Frame Straightening

While some damage to your car or truck only occurs to the body of the vehicle, at times the damage is more extensive. If the inner frame of the car is in need of repair, then frame straightening is necessary to get your car or truck back in working order. This kind of damage happens in almost half of all accidents, so frame machines are an important piece of equipment in our body shop.

Our auto body frame machine is used to restore the frame to its original shape using hydraulics and torque that humans simply canít do. These machines allow us to pull or push the frame to straighten it back to its original shape, depending on the amount of damage and the type of frame.

At DeSantis Collision Center, your car repairs are not only performed using our frame straightening machines, but we take it one step further with industry-leading technology like our laser measuring system. This technology is combined with the expertise of our auto repair technicians, providing the precision to return your car to its factory specs or better.

When is frame straightening needed?

One thing we hear time after time from our customers is how surprised they are at the amount of damage to their vehicles, even after a low speed collision. However, there is a good reason for this.

A key innovation to auto safety in the last few decades is the crumple zone. Crumple zones are areas of a vehicle that are designed to crumple and crush in a collision, absorbing some of the impact ís energy from being transmitted to you and your passengers.

These crumple zones result in less fatalities to people, but they also mean more damage to vehicles in low speed collisions. Even if you don’t think your accident was severe enough to warrant repair, you should still request an estimate. There may be thousands of dollars worth of damage you are not aware of.

After a car accident it ís common to wonder if your car will ever be the same. If you’ve recently been in an accident, even a low speed collision, call us today or request a repair estimate online. We have the technology and the expertise to get your vehicle is the best possible condition. And as always with DeSantis Collision Center, your repairs come with a lifetime warranty on workmanship and paint.