When your vehicle is in a bad wreck, frame damage is among the most critical concerns. The frame is essentially the spine of your vehicle—the backbone of the entire car, the engine, wheels, suspension, and body panels. Frame damage can impact not just the alignment of your vehicle but also its safety, performance, and resale value.
This is the information you need to know about frame damage and how professional repair can make your car as good as new.
What is Frame Damage?
Frame damage occurs when your car’s frame loses its structural integrity. Most modern vehicles are built with unibody frames, where frame and body are welded together in one piece. Trucks and heavier SUVs will be body-on-frame built, where the body is mounted on a distinct frame.
Damage can go from slight bending to extreme distortion that can compromise the alignment, handling, and even crashworthiness of the vehicle.
Typical reasons for frame damage are:
High-speed collisions
Back-end or T-bone crashes
Striking a curb or an object at speed
Traveling over large potholes or rough ground
How Damage to Frames is Restored
Frame damage cannot be fixed as a do-it-yourself job—it takes special tools, expertise, and precision:
Assessment and Measurement
A computer-aided frame measurement system is used to evaluate the damage and match it with the factory original requirements.
Straightening
Specialized frame machines employ hydraulics and clamps to push and pull the metal back into place. They do this with extremely high precision in order to give structural stability.
Strengthening and Welding
When cracking or breaking of the frame parts occurs, the technicians can weld the reinforcements or even swap the shattered parts entirely.
Realignment and Inspection
Upon reassembly of the frame, suspension, wheels, and body panels are aligned and inspected to ensure the vehicle runs and drives as it should.
Why Exotic Motorsport in Simi Valley
While structural repairs in high-end cars, like a Ferrari, require experience as well as equipment, accuracy is a vital function in auto body repair, especially with performance and high-end cars.
As a Tesla Certified Body Shop, Exotic Motorsport adheres to Tesla’s high standards of structural repair that involve proprietary training, access to original parts, and the latest repair technology. Whether you drive a Tesla or a high-end competitor, they have the authorized technicians who know how to do the job to fix frame damage safely and soundly.
Final Thoughts
Frame damage to your car is no laughing matter—but with the right crew, it can be professionally repaired. For Simi Valley drivers, Exotic Motorsport, a body shop in Simi Valley, offers factory-level service, certified structural repair, and assurance that your car is in the very best hands possible.
