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What r/Autobody is talking about this week

r/Autobody has 132,777 members and 26 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 6.4 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

132,777members
26posts in the last 24 hours, newest 44 min ago
6.4comments an hour right now, newest 28 min ago
517points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Autobody this week

car22paint17repair14rust14damage12fix11advice11scratch11shop9totaled7frame7bumper7

Top threads this week

  1. 2025 expedition platinum totaled from rock chips

    I really can’t make sense of this, apparently this car was in a wind storm and somehow caused rock chips on all 4 sides (what?) anyways, when we first started the job it was only the passenger...

    517 points141 comments7 d ago
  2. No other insurance shops wanted to touch it

    We mainly do restorations/classics but sometimes get the "newer" stuff like this 05 Harley Davidson f350, collision shops didn't want anything to do with it, so I had the pleasure of doing a whole...

    95 points27 comments2 d ago
  3. No insurance no problem diy repair

    Long story always been a diy guy when it comes to basic car maintenance just simple oil changes and brake pads . And few weeks ago my brother rear ended someone. Having liability insurance we were...

    94 points49 comments19 h ago
  4. Honda CRV 2022. Wife’s car.

    My wife drives this car and I have no idea how this happened. It is a hole about 3 inches wide on the passenger-side front door. Worth going through insurance $500 deductible? Also any idea how...

    79 points113 comments3 d ago
  5. My dad's hammers are 30 to 40 years old. What's the oldest tool you still use?

    Family body shop in Nagasaki, Japan, since 1975. My dad still does all his panel work with these. He says his thing isn't new tech, it's not changing. Anyone else feel the same?

    72 points61 comments6 d ago
  6. “Total if we don’t fix it”

    Sometimes it’s worth saving a car for the customer given their circumstances

    54 points38 comments2 d ago
  7. Bent frame rail 2021 jeep wrangler.

    Can I just get new frame rails welded on? I can’t lose my jeep bro😭 my finger is where the bend ends. Got ran off the road by a drunk driver and hit a bolted down sign and he fled and they never...

    43 points51 comments7 d ago
  8. Auto glass after branch fell on roof.

    2008 Toyota Avalon. Popping out the roof dent myself. just not positive this is good enough for a new rear glass. It's hard to approach the small pinch because of a brace in the way. I measured...

    31 points21 comments2 d ago
  9. Is this totaled

    Both doors do not open there is some frame damage

    18 points37 comments24 h ago
  10. Not going to repaint or anything, but what can I do

    Came out to my hood looking like this after a rain storm. The damage before was much smaller, only where the big exposed paint blotch is. I don’t have anywhere near the money to fix this properly....

    18 points86 comments2 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Windshield chip in remote area
    4 points3 comments44 min ago
  2. Is this car totaled?
    2 points11 comments48 min ago
  3. Cigarette Lighter Socket Dupe/reps
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  4. How bad is this?
    1 points0 comments8 h ago
  5. Advice
    4 points8 comments8 h ago
  6. Body filler onto primer or bare metal??
    3 points3 comments10 h ago
  7. 2019 Acura RDX: body shop says +2 mm / -1 mm front-end deviations are within spec — is that true?
    2 points11 comments10 h ago
  8. Garage door was closed on my car. Question re camera.
    1 points0 comments11 h ago
  9. Any recommend recommendations to pull this and fit everything properly I can get a portapower I don’t know how well that’s gonna work though
    0 points12 comments12 h ago
  10. Blend or No?
    1 points9 comments14 h ago
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