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"Front End" on a lot. What does it really mean?

A 3D X-ray of a crossover front end: through the transparent body, the bumper reinforcement, crash box, radiators and headlight mounts are highlighted in yellow. Illustration, not a measured reconstruction of the damage.

Subtitles: full voice-over text.

Front End is the declared damage zone at the front of the car. The label on its own does not establish the exact direction of the impact, its depth or the condition of the hidden components.

Questions the label does not answer

The condition of the reinforcement, front structural members and mounts.
Whether the radiator pack, cooling, front wheel or suspension are affected.
What is visible in the cabin and which SRS checks are needed.

A 3D illustration, not a photo of a lot. Hidden components are shown schematically; the radiator and condenser prices on screen are from the Audi Q5 case, not general ones.

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On-screen text

Text from the checked video frames. The time marks the observed frame, not the exact scene boundary. Translated from Ukrainian.

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FRONT END · IMPACT TO THE FRONT CORNER What the photos show, and what is under the panel An impact to the front corner. The photos show the bumper, headlight and wing.

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HIDDEN COMPONENTS Bumper reinforcement · Crash box · Radiators · Headlight mounts But under the panel the reinforcement, crash box, radiators, headlight mounts and chassis rail may have been damaged.

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BEFORE YOU BID Ask for photos from above and below, check the geometry on a jig Before you bid, ask for photos from underneath and check the geometry on a jig.