Well you've been asking for it for years (nearly 10 to be exact!) and now it's finally here, the forum's ePER database has been upgraded to v84, which is the last DVD version that was released - hurrah!
But wait! There's more!
If you were just expecting me to have put the DVD online then you obviously don't know me very well
Our new ePER system is a completely rebuilt from scratch beast, coded by our very own @Wiltshire Chris
No longer will you need to worry about it crashing or taking forever to find things as it's been brought kicking and screaming into the 2020's with a proper .NET backend.
I myself have been working on the frontend, so now we're also 100% mobile friendly too - which means you can easily use it when you're out on the go and want to argue with the parts department at your local dealship!
All the old links will silently redirect, so you don't need to worry about your bookmarks not working anymore - and can simply enjoy moving from something that looked like this:
to this
But wait! There's even more!
So a new backend and design is all well and good, but what about some new features I hear you ask? Don't worry, we've got you covered there too!
Advanced Search
You can now search by VIN, Chassis number, Parts code and even Part name!
Mobile First Design
As I'd mentioned above, the system has been designed with mobile in mind - so no matter which device you are using, everything will look beautiful
No Ads for Forum Friends
If you've donated more than £25 to the forum in a year, then as a forum friend, all the advertising banners are removed
Saved Vehicles
This is the big one!
Any vehicle you add to the garage and fill in the VIN number and registration will now automatically be available in a new menu on openPER called "My Vehicles":
Clicking on that will take you directly to a drill down of your vehicle, listing only the relevant part codes for your exact vehicle!
If you haven't yet added your vehicle to the garage (or want to amend an existing one) - see this thread here for instructions.
So what do you think?
We'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas, because as this is an in-house system - we can actually make changes and add features that get requested.
So if you ever thought ePER was missing something really useful, post it down below and we'll see what we can do
Also - nothing is perfect, so if you do stumble across any bugs, please list them below too and they will be squished asap!
Once again thanks to @Wiltshire Chris for his amazing work on this - we just hope you all like it <3
But wait! There's more!
If you were just expecting me to have put the DVD online then you obviously don't know me very well
Our new ePER system is a completely rebuilt from scratch beast, coded by our very own @Wiltshire Chris
No longer will you need to worry about it crashing or taking forever to find things as it's been brought kicking and screaming into the 2020's with a proper .NET backend.
I myself have been working on the frontend, so now we're also 100% mobile friendly too - which means you can easily use it when you're out on the go and want to argue with the parts department at your local dealship!
All the old links will silently redirect, so you don't need to worry about your bookmarks not working anymore - and can simply enjoy moving from something that looked like this:
to this
But wait! There's even more!
So a new backend and design is all well and good, but what about some new features I hear you ask? Don't worry, we've got you covered there too!
Advanced Search
You can now search by VIN, Chassis number, Parts code and even Part name!
Mobile First Design
As I'd mentioned above, the system has been designed with mobile in mind - so no matter which device you are using, everything will look beautiful
No Ads for Forum Friends
If you've donated more than £25 to the forum in a year, then as a forum friend, all the advertising banners are removed
Saved Vehicles
This is the big one!
Any vehicle you add to the garage and fill in the VIN number and registration will now automatically be available in a new menu on openPER called "My Vehicles":
Clicking on that will take you directly to a drill down of your vehicle, listing only the relevant part codes for your exact vehicle!
If you haven't yet added your vehicle to the garage (or want to amend an existing one) - see this thread here for instructions.
So what do you think?
We'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas, because as this is an in-house system - we can actually make changes and add features that get requested.
So if you ever thought ePER was missing something really useful, post it down below and we'll see what we can do
Also - nothing is perfect, so if you do stumble across any bugs, please list them below too and they will be squished asap!
Once again thanks to @Wiltshire Chris for his amazing work on this - we just hope you all like it <3
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