Bravo Meet Clunky.

[hammy1990]

Just don't buy his liver, he's Scottish.

haha, too much whisky and iron brews.

 

[neilshep]

he's Scottish.

So nothing worn under his kilt then

 

[ascott92]

So nothing worn under his kilt then

Hang free man, hang free

haha, too much whisky and iron brews.

Irn Bru actually, coz we can't spell either

 

[hammy1990]

i was going to say irn bru but i didn't want to look like a idiot like i did when i said "ill buy parts OF you"

 

[ascott92]

So put the car in to get the camber sorted today, just a quick fix before I took it to a proper garage with alignment tools. Camber fixed, so the toe went out.

Took it to the garage to get aligned...they cant do it, coz it's so far off it's off their scales. So now I need to take it to an accident repair centre to get it sorted.

You know the feeling when you wished you just hadn't started something?

 

[s130]

Assuming you are talking exclusively about front wheel toe.

You can sort this yourself if you are prepared to spend a little time making a jig or have a laser spirit level.

What you want to achieve is to get the front wheels parallel. It is not rocket science and can be done. I normally do all my own tracking (except when I need a full 4 wheel geometry check. Once yo get them parallel (0 toe) then you can either fine tune yourself or take to a tyre shop for the final adjustment.

But before doing any of this I would check all you local tyre specialists to see who has a proper computerised four wheel alignment system.

I'm NOT talking about the cheaper systems where they hang a laser ruler on the front wheels and a calibrated board on the back wheels, which is probably what they tried to use and failed because the beams yould not project onto the rear scales.

I'm talking about this type of equipment: http://www.hunter.com/ and there are other makes out there as well. These can handle ludicrously out of spec geometries.

 

[ascott92]

Assuming you are talking exclusively about front wheel toe.

You can sort this yourself if you are prepared to spend a little time making a jig or have a laser spirit level.

What you want to achieve is to get the front wheels parallel. It is not rocket science and can be done. I normally do all my own tracking (except when I need a full 4 wheel geometry check. Once yo get them parallel (0 toe) then you can either fine tune yourself or take to a tyre shop for the final adjustment.

But before doing any of this I would check all you local tyre specialists to see who has a proper computerised four wheel alignment system.

I'm NOT talking about the cheaper systems where they hang a laser ruler on the front wheels and a calibrated board on the back wheels, which is probably what they tried to use and failed because the beams yould not project onto the rear scales.

I'm talking about this type of equipment: http://www.hunter.com/ and there are other makes out there as well. These can handle ludicrously out of spec geometries.

Cheers for your reply. Just booked it in to a nationwide crash repair place, as kwik fit advised, so I am hoping that they will be able to sort it.

Is there a good guide for adjusting it yourself? I have never done it before, so if I was able to sort it to a decent level before hand itd save some wear mean time

 

[ascott92]

:'( 2 o'clock tomorrow the car is going back to standard for the winter, so I can make uo my mind if it stays or goes

 

[ascott92]

Time has come, wheels and coilovers are for sale

Found a Polo Dune near me that I may go have a gander at; 1.4 diesel, 75bhp so cheap to run but as fast as a glacier travelling uphill being towed by ants, but also a different and cheap project with alot of potential. Also being a turbo diesel, it's plenty tunable

 

[Tad-bravo]

I feel sorry for you...

 

[ascott92]

Getting a Fabia Monte Carlo in white with sat nav 3 year contract on PCP means when I am finishing uni i will either be looking at a new car or just buying up the Fabia. Can't wait! Tho 3 month wait

 

[wegi]

Now we will both have VAGs

What engine size?

 

[ascott92]

Now we will both have VAGs

What engine size?

We'll both have notquitePolos just the 1.2tsi, so it'll cost peanuts to run. You got your Ibiza yet?

 

[cainy1989]

im looking at the monte carlo myself, 10k for a VAG TDI is awesome value if you ask me

 

[ascott92]

im looking at the monte carlo myself, 10k for a VAG TDI is awesome value if you ask me

Yep, VAT free atm too so healthy saving before you've even started. Looking at the 1.2 TSI myself, the 105 seems the better option, plus is CHEAPER in insurance than the 86...by my reckoning, at roughly 400bhp, they'll just give me free insurance

 

[wegi]

Yep got the Bocanegra and loving every minute of it. The gearbox is phenomenal.

 

[Tad-bravo]

I hate seats in general but the boca negra in high spec is quite a nice little car; especially with the sport seats and black interior..

as for the skoda... uhmm... no.

 

[ascott92]

as for the skoda... uhmm... no.

Lucky it's me who going to be driving it and not you then eh?

 

[Tad-bravo]

Lucky it's me who going to be driving it and not you then eh?

Yep, I'm very very lucky

 

[ysidfa]

EWWW VAG :yuck:
Theres a nice Abarth 500 in the Garage im getting my T-jet from £9000