Required Inspections after a collision are manufacture and vehicle-specific down to the type of impact the vehicle has sustained. Information on what components need to be inspected and/or replaced after a collision can be found [...]
Join SCRS for Open Board Meeting in January Mechanicsville, Virginia, January 1, 2020 – The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will host an open board meeting on Wednesday, January 15 from 3:00 – 5:00pm [...]
SCRS Welcomes Washington Independent Collision Repairer's Association as Most Recent Affiliate Association Mechanicsville, Virginia, December 30, 2019 – The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announces Washington Independent Collision Repairer’s Association (WICRA) as the latest [...]
CCC, Mitchell, and Audatex may suggest a certain paint code to be a single-stage, base coat / clear coat or three-stage based on major paint manufacture suggestions. Ultimately the type of paint process and paint [...]
Replacement panels which may require e-coat (protective coatings) to be removed prior to welding, bonding, riveting process are NOT INCLUDED per Audatex DBRM Section 4-2, page 44. The labor to remove any coatings required by [...]
Congressman Mike Johnson Adds Consent Decree Support with Letter to Department of Justice Mechanicsville, Virginia, December 20, 2019 – The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) wishes to recognize Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his [...]
Some radiators/condensers have built-in cooling systems for transmissions, power steering systems. Labor to replace these cooling units (radiators/condensers) does not include any additional labor that may be needed to fill additional fluids (transmission/power steering/Oils) when [...]
11/2019 CCC/MOTORS updated the "HEADLINER" section of the Guide to Estimating P Pages specifically calling out "Interior lower moldings/trim" being NOT INCLUDED as well as "weatherstrip r/I". Scenarios where this would be factored is if the lower [...]
Whether you work in the collision repair or the property & casualty insurance industry, there is a human impact from the work that we do. There are people who are affected by decisions made [...]
Repairers may see scenarios where an "Adhesive Templates" option may be available to reuse existing emblems, nameplates, and badges. When this option is available, typically from a 3rd party supplier, the labor and material associated [...]
