INDEPENDENT
DISTRIBUTORS
ASSOCIATION
4251 FM 2181
Ste 230-501
Corinth, TX 76210
Ph: 972-241-1124
info@idaparts.org
www.idaparts.org
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utors Association. Published five
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Editor
Tiffany Cabral
Art Director
Sarah Guevara
IDA Universal Aug - Sept 2025
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Contents
Features
Departments
4
6
Editor's Notes
President's Post
16
Right to Repair
18
Trends and Tidbits
36
Nuts & Bolts
54
Advertisers Index
55
Trade Show Calendar
11
The Repair
Roadblock
49
OEM Control, locked-out
Access & What it's costing the
industry
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