2018 (225 articles)

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• April 30, 2018: New Enhancement on RTS: OEM ADAS Button
  

  Talk of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is around every corner these days. This technology is taking the collision industry by storm. Nearly every OEM has some type of ADAS available and wit...

• April 27, 2018: Sectioning and Partial Part Replacement: 2017 BMW X5
  

  One of the top technical inquiries received at Ask I-CAR, “Is there a sectioning or partial replacement procedure available?” To help answer this question, RTS has an OEM Partial Part Replacement Sear...

• April 26, 2018: Partial Service Part/Assembly Replacement Procedures At Factory Seams: Honda/Acura
  

  Does Honda/Acura have procedures for replacing a partial service part or assembly at factory seams? While Honda/Acura vehicles may not have a replacement procedure for every part of every vehicle, ...

• April 24, 2018: Where Do I Find Other Types Of Information In Audi?
  

  Navigating OEM websites can be challenging when searching for collision repair procedures, especially as no two OEM websites are alike. What happens when you need to find other types of repair informa...

• April 23, 2018: 2018 Great Designs in Steel
  

  Did you miss the registration deadline for the 2018 Great Designs in Steel conference? Don't worry, we'll be there covering the presentations that are important to the collision industry.

• April 20, 2018: Common Mistakes: When Sectioning
  

  When it comes to making sectioning joints on any part, there are some common mistakes that are easily avoidable and can have a huge effect on cycle time.

• April 19, 2018: Sectioning and Partial Part Replacement: 2017 Audi Q5
  

  One of the top technical inquiries received at Ask I-CAR, “Is there a sectioning or partial replacement procedure available?” To help answer this question, RTS has an OEM Partial Part Replacement Sear...

• April 18, 2018: Where Do I Find Other Types Of Information In Volkswagen?
  

  Navigating OEM websites can be challenging when searching for collision repair procedures, especially as no two OEM websites are alike. What happens when you need to find other types of repair informa...

• April 17, 2018: Bumper Cover Repair With ADAS: Volvo
  

  A simple bumper repair on a modern vehicle may not be as simple as it seems. New technologies like blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and other advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) u...

• April 16, 2018: I-CAR Collision Reporter - The Materials Issue
  

  The fourth installment of the Collision Reporter - The Materials Issue has been released. This issue focuses on materials. In this era of advanced and complex materials, are you staying up-to-date wi...

• April 13, 2018: Collision Hub - Repair University Live: Blueprinting 101
  

  Properly blueprinting vehicles before starting repairs is key to smooth, efficient, and quality repairs. Knowing what you are dealing with at the beginning eliminates the risk of costly delays when yo...

• April 13, 2018: What Is Programming?
  

  Believe it or not, programming has been done now for decades. When on board diagnostics (OBD) became the standard, it brought along a lot of processes that had not previously been needed. Even though ...

• April 12, 2018: Panel Layering Considerations
  

  Panel layering often comes up in the collision repair process. The order that overlapping panels were put on at the factory may affect how parts are replaced during the repair process. The build seque...

• April 10, 2018: Sectioning and Partial Part Replacement: 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
  

  One of the top technical inquiries received at Ask I-CAR, “Is there a sectioning or partial replacement procedure available?” To help answer this question, RTS has an OEM Partial Part Replacement Sear...

• April 09, 2018: Locating ADAS Information: Ford/Lincoln
  

  As a collision repair technician, there is one part of a service manual that houses all of the information you would ever need…right? This is not the case with modern vehicles. You may be required to ...

• April 06, 2018: Sectioning and Partial Part Replacement: 2017 Cadillac Escalade
  

  One of the top technical inquiries received at Ask I-CAR, "Is there a sectioning or partial replacement procedure available?" To help answer this question, RTS has an OEM Partial Part Replacement Sear...

• April 05, 2018: Repairer Driven News: Pulling and Repair Tolerances
  

  An important part of collision repair is set up, measuring, and pulling on vehicles. Many technicians are either not comfortable with these steps, or simply don't know how to do it. Going hand-in-hand...

• April 02, 2018: Appearance Isn't Everything
  

  Normally the quality of a collision repair technician can be measured by whether or not you can tell they were ever there. Meaning that the damaged vehicle was returned to pre-collision condition. You...

• April 01, 2018: The 2018 New Bright R/C Ram - Unique Proprietary On-Board Wheel Alignment System
  

  After watching the latest I-CAR 360 video, see below, on the 2018 New Bright R/C Ram, you may have some questions about the Unique Proprietary On-Board Wheel Alignment System (UPOBWAS) found on the ve...

• March 30, 2018: Hyundai Releases Position Statements
  

  Hyundai released two position statements this week relating to collision repair. Let’s take a look at what these statements are about.

• March 29, 2018: Trailer Assist Systems
  

  You may have heard or seen some of the new features available for towing trailers. Some of the features include, trailer back-up assist and blind spot monitoring for trailers. These features can cause...

• March 28, 2018: Sectioning and Partial Part Replacement: 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
  

  One of the top technical inquiries received at Ask I-CAR, “Is there a sectioning or partial replacement procedure available?” To help answer this question, RTS has an OEM Partial Part Replacement Sear...

• March 27, 2018: What is Calibration?
  

  The word calibration is thrown around a lot in the collision industry today, but what does it actually mean to calibrate something? How does "calibrate" fit into other words that we use to describe si...

• March 26, 2018: OEM Linking Pin: Finding Mazda Missing BRMs
  

  As part of the I-CAR Repairability Technical Support (RTS) OEM linking pin activity, we are helping to connect the collision repair industry to the vehicle makers. We recently noticed that some of the...

• March 23, 2018: Sectioning and Partial Part Replacement: 2017 Acura TLX
  

  One of the top technical inquiries received at Ask I-CAR, “Is there a sectioning or partial replacement procedure available?” To help answer this question, RTS has an OEM Partial Part Replacement Sear...