bandit_287 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 I contacted my OPC as I’d like to get my wheel alignment done on my recently purchased 981, the tyres are expensive so thought it would be prudent to ensure they’re all pointing in the right direction. The steering wheel is ever so slightly off centre too, only a fraction but it’s enough for me to notice. They’ve quoted me £320 including VAT to get this done as my car has a camera fitted above the rear view mirror for various functions, apparently this needs re-calibrating during the wheel alignment too. If I had no camera the price would be £216 inc VAT. Does anybody have any experience of this before? Seems a lot of price difference, I don’t mind paying £216, that’s more than necessary however I’m reluctant to take it to Kwik fit as although my local has a Hunter machine the idiots cocked it all up on my 987.2 and I had to return three times before I was happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Whereabouts are you located? If they're at all close to you I can't recommend Center Gravity in Atherstone highly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 I’m near Bristol. I’ve heard very good things about Center gravity however they’re a bit too far from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zagamuffin Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 CG the only place to go too, ive heard the same from all the s2000 forums when i was a member. zaga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 33 minutes ago, bandit_287 said: I’m near Bristol. I’ve heard very good things about Center gravity however they’re a bit too far from me. I travelled from Somerset and had a great experience at CG. Lee at Cotswold Porsche will be able to do this for you and is a lot closer... @CotswoldPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, zagamuffin said: CG the only place to go too, ive heard the same from all the s2000 forums when i was a member. zaga I had two S2000’s before the Boxster, great cars and appreciating assets now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Not sure I understand the extra charge because of the camera. My BGTS has a camera that reads speed limit signs and probably provides the input to the dynamic lights and I followed what CG did quite closely and the camera was never mentioned. Unless your car has some sort of lane departure warning system? But good luck having a debate with the OPC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Carmine said: Not sure I understand the extra charge because of the camera. My BGTS has a camera that reads speed limit signs and probably provides the input to the dynamic lights and I followed what CG did quite closely and the camera was never mentioned. Unless your car has some sort of lane departure warning system? But good luck having a debate with the OPC! Yes my car reads the signs and has dynamic lights but as far as I’m aware no lane departure warning. £320 just seems quite a lot of money for an alignment. Interesting that CG never calibrated your camera, maybe OPC are just profiteering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Not exactly the same but I've seen something similar happen with Golf R owners because of the adaptive cruise control system, the re-calibration costs a fortune. However, it only needs calibrating if there are major changes so you should be able to negotiate. Do you have adaptive cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 hours ago, bandit_287 said: I had two S2000’s before the Boxster, great cars and appreciating assets now. Loved mine too, wasn't a nice steer when out of alignment though and very sensitive to tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I don’t think I have adaptive cruise control, I haven’t been that close to a car in front of me to verify lol. I’ve got cruise but I don’t think it’s adaptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 IMHO, if they refuse to only charge if necessary, your best bet is to get it done somewhere else and if it needs re-calibrating, which I doubt you can visit your OPC and pay for that separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I've had three 981s worked on by Centre Gravity, 981S (2013), Spyder ( 2015) and GTS ( 2015) none of which needed anything else done. Throughly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 26 minutes ago, JohnSyn said: I've had three 981s worked on by Centre Gravity, 981S (2013), Spyder ( 2015) and GTS ( 2015) none of which needed anything else done. Throughly recommend them. Thanks for that info. Did either of your 981’s have the camera fitted above the rear view mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 8 hours ago, bandit_287 said: Thanks for that info. Did either of your 981’s have the camera fitted above the rear view mirror? My current car, the GTS, has. I think the Spyder did too but cannot remember whether my 981S did. Ask the guys at Center Gravity, they are really helpful. They also did the 991.2 GTS I had which also had the camera in the mirror. Isn't it for speed limit signs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Yes and for adaptive cruise control and dynamic high beam and the PDLS apparently. I’ve been in touch with Lee at Cotswold Porsche and he’s asked the question to the OPC too, he doesn’t have the camera calibration equipment at his place. He can’t see why the camera needs calibrating with such tiny adjustments to the suspension. I’m going to wait for his response and if it’s unnecessarily I’ll get Lee to do it as it’s only £100 with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSyn Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 7 hours ago, bandit_287 said: Yes and for adaptive cruise control and dynamic high beam and the PDLS apparently. I’ve been in touch with Lee at Cotswold Porsche and he’s asked the question to the OPC too, he doesn’t have the camera calibration equipment at his place. He can’t see why the camera needs calibrating with such tiny adjustments to the suspension. I’m going to wait for his response and if it’s unnecessarily I’ll get Lee to do it as it’s only £100 with him. That sounds a plan! On the three cars I had/have that I know have a camera, and in two cases PDLS plus the speed sign camera, none were affected by the wheel alignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
981Ad Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 OPCs will price match if you ask nice enough. I got a quote down from £199 to £119 with relative ease... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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