Auto Damage Estimator — Phase 1 Prototype

1 · Vehicle

Built-in vehicle line

Year Make Model Trim Engine

Trim & engine matter (lamp type, intercooler, cooling). VIN decode is stubbed in Phase 1 — see README. Unknown trim/engine → lines are flagged “verify before ordering.”

2 · Damage intake

Did it leak fluid? Does it still run / drive? Did any airbag go off? Is the wheel pushed back / crooked? Any warning lights?

Guided photos (stubbed in Phase 1 — photo AI pre-fill is Phase 2): front ¾ both sides, straight-on, close-ups of the impact, wheel/underhood if safe.

Tap the impact zone(s)

Severity

3 · Shop rates (settings)

Seeded from the spec's 2026 market ranges (body $55–85, paint $45–75, mechanical higher, paint materials $28–45 per refinish hr). These are auto-shop rates — not the $125 SnapTakeOff handyman rate. Preset uses body $65 / paint $60 / mechanical $95 / structural $75, per the spec example.

Body $/hr Paint $/hr Mechanical $/hr Structural $/hr Paint materials $/hr (low) Paint materials $/hr (high) Shop supplies / fees $ Tax on parts %

4 · Estimator review — the human gate (never skipped)

Confirm, re-bucket, edit ranges and hours, exclude or delete lines, add lines. Inspect lines are priced separately and stay out of the headline total. Lines at $0 are priced after measurement.

Parts

Incl.	Part (category only — no part numbers)	Bucket	Low $	High $

Labor (shop template times)

Incl.	Operation	Type	Hrs low	Hrs high

Totals

	Low	High