West End Alignment...Hoax?

OptionZero · 11-09-2018, 11:58 AM

As a retail establishment, however . . . seems like a printout is better for both the customer and the shop. *** coverage

k67p67 · 11-09-2018, 12:22 PM

I've gotten my Z aligned and corner-balanced a couple of times at West End. Darren and Chris and very meticulous and the shop has a solid reputation across several forums. It's not your average alignment shop. Although, I have seen an elderly couple bring in their Hyundai Elantra for an alignment.

They are often prepping cars before or after track events. I have not received a specs print out on either of my visits. I do believe their calculations are all manual except for the digital weight scales. They also do something with a white spray on the outer edges of the tires. Not sure what that is used for.

I trust that these guys are qualified professionals.

Eagle · 11-09-2018, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

As a retail establishment, however . . . seems like a printout is better for both the customer and the shop. *** coverage

It would be great, but if there's no machine that calculates and stores the alignment settings for each customer visit in a database somewhere then there's nowhere to print that data from.

Even if he typed it into a customer invoice form then printed it out, it would be no different than him writing it down on a piece of paper and showing it to the customer.

I don't mind really that he doesn't provide a printout as long as my car feels good and the numbers are what they say they are, so far West End has delivered on both criteria.

Hotrodz · 11-09-2018, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Eagle

It would be great, but if there's no machine that calculates and stores the alignment settings for each customer visit in a database somewhere then there's nowhere to print that data from.

Even if he typed it into a customer invoice form then printed it out, it would be no different than him writing it down on a piece of paper and showing it to the customer.

I don't mind really that he doesn't provide a printout as long as my car feels good and the numbers are what they say they are, so far West End has delivered on both criteria.

I think you and a couple of other people have recommended them to me as well. The proof is in the pudding. You go faster than most and your car goes where you point it.

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k67p67 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 314 Drives: 2017 Nismo Tech 6MT Rep Power: 3938	I've gotten my Z aligned and corner-balanced a couple of times at West End. Darren and Chris and very meticulous and the shop has a solid reputation across several forums. It's not your average alignment shop. Although, I have seen an elderly couple bring in their Hyundai Elantra for an alignment. They are often prepping cars before or after track events. I have not received a specs print out on either of my visits. I do believe their calculations are all manual except for the digital weight scales. They also do something with a white spray on the outer edges of the tires. Not sure what that is used for. I trust that these guys are qualified professionals. Eagle, Hotrodz and Spooler like this. __________________ SOLD2017 370Z Nismo Tech 6MT PART OUT IN PROGRESS Work \| Motordyne \| Powertrix \| Swift \| Michelin \| Takeda \| Hotchkis \| RJM \| Voodoo13 \| SPL \| SPC \| Z1 Motorsports \| ZSpeed \| Morimoto \| Craft Square

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