Collision Industry Conference
Las Vegas, November 2, 2004
Write-It-Right Committee
Committee Members--2004
• Steve Vettel — Pacific
Collision Centers — Co
Chairman
• Mike Hall — Mercury
Insurance
• Tom Williamson —
Marina Autobody
• Farzam Afshar —
Verefax
• Tom Holmes — Holmes
Body Shop
• Gene Scambray —
Coparts
• Ray Trevethan — AAA
• Michael Lloyd -
California Casualty
Management Group
• Lou Romo – 21st
Century Insurance
• Steve Seidner – Seidner
Collision Centers
• Rick Reiss – Caliber
Collision Centers
• Young Chai—PC Net
Cypress
• Herb Lieberman – LKQ
Corporation
• Gene Anderson–
Mitchell International
• Doug Mewes –
Craftsmen Autobody
• Marco Maimone—
Marco’s Autobody
Committee Members--2004
• Bruce Yungkans – CCC
• Dave Hathaway –
Farmers Insurance
• Ron Guilliams – Fix
Auto
• Ed Milmeister – All Auto
Parts
• Gil Palmer – Automobile
Club of Southern
California
• Bill Lawrence —Hi Tech
Collision Centers
• Wolf Wohl—Hi Tech
Collision Centers
• Gary Stephen –
Autobody Resources
• Steve Krause – Grand
Prix Auto Auctions
• Karen Schoknect –
Holmes Auto Body
• Mike Rubin—California
Casualty Management
Group
• Dan Cox—Allstate
• Chris Sestito—Safeco
Insurance
• Ken Wells –Akzo-Nobel
• John Hubert –State
Farm
• Toby Chess – Chairman
Aluminum Rail Replacement on a
2004 and Newer 5 Series BMW
A 2004 BMW 5 Series BMW has been in
an accident. The left rail has a golf ball
size bend in it about 10 inches from
the front end cap & the right rail is
swayed out by 15 mm.
Estimator A writes an estimate to pull
the front end of the vehicle and repair
both rails.
Estimator B writes an estimate to pull
the front end and replace the left rail.
Who is right?
• Estimator A is only right
• Estimator B is only right
• Both Estimators are right
• Both Estimators are wrong
The correct answer is D
Both Estimators are wrong
and the following
presentation will explain
why.
Replacement of the
Aluminum Front End Parts
on a 2004 and Newer BMW.
The 2004 BMW 5 Series is mixture of
aluminum and steel. The fr