Although 90 percent of repairers surveyed agreed that collision repair standards should be based upon OEM repair standards, the industry is divided on who should establish these standards.
Scott Biggs argues that collision repairers should establish these standards.
Dale Delmege believes the standards should be established by a third-party entity.
It all starts with checking the OE service information and precisely following the specs to the letter.
Advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) calibrations are pretty much the topic when you talk to any shop, insurance company or even vehicle owner. Questions as to why they’re necessary, what the cost is and what it takes to do one whirl around, no matter who you talk to.
The most critical first step in an exit or transition plan is to develop a financial plan and personal vision of what your life will look like post-business.
Today’s collision repairers are challenged with a new set of concerns, one being the need to follow OEM repair procedures.
CARSTAR Jacobus Founder Jerry Jacobus and son Dave share a passion for collision repair and also model railroading.
In a perfect world, every repairer would make the right decisions in every repair, but we don’t live in a perfect world.
When choosing the right car lift for servicing electric vehicles, there are several key factors to consider.
Ninety percent of the time when a steering angle sensor code is active, it means the sensor needs to be calibrated.
The business model of mobile auto glass replacement has given way to brick-and-mortar locations to accommodate windshield calibrations on vehicles equipped with ADAS.
With refinish and ADAS, the theme time and time again comes back to: check the OEM repair recommendations.
