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I have a friend in ATL that actually does DV claims for luxury and exotic cars... usually when he gets called out for an job, he appraises the car pre-bodyshop, and then post-bodyshop. Then the difference in value is what they draft up to the insurance company for a DV claim. People driving around with $100k+ cars find it worth the time to hire the firm to get the DV claim for them because when you cause $40k damage to a new Porsche, it effects the value just a tad....
If you waited until after you got the car repaired, or you had a very small amount of damage (ie. paint) its probably not worth the hassle to try and go around looking for a DV claim at that point. I'm not saying its impossible, but there are right ways to do things, and insurance companies are sticklers for that.
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