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Why do collision centers take so long for repairs?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:43 am
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:43 am
My daughter got hammered in the rear ( 
)..no pics
Car was still drivable and didn't look that bad. Damage to the rear bumper, trunk, and one rear side panel. Shop has had it 3 weeks already and estimated to finish by end of this week.
We have a rental car so I'm not desperate to get her car back, just wondering wtf takes so long actually. (I know they have to remove damaged parts, replace, paint, etc. but a month for $1800 worth of damage seems excessive.
)..no pics Car was still drivable and didn't look that bad. Damage to the rear bumper, trunk, and one rear side panel. Shop has had it 3 weeks already and estimated to finish by end of this week.
We have a rental car so I'm not desperate to get her car back, just wondering wtf takes so long actually. (I know they have to remove damaged parts, replace, paint, etc. but a month for $1800 worth of damage seems excessive.
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Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:45 am to The Mick
Because insurance
I don't know who you have in your area, but caliber collision does good work
I don't know who you have in your area, but caliber collision does good work
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:45 am to The Mick
I knew I knocked the bottom outta that too hard. Sorry!
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:46 am to The Mick
Sounds like you need to use a different collision center next time. My son's truck had $5,000 worth of damage recently and I had the truck back in 2 weeks.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:47 am to The Mick
Insurance and shipping of parts. Plus they have to get that labor charge.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:48 am to The Mick
quote:
My daughter got hammered in the rear
I am sure it wasn't the first time and definitely won't be the last time.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:48 am to The Mick
quote:
just wondering wtf takes so long actually.
Back log? I imagine the first week is ordering parts...if that soon. Probably would be a bad body shop if they didn't have other customers
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:48 am to saintsfan1977
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This post was edited on 7/31/17 at 8:04 am
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:53 am to The Mick
Just had mine repaired. Brought it in for original estimate, scheduled appointment. Guy told me it was likely they would find additional damage once they got into it which they did. Initially told me about two weeks, ended up being three with the 4th holiday and extra damage.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:57 am to dallastiger55
quote:
I would reword your first sentence. Makes me tense just reading it
Sorry for the ghey
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:59 am to The Mick
Here's why:
Posted on 7/31/17 at 8:01 am to The Mick
Find somewhere else next time. Cajun Collision in BR was way quicker than other places I called and did excellent work.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 8:03 am to The Mick
Because you don't plan properly.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 8:03 am to The Mick
Want it done right?
You could always bring it to some cheap place, they got it done fast but it looks like shite...
You could always bring it to some cheap place, they got it done fast but it looks like shite...
This post was edited on 7/31/17 at 8:04 am
Posted on 7/31/17 at 8:11 am to The Mick
Must have some actual unibody damage in addition to the bolt on stuff.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 8:13 am to The Mick
Collision center doesnt order parts until you drop off the car. So figure the first week is waiting for parts to come in. Then when the body shop starts taking things apart, its not uncommon to find additional damage that wasn't on the adjuster's original estimate. So they have to get authorization from insurance company so that extra work can be added on, which may or may not require waiting for insurance adjuster to go to the repair shop to authorize additional work, depending on how much hidden damage there was.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 9:43 am to Tiger Prawn
Tigerprawn hit the nail on the head.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 10:27 am to The Mick
backlog is the absolute correct answer. A few places will tell you they can't start for several days or weeks but not most.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 10:38 am to The Mick
The long delays experienced with collision repairs and virtually ANYTHING related to replacement parts...is due the industry "improvement" of "just in time shipping/distribution", dating back over 20 years ago. I.E., in order to "reduce costs" {just who's costs were actually REDUCED...is open to debate}...whereas replacement parts are no longer housed on site, nor in local distribution sites,nor in regional distribution sites...but ONLY in national and sometimes OVERSEAS distribution sites !
Posted on 7/31/17 at 10:58 am to tickfawtiger
quote:Yep. In the Western Hemisphere, for example, all OE Mercedes parts come from Vance, AL. It's crazy the addresses in all kinds of BFE locations that come out of there.
whereas replacement parts are no longer housed on site, nor in local distribution sites,nor in regional distribution sites...but ONLY in national and sometimes OVERSEAS distribution sites
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