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.

We have received quite a few questions on reading Subaru repair procedures. The first thing you may notice is there is very little text for the procedure. Let's take a look and clear up any confusion.

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).

I-CAR had a discussion on the Chicago Technical Center (CTC) updates.

Nissan has a parts website which offers resources for repair professionals.

The 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference took place on June 22nd, 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.

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.

When confronted with 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?

When repairing Ford/Lincoln high-voltage (HV) vehicles, many Workshop manuals provide a precaution to remove the charge port light ring before baking the vehicle in a paint booth above a certain temperature.

Genesis releases position statements relating to collision repair. Let’s take a look at how to locate these position statements.

Did you know that many OEMs specify nugget size for spot and plug welds? This information is typically found within vehicle-specific repair procedures or can be found under general welding guidelines. Let’s see what Nissan/INFINITI has to say.

I-CAR had a discussion on high-voltage (HV) battery recovery.

The question is often asked, "Can supplemental restraints system wiring be repaired?" The answer is: it depends on the vehicle maker. Let's take a look at the FCA/Stellantis position on this subject.

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.

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?