October 2017 (19 articles)

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• October 20, 2017: Body Construction And Material Repair Guidelines
  

  What is the MPa of the front lower rail? What is outer uniside made of; steel, aluminum, or composite? Can heat be used to straighten or is it cold straightening only? What are the repair limitations?...

• October 19, 2017: Understanding The Lane Departure Warning/Lane Keep Assist Systems
  

  A key part of being able to diagnose a problem with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is understanding how the system works. Knowing what is happening inside the system will help you properly ...

• October 19, 2017: Repairer Driven News: Preparing for Mixed Materials
  

  With the growing demand for fuel efficiency, the use of mixed materials has and will continue to increase. A recent article by Repairer Driven News (RDN) titled, "Auto Body Shops Should Heed Mixed-Mat...

• October 18, 2017: One-Time-Use Parts And Fasteners: Toyota/Lexus
  

  What is a one-time-use part, and how do you determine if a fastener, clip, or part can be reused? These are questions that we are confronted with in the collision industry quite a lot. The other big ...

• October 13, 2017: Repairer Driven News: Train Today for Tomorrow’s Repairs
  

  On October 10th, Josh McFarlin, I-CAR Director of Curriculum and Product Development was a guest columnist for Repairer Driven News (RDN). He dove into the need to train for tomorrow’s repairs. ...