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Buick Only Approves New Genuine GM Parts for Use with ADAS: Here’s Why That’s Important

February 21, 2021

      Buick wants to protect your Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. When you take your Buick to a shop for repairs, it’s imperative that the shop follows the guidelines specified in General Motors’ Position Statement.  Every shop has access to this information, but not every shop follows what the manufacturer says.  GM makes it […]

Why Buick Recommends Only New GM Air Bag Components and Why That’s Important to You

February 21, 2021

    Auto manufacturers provide crucial information about collision repair in their position statements. In the auto body repair industry, we are provided with manufacturers’ Position Statements that describe each auto maker’s recommendations for how those repairs should be done.  General Motors has released a detailed statement explaining why they prohibit the use of any […]

GM: How Bad Auto Body Repair Can Affect Your Safety Systems

August 20, 2020

  Your car has safety systems, known universally as ADAS- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. These cover everything from ABS brakes to Electronic Stability Control and up to more complex systems like lane departure warning systems and auto-braking.   All of these systems rely on very sophisticated computers. They get their information from very advanced cameras […]

Why You Need to Know About GM’s Very Specific ADAS Calibrations

August 11, 2020

As the owner of a GM car about to get collision repair, you need to know that GM is very specific about their repair procedures. It is vital because not every auto body shop in this area follows the OEM procedures. Believe it or not, the body shop has a choice in how they fix […]

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