Auto Body Shop Diagnostic Tools and Equipment
Making Sense of Mazda’s i-ACTIVSENSE

Mazda’s i-ACTIVSENSE, an umbrella term covering a series of advanced safety technologies developed in line with Mazda Proactive Safety, makes use of a variety of detection devices.

The New World of ADAS

When it comes to collision and mechanical repairs, there is a lot to consider that many do not realize in the new world of ADAS.

Scanning & Recalibration: Is Mobile the Answer?

Solutions to your electronic repair needs could be answered by a mobile company…or not.

Electronics and COVID-19: Taking Advantage

Has COVID-19 created more downtime at your shop? What percentage of vehicles leave your shop missing electronic procedures? You can now use that time to lower that number.

Your Reputation: What Is It Worth?

How fast can your reputation be destroyed by not verifying that all ADAS systems operate as they did before the vehicle crash?

Skipping Scan Procedures: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

Skipping pre- and post-repair scans or any other electronic procedure can cost you time and money as well as your reputation.

Who Is Doing Your Diagnostic Scans?

The person who is performing your diagnostic work is as critical as the person welding the frame rail on a vehicle.

Scanning & Recalibration: Market Rates

When it comes to the pricing of scanning and recalibration, we need to make sure we’re all talking the same language.

OMG, Did They Just Say That?

Two readers of BodyShop Business wrote in to say that a recent article by Mitch Becker on scanning and recalibration was the best they had ever read on the subject. So thank you!

Vehicle Test Drives: More Than You Think

The days of driving a vehicle around the block to check for problems are over. With today’s sophisticated technology, test drives have become so much more.

Electronic Blueprinting: Necessary for Today’s Vehicles

How many times are you missing scanning, reprogramming or recalibration procedures?

Scanning and Recalibration: Big Picture Thinking

The systems and features in today’s vehicles are the complex part. It’s hard for any of us to fathom how some of the electronics work. Now, we have to factor them into the repair process.