www.bar.ca.gov From its headquarters in Sacramento and through 12 field offices around California, the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) conducts consumer protection services related to automotive repair. BAR registers and regulates automotive repair dealers, accepts and resolves auto repair complaints from the public, investigates violations of the Automotive Repair Act and, when appropriate, refers cases […]
www.AutoDamageExperts.com Since 1995, we at Auto Damage Experts, Inc. (ADE) have been serving consumers, legal professionals, insurers and repairers in auto, truck, RV etc. related inspection services. Such services include but are not limited to Pre and Post Repair inspections, In-Process Repair Monitoring, Pre-Purchase inspections, Appraisals (for total loss and legal settlement proceedings, insurance coverage […]
www.cbs.state.or.us/ins/consumer/auto-insurance/auto.html Oregon Department of Insurance – Auto www.cbs.state.or.us/ins/consumer/consumer-tips/4845-4_vehicle-total-loss.pdf Total Loss Tips from Dept. of Insurance www.ct-clic.com This website is for the State of Connecticut’s Online Licensing Info Center. This would be the website that an individual would go to for information for their Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser’s License. www.propertycasualty360.com/pages/claims-guidelines.php This is a link to […]
www.ciclink.com This website has a lot of useful power points under committees and reports. It also has contact information for a lot of the insurance heads. www.degweb.org This website was developed to help improve the quality and accuracy of collision repair estimates, through proactive feedback from the collision repair industry and other “end users” to […]
www.ase.com This website is used to test and certify people in the collision industry to meet standards that are required by some OEM Certifications. The non-profit National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) works to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying automotive professionals. www.crrtraining.com This website is where you […]
www.badgy.com This website offers professional quality name makers of badges, gift cards, preferred customer cards, etc. www.getlisted.org This website allows you to see how your business is listed on Google, Bing and other major local search engines – plus a ton more info on how to be found online with only an investment of time. […]
www.dropbox.com Dropbox is software that can go on your computers and cell phones. It creates a “cloud” storage area where you can store files and access them from anywhere. We use smart phones to take pictures and we upload the pictures to Dropbox. Usually by the time the estimator is back at their desk the […]
www.3m.com/automotive This is 3M’s website. It has training videos for their new products, SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), catalogs and a ton of other great resources. www.airbagsolutions.com This website is a “pay to use” website IF and ONLY IF you want to utilize their Airbag software or determine what Air bag or SRS system components require […]
Audi www.partslink24.com This is a pay website requiring either a daily, monthly, or yearly subscription. Once you register you can have access to view the same exact parts graphics as the dealerships for any model of Audi, Porsche, and VW. www.partsvoice.com This website is the largest open OEM parts locator in the US and Canada. […]
www.empireauto.us This website allows you to search Aftermarket parts, serving the North Eastern United States