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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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i was off that day but i heard from numerous ppl that a s2000 came in and got custom alignment specs. seeing if it was someone on here?
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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hey do u work at fairoaks sears?
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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woops just read the title again.. dulles.. i applied at th dulles and fairoaks sears, put in a good word for meh
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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nah i work at the sears auto center in dulles mall, whats ur name and what u apply for?
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Abdul, I applied for customer service/sales/tech
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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If it was an 06 silverstone then it was me. Why, did the manager complain about me for taking too much time?
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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how much did u pay and are u happy w/ the specs?
i got my UK spec alignment done at PTuning beginning of this year for about $120?
but the car tends to lean right on the highway (yes i've chcekd tired pressure). even tho rest of the car feels more stable and better handling, the way the car tends to drift right is buggin me a lil
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pyromaniac87,Apr 9 2009, 09:19 AM
If it was an 06 silverstone then it was me. Why, did the manager complain about me for taking too much time?
yea it was an 06 but only said silver, ur name alex?

alignment at sears is $69.99 and 6 month/6k mile warranty. how do u like the custom specs?. i dont trust the 70 year old guy doing alignments and he's the only one sending cars to the dealership lol.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 06:31 AM
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Sears wouldn't let me do UK specs so I just had them tweak everything to the maximum recommended by factory. They charged me $70 and they done a good job except for the rear toe which could have been a little higher. I like going to Sears just because they let you inside the shop to stand and watch, most shops dont do that because of liability issues. Last time they even gave me a pair of goggles and invited me to go under the car and help the tech out with my 'custom' specs.

front camber L/R -0.7 -0.7
front caster L/R 6.4 5.9
front toe L/R 0 0

Rear camber -1.6 -1.7
Rear toe 0.15 0.20

Some Vietnamese guy was working on alignments but he doesn't look near 70
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by GPWonTan,Apr 9 2009, 10:32 AM
how much did u pay and are u happy w/ the specs?
i got my UK spec alignment done at PTuning beginning of this year for about $120?
but the car tends to lean right on the highway (yes i've chcekd tired pressure). even tho rest of the car feels more stable and better handling, the way the car tends to drift right is buggin me a lil
I've done a UK alignment at Ptuning last year and thats exactly what happened to me, the car was pulling slightly right. When a shop is aligning your front wheels they will get metal clamp thing against your seat and your steering wheel to keep it centered, and its not always perfect. When I was at sears I sat in the car to get a more precise alignment and to also grip the steering wheel dead centered, so now the car rolls exactly straight.

Also Ptuning originally quoted me $120, but charged me $100 for some reason, i thought maybe they screwed something up, but I didnt find anything.
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