bernmc Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 Toddled off to the local Britannia Tyres in Nuneaton today to have the Goodyear F1's fitted. Manage to avoid the Inbred and got there safely I asked them to check the tracking while they were at it. Much excitement about working on such a nice car, and the enthusiastic tracking dude was only too keen to show me his new toy - machine called a supertracker. It's a computerised system with a huge database of cars and all their tracking details - camber/toe-in/thrust angle etc. Adjusts itself for wheel and tyre sizes too. It even had my imported VR4 in it's database. Anyway, just dial in the correct car from the database, then car gets plonked on the ramp with the wheels in metal dishes so the can move freely when adjustments are made. Then a cunning sender unit gets attached to each wheel: (sorry for the phone pic quality!) The modules talk to the main PC wirelesly. In a couple of seconds, you get a screen like this, with all the relevant tracking measurements: That's just for the rears! Green is in spec, yellow slightly out, and red way out. Select the one you want to fiddle with, and you get a full screen view: This is updated in real time as the spanner man twiddles his nuts ( ), so he just watches the screen as he adjusts. Get the needle of the guage pointing straight up and the job's done. At the end of it all, you get a printout with all the before and after values: Neat huh! £15 per wheel adjusted. Compare that with what your dealer will try to charge you for four wheel alignment! Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Supertracker hey Top report mate, Made up you've posted this especially after I got a stealer quote of over £100 for the same work. Local Britannia it is Quote
bernmc Posted July 12, 2006 Author Posted July 12, 2006 Local Britannia it is Just confirm that they've got the same equipment - my bunch have only had it for a couple of months... Quote
WoREoD Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 I'm really impressed. This new technology will never catch on though (thats what my Dad told me when I started programming in 1964!!). Thanks for taking the time to input all that in info. Quote
WoREoD Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 However, I've just tried to locate my nearest Britannia Tyres and they dont seem to have a website! Google comes up with a few different branches but nothing local to me. Are the nationwide (no, not the building society) or do they have a directory somewhere? Thnks Quote
Removed Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Supertracker hey Top report mate, Made up you've posted this especially after I got a stealer quote of over £100 for the same work. Local Britannia it is Liam let me know when you are going for this and where as I'd like to have mine done too only thing to make sure about is that their database has the correct info for our Z, that's all On the service manual we should have the info, anyone cares to dig it out and compare to what we've just seen? (my manual cd is at home) Quote
Jacko Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Liam/Val, Yeah I'd be interested too...... if you find one nearby. Quote
AndyC Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Liam/Val, Yeah I'd be interested too...... if you find one nearby. And me!!! Sounds like a Z outing is on the cards, we could always get them tracked then have a day out somewhere? No, thats not an offer to sort it!! Quote
Jacko Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 I've emailed the manufactures to try to get a list of garages/chains that actually have it.... Will let you know if I get anything back. Quote
Rob_Quads Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Micheldever in Winchester have used this sort of technology for the last 5 years!! as you say it will take quite a while to catch on as its not the cheapest of equiptment. Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Local Britannia it is Just confirm that they've got the same equipment - my bunch have only had it for a couple of months... will do Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Supertracker hey Top report mate, Made up you've posted this especially after I got a stealer quote of over £100 for the same work. Local Britannia it is Liam let me know when you are going for this and where as I'd like to have mine done too only thing to make sure about is that their database has the correct info for our Z, that's all On the service manual we should have the info, anyone cares to dig it out and compare to what we've just seen? (my manual cd is at home) Np guy's,,, I'll do some research and try find the closest place for us. Perhaps negotiate a discount Quote
Jacko Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Get it sorted Liam...... There's 4 of us already! Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 We don't seem to have anywhere which is pretty local... I've emailed Supertracker and asked them if anybody uses their equipment in the Manchester area. If anybody has any other suggestions let me know otherwise watch this space Quote
jim Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Likewise, there doesn't seem to be a Britannia branch up here in Scotland and it would be good to know if there are any other tyre centres using this equipment. Jim Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Likewise, there doesn't seem to be a Britannia branch up here in Scotland and it would be good to know if there are any other tyre centres using this equipment. Jim Hopefully have a reply tomorrow Quote
WoREoD Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 I also e-mailed them asking for equipeed locations in my area. Bet they cant understand why all the sudden interest! I also suggested they put an index of equipped locations on their site, a bit like Greenenergy do for their 99Ron Tesco Petrol locations. I said it might help persuade some more depots to install the kit. No reply as yet! Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 I also e-mailed them asking for equipeed locations in my area. Bet they cant understand why all the sudden interest! I also suggested they put an index of equipped locations on their site, a bit like Greenenergy do for their 99Ron Tesco Petrol locations. I said it might help persuade some more depots to install the kit. No reply as yet! Did you point them in the site direction???? Quote
Sarnie Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Manage to avoid the Inbred Yowza! A zed in Nuneaton My missus is a copper in Nuneaton, not a nice place to have a nice car Quote
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