TLDR
Structural Damage Assessment for Newport Beach owners. Typical range $400 to $1,500 over 2 to 8 hours. Performed in shop with direct insurance billing.
About Structural Damage Assessment in Newport Beach
Structural damage assessment measures a vehicle against factory specification and delivers a written report. Newport Beach owners use it to challenge a low estimate, verify a prior repair, or evaluate a purchase.
Sometimes the question is not how to fix it but whether it is damaged at all. A structural assessment answers that with measurement rather than opinion, and it is the document that changes carrier conversations. Owners come to us for this when an adjuster has written a cosmetic estimate on a vehicle they suspect took a real hit, or when they are buying something with an accident in its history.
Problems We Solve
These are the situations Newport Beach owners bring us most often for this work. If yours is not listed, call and describe it. We would rather tell you it is outside our scope than take a job we are not the right shop for.
- Suspecting structural damage the adjuster wrote off as cosmetic
- Buying a vehicle with an accident on its history
- Verifying a prior structural repair was done correctly
- Needing documentation for a claim dispute or total loss challenge
What Is Included
- Full structural measurement against factory specification
- Written report with measurements and photographs
- Prior repair evaluation and correctness review
Ballpark Pricing
Every job is quoted from the vehicle after inspection. The ranges below let you plan before you call. Body and paint labor is billed at $210 per hour, mechanical and electrical at $260 per hour, and diagnostics at $285 per hour with the diagnostic hour refunded as a credit against an authorized repair.
| Scope of Work | Ballpark Range | Typical Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Structural Damage Assessment | $400 to $1,500 | 2 to 8 hours |
Ranges are ballpark figures for planning. Your written estimate is built from the actual vehicle after inspection.
Collision estimates are provided at no charge and insurance walk ins are always welcome. RV systems estimates covering slides, awnings, water, electrical, and generators are $150, refunded as a credit against an authorized repair. See the full posted rates and terms.
Insurance Notes
Structural correction must be completed and verified before body and paint. A carrier that approves cosmetic work first is buying a repair that will fail.
We bill direct with every major carrier and hold direct repair relationships with several. Read how the claim process works or the 25 things carriers do not tell you about RV and van claims.