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“When replacing a door skin, does the replacement labor time include time to repair the door frame from where the door frame gets damaged from grinding and chiseling the old skin off and where you have to dolly and hammer the new skin back on (we have to repair, sand and prime the frame to get it back to a new panel point before we refinish it) is this extra work included in the skin replacement time?” the DEG user wrote.īesides mentioning the Audatex P-pages’ sandwiched panel language, the DEG directed the user to Section 4-2 instructions stating, “Replace labor does not include additional labor to repair the replaced panel and or adjacent panels which may become distorted, burned or damaged by welding, drilling, grinding and straightening.”Īudatex also told the DEG: “Trimming, repair, or modification of the part is never included per the DBRM. “Manual entries on an estimate do not imply that the part/operation entered is not a necessary procedure.”Ī May 21 inquiry about estimating a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado in Audatex saw a response which examined the concept of inadvertent damage in greater depth.
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“Any sheetmetal damage occurring during the separation of (sandwiched) panels is not included in Audatex provided labor values and would be a manual consideration. Sliding the replacement panel in between, rewelding and smoothing welds if necessary,” Audatex writes in Replacement and Recycled Operations Section 4-3 of its Database Reference Manual. “Sandwiched panel replacement includes time to separate the panels by drilling out the spot welds and Damage on sandwiched panelsĪ March 30 Database Enhancement tweet highlighted Audatex’s handling of “sandwiched” panels.
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Here’s our latest monthly roundup of areas spotlighted as tip-worthy by the DEG. It’s a good way to find information provider best practices and help write the most accurate estimates or appraisals possible. If you haven’t used the free service before to submit questions about estimating collision repair work or just browse responses to other carrier and shop questions, check it out. The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs online and through the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ email list.