Collision Repair on Dodge Dakota Pickup

Today's Dodge Dakota required collision repair after a fender bender. Allstate Insurance paid to replace the bumper, fender, lamp and wheel flare and match the original factory paint.

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Brand New Toyota RAV4 Collision Repair

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2015 Toyota RAV4 that was in a significant rear end collision. In addition to the obvious damage, there were ripples in the quarter panel a distance from the impact dent, indicating likely unibody frame damage. We re-aligned the frame, replaced the quarter panel, tailgate, bumper, taillight and many related parts. Then we repainted with original factory paint. The work is covered by our lifetime warranty. Allstate Insurance paid for the repairs.

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Rear Ended Camry with Bumper Damage

This Toyota Camry was hit from the rear and is our Car of the Day. We disassembled the bumper to check for hidden damage and managed the process with Travelers Insurance to ensure that everything was repaired properly.

Often in a minor accident, if people don't see a big dent they think there is no significant damage. As these photos show, there was little obvious damage at the impact point because the plastic bumper was able to flex then pop back into shape. However when you look around the edges the bumper no longer fits properly and inside the trunk there are broken fasteners. There could be even more damage underneath the panel. So it is a great idea to exchange insurance information even in the most minor accidents.

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Acura Collision Repair

Today's Car of the Day is an Acura RL that was hit on the side. Farmer's Insurance paid to have the exterior door panel replaced and factory paint applied to the door and blended onto the adjacent panels. Of course we removed all of the chrome, weatherstrips, mouldings and lights to prevent paint from getting on them.

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Brand New Car Body Damage

This 2015 Toyota Camry had less than 200 miles on the odometer when an accident happened. The fender, bumper, brackets and fender liner were damaged. When we disassembled the car we also found that the headlamp was broken and had to be replaced. Insurance covered the cost of the repairs and damaged parts were replaced with original Toyota parts.

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