i dropped the car off at the dealership this morning:

complaining about vibration and shaking between 60mph- 85mph. Pretty strong vibration...to the point where my passenger seat is moving strongly.

The service guy said I needed an alignment and get my wheels balanced. He said they charge 300 for the alignment and spent 10 mins telling me that only BMW knows the "secret" of their alignment and no other place has their machines. I told him that they just charge more per hour for labor.

Now I need to know where I should go take my car to get that work done? I know there are plenty of SoCal people in here so chime in!

I am in Redondo Beach but I will travel within the LA area to find a recommended/ quality wheel place. To be honest, I think one of my rims is slightly bent and that is why I am getting such a violent shake. Therefore, I probably need to find a place where they fix rims too. I know there are a few different balancing technics that wheel shops use as well. any suggestions?

I am riding on a 07 530i on 20's. NON - SPORT (was gonna get H and R's but currently riding on stock suspension bc of my vibration issue. Didn't want to add more variables to the mix)

Help me out guys!

-James

 

call euro rev they will know, look in classifieds section for them

 

PM nerweezy or R1racer, they have a place where the 5 and 405 meet that does road force balancing and alignment.
You vibrations are mostly due to bad balancing or a bent wheel which a raod force can find out accurately.

 

I can have an alignment done for you in the Irvine area as Navin said (thanks Navin). PM me for details or for any inquiries about anything I can help you with.