im confused... with my seat dealership

[EssexIbiza1985]

i took my car into my local seat dealership to get the tracking done on my new alloys to save the tyres from uneven wear! they said they could do a 4 wheel alignment so i fort sweet.
went down ther to pick it up n they were like er we havent done it n wen i asked why the geezer sheepishly explained he couldnt get the machine on my alloys!
that must b crap cos the new cupras have 17"x7" wheels n mine are smaller at only 16"x7" .
is ther any reason they wont touch non-standard/seat alloys??
wher else can you get tracking done properly??

 

[smoothuk]

Supertyres in Maldon can do it for you...im presuming your from essex by your name.

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

somewher in norwich or essex cos i live in norwich at weekends. i mite have to look that company up n do it on way home on sat

 

[smoothuk]

They are near chelmsford, bout 15 mins from the A12, service is top rate. Good luck.

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

know how much they charge??

 

[surcalation]

clearance can be a problem when tracking is being done.

When mine was low I had to have the old style bolt on 4 wheel laser alignment which fits to the wheel rather then over it.

 

[Tom B]

My camber's well out and no garage in Northampton will touch it due to the ride height!

 

[m0rk]

only one place I know of in N'ton that'll be able to do it anyway Tom (but they're not cheap)

 

[jenk]

I need mine doing. Local garage struggles to get mine on his lift

 

[surcalation]

shouldnt be that expensive

was about £16 a corner when I had mine done at a place in Nottingham

 

[m0rk]

£16/corner isn't enough time (based on £35/hr) to do a good job though....

 

[jenk]

Whats the usual price for a decent set up then?

 

[m0rk]

decent costs a fair whack.... like £100+vat

good job should be £60 or so

to get it right takes time... unless you aren't bothered about each side being the same etc

when I had mine done last the left/right side were 'the same' and camber & toe were bang on what I wanted, not within tolerance

 

[jenk]

£60 sounds alrite.
Half decent job will do me, get the tyre wear even etc.

Cheers

 

[Tom B]

Tyres Northampton have the same equipment as Northampton Motorsport and charge £89.95 all in, but they don't put the amount of care in that N'Motorsport do.

I'm taking it easy on the tyres (ie using other cars when I can) until I get the suspension changed, then I'll have it done.

I know dealers basically buy the brand they require, because the local BMW dealer has smashing kit but only the BMW disc. Go to a tyre place with good kit and get it done.

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

went to ATS Euromaster center yesterday on way home. got the front done for £22.99 thatll do me for now as looking to get lowering suspension struts and springs so will have to get it done agen then. done a pretty good job for the price.