Suspension Issues
15 July 2005, 05:29 PM
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Suspension Issues
A month or so ago I managed to understeer into a curb.
Hit the N/S/F (passenger side) against the curb whilst steering to the right.
Hit it fairly hard but have had trouble getting it sorted since.
It is a UK MY00, to which i had P1 suspension fitted.
The story since then is:
Took it to the dealers, they said ‘youre lucky its probably ok, just need to realign’. So they pick up the car (they only collect/deliver) do the alignment and then deliver it back saying ‘its better’ so I finish work go to drive home and its awful, steering wheel is off centre and the car still pulls very badly to the left.
Phone up to complain and they said, oh we think you’ve bent the N/S/F strut, so ok in good faith I book it in again as I still have my standard suspension. They fit this (I know its straight) and realign again all at my cost, deliver the car back and say no more. I finish work go to drive home, the steering wheel is more centred now but it still pulls badly to the left.
Have since been back and now they say it could be the bottom steering arm or the top mount! So they want to book it in again to change these and then realign again!
This is an absolute joke and I have spent nearly ££££ sorting nothing, I’m not even sure if the P1 suspension is bent or not now. I know little about this myself, so my questions are:
Has anyone ever had a problem like this before, if so what was bent and was it so marginal that it wasn’t obvious to the eye but effected the car.
How can you tell if a strut is bent if its not obvious?
Is there any way of determining whats wrong without changing each bit to see if it makes a difference.
Powerstation if I come across and see you, will you be able to diagnose/fix it for me because I am fed up with useless dealers who seemingly know nothing. I need some experts!
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Hit the N/S/F (passenger side) against the curb whilst steering to the right.
Hit it fairly hard but have had trouble getting it sorted since.
It is a UK MY00, to which i had P1 suspension fitted.
The story since then is:
Took it to the dealers, they said ‘youre lucky its probably ok, just need to realign’. So they pick up the car (they only collect/deliver) do the alignment and then deliver it back saying ‘its better’ so I finish work go to drive home and its awful, steering wheel is off centre and the car still pulls very badly to the left.
Phone up to complain and they said, oh we think you’ve bent the N/S/F strut, so ok in good faith I book it in again as I still have my standard suspension. They fit this (I know its straight) and realign again all at my cost, deliver the car back and say no more. I finish work go to drive home, the steering wheel is more centred now but it still pulls badly to the left.
Have since been back and now they say it could be the bottom steering arm or the top mount! So they want to book it in again to change these and then realign again!
This is an absolute joke and I have spent nearly ££££ sorting nothing, I’m not even sure if the P1 suspension is bent or not now. I know little about this myself, so my questions are:
Has anyone ever had a problem like this before, if so what was bent and was it so marginal that it wasn’t obvious to the eye but effected the car.
How can you tell if a strut is bent if its not obvious?
Is there any way of determining whats wrong without changing each bit to see if it makes a difference.
Powerstation if I come across and see you, will you be able to diagnose/fix it for me because I am fed up with useless dealers who seemingly know nothing. I need some experts!
Thanks in advance for any advice!
15 July 2005, 09:18 PM
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Yea Graham, people must think you are on the payroll here or something. 
Tucker
Yep Give us a bell on 01684 296675 and we'll sort you out, or at least tell you what's up with it and what you need to do.
May as well have the bumpsteer done while your at it
Andy
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Yep Give us a bell on 01684 296675 and we'll sort you out, or at least tell you what's up with it and what you need to do.
May as well have the bumpsteer done while your at it
Andy
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