AUTO BODY PANEL AND BODY PARTS IDENTIFICATION QUESTION AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026

AUTO BODY PANEL AND BODY PARTS
IDENTIFICATION

POWERTRAIN, FRAME AND BODY PANELS - ANS-WHAT ARE THE THREE COMPONENTS
A VEHICLES BODY IS MADE OF?

BODY PANELS - ANS-WHAT IS THE SHELL OF THE VEHICLE?

BODY OVER FRAME, UNITIZED (UNIBODY), SEMI-UNITIZED AND SPACE FRAME -
ANS-WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION?

BODY OVER FRAME - ANS-(BOF) THE FRAME IS SEPARATE FROM THE BODY

SEMI-UNITIZED - ANS-WHAT IS A COMBINATION OF BOF AND UNIBODY?

SEDAN, COUPE (HARDTOP), HATCHBACK, CONVERTABLE, TRUCKS, SUV AND MINIVAN
- ANS-WHAT ARE THE SEVEN VEHICLE BODY TYPES?

ESTIMATE - ANS-A WRITTEN DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PRICING OF ALL LABOUR
OPERATIONS, PARTS AND MATERIALS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE NECESSARY
REPAIRS

LOW-CARBON STEEL, HIGH STRENGTH STEEL (HSS), ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL
(UHSS) AND HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY STEEL(HSLA) - ANS-WHAT ARE THE FOUR
TYPES OF STEEL?

FRONT SECTION, CENTRE SECTION AND REAR SECTION - ANS-WHAT ARE THE THREE
SECTIONS A VEHICLE BODY CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO?

STRUCTURAL AND COSMETIC - ANS-WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR BODY COMPONENTS
OF A VEHICLE?

THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET PLASTIC - ANS-WHAT ARE THE TWO CATEGORIES
OF PLASTIC?

BODY PANELS. GLASS, INTERIOR TRIM AND FRAME - ANS-THE AUTO BODY INCLUDES

ESTIMATOR - ANS-DETERMINING HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPAIR A
WRECKED/DAMAGED VEHICLE PROFITABLY IS THE JOB OF WHO?