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Every collision repair professional has run into a position statement that reads something like this one from Ford Motor Company: "Proper Tools & Procedures: Software: IDS (1996–2018 vehicles), FDRS (2018-onwards). Hardware: VCMII, VCM3, or J2534-compliant interface. Adherence to all Ford Motor Company original equipment repair procedures and calibrations per the w …
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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 …
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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 …
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