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Do you have peer interchange ideas? ARA’s Interchange Committee is accepting recycler-to-recycler part interchangeability information that doesn’t necessarily meet the criteria for traditional interchange information. For example, part modification or fitment information based on recyclers experiences. The goal is to help recyclers make more sales outside of what is provided by interchange.
Send in your peer interchange! Information recieved will be reviewed and verified by a subcommittee of the Interchange Committee. Industry inventory management software providers have agreed to incorporate this user feedback into their systems.
To submit your interchange information, please send the following information to: ARAPI@a-r-a.org.
- Interchange Numbers
- User Notes (Please provide a description of what changes need to be made for this part to become interchangeable)
- Your Contact Info
- Photos (not required but greatly appreciated)
- OEM Part Number (not required but greatly appreciated)
The Interchange Committee also continues to identify ways of enhancing the capacity of all auto recyclers to sell more Recycled Original Equipment (ROE) parts that currently have no interchange or adequate description to allow integration into quotes and/or listings.
In consultation with industry yard management systems, last year the Committee identified the 12 parts below as needing part numbers. Many members currently utilize user defined part types (dot numbers) to inventory these parts. Improving consistency within the industry is something the Committee focuses on each month and as such, ARA is recommending member businesses utilize the part numbers below for the 12 parts. Please note that this is voluntary and up to individual businesses to decide whether or not to implement.
804 Bumper Pad
806 Hood Insulation Pad
807 Bumper Face Bar, Front
808 Bumper Face Bar, Rear
809 Headlight Bulb
810 Wheel Lug Nut
811 Back Door Moulding
812 Brush Guard
813 Hood Scoop
814 Grille Moulding
815 Cabin Air Filter
848 Wheel Opening Moulding