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Diagnose before repairing, check afterwards, prepare for the vehicle inspection: Capelec headlamp beamsetters, gas analysers and brake testers provide your workshop with reliable measurements and clear reports for your customers.
In a garage, measurement serves a different purpose than in a vehicle inspection centre. It is used to guide a diagnosis, to provide objective evidence for a decision to be presented to the customer, and then to verify that a repair has produced the expected result.
A brake tester, a gas analyser or a headlamp beamsetter thus become workshop tools: they are used several times on the same vehicle, before and after dismantling, and producing a detailed customer report is part of the job.
Objectify the customer relationship
A measurement report is a useful alternative to a technical explanation: it shows the deviation observed before the work was carried out, followed by the result achieved afterwards. It serves as both a tool for the job and a means of building trust.
Preparing for the roadworthiness test
The pre-inspection — brakes, lights, emissions — avoids the need for a re-test and the time this would cost both the customer and the workshop.
Two reports, two readings
Our software generates a technical report for the workshop and a detailed, more readable customer report, which accompanies the return of the vehicle.
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Headlamp alignment is one of the most common tasks carried out in workshops, and one where any inaccuracy is immediately apparent on the road.
Our headlamp beamsetters are compatible with halogen, xenon, LED and AFS technologies. They are easy to install, and the ANYWHERE® multi-zone function allows them to be used at different locations within the workshop, without tying up a dedicated bay.
A vehicle leaving the garage must comply with emissions standards. Emissions analysis enables a comprehensive diagnosis of engine combustion — 4 gases, NOx, opacity — and the carrying out of tests before and after repairs.
Combined gas analysers and smoke meters bring these measurements together in a single unit, making them suitable for workshops servicing both petrol and diesel vehicles in a limited space.
A workshop does not have the same requirements as a vehicle inspection centre: the frequency of use is lower, but the expected versatility is greater, and the available space is often more limited.
Our teams therefore base their recommendations on your actual operations — vehicles received, most frequent servicing tasks, workshop layout — to propose a suitably scaled configuration. Installation and maintenance are carried out by our network of authorised maintenance companies.
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Devices designed for the workshop: quick set-up, reliable measurement anywhere in the bay and before/after reports for your customers.
What equipment is needed to fit out a garage?
It all depends on the most common tests carried out: a headlamp beamsetter for adjusting headlights, a gas analyser, a smoke meter or a combined emissions tester, a brake tester or a decelerometer for braking. Our teams base their recommendations on your actual operations to propose a suitably scaled configuration.
Can a pre-inspection be carried out at a garage?
Yes. Braking, lighting and emissions can be checked before the vehicle undergoes the vehicle inspection, thereby avoiding the need for a re-test. The CAP3500 and CAP3600 Workshop units are designed for both combustion diagnostics and pre-inspection.
What does the ‘before and after’ report contain?
Workshop equipment generates a technical report for the workshop and a more reader-friendly customer report, which shows the condition of the vehicle before and after the service: a concrete selling point to explain and promote the service.
My workshop is short of space: what are the solutions?
The CAP2600 Workshop headlamp beamsetter compensates for uneven flooring and measures anywhere in the workshop, without the need for a dedicated test bay. The CAP9500 decelerometer tests braking without a fixed test bench, and the units mounted on a trolley can be moved from one vehicle to another.
Who installs and maintains the equipment?
Installation and maintenance are carried out by our network of authorised maintenance companies, with updates and remote support provided.
Please let us know which vehicles you service and the most common repairs you carry out: we will send you a tailored configuration and quote within 48 hours.
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