4 Wheel Alignment Cost?
02-17-2008, 07:36 AM
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What is the approx. cost & how long at a UK main dealers?
02-17-2008, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Palmo' post='532352' date='Feb 17 2008, 04:36 PM
What is the approx. cost & how long at a UK main dealers?
Speak to your dealer and try to establish this prior to the work being done.
p.s. I posted pics on your tyre thread last week, not sure if you spotted them.
Good luck
02-17-2008, 10:22 AM
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hi all KwickFit shouldnt have done the tarcking etc. cos the tracking on the e60 should be done under load. there are some places which will use dumpbells in the footwell to load the car and do the tracking same a bmw but be advised that the tyres you have will nto last too long. i made that mistake and my nct runflats didnt last half a long as when bmw did tracking this time.
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When I asked for quotes from local dealers (3 of) they ranged around the ?400, for an off-the-cuff gimme-a-quote approach 3.5hrs (@ ?114 ex vat) they said.
After I finished choking in astonishment, I decided to find out exactly how they earned 3.5 hrs worth of work...Net result was ?200 all in. They can only change camber/caster, no thrust etc. What they do, is load the car with the appropriate weight before taking measurements. What I didnt ask at the time was how this was done, by the smell in my car after they did the alignment I think it was to invite 4 sweaty mechanics to appreciate the seats inside!
Which would go someway to explain the cost!
When I asked for quotes from local dealers (3 of) they ranged around the ?400, for an off-the-cuff gimme-a-quote approach 3.5hrs (@ ?114 ex vat) they said.
After I finished choking in astonishment, I decided to find out exactly how they earned 3.5 hrs worth of work...Net result was ?200 all in. They can only change camber/caster, no thrust etc. What they do, is load the car with the appropriate weight before taking measurements. What I didnt ask at the time was how this was done, by the smell in my car after they did the alignment I think it was to invite 4 sweaty mechanics to appreciate the seats inside!
Which would go someway to explain the cost!
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