collision repair dealer or independent body shop
I was in a not at fault accident and the vehicle ( 2017 Honda CRV) is at the dealer now. Although the exterior of the vehicle didn't look too bad, i was told that the hood bumper fender radiator condenser all needs to be replaced and they quote 11k for the replair. Problem is that the dealer is sending the vehicle to a small body shop( around the street corner) for repair and dealer is not on the insurance company's preferred body shop list. They haven't started on the repair and i'm thinking about sending the vehicle to a reputable independent body shop like 427 auto collision for repair( on the preferred body shop list) and it's Honda certified Profirst auto collision repair shop listed on Honda's website. There's a sensor for safety features of the vehicle (front collision mitigation etc.) which fall off after the accident. So i guess they need to put it back on and calibrate it. I'm not sure if independent body shop have the equipment and is capable of doing that. I'n debating on choosing between dealer and 427 auto collision. Can anyone share their experience? Help is appreciated. Thanks!
Last edited by Polymertank on Sep 4th, 2018 11:43 am, edited 1 time in total.