E39 tracking

[sparks_E39]

My car wanders to the left now after hitting a pothole and I find myself correcting it and having the steering wheel slightly to the right to compensate, is it best to get an indie/dealer to do it? I heard conventional garages equipment won't be up to the job?

[MarkwG]

In a word, no: a dealer won't have any techies old enough to remember an e39 & will take your trousers down for the priviledge & an indie is unlikely to have the kit, although they'll be able to straighten the wheel once the tracking is set properly. Even a bog standard tyre shop won't be up to the complexities of an e39. You need a good specialist alignment company...

[RiccardoG]

A good alignment, as stated above, will cost you anywhere from £110 to £250, with £150 being a fair value. This is with the BMW KDS system and someone that knows what they are doing.

[Sump]

Wakefield £99 all in.

Make other dealers match this.

[Frances The Mute]

www.alignmycar.co.uk

The search engine on this site will give you the dealers local to you. I have my cars set up on the Hunter Hawkeye - superb piece of kit.
Still, the equipment is only as good as the operator. Nevertheless, the outlets on this site are regularly reviewed so should be on the ball.

Depending where you are in the UK and how much you need adjusting, you could spend less than £100.

[jagdeepbmw]

I too had mine done with the Hunter system. I drove from West London to get it done from Elite-Direct in Essex as they know exactly what they're doing and have done all my cars previously. I had it done from some cowboys twice before and they never got it right so I trust these guys 100%. All in £95. Great deals on tyres and customer service is good too.

[Cactussed]

I'll second Elite as well. I went to ATS Euromaster in Richmond first to try and save a journey. What a waste of time.

Guys at Elite really know their onions and are very reasonable in terms of cost.

Big thumbs up.

[Blue Oval84]

Are you in the North East Sparks?

If so http://www.teesdaletyreandautocentre.co.uk/teesdal... is where you need to go.

Full computerised geometry check with print out etc. - £36

[sparks_E39]

I'm in Poole, Dorset. Thanks for suggestions though.

[jagdeepbmw]

Im guessing £36 is for the check. Then any adjustments needed you are charged for. Thats how it works at Elite and other places I've been.

[Blue Oval84]

jagdeepbmw said:

Im guessing £36 is for the check. Then any adjustments needed you are charged for. Thats how it works at Elite and other places I've been.

Nope, check is free, £36 for any and all adjustments

[sparks_E39]

My indie is going to look at it. He worked for BMW when the E39 was new so he knows them well, plus in the past 18 months I've been using him he's been great. He has the correct equipment apparently.

[The Stiglet]

Cactussed said:

I went to ATS Euromaster in Richmond first to try and save a journey. What a waste of time.

I took my TVR there in the past to get some new rubber and they put the weights on the outside of the wheel to balance it and at 50 mph they flew off! If the bonnet hadn't been made out of canoe, it would have good straight through

Useless

[sparks_E39]

The Stiglet said:

I took my TVR there in the past to get some new rubber and they put the weights on the outside of the wheel to balance it and at 50 mph they flew off! If the bonnet hadn't been made out of canoe, it would have good straight through

Useless

I think our lease cars are made to go there or Kwik Fit. Lucky us (well not me, I don't have/want a leased diesel thanks )

[Milky Joe]

sparks_E39 said:

My indie is going to look at it. He worked for BMW when the E39 was new so he knows them well, plus in the past 18 months I've been using him he's been great. He has the correct equipment apparently.

Which indie out of interest?

[sparks_E39]

Milky Joe said:

Which indie out of interest?

MVT, Holton Heath, Poole.