My first bill.....2nd around the corner ! Stearing :(
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Hi..
2 weeks into the life of my Elise (1999 car 30k) HGF big time.
1 Week later and £1100 later all sorted by Peninsula Lotus.
"Oh just one thing" The service manager said "We think your geometry needs checking, your Universal steering joint needs replacing and possibly your steering rack" "not desperate and would pass an MOT but best to get it done"
AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
Ok there is a knock when I go over a bump. My questions to you kind helpful guys are.
If I get the geometry done and the joint, is that likely to solve my knock? If I then need to get the steering rack done have I wasted money on labour getting the geometry and joint done 1st?
Peninsula recon about £800.00 sounds a lot to me...
Should I try South West Lotus?
Should I leave it for a bit?
Help!!
2 weeks into the life of my Elise (1999 car 30k) HGF big time.
1 Week later and £1100 later all sorted by Peninsula Lotus.
"Oh just one thing" The service manager said "We think your geometry needs checking, your Universal steering joint needs replacing and possibly your steering rack" "not desperate and would pass an MOT but best to get it done"
AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
Ok there is a knock when I go over a bump. My questions to you kind helpful guys are.
If I get the geometry done and the joint, is that likely to solve my knock? If I then need to get the steering rack done have I wasted money on labour getting the geometry and joint done 1st?
Peninsula recon about £800.00 sounds a lot to me...
Should I try South West Lotus?
Should I leave it for a bit?
Help!!
The last thing you want to do though is have it done and find that it doenst solve the knock. Get the garage to check for the knock and if they say its cause of the joint etc, then it best be fixed when they give it back to you. Does sound quite a lot of cash though. mind you, replacing the rack etc is no easy task as it will require a fair few parts to be removed, but with only 30K on the clock it has worn very fast. This car lived on the track or something?
Knocking over bumps could also be the shocks on their way out, if you can locate which corner the knock is then check around the bottom of the shock for signs of fluid leaks; 25-30,000 miles is about standard for red Konis to fail.
My only experience of SW Lotus was a new set of wheels, but they were pretty helpful and a friend at work recommends them highly. Alternately if you are willing to travel further West I use a local garage with plenty of Lotus experience, lower labour rates but no courtesy car; I'll pass the details if you are interested.
My only experience of SW Lotus was a new set of wheels, but they were pretty helpful and a friend at work recommends them highly. Alternately if you are willing to travel further West I use a local garage with plenty of Lotus experience, lower labour rates but no courtesy car; I'll pass the details if you are interested.
I responded to this earlier but evidently the post didn't work.
The work quoted sounds about right to be honest.
New rack = £400ish
Geo = £150ish
Not sure about the UV joint but around £100+ doesn't seem unreasonable I guess. Consider that when you add VAT onto the above you're getting to your £800 it's not unreasonable.
As for why would the rack go? It's a known weak point at around 30k. I had one go in my first S1. If you get a new rack you'll need a re-alignment, I suspect that the UV joint replacement process may also require a check at least. Someone with more knowledge is better placed to advise on that aspect.
As also posted, the knocking sounds more like being suspension related, unless it's a noise caused by the UV joint.
The work quoted sounds about right to be honest.
New rack = £400ish
Geo = £150ish
Not sure about the UV joint but around £100+ doesn't seem unreasonable I guess. Consider that when you add VAT onto the above you're getting to your £800 it's not unreasonable.
As for why would the rack go? It's a known weak point at around 30k. I had one go in my first S1. If you get a new rack you'll need a re-alignment, I suspect that the UV joint replacement process may also require a check at least. Someone with more knowledge is better placed to advise on that aspect.
As also posted, the knocking sounds more like being suspension related, unless it's a noise caused by the UV joint.
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