I'd take it to Brookdale Mitsu since they're a board sponsor, but it really all comes down to the regional claims rep that can approve/deny anything at all the local dealerships. Just hope you catch him on a good day
The dealership down here took pictures of just my leaky rear diff seals and I took my car home right away, showed the regional rep the pictures the next day when he was in so he wouldn't see my actual car and everything ended up getting approved. Maybe ask Brookdale if they're willing to do something similar for you? The dealership told me here they would take pictures and show him rather