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Location: South Bucks
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Realignment
Hi
D4 went to the dealer today as the steering was off centre.
The dealer says the car needs to go to a realignment specialist and needs to be booked back in.
What is realignment? If it is just the tracking, why would it need to go to a specialist? Surely that is standard work for a dealer? Could they be referring to the chassis being out?
Would know the answers but SWMBO collected the car and didn’t ask, and the dealer is now closed.
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17th Oct 2017 5:06 pm
DrRobH
Member Since: 10 Oct 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 927
Four wheel alignment I would guess.
Needs to be done by a professional. www.alignmycar.co.uk is a good site as it's for Hunter kit which is highly recommended
Not all dealers can do it I believe. Dealers that can are listed on that site Visitor from fullfatrr.com
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17th Oct 2017 5:18 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
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Thanks. Will quiz them tomorrow.
Key question, is realignment covered by the warranty? Wheels haven’t been off and it hasn’t been off roads or smacked in to kerbs AFAIK but can imagine that cutting no mustard.MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
17th Oct 2017 5:23 pm
The gamekeeper
Member Since: 10 Jun 2014
Location: County Durham
Posts: 82
kwikfit have the top of the range laser set up for doing this. i had my last one done by them and was a different car when i got it back
17th Oct 2017 6:47 pm
D4mation
Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
Posts: 593
I was told mine needed a 4-wheel alignment at my last service though I hadn't noticed any issues.
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20th Oct 2017 10:33 am
The gamekeeper
Member Since: 10 Jun 2014
Location: County Durham
Posts: 82
i paid £145 at kwikfit
20th Oct 2017 11:42 am
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2579
Paid £45 in Southampton for 4 wheeled alignment. What a difference.
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kwik fit £99.95 full geo setup its called "geo care" you can take it back up to "8" time within two years at no other cost
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20th Oct 2017 4:42 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8216
peteyd wrote:
Thanks. Will quiz them tomorrow.
Key question, is realignment covered by the warranty? Wheels haven’t been off and it hasn’t been off roads or smacked in to kerbs AFAIK but can imagine that cutting no mustard.
Yes, I had a FL done 3 times before they got it right, it was pulling to the left.
Last time I had my D3 done with a Hunter it cost ..........£39 It can when others can't,
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20th Oct 2017 5:25 pm
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
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Paid £95 I think for alignment using Hunter kit found on the align my car site already mentioned. My D4 was 2 years old and 23k miles when it needed doing as it ate a set of rear tyres and felt weird. Huge difference. No idea what caused it to be out of alignment so early on, it seems some just are.
Very little chance of being classed as warranty work I would have thought. Very few LR dealers will have the kit; those that say they can do it just sub it out to someone else and then charge you a huge mark up on the work.
23rd Oct 2017 9:06 pm
dgarside
Member Since: 17 Jan 2010
Location: Holmfirth
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Did any of you have the car put into tight tolerance mode (or something llke that) before doing the alignment?
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23rd Oct 2017 9:49 pm
Jubbly
Member Since: 20 Nov 2016
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Paid £30 for mine on a 4 wheels hunter setup, though I have known the bloke for ages so that helps
23rd Oct 2017 10:20 pm
discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
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dgarside wrote:
Did any of you have the car put into tight tolerance mode (or something llke that) before doing the alignment?
I need mine doing but read you need above for it to be done right.
I did as I already had the IID tool to do it and the alignment place said they wouldn't have done it if I hadn't but I also found somewhere that said it didn't matter (didn't use them in the end as they were further away). Opinion seems to be mixed here as to whether you really need to or not.
24th Oct 2017 6:21 am
okennedy
Member Since: 03 Dec 2008
Location: Roscommon
Posts: 138
Discoteca,
How did you do that with the IID? Last time I had 4 wheel alignment done, the lad saw I had the IID and asked if I could put the D4 into tight tolerance mode and I'll be honest I didn't have a clue how to do it!
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24th Oct 2017 7:16 pm
dgarside
Member Since: 17 Jan 2010
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Hmmm so mixed opinions then. I don’t have an IiD tool so would either have to find an alignment centre with facilities to do it or use a dealer. I know of a great alignment place in Huddersfield, so will see what he has to say.
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