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[tom4bren]

... in the case of frame damage, the body can be removed, the frame straightened, and the body panels put back on more or less intact.

Actually, they usually don't even need to remove the body panels unless the frame is severely damaged.

When they were straightening the one frame member on mine that was bent after I parked it on top of a van, they didn't have to remove any of the body panels. It even came back into perfect alignment after the repair (they said that was a VERY good indication of the process).

BTW, sorry to hear of your accident. Let us know if we can help.