The operating system for the automotive trade.

Contrivance builds the systems that repair shops, glass shops and parts counters run on. Each one takes a job that costs time and money at the counter and makes it faster, more accurate and more profitable.

One platform. A growing set of systems.

Every system runs under one Contrivance account. The first is live today.

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VIN Punch

Enter a VIN and get the exact windshield for that vehicle, checked against the options it was built with, and the cheapest in-stock price from the suppliers your shop already buys from.

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VIN 5LTPW18597FJ03375
2007 Lincoln Mark LTCrew cab pickup
  • Model year2007 Mark LT
  • BodyCrew cab, 6.5 ft box
  • Dealer part4L3Z1503100BA
  • TintGreen
Part numberDW01548 GBY
Best in-stock price$68.00

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From VIN to order in one search.

VIN Punch does in a few seconds what used to take a catalog, three supplier sites and a phone call.

  1. Read the VIN

    Year, make, model, body and the options the vehicle was built with.

  2. Match the glass

    Every windshield that fits is checked against those options and the model year.

  3. Price every supplier

    Your own supplier accounts are searched at once, across every branch and interchange.

  4. Order it

    The cheapest in-stock part opens on the supplier site with the number copied.

The details that decide the glass.

Most wrong orders come from an option nobody checked. VIN Punch checks these on every search, and when the VIN does not say, it shows what to look for on the vehicle.

Forward camera
Lane keeping and automatic braking need the right camera window and bracket.
Heads-up display
A special layer stops the display from showing twice.
Rain sensor
Automatic wipers need the sensor pad in the right place behind the mirror.
Heated glass
Some vehicles have heating wires along the bottom or across the whole glass.
Acoustic layer
Quieter cabins use a sound-damping layer you cannot see from outside.
Model year
The same model can change glass between years.

Put Contrivance to work at your counter.

Create an account, download the app to your shop computer and save your supplier logins once. It signs in by itself from then on.