Saw a salvage yard in Reno organize parts by VIN, blew my mind

Stopped by Pick-n-Pull off of 80 last Tuesday to grab a window regulator for my 04 Tacoma. They got this new system where every pulled part gets tagged with the donor VIN and entered into a tablet at the front desk. I typed in my truck's VIN and it showed me three compatible doors, two alternators, and a radiator from the same generation. Took me maybe 20 minutes to find everything versus the usual hour of wandering rows. Got the regulator for $35 plus core, and it bolted in with zero fight. Has anyone else seen yards doing this VIN matching thing, or is my local spot just ahead of the curve?

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logan5251mo ago

Man, next thing you know they'll have parts handing you a beer and a receipt while you wait. Sounds like heaven compared to my yard where the parts are filed under "eh, somewhere over there." Twenty minutes to find a regulator? That's some black magic right there. Around here, the old-timer behind the counter just squints at you and says "Tacoma? Nah, haven't seen one of those in weeks" before you've even finished your sentence.

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