collision repair

Motorcycle repair and painting during winter months

At Sharp Auto Body we do auto body (body shop) repairs to cars and trucks of all makes, models and years. We also do body repairs and painting for motorcycles of all makes, models and years. This is a great time to have your motorcycle repaired since it is the winter months. The majority of motorcycle riders wait until it is warm out with great riding weather to bring the bikes in for auto body… Read More »Motorcycle repair and painting during winter months

You don’t need ANY estimates for an insurance claim

There was a time when you needed a number of estimates in order to get your vehicle repaired when you were filling an insurance claim to have your car repaired at an auto body shop. This is no longer the case. It is no longer the case for a number of reasons. Each of them is important in their own right. All of them are good to know so you are educated as a consumer… Read More »You don’t need ANY estimates for an insurance claim

After a collision and Auto Body Repair–why does your car need to be scanned?

Vehicles today are more sophisticated than ever before. They have more and more complicated systems that are run controlled by computers. What is important for vehicle owners to know is how this computers work to protect them. What happens is when a system has a problem it leaves a “DTC”, Diagnostic Trouble Code, in the computer. Here is where it gets tricky. The system will report and store the DTC in the computer that controls… Read More »After a collision and Auto Body Repair–why does your car need to be scanned?

Why Didn’t My Air Bag Deploy (Go Off)???

I am often asked by clients who have rear ended somebody why their air bag did not deploy. The is a simple and important explanation. Air bag impact sensors work on 2 planes the vertical, up & down, plane and the horizontal, side to side, plane. An air bag will deploy when the impact sensor is straight and level. When you slam on the brakes you nose dive the vehicle. This causes a sudden shift… Read More »Why Didn’t My Air Bag Deploy (Go Off)???