Paul Bowers Motors - Hunter laser alignment in Dundee!

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Corranga
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Paul Bowers Motors - Hunter laser alignment in Dundee!

Post by Corranga » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:48 pm

Heads up to anyone local to Dundee, Paul Bowers Motors, in Clepington St. Dundee now has Hunter Hawk Eye laser alignment kit installed http://www.hunter.com/alignment/index.cfm

Paul is an all round mechanic, who does everything from MOT, servicing, tyres, air con and now alignment too.
I've used Paul since I had my first car back in '99, he was recommended to me in the first place by a close old neighbor, who was an auto electrician back then and I have always trust him with my cars, Lotus included.

Alignment wise, his kit is very impressive (and expensive!). He has a decent knowledge of the principles of geometry, and understands that people like us might have non-standard requirements.
He is still learning, so whilst he can set the alignment, he maybe isn't best placed to recommend a setting to you, but if you can take figures to him, he can set your car up to match.

We had a play with my Elise following my steering rack experiences, setting the car up to standard Elise, then 340r settings, with and without weight to compare and contrast.

He is running an open day/afternoon for mx5 Scotland (I think it is..) in August, so might be willing to do the same for SE if the interest was there.

Paul Bowers Motors
31 – 33 Cleptington Street,
Dundee DD3 7PS

Telephone: 01382 456222

Chris
'16 MINI Cooper S - Family fun hatch
'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
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Re: Paul Bowers Motors - Hunter laser alignment in Dundee!

Post by Rag_It » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:57 pm

Very handy to know! :thumbsup

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Re: Paul Bowers Motors - Hunter laser alignment in Dundee!

Post by Corranga » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:35 pm

Yep, certainly saves a trip to Edinburgh. We reckon he is the only independent in Tayside with that level of the gear.
It is SO accurate even a hair of movement on the spanner is noticed.

As you'd expect, before and after print outs supplied etc..
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'98 Lotus Elise - Fun day car
'07 Fiat Panda 100HP - Daily puddle jumper
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Re: Paul Bowers Motors - Hunter laser alignment in Dundee!

Post by rossybee » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:36 pm

Very handy indeed!

Haven't even heard of him before!
Ross
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