YouTube provides a wealth of videos about airbags, and we found several we’d like to share with you from Honda Motors. The reason why airbags are so important right now for vehicle owners is due to the Takata airbag recall. There may be some 34 million airbags recalled for driver’s side and passenger side airbags.…
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10 Fourth Of July Travel Safety Tips For Drivers
Photo credit by Jayme Soulati Fourth of July travel safety is more critical as 41.9 million Americans will take to the roadways, skies, trains, and waterways. This holiday is expected to be the most busy since 2007, and it has a lot to do with gas prices for automobiles. Average gasoline prices are $1 less…
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What Happens When Airbags Deploy?
Credit: ABC -TV (6) Philadelphia With the Takata airbag recall in the news, many drivers have a renewed interest in airbag safety and design. One of the most common questions they have is what happens when airbags deploy in an auto collision? Knowing how airbag systems work gives you a better understanding of what goes…
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Looking At OEM vs Aftermarket Parts
Alan’s Collision Center rarely prefers use of aftermarket parts in collision repair. If the professional team had a choice, they would always use OEM vs aftermarket parts. There’s a battle brewing in OEM vs aftermarket parts in the auto body repair industry. A class-action lawsuit consisting of multiple collision repair businesses from across the country…
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Alan’s Collision Center Announces Auto Body Post Repair Inspection Program
On June 3, 2015, Alan’s Collision Center, NE Philadelphia, announced a new auto body post repair inspection program to improve safety and reduce risk of poor collision repair for vehicle owners. As more and more auto body shops are getting squeezed with the increasing cost of repair equipment, tools, and labor, the vehicle owner may…
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Alan’s Collision Center Is A Non-Direct Repair Program
A non-direct repair program auto body shop is one that is not aligned within an insurance company network. Alan's Collision in NE Philadelphia is one such collision center, and that means consumer rights come first. When you need to select an auto body repair shop for your vehicle, it's important to know the difference between…
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