Collision Repair News

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Ford Crash Parts

Ford has a website that provides information tailored to the collision repair industry. It can be another resource for locating information. What kind of information does Ford publish here? Let’s take a look.

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OEM-Approved Connector and Pigtail Repair Resources: General Motors

When confronted with a wiring harness repair, we often struggle finding the correct connector and pigtail repair kits. Often a specific connector may be used on multiple applications. If the connector is allowed to be replaced, what resources are available to locate approved wiring connector and pigtail repair kits? Let’s see what is available from General Motors (GM).

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2023 SkillsUSA National Competition Results

The 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place on June 22, 2023. Every year I-CAR sends volunteers (virtually in 2021) to judge the collision repair technology competition. Let’s take a look at this year’s results.

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OEM-Approved Connector and Pigtail Repair Resources: FCA/Stellantis

When confronted with a wiring harness repair, we often struggle finding the correct connector and pigtail repair kits. Often a specific connector may be used on multiple applications. If the connector is allowed to be replaced, what resources are available to locate approved wiring connector and pigtail repair kits? Let’s see what is available from FCA/Stellantis.

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OEM-Approved Connector and Pigtail Repair Resources

When confronted with a wiring harness repair, we often struggle finding the correct connector and pigtail repair kits. Often a specific connector may be used on multiple applications. If the connector is allowed to be replaced, what resources are available to locate approved wiring connector and pigtail repair kits?

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OEM Emergency Response Guides: Genesis

Are you looking for OEM emergency response guides (ERGs)? The Repairability Technical Support (RTS) team has located these guides and either houses them on the RTS website, provides links to webpages that house them, or provides articles with instructions on how to locate them.

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Bumper Cover Repair With ADAS: Toyota/Lexus - UPDATE

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) utilize sensors behind the bumper covers. The ability for these sensors to be able to see clearly normally requires special caution when considering a bumper repair. Many OEMs have different levels of warnings when it comes to repairing bumper covers with ADAS. So, what does Toyota/Lexus say on the subject?

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