Toby
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needed car tracked up and cmaber sorting so ring a garage who i had been told could sort it out for me convo as follows;
Me: alright there could you tell me how much would it cost for my corsa B to get tracked up and camber adjusted?
Them: Oh wait there il find somewhere to get a price for you,
Me: 'whistles for 5 mins'
Them: hi there what were you wanting?
Me: just a quote on how much to get my corsa b tracked up and camber adjusted?
Them; ok give me a minute
Me: whistles for 5 minutes again'
Them: Right sir thats £4.50 a wheel for balancing and a corsa B doesnt need tracking doing as it doesnt have camber adjustment
Me: can you repeat that please;
Them:yeah thats £4.50 a wheel for balancing and a corsa B doesnt need tracking doing as it doesnt have camber adjustment
Me: 'puts phone down'
how do thes places operate i mean they dont know what there on about so asif i wuould let them work on my car, know wander the motor indusrty is gouing down the pisser
 
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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You can't adjust the camber though unless you have made it that way.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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he wants the toe adjusting. They just automatically assumed to camber needed adjusting.
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bigdan
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 bet you feel silly
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by bigdan
bet you feel silly
no just confused now
quote:
Originally posted by jake
he wants the toe adjusting. They just automatically assumed to camber needed adjusting.
well i said that to a lad i know who works there he said no you need chamber sorting just ring up this garage and they will do it for you so now i am confused
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Joe
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You can adjust the toe, which means if the wheels point in or out at the front. But you can't adjust the camber, which is if the wheel tilts in or out at the top of the wheel.
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SportBoy
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lol sounds like you were talking to the trainee
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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it depends what suspension you have. Stanard suspension is not camber adjustable only coilovers are i thought. And the rear cannot be changed as it doesnt have indipendent suspension.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
Location: Durham, County Durham Drives: A6 Allroad
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cambers / \ and toes how straight the wheels are.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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I had a simillar problem today,
Me: Hiya mate how much to lower the back of my saxo,
Him: have you got the lowering springs,
Me: Il nip back through the week
Saxos or any french hatch for that matter dont have springs 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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you asked for the camber to adjusted, he said the camber cant be adjusted (which it cant), i dont really see where the garage went wrong
[Edited on 19-05-2007 by Steve]
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Tom J
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
I had a simillar problem today,
Me: Hiya mate how much to lower the back of my saxo,
Him: have you got the lowering springs,
Me: Il nip back through the week
Saxos or any french hatch for that matter dont have springs
what do they have then? 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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torsion bar
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
you asked for the camber to adjusted, he said the camber cant be adjusted (which it cant), i dont really see where the garage went wrong
[Edited on 19-05-2007 by Steve]
i said to a friend i neede toe adjusting (he works at the garage) he said no you need chamber doing and said ring garage and we can sort it, i put the phone down cos they kept me waiting to tell me something i didnt want to know and then a contradciting story about my adjusment thatys why
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
you asked for the camber to adjusted, he said the camber cant be adjusted (which it cant), i dont really see where the garage went wrong
[Edited on 19-05-2007 by Steve]
he asked how much it would cost to adjust the tracking AND camber. Any other garage would say, X amount to adjust the tracking, however the camber cannot be adjusted
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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fair enough
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Toby
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plus they never told me how much to have the tracking down they gave me a wuote for wheel balancing
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