Supplement Request for Hidden Damage

Turns your estimator's and technician's teardown notes into a clear supplement request to send to the insurance adjuster.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

need a supplement for Rose Ferguson's silver 2013 Honda Civic. claim 44-718203, adjuster is Ronald Eastman. original estimate was 3412.60 approved 3/4. Ross Foster wrote the estimate, Roy Fuller tore it down 3/6. rear hit. found tail panel kinked behind the bumper cover, cant repair it, replace. part 486.00, 6.5 body hrs, 2.0 refinish hrs. left rear unibody rail buckled, needs pulled on the frame machine, 3.0 frame hrs, we have the measuring printout. left taillamp bracket broken, part 38.40, 0.5 body hr. trunk floor seam crushed, 1.5 body hrs to repair. rear parking sensor bracket cracked, part 22.75, 0.3 body hr. rates: body 62 an hour, frame 85, refinish 62, paint materials 34 per refinish hr. photos: 1-3 panel, 4-5 rail plus the printout, 6 lamp bracket, 7-8 trunk seam, 9 sensor bracket. we stopped work on the rear until we hear back. Meadowland Collision, 6835 Ironland Rd, Brookford, 312-555-0108. Ross signs it.

AFTER · what the skill produced

To: Ronald Eastman
From: Ross Foster, Meadowland Collision, 6835 Ironland Rd, Brookford, 312-555-0108
Re: Supplement request, claim 44-718203
Vehicle: 2013 Honda Civic, silver (customer: Rose Ferguson)
Teardown date: 3/6

Mr. Eastman,

During teardown on 3/6, Roy Fuller found damage behind the rear bumper cover that could not be seen when I wrote the original estimate. Details, photos, and pricing are below. We are asking for review and approval of this supplement.

Safety concern, recommended now

Left rear unibody rail: The rail is buckled. It was measured on our frame machine and the printout is attached. We recommend pulling it back into position.
- Frame labor: 3.0 hrs at $85.00 = $255.00
- Item subtotal: $255.00
- Photos 4 and 5, plus measuring printout

Recommended now
2. Tail panel: The panel is kinked behind the bumper cover and we cannot repair it. We recommend replacing it.

Part: $486.00
Body labor: 6.5 hrs at $62.00 = $403.00
Refinish labor: 2.0 hrs at $62.00 = $124.00
Paint materials: 2.0 hrs at $34.00 = $68.00
Item subtotal: $1,081.00
Photos 1 to 3

Left taillamp bracket: The bracket is broken. We recommend replacing it.
- Part: $38.40
- Body labor: 0.5 hr at $62.00 = $31.00
- Item subtotal: $69.40
- Photo 6
Trunk floor seam: The seam is crushed. We recommend repairing it.
- Body labor: 1.5 hrs at $62.00 = $93.00
- Item subtotal: $93.00
- Photos 7 and 8

Also recommended
5. Rear parking sensor bracket: The bracket is cracked. We recommend replacing it.

Part: $22.75
Body labor: 0.3 hr at $62.00 = $18.60
Item subtotal: $41.35
Photo 9

Totals

Original estimate (approved 3/4): $3,412.60
Supplement total: $1,539.75
Revised total: $4,952.35

We have stopped work on the rear of the vehicle until we hear back from you. Please review the attached photos 1 to 9 and the measuring printout, and reply with your approval or any questions. You can reach me at 312-555-0108.

Thank you,
Ross Foster
Meadowland Collision

Questions for the owner

Should sales tax on the parts be added to these figures?
Do you want to tell the adjuster how many added repair days this supplement will need? You did not give a number.
Do you want to state whether the tail panel is an original-maker or aftermarket part? It was not in your notes.
What date should go on this request?

What it does

Turns your estimator's and technician's teardown notes into a clear supplement request to send to the insurance adjuster. It lists each piece of hidden damage, the parts and labor for it, the new total, and what photos back it up.

Use it when: Use when a body shop needs to write a supplement request to an insurance adjuster for hidden damage found after teardown, such as: write up a supplement, we found more damage, send this to the adjuster, or supplement for hidden damage.