Root
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I had a new tyre fitted and the tracking done on my car the other day. £55, not too expensive.
Job got done, I was driving it home...heard a knocking from front right wheel, I thought wtf? got the car home, was only a 30 second drive, jacked it up, they only left the bolts half tightened
loool, cowboys.
anyone had similar experiences?
[Edited on 16-11-2009 by Root]
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DannyB
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No  any garage that doesn't torque wheels is a big no no.
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
No any garage that doesn't torque wheels is a big no no.
The owner is a drug dealer anyway apparently.
Won't go there again though, will pay the extra cost to get the job done properly.
[Edited on 16-11-2009 by Root]
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morpheus22
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i wouldnt go posting his address on a forum and then say apparently hes a drug dealer 
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DannyB
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That could have turned out very nasty if you had a longer journey 
[Edited on 16-11-2009 by DannyB]
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by morpheus22
i wouldnt go posting his address on a forum and then say apparently hes a drug dealer
lol, good idea. Just took the address out  But apparently he is anyway.
quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
That could have turned out very nasty if you had a longer journey
definitely and had I not known that a knocking wheel usually means it's falling off I could have got hurt...and got compensation maybe? Imagine all that drug dealer compensation monies...I shouldn't have touched the bolts and kept driving until I crashed
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oceansoul
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by morpheus22
i wouldnt go posting his address on a forum and then say apparently hes a drug dealer
lol, good idea. Just took the address out But apparently he is anyway.
quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
That could have turned out very nasty if you had a longer journey
definitely and had I not known that a knocking wheel usually means it's falling off I could have got hurt...and got compensation maybe? Imagine all that drug dealer compensation monies...I shouldn't have touched the bolts and kept driving until I crashed
You might not have got compensation. They might have "silenced" you 
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Root
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lol, good point.
I couldn't be arsed to go back and have a go at them for not doing the job properly though. Then they would have loosened some ARB bolts or something. Badgers
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katiescorsa
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make sure u check all ur wheels just incase the other 3 r abit loose aswell.
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by katiescorsa
make sure u check all ur wheels just incase the other 3 r abit loose aswell.
They only need the front 2 off to do tracking, don't they? If I hear knocking from the front left I'll be concerned but tbh I cba lol
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katiescorsa
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lol. my other halfs a mechanic. yer they do only take the front 2 wheels of but ur better to b safe than sori
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Root
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Originally posted by katiescorsa
lol. my other halfs a mechanic. yer they do only take the front 2 wheels of but ur better to b safe than sori
I'll hear the knocking before it falls off, quickly jack it up and tighten em all. Cba to mess about with it for no reason, I do plenty of that as it is, got work in 30 mins as well, lol
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katiescorsa
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lol well let us know if its loose
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Ben G
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most if not all garages do tell you either in writing or by word of mouth to check the bolts yourself after a certain amount of miles.
the garage i go to always have a little notice on my receipt telling me to check all my wheel nuts after 25 miles.
i got a new tyre at the weekend and have done over 100 miles now and still haven't checked
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Fro
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Never had my wheels taken off for tracking they've always lifted my car up on a 4 poster.
Where do they put the laser if the wheel isn't on?
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Never had my wheels taken off for tracking they've always lifted my car up on a 4 poster.
Where do they put the laser if the wheel isn't on?
He got a tyre done too
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