4 wheel hunter alignment recommendation in south london ?

[vijilants]

Hi all,

I am looking to have the alignment checked / adjusted om my C43 AMG

Can anyone recommend a garage using the Hunter equipment in South London ?

Many Thanks

 

[Steeve]

Not South London, but if you're ever in West London I'd highly recommend Southall Tyres, great guys and they have Hunter alignment apparatus

 

[Galactus]

I'm from south london / surrey and I go to Hounslow tyres, they are excellent. Proper Hunter 4 wheel alignment and a guru that works the machine (can't remember his name for the life of me)

 

[Treborsweet]

Wheel Power, Brockley.

 

[Larkone]

Make the extra journey and go to Wheels in Motion in Chesham - you will be glad you did.

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[Galactus]

All of those mentioned above are very highly rated (though never heard of Southall tyres being mentioned as good - I'm sure it is just never heard of it)

 

[vijilants]

Make the extra journey and go to Wheels in Motion in Chesham - you will be glad you did.

UK Tyres Online Cheap Car Tyres Shop | Blackboots Wheels in Motion

Order new tyres online at Blackboots Wheels in Motion and have them fitted at a our state of the art centre in Chesham or at one of our nationwide tyre fitting partners UK wide. Our online tyre shop offers huge savings and tyre discounts on all major brands.

www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk

Ideally yes I'd go there but it really is a bit of a truck from South London..

 

[vijilants]

I'm from south london / surrey and I go to Hounslow tyres, they are excellent. Proper Hunter 4 wheel alignment and a guru that works the machine (can't remember his name for the life of me)

Is that on Staines Road ?

 

[Galactus]

Yes that's the one.

 

[clk320x]

Ideally yes I'd go there but it really is a bit of a truck from South London..

I drive 60 miles to use them, I’d never go anywhere else I’ve been so happy.

 

[Larkone]

I drive 60 miles to use them, I’d never go anywhere else I’ve been so happy.

Agreed - I drive to them from Essex because of the same reason - now have an excellent setup

 

[vijilants]

Make the extra journey and go to Wheels in Motion in Chesham - you will be glad you did.

UK Tyres Online Cheap Car Tyres Shop | Blackboots Wheels in Motion

Order new tyres online at Blackboots Wheels in Motion and have them fitted at a our state of the art centre in Chesham or at one of our nationwide tyre fitting partners UK wide. Our online tyre shop offers huge savings and tyre discounts on all major brands.

www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk

Bit the bullet today and went took a trip to WIM.

Soo glad I did as they are a great bunch of professional, helpful, friendly guys who definately know what they are doing !!!

Highly recommended if you want your ride to be set up perfectly !

 

[Larkone]

Bit the bullet today and went took a trip to WIM.

Soo glad I did as they are a great bunch of professional, helpful, friendly guys who definately know what they are doing !!!

Highly recommended if you want your ride to be set up perfectly !

Yep - I got tired of hearing from tyre shops they could only set the vehicle up to manufacturers settings - useless when a car is 12 years old, has 'settled' and needs castor, camber and toe-in setting correctly to drive right not just 'set' right. My previous vehicle was a Lexus GS which I lowered to stop it driving like a water bed and WIM set that up - for a big heavy car it actually drove like a hot hatch and was so stable at speed.

 

[W1ghty]

Bit the bullet today and went took a trip to WIM.

Soo glad I did as they are a great bunch of professional, helpful, friendly guys who definately know what they are doing !!!

Highly recommended if you want your ride to be set up perfectly !

What did that cost if you don’t mind me asking buddy

 

[vijilants]

What did that cost if you don’t mind me asking buddy

I had the 4 wheels balanced....they have a balancing machine that uses the five prong holder that sits inside the wheel bolt holes so it is far more accurate, geometry calibration front and rear .....£130

 

[W1ghty]

I had the 4 wheels balanced....they have a balancing machine that uses the five prong holder that sits inside the wheel bolt holes so it is far more accurate, geometry calibration front and rear .....£130

Cheers buddy , I might have to pay them a visit

 

[bolidemichael]

Cheers buddy , I might have to pay them a visit

That's pretty good vfm

 

[Larkone]

Cheers buddy , I might have to pay them a visit

If you need the special MB bolts to adjust the castor as well they charge £30 each fitted and adjusted

 

[AMMANATI]

I have my rear near side wheel toe off, its apparently 0'50'' while the recommended setting is 0'17'', so quite a bit. The other garage told me they couldnt adjust it because the bolt is stuck.
Is that a big job? I can see in MB manual they say 2-3h of work. However if its stuck they would have to take it out somehow, worst case scenario drill through? I think it did ruin my tyre because the other side has almost double the tread left.. :/ I would never expect it to have such a big impact

 

[Behindthebins]

Had front struts replaced under warranty that required a wheel alignment afterwards, steering wheel now sits to the right when steering straight ahead, dealership has aligned twice but steering still looks like it sits to the right. If I go to a reputable Hunter alignment do they need to reset anything in the car, angle sensor or similar? Or is just a straight alignment job?
I'm 100% sure its just a front toe issue, not suspension related. When the steering wheel is clamped if its slighlty off this will cause an issue so I'm pretty sure its just a matter of opinion of the straightness of the steering wheel at the clamping stage? Car is C63 W205 coupe