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Motor,  Apr 2006  

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The Automotive Service Association (ASA) will hold its annual business meeting April 26-29, 2006, at the Driskill hotel in Austin, Texas. For registration information, contact Carol Dennis at 800-272-7467 ext. 220, or email to carold@asashop.org.

The Monroe brand's 90th Anniversary is being celebrated with a promotion that rewards consumers with service certificates valued at up to $90 for any additional automotive service for qualifying purchases of premium Monroe shocks and struts through April 2006. In other news, the national launch of the new Monroe Ceramics and Monroe Dynamics premium brake pads will feature an exclusive $25 consumer cash rebate program through November 2006. In addition to the $25 rebate, Monroe pads are offered with a 90-day risk-free "Safe & Sound Guarantee," which allows consumers to return the products within 90 days for a full refund of the purchase price plus labor up to specified limits.

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The NASCAR Fantasy Weekends Sweepstakes, offered by Lincoln Electric, gives individuals a chance to win one of three exciting NASCAR prizes: The grand prize is a VIP Race Package at the Brickyard for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Allstate 400 race at Indy on Aug. 6; first and second prizes are Pit Crew for a Day at a NEXTEL Cup Series race and a Jeff Gordon Racing School VIP Package, respectively. You can register online by June 15 at www.lincolnelectric.com.

TI Automotive's Aftermarket Division has published the 2006 Walbro fuel delivery products catalog. The 219-page catalog covers electric fuel pumps, fuel modules and module repair kits with photos, application information, interchange data and installation instructions. It's also available in a CD version.

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ACDelco is extending the warranty period on its Professional Series 6YR and TYR batteries. The free replacement limited warranty period for the company's 6YR and 72-month Maintenance Free (MF) batteries, previously 18 months, is now 30 months; for 7YR and 84-month MF batteries, it's now 50 months (previously 24 months). For complete details, log on to www.acdelco.com/parts/battery/ battery-warranty.htm.

A new page on the MACS Worldwide website (www.macsw.org) called Random Thoughts is a modified web log, or blog, with essays, opinions and reflections on association and industryrelated topics. Contributions to the page or comments on items posted may be e-mailed to info@macsw.org and will be used at the editors discretion. The direct link is www.macsw. org/thoughts/php.

The Standard Motor Products "Standard Online Ace Challenge" for jobber and WD counterpersons will run through April 30. The program is designed to familiarize participants with all the information that's available through the online catalogs and interchanges in the Standard brand and will award thousands of dollars in American Express Gift Cards. To obtain an entry form, contact your local Standard Motor Products sales representative.

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WIX Filters has announced its "Party Like a Rock Star" sweepstakes, a year-long contest that enables four lucky race fans to experience an all-expense-paid VIP trip to the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In conjunction with Speedway Motorsports, Inc., WIX Filters will award one winner and three guests a prize package that includes garage and victory lane passes, deluxe accommodations, four round-trip airline tickets, four personalized leather jackets, spending money and a helicopter ride to the race. Race fans may enter the sweepstakes at aftermarket distributors carrying WIX products. Online registration forms also are available at www.wixfilters.com. No purchase is necessary, and entries must be received by Dec. 31, 2006.

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Bosch's new electronic product catalog, eCat Advantage, provides the most current and comprehensive coverage of product and product-related information. It includes the equivalent of all current Bosch catalogs for the aftermarket and provides technical bulletins, buyer's guide information, interchange and cross-reference data and images wherever available. For more information, log on to www.boschusa.com.

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