Thread: Wheel Alignment for D3/D4/RRS is not that simple!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Just a tool wheel aligners need...
DA-Dongle TTMT (Jaguar Land Rover Tight Tolerance Mode Toggle) – Diagnostic Associates Ltd

140 quid!

Originally Posted by CaverD3

140 quid!

Yes, but for an alignment shop...

About the same as a balancer mandrel

And, if I had one I would be promoting that I could do correct alignment procedures on LR vehicles and increase customer base!

Get an IID or Nanocom and add height calibration, steering angle sensor calibration etc.

True! My MVS covers the bases nicely

Originally Posted by catsman

Local Beaurepairs in Footscray is one place where they have a flat alignment machine with the front wheels going on a turntable that is level with the floor. They tell me not many places have them but as it is level no adjustment to suspension is needed.

Not sure if alignment was any good as they said the way the tyres are worn it will take a while to even out and drive straight.

What exactly do they mean by that ?

I don't think they know either.

Welcome aboard guys, it's quite a brave move and a double edged sword using social media as a marketing platform as while it may get you more business it also has the capability to ruin your credibility pretty quickly as well. There is a vendor on here who has taken advantage of it however and I don't think I have ever read a bad word about his business or the service he provides.
As an example I had my lower control arms done at an independant repairer the last time they needed doing at a cost of $1800 which was a reasonable price considering the difficulty of doing it at home and the genuine arms used. The invoice included a charge for a wheel alignment as well. When I got home and had a look underneath I was immediately suspicious of the white paint dots on the eccentric adjusters and started to wonder whether the wheel alignment had really been done or whether they had been lazy and figured it was close enough. Sure enough a couple of months later and two scrubbed front tyres the vehicle was booked back in for another wheel alignment at the repairer at my cost to get what should have been done properly the first time fixed at my expense.
Total cost - New control arms $1800.00
Two Tyres $700.00
Second wheel alignment $150.00

That experience made me reconsider the worth of paying for the arms to be done so this time I did the work myself and went to a small independant wheel aligner who contends that he has no problem doing a Disco and at a cost of $55.00 for a wheel alignment I can afford to monitor the tyre wear and go back and yell at him if its wrong.
My point being that if you advertise a service on a forum where people are much more likely to understand as much about as their vehicles as you do you "take them for a ride" at your own peril.
As a suggestion for a quick money spinner why don't you invest in a transmission oil exchange machine and offer full automatic oil changes (Mega Flushes) supplying Lifeguard oil at $50.00 a litre ( which you would still make a profit on at that price) I reckon you would have plenty of customers as you are offering a service that people on this forum know they need and is difficult to do without specialised equipment.

Good luck with your new venture

Regards,
Tote

I agree with Tote using social media can be a double edged sword, good luck with it.