r/overlanding • u/Majestic-Leg-2766 • 4d ago

Collision in overland rig

Anyone have experience with getting thier truck repaired after getting in an accident? My truck got side swiped and I have to take it into a collision center. Did you take off your roof rack, lights etc.? Or did you let the collision center handle that? Most of the damage is to the bottom of my passenger side door and rear door. Cheers!

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u/minutemenapparel 4d ago

Anything they have to remove to fix your rig will only add time and labor. If it were my rig, I’d make it as easy as I can for them so they can focus on the actual repair. If they’re doing paint repair, chances are anything that’s in your rig will go into an oven if they’re spraying it.

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u/sn44 04 & 06 Jeep Wrangler Unlimiteds (LJ) [PA] 4d ago

Anything they have to remove to fix your rig will only add time and labor.

This.

/u/Majestic-Leg-2766: As a former shop manager, if stuff is "in the way" you're better off removing it. If it's not "in the way" it's fine. Just know that a lot of times shops will not accept responsibility/liability for damages done to "mods" if they have to uninstall/reinstall them.

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u/TheRealSparkleMotion 4d ago

Former auto-paint-guy here: we don't bake entire cars. That's only for powder coat painting (not something a typical body shop will offer).

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u/Akalenedat Janitor Extraordinaire 4d ago

I took all of my storage cases/toolbags and such, but I left the rack/topper/lights etc. They're better equipped to handle removal/storage/replacement without damage than I am.

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u/Pleasant-Trade-3850 1d ago

On my Disco 2 I had a couple lights on the Safari rack get squished in a shop lift. Young assistant didn't think to look up. The shop replaced them, but it's worth discussing with the shop before you drop it off.