New product · PartsFlow365 · pilots starting
The dismantler’s tool: from donor car to parts sold
A dismantler’s result comes down to three decisions: how much to bid for a car, which parts to remove and at what price to list them. PartsFlow365 answers all three with the same vehicle-specific data that PartsFinder365, PartsProcure365 and PartsFlow365 already run on: the whole car’s OE parts list from the registration number, demand from the network’s real searches and Finland’s vehicle parc.
- 30 s
- bid range for a car from its registration number
- Top 25
- dismantling list by expected margin, setting 10–100
- VOH
- quality grades A1–C3, compatible with the marketplaces
- Part
- headlight, left · OE number and variants
- Recommended price
- range and confidence level
- Sale probability
- 12 months, from network demand
- Expected margin
- price − removal − shelf space
- Condition grade
- VOH A1–C3, confirmed by the dismantler
- Decision
- remove · leave in the car
What the dismantler gets
Three decisions made with data, not guesswork
PartsFlow365 covers the dismantler’s chain from purchase to sale. Everything rests on the same vehicle-specific data foundation that DropGear’s other products use.
Bid range for a car in 30 seconds
The registration number is enough: the whole car’s OE parts list, expected parts sales over 12 months, removal work, storage and scrap value. The result is always a range with a confidence level, never a single exact figure.
Top-N dismantling list
Parts in order of expected margin. OE number, position, assembly drawing and variant for every row, plus a "leave in the car" mark for parts not worth removing.
Price with reasoning
Recommended price as a range: anchored to the new part’s price or a reference value, then condition grade, demand and competition. Discount steps by shelf time and a floor price not worth going below.
Cataloguing on the floor
The phone photographs the part, identifies it and reads the casting number. The equipment level is calculated from a checklist, the condition is suggested and the dismantler confirms. The photos double as listing images.
Sales also in the PartsFinder365 network
The dismantler is a supplier on the platform. The used part appears in workshops’ and wholesalers’ searches with OE matching next to new parts: condition, mileage, photo, warranty and location.
Demand from real data
The PartsFinder365 network’s searches and Traficom’s vehicle parc show which parts are searched for and how many of the same cars are on the road. Completed sales calibrate the pricing.
The dismantler’s workflow
From purchase to sale in six steps
Each step produces a ready input for the next. The purchase decision is made with the same tool before the car is even in the yard.
Purchase
Registration number or VIN at the auction or in the insurer’s offer: bid range and confidence level immediately, assumptions editable on the row.
Intake
The car and photos are recorded. The statutory end-of-life process is handled as before; the tool does not replace it.
Dismantling decision
The Top-N list shows which parts to remove and in what order. Wear parts and unprofitable parts stay in the car.
Cataloguing
A photo identifies the part and its casting number, the VOH equipment level is calculated from the checklist, the condition is confirmed and the shelf location is saved.
Pricing
Recommended price as a range with reasoning for three condition grades. The dismantler accepts or changes it; nothing is published without confirmation.
Sales and turnover
Parts go to the PartsFinder365 network, the dismantler’s own web shop and marketplaces as compatible feeds. Shelf time, demand changes and views update the price.
The user’s path
Phone in hand on the dismantling floor
Cataloguing happens where the parts are. The same image recognition PartsFinder365 uses for registration numbers and parts identifies the removed part and compares it with the row on the dismantling list.
- The registration number or VIN is photographed; the car and parts list are fetched in the background
- Tapping a part opens the assembly drawing with the part highlighted
- A photo of the removed part confirms it is the right part and variant
- The condition is suggested, and the price is shown for the better and worse grade too
- Items go to a CSV listing or an API with the marketplaces’ columns
- Identification
- photo → part and OE number
- Equipment level
- A · lock, trim and mirror included
- Condition
- 2 normal · suggestion confirmed
- Paint code
- LD7X · matches
- Price
- grades 1 · 2 · 3 side by side
- Shelf location
- B-14
Example car
Dismantling list for a real car
A Škoda Superb III Estate 1.4 TSI (2017) was run through the PartsFlow365 demo with existing data. The whole car’s list held 6,417 part rows, of which the dismantling vocabulary identified 97 saleable parts. Below, the top of the dismantling list.
