Our friends over at Ron Francis Wiring have been on the cutting edge of automotive wiring technology, creating do-it-yourself wiring systems that the automotive enthusiast can install at home. From harnesses and wiring to switches, lighting, and more, the team at RFW have been able to provide the aftermarket with solutions to problems faced by the enthusiast with a minimum of muss and fuss – and now they’ve done it again. If you’ve got a smartphone, and you’ve never heard of QR (Quick Response) codes, it’s time for you to find out. A QR code is a two-dimensional barcode that was actually first developed by Denso as a way to track inventory, and subsequently has become a way to disseminate information to the masses through a simple point-and-click interface. QR code readers can be downloaded from Apple’s App or Google’s Play stores, then use your smartphone’s built-in camera to take you to a website destination to learn more about a product or service the company offers.

The guys over at RFW have decided to take advantage of the technology for an even more important reason. Each of their fuse panels are now affixed with a unique QR code, which, upon further review, will take you to a dedicated system-specific page on the RFW website designed to provide you with the wiring schematic for your particular fuse panel. While it might not seem very important today, if the day ever comes and you’re stuck on the side of the road with an electrical issue, we can see this coming in handy and potentially saving the day for a stranded enthusiast. Now, not only will you get  a full schematic with your system from Ron Francis, you’re also able to access it from anywhere in the world, just by performing a couple of clicks on your smartphone. A cool innovation, and one we can see becoming standard in the industry for instruction manuals.