BMW inspection under LED line board
Customer intake photo. LED line-board inspection reveals the exact dent count and size classification before the estimate goes to the insurer.
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This is what damage documentation looks like in an actual PDR shop — LED line-board inspection, panel-by-panel dent mapping, work-in-progress PDR. Fully-paired before/after shots will be added as customers authorize sharing.
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Customer intake photo. LED line-board inspection reveals the exact dent count and size classification before the estimate goes to the insurer.
Without line-board lighting, this damage is invisible. With it, every dent gets mapped and documented for the supplement.
Quarter-plus-size hailstones produce the deep circular dents you see here. Repair approach: push method + blend finishing, panel-by-panel.
Every dent gets circled during intake. The count drives the CCC ONE estimate and determines how each panel is priced.
Glue pull is how we handle panels with no access to the back side — hot-melt tab + slide hammer, then knockdown. Factory paint never gets touched.
When repair requires removing a panel entirely, we inspect it off the vehicle under the same LED lighting to confirm every dent is found.
Dents along body lines require extra care — getting the crease back to factory without flat-spotting takes the right tool set and the right hands.
Some hailstones produce dents this size on a single impact. Oversized dents carry a separate per-dent line item on the estimate — typically $40–$50 each.
Trunk lids collect hail at a shallower angle, producing lighter, shallower dents. Often a same-day repair — dime-to-nickel size, push method only.
Roof hits are the most common single-location hail damage. Most SUV/van roofs also require extended-roof markup in the estimate (+25%).
Push method repair in progress. The rod goes in through an existing body opening after trim R&I. No sanding, no filler, no repaint.
Luxury vehicles require the same process, with extra patience. We train on European paint specifically because the margins for error are narrower.
When the count goes over 200 dents on a single panel, every one still gets documented. Each circle is a line item on the supplement.
Tacomas and mid-size trucks take hits harder than sedans because of the flat vertical surfaces. Wavy LED reflection = the exact dent count we bill for.
Pink marker on dark paint is standard for adjuster photos — pink photographs more clearly than white chalk or black marker against deep paint colors.
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