Toyota Safety Sense™
Today’s New Toyota Technology—How It Affects Repairs Toyota Safety Sense™ (TSS)1 is a suite of active safety technologies and driver assistance systems that help address three areas of accident protection: … Learn More
Toyota Vehicle Sanitization
HELP KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS SAFE The COVID-19 crisis has changed how shops do business in so many ways. To help support you, Toyota has shared some best practices that help … Learn More
New Technologies & New Best Practices
CONTACT-FREE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Change is never easy! The impact of the recent pandemic forced many collision repair facilities to adapt to an unfamiliar touch-free work environment quickly. More importantly, in … Learn More
To Repair or Not Repair
THE ART OF TACKLING UNCOMMON REPAIRS & EXTENSIVE DAMAGE Underestimating the amount of work an uncommon repair or extensively damaged vehicle will require is a mistake your shop does not … Learn More
THE ADVANTAGES OF TECHSTREAM LITE OVER AFTERMARKET SCAN TOOLS
A PROPER REPAIR REQUIRES A PROPER DIAGNOSIS WHEN REPAIRING A TOYOTA, LEXUS OR SCION VEHICLE, TECHSTREAM LITE HELPS TO ENSURE THAT YOU’RE RECEIVING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM)-DEVELOPED DIAGNOSTIC DATA. Users … Learn More
INSURANCE APP ESTIMATES
TIPS FOR WORKING WITH CUSTOMERS TIP OF THE ICEBERG You know the results of an insurance company app often miss the real extent of vehicle damage. Help your customers understand … Learn More
TOYOTA RADIATORS AND REPAIRS
KNOWING WHEN TO REPAIR OR REPLACE A RADIATOR OR CONDENSER RADIATOR PERFORMANCE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. If a radiator is damaged in a collision and not properly repaired, … Learn More
CORROSION PREVENTION
WHEN AND HOW TO USE WELD-THRU PRIMER YOU KNOW A PROPER REPAIR IS MORE THAN JUST RESTORING THE APPEARANCE OF A VEHICLE—it’s protecting the vehicle from corrosion and damage down … Learn More
PLASTIC AND RESIN BODY PART REPAIRS
UNDERSTANDING WHEN TO REPLACE, OR HOW TO REPAIR WEIGHT AFFECTS EFFICIENCY. That’s why Toyota and Lexus use various plastic and resin body parts, which are lighter than steel. Some vehicles … Learn More
Disconnecting & Reconnecting a Toyota Battery
AWARENESS, PLANNING, AND COMMUNICATION REQUIRED Disconnecting or reconnecting a 12V battery has more weight than many technicians, estimators, and customers may realize. Both processes require awareness, planning, and communication. When … Learn More