Precision Frame Work in Round Lake Beach, IL

A vehicle's structure is a safety device. It is engineered so that specific zones crush in a specific order and other zones do not move at all, and that behavior only survives a repair if the geometry goes back exactly where it started.

Computer measurement, not a good eye

We compare reference points across the vehicle to the manufacturer's published dimensional data using computerized measuring equipment. Readings before, during, and after. The tolerance is millimeters, well below what anyone can see, which is the entire reason the equipment exists.

A structure a few millimeters out will still bolt together, close its doors, and drive down Rollins Road looking fine. It will also wear a tire unevenly, hold a slight pull, and misdirect the next impact.

Where the sensors are aimed

Airbag sensors, radar units, and driver assist cameras all reference their position off the structure. Bring a rail back to approximately the right place and those systems are watching approximately the right part of the road. That is not a repair, and it is not something an owner can check without taking the auto body shop's word for it.

The answer that costs us a job

Occasionally measurement shows a structure that cannot be returned to specification safely, and the honest recommendation is that the vehicle be totaled rather than repaired. We say so. Taking that job would be straightforward money and it is not work we would put a lifetime warranty behind.

If something changed after your accident, a pull, a shudder, a door that no longer fits, bring it to 604 W Rollins Rd and let us measure it rather than guess.

Free assessment: (847) 740-3234.