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Anyone had a full alignment check

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Old 03-16-2004, 04:34 AM
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My car is going in for its second service and the dealer (Chathams in Edinburgh) has offered me a full 4 wheel alignment check for
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Had mine checked last week, the car is 6 months old and has done 6500 miles, wanted to get the settings checked before the nice weather and I give it plenty of . Took my car to Priory Honda in Bedford, they only charged me
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Had mine done 2 weeks ago after having 18's fitted came to 100 quid. tow, camber etc were all done .

I can drive round corners now
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That's probably what you'd pay for the sticks and mirrors on the front wheels!

Beware, some dealers quote
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I'd ask them what they will check - i.e just alignment? or the full geometry check? and if they will adjust it for the same fee or if you will have to pay more....
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I had full geometry check for
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Here's some info:



And my geo check:
http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...hlight=geometry
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If your tyres are worn unevenly this will do more harm than good tbh. Mine had this done and I found the handling to be I would leave it until you change your fronts, ask if they'll hold the price for you though.
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