Blog

Independent and mobile repair shops face a familiar problem. A vehicle rolls in with a complex electrical fault or a module that needs programming, and the shop either invests in an expensive OEM-specific tool it may rarely use again, or sends the customer to the dealership. ADAS Depot is introducing SecondTech Direct Service to give shops another option: real-time access to an …
read more

If you run a collision, glass, or calibration shop, you already know that getting paid for ADAS work is half the battle. Identifying what calibrations a vehicle needs after a repair is one thing — documenting it in a way that satisfies an insurance company is another. That is where estimate scrubbing software comes in. These platforms analyze a repair estimate and generat …
read more

If you're working on Ford and Lincoln vehicles, you've probably noticed that Ford doesn't run on a single diagnostic platform. Depending on the model year of the vehicle in front of you, you may be working with IDS, FDRS, or FJDS, sometimes all three. Understanding how these tools fit together, what hardware they require, and what coverage they provide will save you a lot of fr …
read more