Male or Female Crash Test Dummies?
Does your Vehicle’s Crash Test Safety Rating Protect you? When you buy a new car, it comes with a crash test safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). These ratings are based on a series of tests that determine the safety of a car...
Aftermarket Parts Guide
Your Guide to Aftermarket Auto Parts in Automotive Repair One of your rights when you take your car in to the repair shop is to choose the replacement parts you want (if you need them.) You may be looking at OEM parts, aftermarket parts, or recycled parts, and each...
Northeast Chapter Meeting January 23rd – 2019
AASP/MA WESTERN CHAPTER MEETING Wednesday, January 23rd, 2018 Greater Lawrence Technical School 57 River Road, Andover, MA 01810 SPONSORED BY AGENDA: 6:00-6:30PM: Light Fare & Refreshments 6:30-9:00PM - Meeting Discussion will include: Recent events at the ADALB...
Western Chapter Meeting January 16th – 2019
AASP/MA WESTERN CHAPTER MEETING Wednesday, January 16th, 2018 Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School 80 Locust Street, Northampton, MA 01060 AGENDA: 6:00-6:30PM: Light Fare & Refreshments 6:30-9:00PM - Meeting Discussion will include: Recent events at the...
Mid State Chapter Meeting January 9th – 2019
AASP/MA MIDSTATE CHAPTER MEETING Wednesday, January 9th, 2018 Worcester Technical High School 1 Skyline Drive, Worcester, MA 01605 SPONSORED BY: AGENDA: 6PM: Light Fare & Refreshments 6:00 - 9:00PM - Meeting Discussion will include: Recent events at the...
Wheel Alignment & Safety Systems
From Aaron Schulenburg at SCRS - "I was at a meeting recently where Kaleb Silver of Hunter Engineering shared this video that gave a great visual of how wheel alignment and centerline impact ADAS functionality. Thought I would share as a reference tool to...
Choosing the Best Collision Repair Shop
Hopefully, choosing a collision repair shop isn’t something you’re too experienced with – we’d all rather avoid crashing or damaging our cars altogether! But, when it happens, choosing where to get your car repaired after an accident shouldn’t be a stressful process....
The Best Auto Body Repair Shop is a Female Friendly Shop
There are more women drivers on the road than there are men according to research by the University of Michigan. Every driver has to visit an auto body shop - an industry that has a reputation for being a boys club. The best auto repair shop caters to all of its...
Do you need a Diagnostic Repair Scan?
So you’ve been in an accident, you’ve gotten estimates, selected your collision repair shop, and you’re ready to have your car back! Your repair technician brought up something called a pre and post collision diagnostic repair scan, but you’re not convinced it’s...
Your Guide to Body Repairs after an Accident
Cars are made of lots of different materials, from oil and rubber to metal and plastic. They all fit together to make one big machine. The part of your car that you can see, the body, is usually made of metal and plastic and painted to look oh-so-lovely. Although it...