182,437 Wiring Diagrams at APRA's AutoElectricPro.com

November 10, 2010


CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA –  The highly acclaimed website www.AutoElectricPro.com from the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) has recently been updated with an increase of 25 percent in the number of wiring diagrams. Along with the wiring diagram addition, the data has also been moved to a new and faster server, enhancing the speed of downloads.

Mark Kothe, APRA’s Chief Technical Officer, explained that this updated version 3.1 contains 182,437 wiring diagrams for 7,544 vehicle applications that range from model years 1985 through 2010. The site is powered by information from Mitchell 1.

Kothe stated, “This is another great member service from APRA. Almost every member that has subscribed to AutoElectricPro has renewed their subscription year after year. We are seeing more technical help lines from our remanufacturer members that use the diagrams from AutoElectricPro to help their customers. The website helps them reduce their ‘No Trouble Found’ warranty returns by enabling them to provide their customers with the ability to diagnose charging and starting circuits and other wiring issues.”

Dennis Beck, Technical Director of Russ Moore Transmission Specialist in Fort Wayne, Indiana, wrote,
“The accurate diagrams available through AutoElectricPro’s website are second to none that we’ve used. No other service provides such clear and well organized wiring diagrams. They are easily scalable and printable and we have yet to find any inaccurate or missing information – and we’ve been using AutoElectricPro for over five years!”

Jeff Lawler, Owner of Larco Auto Electric Specialty in Kalispell, Montana, was recently looking for headlamp wiring information for a 2009 Ford Mustang. His customer was rebuilding a salvaged car and was trying to replace the $1,000 a piece headlamp unit system with the standard filament bulb setup. After reviewing the diagrams from AutoElectricPro.com, Jeff wrote, “The car just left our shop and it was almost too easy. After looking at the diagram online I could see that the wiring was the same. The change was only a matter of the pigtail plugs, which were mirror images of what was required by the halogen lamps. According to Motorcraft’s 2008-2009 pigtail identification guide, #WPT793 looked to be the right plug. Problem solved.”

APRA’s President Bill Gager commented, “After a 30-day free trial you’ll quickly realize that www.AutoElectricPro.com is part of the arsenal of tools that you must have to stay abreast of the technology used on today’s modern vehicles. With so many automotive dealers being forced out of business, remanufacturers and auto electric shops are faced with a new level of high-tech electrical repairs that they may not have had the opportunity to perform in the past. With AutoElectricPro.com on your side, diagnostic time will be cut down and happy customers will be the end result.”

Subscriber rates to APRA members are $325 per year, or $30 per month. As a member of APRA you may visit www.AutoElectricPro.com for a free 30-day trial of the service.