2024 (101 articles)

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• June 21, 2024: What Is The Appropriate Body Filler?
  

  Cosmetic repair today has many options for repair materials. During the collision repair process, a technician is faced with what is the appropriate body filler. Let’s look at what different types of ...

• June 18, 2024: Straightening And Heat: Tesla
  

  A question often asked of the Repairability Technical Support (RTS) team is, "Can heat be used to straighten?" Several OEMs provide steel repairability matrices that provide heating times and temperat...

• June 13, 2024: Bumper Cover Repair With ADAS: Jaguar Land Rover - UPDATE
  

  A simple bumper repair on a modern vehicle may not be as simple as it seems. New technologies like blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and other advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) u...

• June 12, 2024: Child Car Seat Resources For Vehicles With Inflatable Seatbelts
  

  Ford and Mercedes-Benz vehicles offer an optional inflatable seat belt for rear outward passengers. This unique safety feature presents challenges when installing a child car seat. Let’s see where to ...

• June 07, 2024: Tesla Position: Pre- and Post-Repair System Scanning - UPDATE
  

  We often receive the Ask I-CAR inquiry: "Does Tesla have a position statement on pre- and post-repair system scanning? Do they plan on coming out with one?"