European Repair Information
Hello everyone. I am curious what people are utilizing for repair information (ie wiring diagrams, service information) for mainly Mercedes, BMW and Audi vehicles? We find Alldata and Shopkey lacking in European information most of the time. Are there any other good resources other than the OE service sites?
We specialize in BMW and Audi, so we have both ISTA and ODIS. However, for most repairs, my guys are able to find the wiring diagrams and the service information needed in Alldata or Identifix. We have looked at Mitchell and their newest addition to the non-OE wiring diagrams (being able to click on a component and highlight all the wires associated with just that component) is pretty cool. We…
1) you can request information from ALLDATA and Identifix if you do not find it on the site, 2) we subscribe to all needed factory websites when needed
Newtis really good info pulled from OE setups for BMW. it is however a free website, and I would certainly recommend that you have something that is continuously updated with the factories newest information, but it does contain breakdown similar to what you would see in ista.
Your gonna want OE info for these brands if you wish to offer competent service... erwin.audiusa.com bmwtechinfo.com startekinfo.com
Not sure of an exact recommendation without knowing your work load. I find that after wiring diagrams, Alldata (my go to SI), their info is a bit lacking for BMW....I manage and yes we can request additional info. However, if you want point and click on demand SI, for beamer, Ista is an option. I would base the decision on how much Euro you see. If Euro's arrive randomly and are not the bulk of…