4 Wheel Alignment recommendations

4 Wheel Alignment recommendations

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wilbo83

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1,535 posts

167 months

Thursday 11th July 2013
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As per title really, looking for a place to have an alignment not too far from Reading. Ideally with good knowledge / experience of Impreza's

john_r

8,353 posts

273 months

Thursday 11th July 2013
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wilbo83

Original Poster:

1,535 posts

167 months

Thursday 11th July 2013
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john_r said:
Give Colin a ring: http://ignitionmotorsport.com/
Colin doesnt have the equipment to do alignment, I know this as he fitted my shocks.

john_r

8,353 posts

273 months

Thursday 11th July 2013
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wilbo83 said:
john_r said:
Give Colin a ring: http://ignitionmotorsport.com/
Colin doesnt have the equipment to do alignment, I know this as he fitted my shocks.
I thought he could do it over the road in the other place? If not can he recommend somewhere?

MX-5 Lazza

7,952 posts

221 months

Thursday 11th July 2013
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I always use Wheels In Motion. It's in Amersham so a short trek away but well worth it.

Rick101

6,973 posts

152 months

Thursday 11th July 2013
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2nd for WIM

Best in the country IMO.

http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/

JC2012

517 posts

218 months

Friday 12th July 2013
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ALS Tyres in Warfield

They have full Hunter Facilities.

silverfoxcc

7,717 posts

147 months

Friday 12th July 2013
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Bracknell tyre and battery. good price as well

MX-5 Lazza

7,952 posts

221 months

Friday 12th July 2013
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silverfoxcc said:
Bracknell tyre and battery. good price as well
I didn't think they can do 4-wheel alignment. Pretty sure they don't have a full 4-wheel laser alignment set-up.

Rick101

6,973 posts

152 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Honestly, if you want experts, go to WIM. People go from all over the country. I went from York, circa 400 mile round trip.

silverfoxcc

7,717 posts

147 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Been there for a year now

Piersman2

6,609 posts

201 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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wilbo83 said:
As per title really, looking for a place to have an alignment not too far from Reading. Ideally with good knowledge / experience of Impreza's
Merit Tyres, Purley on Thames.

Good guys, full adjustment is about £70 all in.

NormanD

3,208 posts

230 months

Saturday 13th July 2013
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Piersman2 said:
Merit Tyres, Purley on Thames.
I use then in Woking, they have other places, look on web site near you

john_r

8,353 posts

273 months

Sunday 14th July 2013
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Piersman2 said:
wilbo83 said:
As per title really, looking for a place to have an alignment not too far from Reading. Ideally with good knowledge / experience of Impreza's
Merit Tyres, Purley on Thames.

Good guys, full adjustment is about £70 all in.
I've used them a couple of times. Wouldn't go back now though - very expensive and broke a tyre pressure monitor and a pressure valve (separate wheels too rolleyes). To be fair they did pay for the replacements at several hundred pounds each, but I wouldn't go back...

Adam190

121 posts

150 months

Saturday 27th July 2013
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wilbo83 said:
As per title really, looking for a place to have an alignment not too far from Reading. Ideally with good knowledge / experience of Impreza's
Late reply but here I go anyway!

Elite Wheels in Reading. Full hunter system so exactly what you need!

P.S Alright Wilbo....Adam190 here from CCUK.

Xstyle

209 posts

151 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Rick101 said:
Honestly, if you want experts, go to WIM. People go from all over the country. I went from York, circa 400 mile round trip.
I've just booked my Range Rover Sport to go to WIM from Reading. The website and the chat over the phone gave me more confidence that they know what they're doing than the likes of Elite or ALS (latter who I used to use extensively for tyres a few years back).

SWMBO argues though it's all the same machine, how can it be so different from place to place, when the machine beeps in the right places?

Frimley111R

15,719 posts

236 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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At the risk of being flamed, Kwik Fit use Hunter equipment.

james_gt3rs

4,816 posts

193 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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Xstyle said:
SWMBO argues though it's all the same machine, how can it be so different from place to place, when the machine beeps in the right places?
Places like WIM come up with the settings to your preference, so if you're staying with factory geo in theory any place with the machine can do it.

Piersman2

6,609 posts

201 months

Wednesday 10th August 2016
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Frimley111R said:
At the risk of being flamed, Kwik Fit use Hunter equipment.
Yes, they do. But they also don't know how to use it.

I had the alignment done on my old range rover by Kwik Fit , I wasn't going to let them near but they promised me they had the full hunter kit and not the rubbish they used to have.

I watched the screens whilst they were doing it, they had the correct vehicle, they got it mostly green, and yet when I got back in an drove off it was dreadful, like driving on a knife edge.

Took it to Merits the following weekend, they plugged their hunter kit together, everything was red, wildly red, miles off. Corrected it, perfect.

So having the kit does NOT promise being able to actually use it.


MikeGoodwin

3,349 posts

119 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Does WIM make an effort to get the steering wheel straight and not try fob you off about road camber and 'all cars do that sir' ??

Ill make the effort to go there if so.