Filters (air, cabin, oil, etc)

[ATLAuto]

Who are you guys using to stock your air / oil / cabin / etc filters? We are looking to start keeping a decent inventory on hand, so we never need to call the parts store. Curious on anyone's experience here.

[nmikmik]

I really don't know anyone that keeps all encompassing inventory of the stuff anymore. When I had Toyota/Honda shop, i did stock filters but primarily because the same filter fit so many cars. I'd call someone like a WorldPack and get a quote on how much it would cost you to have a comprehensive inventory on hand and with their delivery times see if it's even worth it. I used to have a luxury of having a WP warehouse not even a two full blocks away from the shop, so I theoretically could literally walk there.

[xrac]

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[mspecperformance]

Depending on the cars you work on, I can only speak on my perspective as a German Car specialist (sounds kind of pompous!). We generally use WorldPac to stock filters and belts as they are the most inexpensive for the brands I want to carry (Hengst, Mahle, Mann, Continental). Occasionally I stock OEM filters. If you have a sales rep wherever you buy parts, give him a list and tell him you'd like to make a stock order, I'm sure they will be willing to work with you.

[Joe Marconi]

^{We stock an extensive line of oil filters, cabin filters and air filters. It is rare that I don't have a filter for just about any car on the road. We do a lot of service work, many of them while-you-wait (by appointment). Cabin and air filters are a great add-on sale. When you show a customer a cabin filter plugged with decaying leaves or a mouse nest, it's an automatic sale for us.}

 

^{Look at the type of business you are doing. I am not a fan of increasing stock, but if it improves production and increases sales, go for it.}

[FROGFINDER]

I stock oil filters but I am seconds away from 9 dealers, two auto parts stores and a major warehouse so I let them manage my stock for me.