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• any - dangerous HID headlights 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I see areport out condeming HID headlamps, 90% of those asked claimed to of been dazzled by them! I'm not so sure its the HID lamps, i think its more a case of those that are not correctly aligned and those that are incorrectly fitted to cars as conversions kits, but worse still are those that will fit the illegal 110w bulbs. having been an MOT tester its so easy to spot those cars driving around clearly with illegal bulbs and included are motorcycles where some are running around on full beam or badly adjusted
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 1999. Vibrating steering wheel & noise from wheels 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Also when i brake from high speeds the steering wheel begins to shudder. I think this is do with wheel alignment and possibly wheel bearing problems. Can anyone shed any light? thanks
• FIAT Panda (2003 - ) - 07 1.4 Car pulling to the left. 24 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Car has been into local Fiat dealer who acknowledge it,s pulling to the left but cant see anything wrong. I had the tracking done by local Align my car, wheels are balanced correctly and tyre pressures are correct. Where do i go from here.
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 00 2.0 crankshaft pulley 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  00 2.0 high pitch rattle - glowplug It's a long shot but does it have a damped crankshaft pulley? If so paint a line across it and keep checking to see if the line becomes mis-aligned. If that happens have the pulley replaced before it flings the aux belt into the timing belt and wrecks the engine. Steve. steve you were wright. it looks like the bottom pulley is the cause of the rattle. is it a big job to remove the bottom pulley???.
• It takes me 20 seconds to decide on a car 27 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  This weeks happening I will travel to a garage to see a car spend less than 20 seconds looking at it to discover that none of the front panels align properly or rust in a terminal place etc? Are other people the same? If after 20 seconds I am interested in the car, I start to get a little excited, then I will find other potential problems with it as I investigate or buy it.
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.6 How to find top dead center on a 1600cc 8v 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  It says "Look through the aperture at the flywheel end of the engine and continue turning crankshaft until the TDC timing mark on the flywheel/driveplate is aligned with the TDC mark on the gearbox bellhousing." I cant see the timing mark on the flywheel/driveplate. Anyone know what this looks like or where it should be? Many thanks, Sean
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 2005 1.5 Steering Wheel/Front suspension Vibration 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  i've recently purchased a 2005 Nissan Almera 1.5sx with only 20,000miles on the clock but i've noticed a vibration through the steering wheel and the car generally at speeds of 60 - 75 mph. had the wheel alignment and balancing done but still seems to be a problem. is this a design problem with the car or should i leave it in with a Nissan Dealership as it has 3 months warranty left.the car was previously " pulling" to the left and needed realignment. any suggestions would be most appreciated.
• My car only has one wheel balanced 22 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  For a while i felt the car is not particularly stable at high-speed ie 70mph+ and recently noticed some vibration at 80mph. the tyres are avons. Everything else (alignment, spheres, bushes etc all all fine) So would this be 1) the cause of high speed instability and 2) vibration.
• volvo repair cost..up and up 2 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My wifes volvo 480 failed its mot due to a faulty steerung rack. I had it done by a local chap but he had to remove the steering wheel to align it. Low and behold the SRS light comes on and he says he cannot fix that as only Volvo have the gizmo to do the job.. Volvo in Basingstoke say it will take under an hour...first attempt fails....second attempt fails....now they say 4 to 5 hours strip the electrics to get to the loom.
• Diff flange probs & pinion pre-load 26 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Have finally got a very good diff for my Omega, but the flange is smaller than on the one I have removed and therefore the bolt holes dont align with prop flange. My car is a late '96 and the diff I am fitting is a '94. I assume it was beefed up over the years or perhaps its off a 2 litre. Anyway, has anyone experience of differential flange swopping?
• Mk IV VW Golf steering 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Front tyre wear seems Ok and even (have covered 24,000 miles). The left-pull is consistent-happens on any road, any speed. Had steering laser-aligned by VW; they made several minor adjustments but, you guessed it, it still pulls to the left. But driving the car on an area of flat new asphalt car park shows there is no left-pull whatsoever. So is this a design flaw of the Golf: they are hyper sensitive to road camber?
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  Why does my car pull to the right when accelerating? 23 Feb 2025 (Ask HJ)
  My 2009 Citroen C3has developed an undesirable trait whereby on acceleration it momentarily pulls to the right. Upon slowing down it momentarily pulls...
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  Should my tyres last more than 7000 miles? 26 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have just replaced both front tyres after 6900 miles due to very excessive wear. I drive short local journeys. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
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  Does my A4 Avant need new tyres? 2 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a 2012 Audi A4 Avant 1.8 petrol that’s done 20,000 miles on the original set of 225/50 R17 Pirelli Cinturato tyres. The tyres have...
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  My HID headlights don't seem to self-level 4 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'd appreciate your advice - I bought a new Mercedes-Benz C220CDI Sport Estate just over a year ago. The 'Intelligent Lighting' has never seemed to be...
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  Can't keep my Avensis straight on the motorway 14 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  2009 Avensis Tourer will not keep straight line on motorway. Centring very variable. Have Hunter checked 4 wheel alignment as you recommended (very good...
• Citroen C3 1.4 HDi - Wheel Bearings and Engine Oil lid left open. 19 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Recently I had an annual service done. When I collected the car back the person told me that there was significant gap in the wheel alignment and he fixed that for me. A few days later I could start hearing a loud noise (not good at describing noises!), which was constant and grew louder the faster I drove. I took at back to the garage and the person said that the wheel bearings is the cause.
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  Suspension of disbelief 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am getting conflicting information from Mercedes and my local dealership. The front tyres of my W210 E-Class are wearing badly on the inside. The dealer...
• Wheel Camber re-alignment Ford Mondeo 4 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I hit a road kerb recently, mainly to blame on my confidence with my heavy and robustly built car being invincible to road kerbs. Hit it at a bend at about...
• Vauxhall Adam - MoT advisories 8 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  My wife has just had her Vauxahll Adam MoT'd by Halfords - it was a freebie, an offer she saw a while back on Money Saving Expert. It came back with two advisories a leaking rear shock absorber and non aligned brakes. She was quoted a price to fix the shop absorber. She has the car serviced at our local garage, so she took it there to get prices and advice on the advisories. They have inspected to car, including putting in on the rolling road and found neither of the advisories.So one garage says there are issues, one not and a bit frustrating.