the shop. The third is the one most often misunderstood: the vehicle owner chooses the repairer. An insurer can recommend a network shop, and there are real conveniences in using one, but the decision belongs to whoever owns the car.

Related on the site: towing and roadside companies and auto parts stores. See every listing under Auto Body & Collision.

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