| Part | Position | Recommended price € | Sale probability 12 months | Expected margin € | Removal h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine (complete) | 2,034 | 52% | 747 | 4.0 | |
| Gearbox (DSG) | 1,356 | 45% | 381 | 3.0 | |
| Door | front left | 508 | 46% | 168 | 0.6 |
| Turbocharger | 542 | 44% | 150 | 1.0 | |
| Bonnet | 452 | 46% | 149 | 0.5 | |
| Headlight | left | 330 | 55% | 130 | 0.4 |
| Exterior mirror | left | 282 | 51% | 107 | 0.2 |
| Tailgate | 452 | 35% | 92 | 0.7 |
Example calculation for the demo car. Prices and probabilities are the model’s indicative estimates, calibrated against the dismantler’s completed sales. Top 25 parts: list prices in total €11,421, expected sales over 12 months €5,017 and expected margin €3,240 before scrap value and transport.
Pricing
Every price is built from its reasoning
Marketplaces take no view on price. PartsFlow365 builds the recommended price from an anchor and shows where the figure comes from. The anchor is the best one available: the dismantler’s own completed sale, the network’s sales, the new part’s price, or a reference value for parts that do not exist as new aftermarket parts.
- Condition grade and equipment level according to the VOH classification, mileage for the parts where it matters
- A demand factor from the network’s searches and the vehicle parc, a competition factor from other listings
- Always a range and a confidence level, never a single exact figure
- Discount steps by shelf time and a floor price: removal, shelf, listing, packaging and scrap value
- No machine learning before enough sales history: every figure can be traced to a row that can be shown to the customer
- Anchor
- new part + painting
- Condition and equipment
- VOH A2
- Demand
- parc 41,000 cars, network searches
- Competition
- 6 comparable listings
- Recommended price
- range, medium confidence
- Floor
- removal + shelf + listing + scrap
Demand
The same network on both sides of the trade
Workshops and wholesalers search for parts in PartsFinder365 by registration number. Those searches are a demand signal for the dismantler, and the dismantler’s parts appear in the same searches as offers.
Searches and vehicle parc
Demand frequency per part group and model family: the network’s searches relative to Traficom’s vehicle parc.
The "no aftermarket part" flag
A searched part with no new aftermarket equivalent, such as an LED headlight, a control unit or a door: used is the only option and the strongest price signal.
Availability gaps
When the new part is not available immediately, the probability of selling the used one rises.
Regional demand
Heavy, collect-in-person parts such as engines, doors and glass are weighted by the area’s vehicle parc.
The loop closes
Views, clicks and sales per part, condition and price calibrate the pricing against real demand. The dismantler sees: "your part was shown 14 times, 2 sales".
An honest limit
The network’s data covers the part groups that are searched for. Demand for body, lighting and drivetrain parts is completed from the dismantler’s own sales and market sampling.
Sales channels
Used parts next to new ones
PartsFinder365 is sold to wholesalers as a platform, and the wholesaler decides which suppliers it opens. The dismantler gets its own supplier identity and appears on the platform like any other supplier. Matching is done by OE number, not at the level of "fits Golf VII".
- In the search result: the used mark, condition grade, mileage, photo, warranty, location and price
- Checkout and invoicing ready for used parts under the margin scheme
- Own web shop with registration-number search
- Compatible feeds for the most common used-parts marketplaces
- For the wholesaler, a wider range without own stock when the new part is unavailable or slow to get
FAQ
Questions about PartsFlow365
What is needed to get started?
What does the VOH quality grade mean?
How is the price formed?
Which parts are not listed?
Can we keep using our current marketplaces?
How do we get started?
Let’s run the first donor car through together
In the pilot, the bid range, dismantling list and prices are produced for your car and calibrated against your sales.