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CrashLink Updates: More Research Capabilities
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CrashLink's Analyze tool just got more powerful! All CrashLink users who subscribe to CrashLink Inventory, can now use this tool to scrap smarter and buy better.
Research List Price Value on a Vehicle's Parts
CrashLink's Analyze tool (in the Inventory mode) makes it easy to find valuable parts on a vehicle. With a quick search, you can pull up a list of all of a vehicle's parts, and see OEM price/application information. Hone in on valuable parts before you buy or scrap.
Suppose you're bidding on a 2020 Honda Civic and you want to research possible parts on the vehicle to check the list prices. Here's how you can use CrashLink to help:
- Go to CrashLink.Car-Part.com and log in. At the top of the screen, click Inv (to go to Inventory mode).
- Enter the year/make/model of the part (or Enter a VIN and click Analyze to have the year/make/model decoded and filled in for you).
- Ensure CrashLink Parts is selected. This will give you a list of all CrashLink (OE) Parts, including CPI+Parts. Enter a Price Floor if desired. If you plan to create a list to save and reference later, enter a Stock Number. (This is explained more below.
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(The CPI+ option in this drop-down is typically only relevant for Powerlink users using the R number workflow. The CPI+ option creates an independent list that is not useful for most other users.)
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- Click Search to pull up a list of parts with OEM list price info. (This may take several minutes.)
- A list opens displaying the names of all the part types on the vehicle (for which Motor data is available), along with OEM list price range and average. For example, we can see that on that 2020 Honda Civic, the Cruise Control Distance Sensor has an OEM list price of $686.07 - $1,243.92 (depending on the interchange option)! This info may be valuable to you as you bid.
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- For more details (like pricing for each interchange options, or diagrams and list price history) click Select.
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Save a List of Parts to Reference Later with Stock Number field
If you want to, you can save of a list of the vehicle's parts so you can reference that list later. To save a list, you must enter a "Stock Number" for the vehicle in the Analyze tool. (You can search without entering a stock number; you just won't be able to save a list of parts after searching.)
While this feature has always been available, today we have moved that field based on customer feedback. Now, the Stock Number field is earlier in your workflow. If you know you'll want to save a list of parts, enter that Stock Number before you Search.
Just to remind you:
- Checkmate and Pinnacle users: this stock number is only used to save a parts list in CrashLink. It does not in any way connect to your management system's stock number.
- Powerlink users: To assign R Numbers to CPI+ parts, you'll need to enter the vehicle's Stock Number from Powerlink before searching. We will email you separately with more information about changes to your workflow.
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You can also change the stock number if you want to. When you're looking at the list of parts saved for the vehicle:
- Enter the new stock number in the field at the bottom of the screen.
- Click Change Stock Number.
Remember that this does not affect the stock number in your inventory management system. This only changes the stock number of this list you have saved in CrashLink.
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Video Demo - Determine if a Vehicle Has Valuable Parts
We think these changes will make more sense it you can see them in action. Click the thumbnail below to check out a video demo showing how to research the parts on a vehicle and save a list.
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