high speed vibration/tax transfer

Saytan · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:25

just sorted out another cheap motor to replace the one that decided exhausts were out of fashion and ditched its one. two things

1) getting some vibration through the wheel at 80-ish on the m-way, causes?

2) this only has tax til the end of the month. old car has a few months left. can my local DVLA officer transfer it over. had a read of their site and not 100% clear

thanks!

Acolyte · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:32

Dont know about your tax, but i would imagine the virating would mean you need the wheel balancing.

kaiowas · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:35

Saytan said:
just sorted out another cheap motor to replace the one that decided exhausts were out of fashion and ditched its one. two things

1) getting some vibration through the wheel at 80-ish on the m-way, causes?

2) this only has tax til the end of the month. old car has a few months left. can my local DVLA officer transfer it over. had a read of their site and not 100% clear

thanks!

You can't directly transfer the tax but you can achieve pretty much the same thing by selling your old one back and you'll be redeemed for every full month remaining (ie do it today/tomorrow or you'll lose next months tax)

vanandjuanunited · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:37

1. wheels need balanced?
2. No it cant be transferred and they will only refund complete months.

Saytan · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:39

am i right in thinking balance is wheel-specific, not car-specific? i have a pair of wheels from an identical car with new tyres on them, would it be worth swapping them over?

vanandjuanunited · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:45

They will probably need balanced anyway even if they are the same size.

Saytan · 28 Apr 2006 at 09:53

they were balanced when the tyres went on around 3k miles ago, but if it needs doing it needs doing

thanks

osc89er · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:02

If the vibration is coming through the steering wheel then it's the front wheels. So do them first. Rear wheel imbalance causes vibration through the body of the car.