WBRZ Highlights Baton Rouge Collision Center

At some body shops, “original equipment manufactured parts” may be a foreign term but at one Baton Rouge Collision Center, it is standard operating procedure. Medines continues to lead the charge against aftermarket parts and substandard repair.

Two years ago, Louisiana’s Attorney General got involved in the fight against aftermarket parts. Last year, CNN shined a National light on the problem. But, too many insurance companies continue to cut corners, and motorists end up paying the price.

WBRZ recently covered a story at Medines that involved Progressive Insurance sending a motorist who had been in an accident to a shop that didn’t repair the vehicle to manufacturer standards. Noticing something was amiss, the owner brought it to Medines for a second look and that is where the story begins.

 From the WBRZ story:

“At his body shop, Chris Medine can clearly see the problems plaguing the owner of a car he's repairing. It's been repaired before, but not to manufacturer standards. That's why he's got the car, and is tasked with trying to fix another shop's mess. The driver of the car went to a body shop she was referred to by her insurance company, Progressive. Once the car was fixed, Medine said the driver's problems cropped up. She then took the car to Medine's Collision Center. When Chris Medine dismantled the entire back end of the car, he uncovered it wasn't fixed right. He's in the process of re-repairing the repair.”

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