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They took over the old Porsche of Downtown LA building on Figueroa. They are almost done with staffing/setting up the building, but I don't know the ETA yet of when it'll open, but I imagine it's getting close.

Aluminum is tricky, as it work hardens from the impact (https://www.totalmateria.com/en-us/articles/work-hardening-aluminum-alloys-1/). Once it reaches it's threshold, the aluminum cracks, which Lucid forbids us from welding up with an aluminum specific welder. In order to detect cracking...

Regardless of the shop you choose, an initial estimate being close to a final bill is extremely difficult to predict without the vehicle being properly diagnosed (which could include seat belt inspections, steering column inspections, and plugging in the car to the LDS software), along with the...

2 things: 1. The aluminum door shell is prone to stretching/bowing at the mounting point for the 3 screws when the mirror gets hit hard enough. Did you see any damage there? 2. I bring up #1, as this becomes problematic for calibration the RNC camera / surround view system. If there is even...

I will be there the entire week, up in the Upper South Hall (SCRS Booth). I know some folks from Lucid will be there as well. If I remember correctly, there is a dedicated EV section in either North Hall or Central Hall.

In this case, you have 3 panels that all converge and join at that corner. There are also crumple zones in that area that are meant to disperse the load that direct that energy in very specific directions. The problem is that if the factory fastening systems (rivets/bonding adhesive) are...

I have 2 very close friends that have Lucid certified shops in Virgina (Dorns Body and Paint and Rosslyn Auto Body). And yes, based on your photos, I would concur it will likely total.

I agree it's painful, and from what I've heard from the folks at Lucid, the next few models that come out should be more repairable/affordable to repair in comparison to the Air. Your i3 suffers with similar issues due to its carbon shell.

I figured I would share this 25 Air that we have in the shop right now, as this is a great example of the sticker shock syndrome that we deal with. This customer reported that he backed up over a curb and noticed the right side of the bumper cover popping out/warped, and that the quarter...

That facility is also where my employees go to train (one of multiple training centers across the country). Daniel is a great guy, and he is in charge of the paint side of the certified body shop program.

The good news in all of this is that Lucid has worked through a lot of their parts problems, and ETAs on parts have been much better. You can expect this job to be in the $5000-$6000 range for the glass, labor, materials, and calibrations.

Service manual access, tool lists, etc are all available here: https://www.oem1stop.com/content/lucid

As someone who has invested in the training and tooling from Lucid to safely repair these vehicles, watching him fumble through trying to fix the car with zero reference to the service manual is incredibly cavalier, and clickbait at best. No proper PPE, no high voltage lockout, nothing. I...

If it's embedded that deep into the paint where the iron remover does not work, then a trip to the service center may be necessary for this to reviewed for coverage under the warranty. This symptom is documented in the warranty manual already, so Lucid knows this can happen.

Looks to be Rail dust--Lucids are moved by train all over the country to get to their corresponding sales studio. An iron decon should be able to remove it. A commercially available product you could be an auto parts store or online would be this...

Recently, we have been receiving cracked/broken windshields / roof canopies from Lucid, which may increase the wait time. Casagrande is the only warehouse for the entire country at this time.

I'm probably the next closest shop to you across state lines, and I don't have wait times aside from Lucid shippping us parts. This job typically takes 4-5 days to complete. Not sure if it's worth it for you to drive that far though.

Never seen this happen, even in collision repair work I've done on Gravitys (over 20 now at this point). The plastic will rip before the bolts come out.

That panel is held on with 10 torx style bolts in that area (P00-F12ADG-00 is the part #).

I'm surprised the body shop didn't try to answer any of these questions for you (I'm assuming it's a Lucid certified shop). The black grille is $522.86, the lower platinum colored trim molding is $186.30, the undertray is $398.69, and the shutter system is $966.61. The bumper needs to come off...