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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: dazza88 on 15 February 2014, 22:45:44
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good evening every one, I've finally got the v6 driving lovely changed the wishbones, drop links, and top mounts just to be safe took it for its 4 wheel aliment which wasn't a bad price £44, £58 including vat, got it all done was like yer sweet lovely until I came to a wobbly road and the steering was like jelly again so went home jacked it up with a head scratch had a look around but all looked fine, tyres were abit rubbish so I went to get 2 new fronts tyres put on and after that it drove lovely it turned out to be a flat spot on n/s/f tyre, :y thanks for all your help everyone now ive just got to get the cruise control enabled :y
regards darren
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Alarm bells going off big time here dazza.
Flat spot. Please explain further.
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Alarm bells going off big time here dazza.
Flat spot. Please explain further.
Lol. The tyre was deformed on a certain bit of it and it made the car wobble on certain roads that wernt smooth. Hope this helps :y
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I had this problem a few years ago with a pair of new budget tyres on the rear end. I kept going back to the tyre place complaining of vibration and they kept checking the balancing and telling me nothing was wrong. ::)
Eventually I started to think it was the propshaft causing the vibrations so took it to the local garage who had a look and sussed that the tyres were out of shape. :o 2 new tyres very reluctantly supplied under warranty by the tyre place and problem solved! :y
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took it for its 4 wheel aliment which wasn't a bad price £44, £58 including vat
4 wheel alignment is generally a waste of money on the Omega, it needs a full geometry check. Ultimately, 4 wheel alignment offers little over simple tracking. The Omega suffers 2 major geometry issues that 4 wheel alignment will not pick up - rear tracking and front camber.
Full geometry checks can be quite expensive, but fortunately we have a club agreement with Wheels in Motion in Chesham (only), where a full geometry check is £60+VAT (as long as the castor doesn't need adjusting - I believe this is a little extra, but rarely needs adjustment). Wheels In Motion also use a slightly tweaked set of geometry values, rather than the manufacturer settings which are flawed on older cars.
Given your location, near to Chesham, its worth the extra £14 over what you paid to get it done properly. You'll easily save the extra on tyre longevity :y
You need to book at Wheels In Motion, and mention Omegaowners for the discount. Alternatively, PM wheelsinmotion here, or via their forum - http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php
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I had this problem a few years ago with a pair of new budget tyres on the rear end. I kept going back to the tyre place complaining of vibration and they kept checking the balancing and telling me nothing was wrong. ::)
Eventually I started to think it was the propshaft causing the vibrations so took it to the local garage who had a look and sussed that the tyres were out of shape. :o 2 new tyres very reluctantly supplied under warranty by the tyre place and problem solved! :y
hello mate, out of shape tyres are a nightmare but that's good they replaced them free of charge, ive put some budget ones on at the mo well I say budget ones they still cost 55 each lol, but they will do for now then will get better ones soon, just hope these don't go out of shape. :y
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took it for its 4 wheel aliment which wasn't a bad price £44, £58 including vat
4 wheel alignment is generally a waste of money on the Omega, it needs a full geometry check. Ultimately, 4 wheel alignment offers little over simple tracking. The Omega suffers 2 major geometry issues that 4 wheel alignment will not pick up - rear tracking and front camber.
Full geometry checks can be quite expensive, but fortunately we have a club agreement with Wheels in Motion in Chesham (only), where a full geometry check is £60+VAT (as long as the castor doesn't need adjusting - I believe this is a little extra, but rarely needs adjustment). Wheels In Motion also use a slightly tweaked set of geometry values, rather than the manufacturer settings which are flawed on older cars.
Given your location, near to Chesham, its worth the extra £14 over what you paid to get it done properly. You'll easily save the extra on tyre longevity :y
You need to book at Wheels In Motion, and mention Omegaowners for the discount. Alternatively, PM wheelsinmotion here, or via their forum - http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php
hello mate, sorry I forgot to mention that it is booked in at wheels in motion for Thursday for a full geometry I only took it to get 4 wheel alignment just to get a better steering on it. how do I get the 60 pound deal as when I rung up and booked it in I got told 112 I think it was cant quit remember now but it was some were around that mark. would it still be ok to come to you to get the cruise control enabled mate. :y :y
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You need to book at Wheels In Motion, and mention Omegaowners for the discount. Alternatively, PM wheelsinmotion here, or via their forum - http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php
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sorry just seen this bit would it be to late to mention for the discount or would it be worth a phone call tomoz and mention it, :y