2014 (124 articles)

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• January 01, 2014: Aluminum Roof Replacement On The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution And Outlander
  

  The use of dissimilar metals together in one area of the vehicle structure, and the attachment methods used with those materials, can affect damage analysis and repair versus replace decisions. Two mo...

• January 01, 2014: The Importance Of Quality Control
  

  Quality repairs are essential for customer safety and satisfaction, not to mention the time saved preventing rework and comebacks. Ensuring quality repairs are completed on each and every vehicle requ...

• January 01, 2014: Tire Considerations For Honda And Acura Vehicles
  

  There are times when collision repairs on Honda and Acura vehicles will include replacing tires. If tires need to be replaced, it is important that the appropriate size and model number tires are inst...

• January 01, 2014: Collision Repair And The 2011 Ford Fiesta
  

  The 2011 Ford Fiesta is a complete reintroduction of the model name, and one glance will tell you the new Fiesta bears hardly any resemblance to its earlier 1978 namesake (see Figure 1). The Fiesta is...

• January 01, 2014: Nitrogen Hot Air Welding
  

  Hot air welders have been around for a number of years and used mostly in bumper remanufacturing facilities. A hot air welder works by passing compressed air over a heating element and heating the air...