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• Dim Headlights 2 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  bulbs? Don't want to irritate other drivers. How can I test the alignment? (MOT 2 months ago, they check this don't they?). Car is: V70 R, 1999. (Dashboard light height adjuster is working fine). Thanks, Stu
• MOT / headlamps / brakes / con-men 28 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  £12.00 Brake fluid £6.00 MOT £35.00 Labour 75.00 TOTAL: £186.49 Could anyone identify what this 'gas' might be? His handwriting is terrible! He's also included headlamp alignment in his labour rundown. The MOT sheet shows failure on parking brake performance. Had shoe and cylinder renewal been
• Mazda 6 Estate 2015 - Excessive tyre noise 25 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  I have a 2015 Mazda 5 estate riding on 225/45 R19 tyres. Recently I've noticed what seems like excessive tyre noise and vibration and am wondering if alignment/tracking will help with this. I have had a few bumps against high pavements as well as driving through some poor quality roads
• Hyundai i10 - Clutch noise 27 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  ). Not sure if it’s related but the steering pulls massively to the left and I had the wheels aligned which hasn’t fixed the problem. It’s a Hyundai i10. Would appreciate any thoughts as to what it could be before I take it to a mechanic .
• Suzuki SX4 S-Cross - Tyre wear 23 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  After 10,000 miles and 1 year from brand new my rear tyres are wearing much more heavily than the front tyres and the LHR is nearly down to the limit indicator.  Had an independant 4 wheel laser wheel alignment check done and it showed the rear wheels out of spec. Both the main
• Yaris 02 - Kerbed: play in steering 6 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  the steering wheel. There are no noises from the steering when turning, so it's not wheel bearings or anything like that. Is it just a matter of getting the tracking/wheel alignment fixed? I guess Kwik-Fit or similar would do this?
• any - dangerous HID headlights 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I see areport out condeming HID headlamps, 90% of those asked claimed to of been dazzled by them! I'm not so sure its the HID lamps, i think its more a case of those that are not correctly aligned and those that are incorrectly fitted to cars as conversions kits, but worse still are those
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 1999. Vibrating steering wheel & noise from wheels 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi i've got a 1999 BMW 316i. Just recently i have noticed that when driving at high speeds there is excessive noise from the front left wheel and passengers have said it vibrates? Also when i brake from high speeds the steering wheel begins to shudder. I think this is do with wheel alignment
• FIAT Panda (2003 - ) - 07 1.4 Car pulling to the left. 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  had the tracking done by local Align my car, wheels are balanced correctly and tyre pressures are correct. Where do i go from here.
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 00 2.0 crankshaft pulley 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  00 2.0 high pitch rattle - glowplug It's a long shot but does it have a damped crankshaft pulley? If so paint a line across it and keep checking to see if the line becomes mis-aligned. If that happens have the pulley replaced before it flings the aux belt into the timing belt and wrecks
• It takes me 20 seconds to decide on a car 27 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  This weeks happening I will travel to a garage to see a car spend less than 20 seconds looking at it to discover that none of the front panels align properly or rust in a terminal place etc? Are other people the same? If after 20 seconds I am interested in the car, I start to get a little excited
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.6 How to find top dead center on a 1600cc 8v 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Im changing my head gasket and need to find TDC as stated in the haynes manual for the car. It says "Look through the aperture at the flywheel end of the engine and continue turning crankshaft until the TDC timing mark on the flywheel/driveplate is aligned with the TDC mark on the gearbox
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 2005 1.5 Steering Wheel/Front suspension Vibration 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  i've recently purchased a 2005 Nissan Almera 1.5sx with only 20,000miles on the clock but i've noticed a vibration through the steering wheel and the car generally at speeds of 60 - 75 mph. had the wheel alignment and balancing done but still seems to be a problem. is this a design problem
• My car only has one wheel balanced 22 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  + and recently noticed some vibration at 80mph. the tyres are avons. Everything else (alignment, spheres, bushes etc all all fine) So would this be 1) the cause of high speed instability and 2) vibration.
• volvo repair cost..up and up 2 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My wifes volvo 480 failed its mot due to a faulty steerung rack. I had it done by a local chap but he had to remove the steering wheel to align it. Low and behold the SRS light comes on and he says he cannot fix that as only Volvo have the gizmo to do the job.. Volvo in Basingstoke say it will take
• Diff flange probs & pinion pre-load 26 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Have finally got a very good diff for my Omega, but the flange is smaller than on the one I have removed and therefore the bolt holes dont align with prop flange. My car is a late '96 and the diff I am fitting is a '94. I assume it was beefed up over the years or perhaps its off a 2 litre
• Mk IV VW Golf steering 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  My MK IV Golf 1.6 has always pulled ever so slightly to the left, even since new. Front tyre wear seems Ok and even (have covered 24,000 miles). The left-pull is consistent-happens on any road, any speed. Had steering laser-aligned by VW; they made several minor adjustments but, you guessed
• Citroen C3 1.4 HDi - Wheel Bearings and Engine Oil lid left open. 19 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  My car has done 86K, it is nearly 7 years old. Recently I had an annual service done. When I collected the car back the person told me that there was significant gap in the wheel alignment and he fixed that for me. A few days later I could start hearing a loud noise (not good
• Wheel Camber re-alignment Ford Mondeo 4 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I hit a road kerb recently, mainly to blame on my confidence with my heavy and robustly built car being invincible to road kerbs. Hit it at a bend at about...
• Vauxhall Adam - MoT advisories 8 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  My wife has just had her Vauxahll Adam MoT'd by Halfords - it was a freebie, an offer she saw a while back on Money Saving Expert. It came back with two advisories a leaking rear shock absorber and non aligned brakes. She was quoted a price to fix the shop absorber. She has the car serviced