Important Websites

Through research and training individuals to create complete damage appraisals I have collected quite a few websites to assist in the process.
The first is http://scrs.com/ if you go to this website you will find the "Guide to Complete Repair Planning" and it is indeed complete.  I recommend saving this to your desktop so you can review before you go to write any damage.  Print out the page(s) that reference the area of damage and you now have a checklist.
Another favorite is http://ciclink.com/ on this website you will find  "Best Practices for Digital Imaging", it gives the best process I have found for taking photos and documenting damage.
You should not begin writing a damage appraisal without referring to several of I-CAR's website links, the first is a link that takes you to Vehicle Makers Technical Information were they are all categorized for quick access. http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/technical_information/technical_info.shtml the second and probably my favorite is the Partial Replacement Guide http://fms.i-car.com/vehicle_technical_information/fmpro?-db=vehicle_section.fp5&-lay=vehicle_specific_sectioning&-format=index.html&-view in most cases it will take you to the manufacturers site and it shows you when and where you can properly section a panel.  The most important is the Air Bag Replacement Recommendation link http://fms.i-car.com/airbag_matrix/fmpro?-db=matrixmd.fp5&-lay=vehicle_charts&-format=index.html&-view all the information you need to make a vehicle safe again after air bag deployment is there.  If you need the documentation for your appraisal, copy and paste it to your appraisal notes for later reference.  The last I-CAR link but definitely not the least is UPCR http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/technical_information/upcr.shtml  which gives you uniform repair procedures for just about any collision repair.
The next one is http://degweb.org/About_the_DEG.html which takes you to the Database Enhancement Gateway so you can validate all those "incl's" that pop up in your estimating system.  It also will help you identify raw bumper prep and you can search by the vehicle you are writing and find out what inquiries have been made and their status.
The last one is NADA http://nadaguides.com/Cars which helps you determine the true value of the vehicle you are appraising the damage on.

Now you have some of the same information I give to those that I train through my Damage Appraisal Training classes, put it to use and you will be rewarded with more complete appraisals.