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Scanning & Calibration Myths, Part 2

Five more of the craziest myths on vehicle scanning and calibration floating around the collision repair industry.

Scanning & Calibration Myths, Part 1

Five of the craziest myths on vehicle scanning and calibration floating around the collision repair industry.

Mitchell, asTech Introduce Integrated Solution for OEM Scanning

Mitchell and asTech have introduced the MD-OE22, a new diagnostic solution that combines asTech’s OEM scanning device and remote services with Mitchell’s cloud-based ecosystem and collision repair software.

Scanning & Calibration: What’s the Confusion?

With all the information on scanning and calibration out there, perhaps the confusion is being caused by the vast amounts of disinformation that cloud people’s judgment.

Vehicle Scanning & Calibration: What’s Your Angle?

The angle of sensors such as radar and cameras is critical to how they see where they’re supposed to and react accordingly.

Preaching to the Non-Converted: Shops Speak Out on Proper Scanning, Diagnostics and Calibrations

The days of “see damage, fix damage” are long gone. For decades, it was that simple: See the physical damage, fix the physical damage. Today, you cannot rely on sight alone to diagnose vehicle electronics and ADAS safety systems. If you are in the business of repairing vehicles in 2021, you need to recognize that

Scanning & Recalibration: What Category Are You?

When a calibration is not completed, the response I get from shops usually falls into one of three categories: I did not know, I did not plan or I did not need to.

VIDEO: Technician Scanning/Recalibrating Skills

The importance of a technician’s skills when scanning and recalibrating a vehicle.

Life beyond Sublets: In-Shop Scanning, Diagnostics & Calibrations Done Right

To illustrate just how specialized OEM-specific scanning, diagnostics and calibrations have become, we posed as consumers and randomly contacted a number of dealership service departments across the country to see if they had the tools and skills necessary to service a vehicle not under their banner. Their responses were enlightening, below is just a sampling:

Vehicle Scanning and Calibration: Do You Have a Plan?

For scanning and recalibrating vehicles, identify what you need versus what you want – and plan to adapt for the rest.