Parts, Tools & Tips New products, fitting tips & technical advice to ease fault-finding and installation
ONLINE TECHNICAL TRAINING SERVICE Autodata has created a new digital subscription service, providing hundreds of technical training videos to promote efficient fixes in the workshop. Autodata Training offers a cost-effective way to train technicians on current and future technology. The online library contains over 350 videos covering an extensive range of topics, from electrical and mechanical fundamentals to advanced diagnostics procedures, as well as training on emerging technology such as plug-in hybrids, pure electric vehicles and Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS). “Gone are the days when workshop owners needed to spend time sourcing quality training for their technicians or losing out on valuable repair time because they had to send their technicians away on courses,” says Jonathan Sampson, Sales & Product Director for Autodata Training. “For the first time, technicians can get the specialist training they need, at a time that suits them. We estimate that an average workshop will keep every single technician in the working environment for an extra 4 hours every month using these video tutorials alone.” Ken Wood, Owner of Zenith Auto Repairs, uses Autodata Training and commented: “Myself and my team find this service invaluable. It’s like having access to a full-time technical trainer as and when I need them, which my technicians can use as often as they need… And the beauty is the technicians can revisit the training time and time again to update their knowledge. My business is so much more efficient when it comes to training my technicians because they’re in the garage and available to fix whatever comes in.”
REPXPERT WORKSHOP PORTAL UPDATE Schaeffler has redesigned its REPXPERT portal with an improved interface and global search to help technicians more easily access the TecDoc based parts catalogue, repair data, product updates and technical insights. With the new 3.0 version of the online portal, users can personalise their own dashboard to give quicker access to the functions used the most. Access to repair data has also been improved and has been combined with the online catalogue data, so users can easily find parts and repair info using a common search function. Installation videos, tips and advice, common warranty issues, examples of component damage and likely causes can all be found with this intuitive new system. The site now includes access to an updated catalogue system to help reduce parts selection errors. This is powered by TecDoc and is continuously checked and updated on a daily basis. The REPXPERT bonus shop is also being revamped, making it easier to collect points using the voucher scanner on the REPXPERT app and has many new products to choose from, including a new eco-clothing range, Laser tools and consumables, plus Blaupunkt gadgets for use in the workshop office. The points value needed to purchase items across the whole shop have also been reduced. www.repxpert.co.uk
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LIGHTING THE ROAD AHEAD Ring Automotive’s new Xenon200 upgrade bulbs offer drivers up to 200 percent more light on the road and are supplied in its newly designed 100% recyclable packaging. In addition to the longer beam, the halogen bulbs also provide up to 3700K colour temperature, meaning a whiter look in the headlamp and better reflections of road markings and signs. An upgrade to Ring’s
Xenon200 bulb is straightforward as these E approved, road legal bulbs do not require changes to the vehicle wiring. The Xenon200 bulbs are available in H4 and H7 ECE types and will be the first product range launched in the environmentally friendly packaging, with further products following suit in the coming months. www.ringautomotive.com
