Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tooleater on 30 January 2017, 17:55:57
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Well after finally taking the plunge. I gave the Old Girl a new set of proper boots. X4 Michelin Pilot Sports. Took me 2 weeks get a Saturday appointment for Wim Chesham. So decided park her up and wait. I was expecting to pay £115 for all the adjustments. But they such decent chaps there, they only charged £38+ vat. Only required Toe adjustment. She had new Vx Mv6 springs and shocks fitted couple years ago. Serek fitted wishbones + poly bushes + idler and donuts last April. Coming back down A41 the motor felt completely planted, no more annoying vibration, in all honesty chaps its never been like that since the day I bought her. I guess at the end of the day you only get what you pay for :y
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Stay away from potholes.
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After Watford Borough Council gets through whacking up the Council Tax. Hopefully they'll invest in filling a few :y
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No, like any other Council, they will appropriate any Tax increases to augment their already over-inflated salaries! >:(
Ron.
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It's amazing what a difference a decent chassis geometry setup does for an Omega that hasn't been setup for a while. A properly setup Omega is surprisingly agile considering it's size and weight :y
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No, like any other Council, they will appropriate any Tax increases to augment their already over-inflated salaries! >:(
Ron.
I resent the insinuation that a council would behave like that. :o
.. they'll build themselves a swanky new council offices first. >:(
EDIT: And then the batsrads will buy your local pub using a shell company to disguise themselves, and rent it to the highest bidder (Co-Op in my case). >:(
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What were the before and after results?
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What were the before and after results?
Im guessing the price of a Pint went up.
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KW, you kill me! ;D ;D ;D
Ron.
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What were the before and after results?
Im guessing the price of a Pint went up.
Nope, but the quality went down. They only sell bottles of fizz. I also thought the ambience in the place couldn't get any worse, to be honest, but I was proved wrong. ;D
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Only required Toe adjustment.
Given there are so many angles to adjust on the Omega, and that WIM have their own proven settings for each (which is why they come so recommended) - I am amazed that every single angle on your car, bar the "tracking," was set exactly to WIM spec :-X
Did Tony do the work himself?
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Hence my query :y
As WIM have been going down hill somewhat recently sadly
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Hence my query :y
As WIM have been going down hill somewhat recently sadly
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I'm pleased it's not just me that questioned it :-[
It's a shame if that's the case, because I have always really rated them :'(
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The kit is only as good as the operator...
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Reading the WIM forums, Im not sure Tony does anything day to day due to his health :(
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Think he has only done my car once... But even the same operator has achieved two very different results. All depends how careful they are, and sadly you need to watch them to ensure the desired result... Saying you want XXX and only getting xxx isn't good enough, especially when the car is as finickety as the Omega :-\
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Could always take your cars to Centre Gravity in Coventry.. but seeing as they usually maintain cars worth 400x the price of an Omega, don't expect to walk out with change from £400 ;)
The health check alone is £200, which includes:
Road test & report
Suspension test & report
Weight pre-load to spec
Tyre data check & adjust
Ride height check & report
Geometry check & report
Physical inspection of:
Dampers
Springs
Bushes & ball joints
Steering rack
ARB bushes & drop links
Tyre wear issues
Full setup would include:
Ride height
Camber
Caster
Toe
Bump & Rebound
Road test
From what they do you can tell they're used to working on things slightly more exotic than your average road car ;D That said I know at least three people who've been there to have their cars set up - a 911 997.2, 911 997 w/ aftermarket suspension, Kirkham 427 S/C Cobra w/ original spec suspension and a BMW 645 w/ aftermarket suspension - and all of them rate the place very highly indeed.
Or throw £70 at the tyre place down the road and watch them like a hawk, as Al says.
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Reading the WIM forums, Im not sure Tony does anything day to day due to his health :(
That is somewhat true i'm sorry to say. Nevertheless i'm 10 miles and a phone call away if needed. I do however pop in and pull geometry reports from the machine to ensure standards remain and i attend any complaint if only to learn what and why it went wrong.
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Reading the WIM forums, Im not sure Tony does anything day to day due to his health :(
That is somewhat true i'm sorry to say. Nevertheless i'm 10 miles and a phone call away if needed. I do however pop in and pull geometry reports from the machine to ensure standards remain and i attend any complaint if only to learn what and why it went wrong.
That's good to hear Tony :y
As I plan to bring my VW CC up to you guys when it needs new front boots and a geo setup.
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Reading the WIM forums, Im not sure Tony does anything day to day due to his health :(
That is somewhat true i'm sorry to say. Nevertheless i'm 10 miles and a phone call away if needed. I do however pop in and pull geometry reports from the machine to ensure standards remain and i attend any complaint if only to learn what and why it went wrong.
That's good to hear Tony :y
As I plan to bring my VW CC up to you guys when it needs new front boots and a geo setup.
They are quite adjustable actually, just be sure to contact me direct.