diff --git a/app/models/vehicle.rb b/app/models/vehicle.rb
index 0bf4fb1..0e5d771 100644
--- a/app/models/vehicle.rb
+++ b/app/models/vehicle.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   # returns the style of the vehicle
   def style
     begin
-      return @details['years'][0]['styles'][0]['name'] if @details
+      return @details.trim if @details
     rescue
       return nil
     end
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # returns the drive of the vehicle i.e. 2 wheel, 4 wheel, ect.
   def drive
-    return @details['drivenWheels'].to_s.upcase if @details
+    #todo fix this
+    #return @details.drive_type if @details
+    return nil
   end
   
   # returns the number of doors of the vehicle
   def doors
-    return @details['numOfDoors'] if @details
+    return @details.doors if @details
   end
   
   # Force Upper Case for VIN numbers
@@ -87,28 +89,23 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   def get_details
     if self.vin?
       begin
-        @details = JSON.parse get_decoder.full(self.vin)
-        raise @details['message'] if @details['status'].to_s.eql? "NOT_FOUND" 
-        raise @details['message'] if @details['status'].to_s.eql? "BAD_REQUEST"
+        query = NhtsaVin.get(self.vin)
+        raise error if not @details.valid?
+        @details = query.response = NhtsaVin.get(self.vin)
       rescue Exception => e
         errors.add(:vin, e.message)
       end
     end
   end
   
-  # returns the Edmunds decoder service
-  def get_decoder
-    return decoder = Edmunds::Vin.new(Setting.plugin_redmine_qbo['settingsEdmundsAPIKey'])
-  end
-  
   # decodes a vin and updates self
   def decode_vin
     get_details
     if @details
       begin
-        self.year = @details['years'][0]['year']
-        self.make = @details['make']['name']
-        self.model = @details['model']['name']
+        self.year = @details.year
+        self.make = @details.make
+        self.model = @details.model
       rescue Exception => e
         errors.add(:vin, e.message)
       end
diff --git a/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb b/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb
index 3821a88..70c98fe 100644
--- a/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ intuit.ipp.anywhere.setup({menuProxy: '/path/to/blue-dot', grantUrl: '<%= qbo_au
 
 <table >
   <tbody>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Edmunds API Key</th>
-      <td>
-        <input type="text" style="width:350px" id="settingsEdmundsAPIKey" 
-                           value="<%= settings['settingsEdmundsAPIKey'] %>" 
-                           name="settings[settingsEdmundsAPIKey]" >
-      </td>
-    </tr>
   
     <tr>
       <th>Intuit QBO OAuth Consumer Key</th>