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Toyota
Toyota does not have a sectioning procedure for the front lower rail.
Per Toyota Bulletin #176 - Approved Collision Repair Methods: A "Method Not Approved" is "Sectioning at Non-Specified Locations"
The bulletin can be found at: www.techinfo.toyota.com
For short videos that show how to purchase and access the Toyota collision repair information, check out the Toyota OEM Information page.
A tool that may be used to find out if the vehicle maker has a partial replacement or sectioning procedure is the I-CAR developed OEM Partial Part Replacement Search.
Check out the I-CAR Collision Repair News article: How to Find Toyota/Lexus CRIBs
