Estimating Tip: Audatex - Additional Labor > Calibration/ Scanning Operations Audatex has been adding various scanning/ calibration operations to the database that may be applicable to the vehicle being repaired. Users can select from pre-defined [...]
Recent DEG Inquiries 14331, 14330 & 14329. Some vehicles may have seam sealer/protective coatings over fasteners on bolt-on parts which may require additional labor to remove the seam sealer as well as re-applying seam sealers [...]
Recent inquiry 14245 New replacement parts may not come supplied with the appropriate mounting studs, brackets, braces. Replacement labor for these parts are considered NOT INCLUDED unless specifically stated in the part footnote in the [...]
Once you have deleted the clear line from an estimate, it will need to be added back manually. There is a prompt to identify it when you delete lines. To manually select clear coat, users [...]
Recent DEG inquiries 14234, 14151 and 14140 revealed database errors for trunk lid/ lift gate weatherstrip. Weatherstrip attached to the body of the vehicle is NOT INCLUDED in the replacement time of the trunk lid [...]
“Van and SUV” have a separate set of labor inclusions and not included operations on side panel / corner panel (quarter panel) replacements vs a standard vehicle application. It is important to refer to the [...]
“There are two methods of overlap deduction. They are: • Guide Number Order: This method will include an operation on the lowest guide number first and then not count it on any higher guide number. [...]
CCC/ MOTOR: GTE> Labor Time Premise “Trial-Fit of a component to verify dimensional accuracy of adjoining parts” Mitchell: CEG Guide> Labor General information > “Repair or Align Parts or adjacent to parts being replaced.” Audatex: [...]
Some vehicle chapters in all three information providers may list specific notes about a part being one time use or specific information from the OEM. It is important to confirm this information directly in the [...]
Labor times related to repaired and/or used panels—example: Remove and install or masking of glass, outside handles or exterior trim, feather prime & block, masking for primer surfacer application—are not included in refinish time. The [...]
