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Post by 152bobby on Jul 10, 2019 16:42:18 GMT
I noticed last night when in my daughter's car that when driving in a straight line, her steering wheel is not centred...if that makes sense.
Not out by far, but it bugs the hell out of me and I simply could not drive a car with it.
Is this just a simple take it to a tyre place and get the wheel alignment checked and get them to centre the steering wheel ?
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Post by davrav on Jul 10, 2019 17:02:11 GMT
Have you checked the tyre pressures Bobby?
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Post by 152bobby on Jul 10, 2019 18:00:22 GMT
Yes I have and I do that pretty regularly.
I suppose, she may have hit a kerb or something !!
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Post by charliefarlie on Jul 10, 2019 18:31:47 GMT
You need to get the steering tracked. It’s obviously been adjusted on one side and not the other. This results in what you have.
A good geometry check starts with setting the steering wheel atbdead centre. 👍👍
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Post by davrav on Jul 10, 2019 18:46:34 GMT
Also have a gander at the front springs to see if either has snapped :yes:
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Post by 152bobby on Jul 10, 2019 18:47:53 GMT
Cheers, I'll check all of the above.
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Post by 152bobby on Jul 17, 2019 15:39:59 GMT
Cost me a wheel alignment today to sort this out. They also gave it a once over and all seems fine now.
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Post by 152bobby on Aug 1, 2019 13:44:02 GMT
Ok, with one problem solved another raises its head.
A few years ago, I had DRL lights fitted to this Ford KA because it was my daughter's first car and I wanted her to be seen at all times....anyway, one of the DRL lights has started to flicker.
I managed to get another brand new set, thinking I can just unplug the dodgy one and plug in the new one, but that also flickers.
Surely, if there is a fault and it's not the flickering light, it would affect both lights, as it's all the same wiring !!!
Any suggestions please on what this issue could be ?
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Post by firemac on Aug 1, 2019 18:08:21 GMT
Are they earthed simply by being bolted to the bodywork? If so, one could just not be making good contact with the metal of the car body. You could try running a dedicated earth lead from the DRL to a good earth in the engine bay and see if that cures the problem.
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Post by shcm on Aug 1, 2019 19:02:44 GMT
If it's so easy to swap, swap the non-flickering one with the flickering one and see if the flicker moves or not.
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Post by 152bobby on Aug 2, 2019 11:18:06 GMT
I'll check the earth on the flickering one over the weekend.
I have already tried simply swapping over the actual flickering light with a new one and that also flickers, so it's not the bulb housing.
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Post by shcm on Aug 2, 2019 13:05:59 GMT
I have already tried simply swapping over the actual flickering light with a new one and that also flickers, so it's not the bulb housing. I think you missed the point. What if the new one is also faulty? Which is why I suggested the simple swap of position of the known good one (i.e. the old one that doesn't flicker) with the position of the old flickering one or new one. Then see if the good one flickers. Flickering of "good one" would point to a harness (wiring problem). A simple thing, without needing needing to resort to multimeters etc. ...but never mind........ |
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Post by 152bobby on Aug 2, 2019 13:09:54 GMT
Ah, I get you 👍
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 2, 2019 13:20:35 GMT
FWIW, and following on from SHCMs point about maybe the new being faulty, I have bought quite a lot of LED lights of various fitment styles and the general reliability of them both out the box and over time has been very disappointing  |
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Post by 152bobby on Aug 2, 2019 15:08:54 GMT
I checked the original install date and it was early 2016, so not that bad really !!
I personally find the Parksafe products pretty reliable...up until now 😁
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