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Mobile Apps Add VIN Decoding for Even More Accuracy

October 18, 2021 E-Commerce, Electronic Catalogs, Featured, Filters, Mobile Technology, Uncategorized

ShowMeTheParts is excited to announce the availability of ShowMeTheFilters.com and ShowMeTheExhaust.com mobile apps with VIN decoding. Both can now be found in the Apple and Android stores.

“We started ShowMeTheParts over 15 years ago with a handful of manufacturers and a big idea. Today we have over 450 manufacturers, 1,000+ brands, and bumper-to-bumper part coverage. While we’re excited to offer all those brands under one roof, we also understand that some end-users may focus on a certain area of repair.’ says Director of Sales, Paul Scripp. “It’s for that reason we launched our new ShowMeTheFilters and ShowMeTheExhaust mobile apps. By targeting two of the most popular repair segments, Quick Lube and Exhaust, we’re able to help shops quickly identify the correct part simply by scanning the VIN.”

In addition to the VIN decoding, ShowMeTheFilters.com also features additional coverage for Power Sport, Medium Trucks, and other equipment. Did you know that each state has a unique emission standard? ShowMeTheExhaust has the ability to allow users to search by converter.

With accurate part information direct from the brands including images, attributes, cross-references, installation instructions, and 360 images ShowMeTheParts strives to be the best spot on the internet for your aftermarket needs. The “Buy Now” links will take you from the catalog to the part’s landing page to purchase from over 20 different websites with no additional searching required.

Here’re links for the ShowMeTheFilters & Exhaust mobile apps:

Exhaust:

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/showmetheexhaust/id1576089066

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.showmetheparts.smte

Filters:

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/showmethefilters-vin-scanner/id1576089011

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.showmetheparts.smtf

Droptop Integrates ShowMeTheParts into their Quick Lube Management Software

September 9, 2019 Electronic Catalogs, Filters, ShowMeTheParts

Droptop is partnering with Vertical Development to simplify lube shop management. By integrating Vertical Development’s ShowMeTheFilters’ parts catalog system into their cloud-based management software, Droptop is able to deliver a more complete shop management system. Users can find parts based on the VIN number, see photos and feel confident in the fitment of parts being used without leaving Droptop. View the Droptop website at https://www.droptop.io/

Droptop is the newest player in the quick lube software space, offering an all-in-one solution that simplifies shop management. Since their launch at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in 2018, the company has steadily added features based on feedback from users across the United States and Canada. By integrating the ShowMeTheFilters database into their software package, they’re able to offer customers a way to find compatible parts for almost any vehicle, see photos and get technical information.

Droptop’s new quick lube management software is cloud-based, letting users manage their business from almost any type of hardware, including smartphones and tablets. This makes it a perfect fit for both brick and mortar shops and mobile oil change businesses. Managers can track sales, job times, inventory and more across their business. Technicians can access job information and print receipts or email them directly to customers, even when they’re on location. This all-in-one solution makes it easy to handle day-to-day operations and track profits and job times to find areas that need improvement. It’s also scalable, so an account can be used for businesses ranging in size from a single service truck to multiple shops.

What Do Self-Driving Fleets Mean for the Future of Aftermarket Parts?

November 18, 2016 Featured, Filters, Self-Driving Cars, Vertical Development Corporate

Self-Driving cars are getting a lot of press, whether it’s Google cars roaming the streets, GM’s purchase of Cruise Automation, or Uber’s plan to put a fleet of self-driving Ford Fusions to work carrying passengers around Pittsburgh. How will this shift to self-driving vehicles affect parts management for fleets when their use becomes widespread?

What makes a self-driving car or truck different from a regular vehicle? To make a car self-driving, a system is added that uses a series of sensors to make judgments about driving conditions and react accordingly. A lot of the interface is already in the modern vehicle with systems like throttle-by-wire, adaptive cruise control and the steer-by-wire system recently introduced in some Infinitis. In other words, from a purely functional perspective, this just adds another small set of electronics to today’s electronically complicated systems.

In practice, there should be a major difference in how and when parts fail. Replacing human drivers with electronics means a consistent driving style across the fleet, and that should lead to fairly consistent wear patterns. Parts like brake pads and suspension components may wear with such consistency that they can be put on a maintenance schedule just like oil and filter changes.

Mobile Sales: The Next eCommerce Frontier for Aftermarket Parts

September 26, 2016 E-Commerce, Filters, Mobile Technology

Do you know what size or type of air filter or brake pads are on your car? Unless you just had them replaced, there’s a good chance you don’t know whether you have cylindrical or flat paper air filters or semi-metallic or ceramic brake pads or what size you need.

If you were to start shopping for either right now, you’d probably walk out to your vehicle, take apart the air box or take a wheel off to find out, and type the information into your smartphone. A recent study by Google shows a massive increase in tire-related searches using mobile devices. Like air filter and brake pad searches, it’s just one facet of a growing trend toward mobile aftermarket parts sales.

Unlike other forms of advertising like TV and mass mailing, online advertising effectiveness can be measured with extreme accuracy, down to each individual click. Google’s latest report on Adwords advertising shows a major shift toward mobile access when it comes to finding aftermarket parts. As the single largest starting place for car part searches on the Internet, these results are nothing to sneeze at.

microGreen Filters Launches New Searchable Catalog Powered by ShowMeTheParts

September 19, 2016 Electronic Catalogs, Featured, Filters, ShowMeTheParts

When SOMS Technologies wanted to create an online catalog for its line of microGreen Extended Performance Filters, its team turned to Vertical Development for help. Using the API from our ShowMeTheParts (SMTP) database, together we created a searchable catalog that integrates seamlessly into microGreenFilter.com.

microGreen filters are designed to help fleet managers and consumers reduce maintenance costs by providing higher filtration performance in a package that’s a drop-in replacement for conventional filters. This extends oil life, decreasing oil change intervals for material and labor costs over an engine’s life. microGreen filters are designed for a wide range of equipment from small engines to larger gas and diesel engines.

To help make the transition from conventional to microGreen filters as simple as possible, SOMS Technologies worked with us to develop a catalog based around the ShowMeTheParts database. This catalog allows customers to find compatible microGreen filters using either vehicle information or parts numbers. Using our APIs, SOMS Technologies was able to seamlessly integrate the catalog into their own website, giving customers access to parts information from computers and mobile devices.

Vertical Development’s ShowMeTheParts Software Powers New Valvoline™ Filters and Wipers Website and Mobile App

November 19, 2015 Featured, Filters, Press

App Includes VIN Lookup and VIN Barcode Scanning

ShowMeTheParts Software Powers New Valvoline™ Mobile App

ShowMeTheParts (a division of Vertical Development, Inc.) recently completed a collaboration with Valvoline to power its new filters and wipers website and mobile app. The website, available at valvolinefilters.com and valvolinewipers.com, provides an updated buyers guide and electronic searchable catalog where visitors can query to find the Valvoline parts they need. The new Valvoline mobile app is available for both iPhone and Android devices.

“Valvoline is excited to announce this new website along with the addition of a new mobile app — all powered by ShowMeTheParts part look-up software. The mobile app includes VIN look-up and VIN barcode scanning capability. These new tools will improve our customer’s access to valuable information,” said Tim Latham, Valvoline Global Product Manager.