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Types of Car Body Damage Looking for car body repairs in your locality? Looking at directories and surfing the internet can provide you with a list of car body repair shops. However, what you may not find is the type of car body repairs that these auto shops do. They may generally term your requirement for auto body repair as collision or car body damage. You may need to speak to an honest car body repair man to determine the type of damage your car sustained. To help you, here are the types of car body damages: Primary Damage. Direct or primary damage result from a headstrong collision. The impact will usually result with the largest area of visible damage on your car. This damage is assessed by determining the direction of the damage. By ascertaining the direction of the colliding vehicle or object, staff for car body repairs will also assess any consequential damage that may have happened as the result of the impact. Secondary Damage. Indirect or secondary damage is the resulting damage from the impact aside from the area hit. For instance, if your car collided with a large vehicle or object, the impact may be so strong that the headlights at the back of the car get broken. This is secondary damage. Other structures like the window or the door getting jammed after the collision impact are also considered secondary damage. This damage is further categorized into two main classifications: Visible Damage. Visible damage is a type of indirect damage that can be visually assessed. In addition to the instance provided above, this could also be damage to surrounding structures of the vehicle as a result of the impact. Concealed Damage. This type of secondary damage is that part of the damage that needs further assessment. The collision may have subsequently caused a part of the engine to break loose or may cause for wheel misalignment. Such damage will require intensive repair aside from the car body repairs. These damages are further described by the car body repair staff in the following technical terms: Parallel side damage. This type of major damage is sustained when the impact of the moving vehicles creates a subsequent damage along the full length of the car like broken windows and mirrors.

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Types  of  Car  Body  Damage    Looking  for  car  body  repairs  in  your  locality?  Looking  at  directories  and  surfing  the  internet  can  provide  you  with  a  list  of  car  body  repair  shops.  However,  what  you  may  not  find  is  the  type  of  car  body  repairs  that  these  auto  shops  do.  They  may  generally  term  your  requirement  for  auto  body  repair  as  collision  or  car  body  damage.  You  may  need  to  speak  to  an  honest  car  body  repair  man  to  determine  the  type  of  damage  your  car  sustained.  To  help  you,  here  are  the  types  of  car  body  damages:    Primary  Damage.  Direct  or  primary  damage  result  from  a  headstrong  collision.  The  impact  will  usually  result  with  the  largest  area  of  visible  damage  on  your  car.  This  damage  is  assessed  by  determining  the  direction  of  the  damage.  By  ascertaining  the  direction  of  the  colliding  vehicle  or  object,  staff  for  car  body  repairs  will  also  assess  any  consequential  damage  that  may  have  happened  as  the  result  of  the  impact.  

 Secondary  Damage.  Indirect  or  secondary  damage  is  the  resulting  damage  from  the  impact  aside  from  the  area  hit.  For  instance,  if  your  car  collided  with  a  large  vehicle  or  object,  the  impact  may  be  so  strong  that  the  headlights  at  the  back  of  the  car  get  broken.  This  is  secondary  damage.  Other  

structures  like  the  window  or  the  door  getting  jammed  after  the  collision  impact  are  also  considered  secondary  damage.  This  damage  is  further  categorized  into  two  main  classifications:    Visible  Damage.  Visible  damage  is  a  type  of  indirect  damage  that  can  be  visually  assessed.  In  addition  to  the  instance  provided  above,  this  could  also  be  damage  to  surrounding  structures  of  the  vehicle  as  a  result  of  the  impact.    Concealed  Damage.  This  type  of  secondary  damage  is  that  part  of  the  damage  that  needs  further  assessment.  The  collision  may  have  subsequently  caused  a  part  of  the  engine  to  break  loose  or  may  cause  for  wheel  misalignment.  Such  damage  will  require  intensive  repair  aside  from  the  car  body  repairs.  These  damages  are  further  described  by  the  car  body  repair  staff  in  the  following  technical  terms:    Parallel  side  damage.  This  type  of  major  damage  is  sustained  when  the  impact  of  the  moving  vehicles  creates  a  subsequent  damage  along  the  full  length  of  the  car  like  broken  windows  and  mirrors.  

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 Direct  side  damage.  Damage  that  is  caused  by  a  direct  contact  with  the  side  of  the  vehicle,  causing  subsequent  damage.    Roll  over  damage.  As  the  term  implies,  this  damage  is  sustained  by  the  vehicle  when  it  rolled  over  before  returning  to  its  upright  position.  Perhaps  this  type  of  damage  will  cause  damage  to  almost  every  panel  of  the  car.      

 Front  end  damage.  This  is  the  damage  that  is  sustained  at  the  front  of  the  car,  damaging  headlights,  bumper  and  the  front  bulkhead.    Total  write  off.  When  your  car  body  repairs  shop  says  this,  this  means  that  the  car’s  damage  is  so  extensive  that  it  is  beyond  repair.  If  

you  chose  to  get  it  repaired,  you  will  be  advised  that  the  repair  cost  may  be  more  than  the  value  of  the  car  itself.    If  you  are  looking  for  a  car  body  repairs  shop,  it  would  be  best  to  at  least  be  familiar  with  these  terms  so  as  to  determine  the  amount  of  money  that  you’ll  spend  with  the  repairs  as  well  as  time  that  the  auto  shop  will  need  in  repairing  it.  You  don’t  need  to  know  every  word  or  technical  term,  but  having  an  idea  of  what  the  repair  men  are  talking  about  helps.    For  more  advice  regarding  car  body  damage,  visit  the  experts  at  Car  Body  Repairs  by  Bromham's  Bodyworks  Ltd,  Ascot  Drive,  Derby  DE24  8GZ    01332  297221