Thereisalight.. Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 My car got fixed last week, the anti drop lock and a spring. I hadn’t drove it at speed until today. Any I went over 65mph the steering wheel would vibrate, not excessively so but certainly noticeable. Very annoying 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Thereisalight.. said: My car got fixed last week, the anti drop lock and a spring. I hadn’t drove it at speed until today. Any I went over 65mph the steering wheel would vibrate, not excessively so but certainly noticeable. Very annoying After changing any suspension components it's advisable to have a wheel alignment carried out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, Pepper said: After changing any suspension components it's advisable to have a wheel alignment carried out. I’m not sure he does that. It’s just a wee back street place. Mod cons aren’t his thing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 32 minutes ago, Pepper said: After changing any suspension components it's advisable to have a wheel alignment carried out. 14 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: that sounds more like balancing than tracking Get both done. It won't cost an arm and a leg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Get both done. It won't cost an arm and a leg.It will if his wheel falls off and he crashes into a tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 20 hours ago, ICTJohnboy said: Get both done. It won't cost an arm and a leg. Is it better to go to a back street place for those or Halfords/Kwik Fit? 9 hours ago, killiepiemuncher said: It will if his wheel falls off and he crashes into a tree. With the “luck” I’ve had in the last year or so, I wouldn’t put it past this happening 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: Is it better to go to a back street place for those or Halfords/Kwik Fit? Free check from Kwik Fit, if anything needs doing and they want too much, take it somewhere else. https://www.kwik-fit.com/wheel-alignment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Thereisalight.. said: Is it better to go to a back street place for those or Halfords/Kwik Fit? With the “luck” I’ve had in the last year or so, I wouldn’t put it past this happening KwikFit will find a million other faults and tell you your car's not safe to be driven out of the test centre. I've used these guys in the past and they were okay. https://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/consumer/car-services/wheel-alignment 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbykdy Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 14 hours ago, ICTJohnboy said: KwikFit will find a million other faults and tell you your car's not safe to be driven out of the test centre. This. Happened to me just after passing my test at 18, never set foot in one of their places in the 20 odd years since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Add me to the list of people Kwik Fit tried to screw over. It's there loss as they didn't get a £ out of me then and haven't since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Wouldn't go near KwikFit either for the aforementioned reasons. A reputable independent is probably your best bet, not always easy to find. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 KwikFit told me I'd die from emissions because my car had a slight hole in the flexi once 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Empty It said: KwikFit told me I'd die from emissions because my car had a slight hole in the flexi once Did you? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Empty It said: KwikFit told me I'd die from emissions because my car had a slight hole in the flexi once My apprentice a few years ago took his BMW there (it was an absolute wreck guaranteed to fail for corrosion and the handbrake at any competent garage, we've found Kwik Fit will pass anything if they don't think they can fix it so BMW handbrakes regularly pass there despite doing literally nothing), and they failed it on an "incomplete exhaust". About half an inch was rusted off the tailpipe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Did you?A little bit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 My apprentice a few years ago took his BMW there (it was an absolute wreck guaranteed to fail for corrosion and the handbrake at any competent garage, we've found Kwik Fit will pass anything if they don't think they can fix it so BMW handbrakes regularly pass there despite doing literally nothing), and they failed it on an "incomplete exhaust". About half an inch was rusted off the tailpipe.The guy was absolutely at it, went there because I had a flat tyre and they were nearest then he started coming out with his pish. Said he could do me good deal on one and then said about £200 because it was a "sports exhaust" and the back box, center and flexi were one piece. Told him to beat it that's when he come out with the you'll die pish, took it to my pals and we welded the holes up and it worked a treat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Empty It said: I'd die from emissions That nearly happened to me once, a vigorous waft of the duvet sorted it out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Should’ve just pulled the duvet over your wifes head.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Been caught out a couple of times in the past by Kwik Fit but I have recently found them to be the cheapest by quite a bit for new tyres. They never used to be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Been caught out a couple of times in the past by Kwik Fit but I have recently found them to be the cheapest by quite a bit for new tyres. They never used to be.Google blackcircles, found them to be considerably cheaper than the usual places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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