Wheel alignment & Bathwick tyres. Any experiences?

B@Th*nG · 27 Jun 2008 at 14:49

Hi guys,

Gonna get my wheels on my vectra aligned at Bathwick Tyres, just wondering if anyone has had any experience with them?

B@Th*nG

[TW]Fox · 27 Jun 2008 at 14:54

I had 4 tyres fitted to the Mondeo by them. They suspended the entire car in the air using 4 trolley jacks. Very unprofessional, not used them again since.

B@Th*nG · 27 Jun 2008 at 14:59

[TW]Fox;11977964 said:
I had 4 tyres fitted to the Mondeo by them. They suspended the entire car in the air using 4 trolley jacks. Very unprofessional, not used them again since.

excuse me for being stupid, but what's wrong with that? would it damage the car or something?

B@Th*nG

Duke · 27 Jun 2008 at 15:01

Used them a few times for new tyres and always been good (for what you can expect at these places).

[TW]Fox · 27 Jun 2008 at 15:01

it just wobbled about and looked unprofessional and a tad unsafe. Plus isn't it common sense not to support an entire car merely on trolley jacks?

Begbie · 27 Jun 2008 at 15:40

B@Th*nG said:
excuse me for being stupid, but what's wrong with that? would it damage the car or something?

B@Th*nG

Most professional garages would not leave a car sitting on trolly jacks, infact a car should never be left on a trolly jack for a long period of time. Espically if you have the wheels off and underneath it. Even a set of bricks under it would be safer.

Tesla · 27 Jun 2008 at 15:46

Only takes a trolley jack to collapse and game over. At my friends work this lad knocked a axle stand and the car crushed him to death (he was doing a quick job on his own car!).

loltim · 27 Jun 2008 at 15:49

[TW]Fox;11977964 said:
I had 4 tyres fitted to the Mondeo by them. They suspended the entire car in the air using 4 trolley jacks. Very unprofessional, not used them again since.

I don't know why they'd do that, unless they had four separate wheel balancing machines? Would make the whole process a bit quicker I guess.

No point using the big hydraulic lifts for changing tyres though, trolley jacks are fine, but one corner at a time!

Tesla · 27 Jun 2008 at 16:05

Tim said:
No point using the big hydraulic lifts for changing tyres though, trolley jacks are fine, but one corner at a time!

Fox said they used 4 trolley jacks, thus allowing them to do all at once...

Begbie · 27 Jun 2008 at 16:40

Tim said:
I don't know why they'd do that, unless they had four separate wheel balancing machines? Would make the whole process a bit quicker I guess.

No point using the big hydraulic lifts for changing tyres though, trolley jacks are fine, but one corner at a time!

Trolley jacks should be used for raising the car only and not for a means to keep the car off the ground, whether it is one corner or all of them.

Far too many accidents happen because of this, trolley jacks are not as safe as people seem to think.

loltim · 27 Jun 2008 at 16:44

I wasn't saying they were the worlds safest tool. They are, however, safe enough to keep the car in the air for 2 minutes while a new tyre is fitted.