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PLUG & PLAY NEWS
April 2007
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What's New at InterMotive
 
By Ed Prokopik

Let InterMotive provide a quote on your wire harness business

As discussed in our last issue, we have added new advanced wire processing equipment to our plant. We are now providing quotes for contract manufacturing of wire harnesses. All harnesses are rigorously inspected and 100% tested for proper continuity and circuit placement. We have been building our own quality harnesses for over 10 years, perhaps we can build yours as well. Simply call us with your needs or send a Bill of Materials along with a CAD drawing to [email protected]. We can also assist with the design and manufacture of custom harnesses.


Product News
 
By Marc Ellison & Dick Collier
Speed Sentinel with Harnesses

HawkEye Reverse Assistance System
Promo Extended....
Because of the initial success, the dealer $100 cash incentive for the HawkEye Reverse Assistance System for steel and composite bumpers is being extended. Purchases of the HRAS system must be made by 4/30/07 and redemption coupons must be returned by 5/31/07. Redemption coupon can be found at the bottom of this email.
This offer is not valid on the HELP GARD� bumper line.


Merlin Multiplex Systems are now shipping....
Florida has taken delivery of their first vehicles with the Merlin Multiplex System installed in them. Give us a call to learn more about Merlin and how it can revolutionize how you control your vehicle’s electronics.



Coming Soon.....

Speed Sentinel II – Road Speed Limiter
Before our next issue of “Plug & Play” News hits the “airwaves”, we plan to be releasing our latest product - Speed Sentinel II – a road speed limiter for Ford (gas and diesel) and Chevy (diesel) vehicles.

Features Include:

  • Field Programmable (and changeable)
  • "Plug & Play" Installation
  • Ability to set maximum vehicle road speed from 10mph to 80mph in 5mph increments


Product Line-up
 
Paratransit Bus


Our products for the transit, paratransit, school bus, personal-use, work truck, and emergency response markets now include the following types of products designed to improve vehicle safety, durability, and optimization





From the Service Desk
 
by Bruce Hodge
Bruce Hodge, Customer Service

Private Use Lift Installers

When installing InterMotive Guardian lift interlocks on private use vehicles, save time and effort by ensuring that you have all of the necessary adapters and lift components prior to your installation.

To get the proper Part # for your application you will need to know:

  • Make, model, and year of the vehicle.
  • Transmission code from vehicle certification label. (Ford Only).
  • Type of lift. (Braun or Ricon). Certain Braun lifts may require an interface kit, which is available from Braun.

Click the link below for the InterMotive adapter matrix to assist with choosing the correct transmission adapters for your application. You can also give us a call, we would be happy to assist you.


"Quarterly Tech-Tip"
 


Tools for Testing Electrical Circuits
Choosing the right test equipment for testing electrical circuits on today’s vehicles has become a much more complex decision than it was twenty, or even ten years ago. Too often technicians make the decision of which tool to use based on whatever tool they are most comfortable using, or even the tool that was easiest to get to in their toolbox. When we are talking about testing basic electrical circuits (wiring and connections) on modern vehicles, the decision of which tool to use should be based upon the characteristics of the circuit being tested. Three important criteria to be considered are:


Message from the President....
 
Pride Industries


Working with and for people with disabilities is major focus of InterMotive.

Many of our products are used in vehicles that support the mobility desires of hundreds of thousands of people in America with varying forms of disability. They rely on our products to perform, and we rely on our vendors to assist us in meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations.

We are proud to put into application what we say we represent. For the last ten years, InterMotive has had an outstanding relationship with PRIDE Industries. PRIDE is the nation's largest employer of people with disabilities, and provides tailored supply chain solutions for companies such as Intel, Hewlett- Packard, and InterMotive. PRIDE’s work force includes dedicated, talented, and responsible people of whom over 66% also have some form of disability. They are committed to promoting employment opportunities to people with disabilities while never compromising on the products and services they provide. PRIDE is ISO9001:2000 certified and shares our commitment to high quality and continuous process improvement.

It is not always easy to be able to put into action the things we say are important. We are very pleased to be in a partnership with PRIDE Industries. People with disabilities are capable of doing so much, if only given an opportunity. Together, InterMotive and PRIDE are determined to keep giving these opportunities. It is not their disabilities, but their abilities, that inspires us to do more.

Greg Schafer



Dick Collier
InterMotive, Inc.

Phone: 800-969-6080
Fax: 530-346-1812
 
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HAWKEYE DEALER PROMOTION

$100.00Cash or Credit Mail or Fax (530-346-1812) this coupon coupon to InterMotive to redeem the Cash or Dealer Credit by May 31, 2007. The following information must be submitted along with this coupon.

Dealer Name:__________________________________ ______

Dealer Phone#: _________________________

HawkEye Serial#: ____________________________

Date Sold: _______________

OEM Bus Mfgr Name (if applicable)

__________________________________________

Please circle payment desired: Cash Credit

If cash payment, please provide Payee

Name: ________________________________________

Offer Expires April 30, 2007 and is only available to authorized dealers.

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