Repair planning tools
Five short tools for the stage before anyone has looked at the vehicle. One does a subtraction. The other four turn what you are looking at into the questions worth asking, so the first conversation with a shop or an adjuster is a useful one.
None of these gives a price, a repair time or a decision. A repair is priced after an inspection, and a web page has not seen your vehicle.
Compare two amounts you already have
Estimate minus deductible
A simple comparison of two amounts you already have.
This subtraction is not a coverage decision, claim recommendation or payout estimate. Coverage, exclusions, parts differences and other charges can change your actual out-of-pocket cost. Ask your insurer about your policy.
For more about the estimate, read what affects repair cost and repair vs replace.
Work out what to ask
Pick the line that matches what you are looking at. Each one returns the questions that decide the scope of the work, which is what decides the price.
What will shape the estimate?
Which panel questions should you ask?
Before you commit to a date
Scheduling questions cause more trouble than pricing ones, because a rental, a trip or a work vehicle is usually riding on the answer. Nothing here predicts a completion date.
What needs to happen before scheduling?
Get your photographs ready
Good photographs make the first conversation much shorter. This is a checklist, not an upload.
Prepare your damage photos
0 of 4 photo views ready. Use the checklist to prepare for the conversation.
This checklist does not upload photos or submit an estimate request. Avoid including people, documents or unrelated personal information.
Then either send a repair inquiry or read the after an accident checklist.
Talk to us about your repair.
Call Orange Coast to arrange a vehicle inspection.