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[easy]

ehmmm....I dont think SS give out the figures....well it wouldnt make sense would it 

Mani

After I hit a kerb I got Horizon to look at my car as I didn't want to drive it any further than I had to.

Very good, picked the car up from work (Stourbridge), dropped it back and even gave it a clean. I got the impression they really know what there doing with sports cars, however I don't think they have much first hand experience with the VX220.

Mike didn't know how to start it  and when I later took the car to SS I found out he'd given Steve a ring to find out what geo settings to use . Unsurprisingly Steve didn't give away his "trade secrets", so gave him the standard settings.

Hope that doesn’t put you off ; I got a good vibe from Mike and I'd be happy to go back there for mods / service.

Foxy, what are Horizon doing for you?

[Foxy]

'Trade secrets' my fcuking arse!

[easy]

'Trade secrets' my mooses arse!

Watch out for "blaster worms"

[Foxy]

Just stop it! My sides are hurting

[TheHood]

'Trade secrets' my fcuking arse!

Call it "Trade secrets" or a bag of bollocks. It doesnt matter.

The car felt better after SS set it up.

[Foxy]

Call it "Trade secrets" or a bag of bollocks. It doesnt matter.

The car felt better after SS set it up.

I hope you realise I wasn't trying to criticise your comments?

FWIW Horizon have since done the geo and Nitron set-up on my car with superb results...

[easy]

Call it "Trade secrets" or a bag of bollocks. It doesnt matter.

The car felt better after SS set it up.

I hope you realise I wasn't trying to criticise your comments?

FWIW Horizon have since done the geo and Nitron set-up on my car with superb results...

Will this thread ever go away

[Foxy]

I was just thinking that! Then you have to go and bump the bas7ard to the top again

Edited by Foxy, 07 April 2005 - 05:56 AM.

[The Knobs]

So can so someone please tell me where Horizon are and do they compare pricewise with the others ( tactfully put dont you think?). going to get it done but dont really want to drive a million miles to do so

[Richiemouse]

There is no magic in what they do (AFAIAA ) and any reputable company with the right equipment and experience of the VX/Elise should be able to do the same thing...

I agree completely, anyone with the kit could set the car up if they had the right numbers BUT what I persoanlly liked about SS was chatting to people who knew about the cars, knew about racing, track days etc. I knew my pads and front disks were fooked and they sorted me out a full set of SBS pads and a set of re-skimmed front disks, Steve went off and got them skimmed while the pads were fitted (a job I would normally do myself but what the hell while the wheels were off anyway). It was also fun looking at and chatting about the Elise they had prepped that had a "slight fire" at a trackday

All in all a good "buying experience" which matters to some folk as much as the price. You pays your money you makes your choice

[TheHood]

Call it "Trade secrets" or a bag of bollocks. It doesnt matter.

The car felt better after SS set it up.

I hope you realise I wasn't trying to criticise your comments?

FWIW Horizon have since done the geo and Nitron set-up on my car with superb results...

No offence taken mate



(sorry to bump the thread again! )

[Foxy]

So can so someone please tell me where Horizon are and do they compare pricewise with the others

Horizon:
Not too far from Dudley - £88.12

Plans:
Not too far from Guildford - £99.00

Scared Stiff:
Daventry - £141.00 ish

Colin Blower:
Leicester - £a lot

Some place in Crewe:
Crewe - £dunno

Sinclairs:
Darn sarff - £dunno

HTH

[easy]

So can so someone please tell me where Horizon are and do they compare pricewise with the others

Horizon:
Not too far from Dudley - £88.12

Plans:
Not too far from Guildford - £99.00

Scared Stiff:
Daventry - £141.00 ish

Colin Blower:
Leicester - £a lot

Some place in Crewe:
Crewe - £dunno

Sinclairs:
Darn sarff - £dunno

HTH

Does that include VAT

[Foxy]

Yes

Edited by Foxy, 07 April 2005 - 10:13 AM.

[LTW2]

Place in Crewe (Shavington) is ABP Motorsports, just down the road from me. I rang them up, they said they could do the geo if I supplied the settings. They charge 120 inc vat. Also asked about fitting a Mitlek, that was £100 inc vat. I guess Horizon is the next closest for me. Foxy, do you need to supply setting info there?

[easy]

Foxy, do you need to supply setting info there?

And spanners

Ok i'll stop now

[Foxy]

I guess Horizon is the next closest for me.

Foxy, do you need to supply setting info there?

Not if you don't want to. Just tell them what you want/your driving style

Give 'em a call - they're very helpful

[ShinyAndy]

What is this, battle of the friggin' Mods or something Cor blimey, I remember the days, blah, blah I'd happily pocket £60 even if I did have to provide a spanner. If you want settings just search on the site, in fact just ring up Vauxhall and ask them as the factory settings would give you the type of reaction that everyone gets after having theirs setup anywhere ffs

[Jase_MK]

A flat driveway, bit of string for the toe and a spirit level and steel rule for the camber. Job done Worked for me, although I need someone with scales to sort out the corner weights.

[ShinyAndy]

A flat driveway, bit of string for the toe and a spirit level and steel rule for the camber. Job done

Damn right.. the MANS way to do it

None of this poncing around paying some 2bit fly-by-night grease monkeys who want to put your car sideways on the industrial estate roundabouts to demonstrate it's new capabilities malarky