Estimating Tip – Mitchell – Transferring fender mounting bracket
Estimating Tip – Mitchell – Transferring fender mounting bracket Recent DEG inquiry 36465 provides response from Mitchell regarding transferring fender mounting brackets. “Please see Labor General Information: Additions to Labor Times. Transfer Time: For welded, riveted or bonded brackets, braces or reinforcements from old part to new part. Suggest user estimate on site time needed for repairs.”
Estimating Tip: CCC/MOTOR: Updated Guide to Estimating (GTE P Pages)
CCC/MOTORS has updated the Guide to Estimating (P Pages) ”Rev 12-21”. Users can access to most current up to date guide by visiting this link: https://help.cccis.com/webhelp/motor/gte/guide.htm [...]
Estimating Tip: CCC, Mitchell and Audatex – EV Charging / Plug-in Vehicles is NOT INCLUDED.
Charging Electric Vehicles (EV) is NOT INCLUDED in any of the three Information Provider’s published labor times per CCC Inquiry 19143 , Mitchell Inquiry 19142 [...]
Estimating Tip: CCC- Wireharness feedback from CCC/MOTORS
“After review of the MOTOR data, the estimated work time applied to a Door includes time to disconnect and reconnect the Internal Wiring. Please note. [...]
Estimating Tip: Audatex: Easily adding tires to repair plans
Audatex users can quickly and easily select tires to be added to the repair plan. Audatex now provides users the ability search for the correct [...]
Estimating Tip: CCC- Refinishing Jeep Wrangler/ Gladiator Flares
Repairers having to refinish late model Jeep Wrangler / Gladiator fender / bedside flares will need to perform masking of the textured unpainted areas. The [...]
Estimating Tip: CCC, Mitchell and Audatex- Retrieving remnants of rivet/ debris
Some components may require drilling out rivets and punching the rest of the rivet which may cause the backside to fall into a cavity or [...]
Estimating Tip – Mitchell- Wheel R/I not included in bumper labor
Recent DEG Inquiry 18849 states “Per p-page for front and rear bumpers, removing and installing the wheel has not been factored into the R&I Bumper [...]
Estimating Tip: CCC- Nissan Database Update
Recent DEG Inquiry 18933 has hinted vehicle database will be available on 10/8/21 UM download. DEG has confirmed with CCC, additional vehicle chapters will start [...]