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saturday I am taking the car to nigel langs in bolton, hopefully to correct the left pull, balancing, alignment and steering centre position. basically a full geo setup, hopefully.

i have noticed recently my headlights flickering ever so slightly, its noticeable when pulled up behind someone in traffic - very annoying - anyone seen this problem? there doesn't appear to be much about it on these forums

also my TPMS came on last night, am i right in thinking this happens when PSI drops to 20? I run 35 all round, and this is the second time this has happened. assuming i don't have a slow puncture, what else could cause this problem? car is fitted with pirelli p7 all round, only done in august

just bought a vxdiag unit, going to check out the cars setup on techstream when that arrives

keep on lexusing!

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Hi good choice with Nigel Lang ;They have a hunter set up ,I have used them before and they are very fussy about the set up being perfect ,they also did my MX5 some time ago and did a very good job.With regard to theTPMS try a reset or it my be a sensor Battery problem which has been covered on the forum before

Dave

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thanks Dave, i think the tyre is low though, i was wondering what could be the cause if not a slow puncture - could the tyre fitter have done something incorrectly? or could the rim be the problem?

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hi if the tyre is going down after a new one and not punctured  test the valve for leaks also could be residue from the old tyre stuck on the rim and not sealing correctly , the same would be true if there was corrosion on the rim (inside ) then a bead seal would do the trick

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For cars of a certain age it's good practice to get the inside edge of the rim cleaned/roughed up a bit before the tyre is fitted. Probably only have to do it once on each wheel but any fitters worth their salt will do it. Last time I had this issue the fitters just spent 2 minutes on each wheel with an electric grinder and they were fine after that.

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hopefully the chaps at Lang's will have enough time to sort all these issues, they are little niggly things that have been annoying me for a while! the alloys do need a proper refurb though, anyone know of anywhere I can get them done?

so the list is:

remove all tyres, check/file rims, check valves, re-fit, balance
alignment, geometry and steering centre position
 

joy!

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I know a good place in Sheffield but that's not really local for you. I've had 4 cars done there with very good results. Two Lexus and two Saab, tyres off, shot blasted, powder coated. 

Re-reading your recent posts if the pressure is genuinely low it seems more likely you have a slow puncture rather than a badly fitting tyre. If you had the work done in August it would have shown up before now I think.

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If you are looking for a wheel refurb in Manchester area I can recommend Prestige Wheels in Stockport. Whatever you do get them powder coated rather than just painted, which a lot of so-called refurb places do.

But a wheel refurb if you just have a slow deflation is a bit drastic, unless your wheels really are in a state. A decent tyre fitter should be able to diagnose what's wrong and cure the problem.

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4 hours ago, fred81 said:

sheffield isn't too bad for me - i like driving the car 🙂 - whats the place called? what kind of price am i looking at?

CBF Powder Coating. But whatever price they quote you keep in mind I've never paid more than 200 quid for 4 :wink: The first ones I had done are on my IS and still look great 2 years down the line.

1 hour ago, johnatg said:

But a wheel refurb if you just have a slow deflation is a bit drastic, unless your wheels really are in a state. A decent tyre fitter should be able to diagnose what's wrong and cure the problem.

Agreed.

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