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Tire Shop Audit

May 10, 2011 02:13AM
Hello:
Have any of you ever done a revealed tire shop audit and if so, do you have any pointers? This is my first revealed shop and any info anyone wants to share would be greatly appreciated (as always!).
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May 10, 2011 02:37AM
A friend indicated it was easy but take lots and lots and lots of photos of each of the required images. Apparently they got somewhat picky about the photos. As for it being a revealed shop, be confident and very direct. The store expects you and will likely do some eye rolling. So get in, get it done, thank them pleasantly and get out of their way.
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May 10, 2011 11:52AM
Thanks for the info! Wish me luck!
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May 10, 2011 04:58PM
I'm not sure if it is the same one I did, but I did two and both were much easier than I was expecting. Then again, both of my locations had no violations so I was only required to take four photos. I did end up sending them six photos though as I took two each of the interior and exterior.
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May 16, 2011 02:23PM
Tip #1: Don't wear white or light colored clothing, period. Service bays are just dirty by nature.

Tip #2: You'll get a more pleasant environment if you can do them between 8:30 and 10:30 AM. By nature, automotive service's "rush" times are between 11:30 and 1:30 and 4:00-6:00PM, the same as fast food. Typically, technicians won't be in such a rush to use the equipment you'll be photographing between 8:30 and 10:30.

Tip #3: If you have to photograph painted/stenciled-on lettering, just an FYI: the equipment will look nothing like the photographs in the guidelines. This is equipment that gets the crap beaten out of it daily.

I used to work for one of the companies that is doing a series of revealed photo audits across the country right now (5+ years ago), so these are a dream for me. I'm more than familiar with the layout of a shop bay and I love revealed photo audits.
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May 17, 2011 11:35PM
The last one I did required 30+ pictures with a truly PIA report which required the pix to be aligned with the question. I actually took another one of these a couple of weeks ago but then came to my senses and cancelled.
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