Aftermarket Bumper Covers
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[quote=”lild” post=14786]i will have to mention this to the office help. we have to put on what ever the insurance comp. tells us to put on. i have noticed lately that state farm is useing a lot of keystone remans.[/quote]
If you price out an OEM and a reman/aftermarket and can get close with the OEM, most (including State Farm) and happy to go with the OEM.
Just a note about the price matching…every manufacturer has their own Policies. I know that with Chrysler it is called the Crash Parts Program and it includes most common parts such as bumpers, hoods and lights. With Chrysler, not all dealers participate in the program. If you want to learn more, you need to talk to the parts manager or their commercial parts sales rep. And at least with Toyota, many of their bumpers are so cheap to begin with (I guess not priming them saves them a lot of money :wak )
Working at the Chrysler dealer, I have only once dealt with an aftermarket bumper for a Chrysler, never a reman (since we can basically always match the price).
well ya can do either here but ya get fuked on the markup damned if ya do damned if ya dont:chair :chair :chair :chair
If you are using Mitchell, look where the parts price is while you are writing the estimate. If there is a little black square by the parts price, it means that the part is available with special pricing from the dealer.
GMs program is called Goodwrench Service Merchandising Parts Program
I have been told that oem will price match but we still get am and some remans. It may only be a regonal thing. Or.. its a time thing. We can get Keystone parts every day. Some OEM parts take DAYS!
that’s the thing. most of the insurance comp. sit at our shop and write their own estimates, with the expection of nationwide and statefarm. one of office guys worked for nationwide a few years ago. so i’m sure he knows the in’s and out. but i’ll mention to about the black box.
hell we even had some adjusters tell us where to get the parts from. like the keystone remans. statefarm tells us to order it. seein how they want to us am parts but can’t.[quote=”bondomerchant” post=14792]well ya can do either here but ya get fuked on the markup damned if ya do damned if ya dont:chair :chair :chair :chair[/quote]
trust me dorks thats how it falls i do both but i still do this for money im not a charity:teach :teach :teachIm a charity tech! Thats why Im Underpaid Painter:rofl
[quote=”Underpaid Painter” post=14806]Im a charity tech! Thats why Im Underpaid Painter:rofl[/quote
well i sometimes play the UNICEF game 2 but only when i have to:stoned :stoned :stoned[quote=”bondomerchant” post=14807][quote=”Underpaid Painter” post=14806]Im a charity tech! Thats why Im Underpaid Painter:rofl[/quote
well i sometimes play the UNICEF game 2 but only when i have to:stoned :stoned :stoned[/quote
i can be an aftermrkt slut when i have ta$LUT
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