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3 Benefits of Getting Wheel Alignment

3 Benefits of Getting Wheel Alignment

Wheel Alignment: 3 Simple Reasons Every Hamilton Driver Needs ItLet’s be honest — most folks don’t give much thought to their wheel alignment until their car starts doing weird things. Maybe the steering feels off when you’re ducking around potholes on Peachgrove...
4 Reasons to Choose Disc Rotor Skimming

4 Reasons to Choose Disc Rotor Skimming

If you’ve ever sat at the Claudelands lights on a soggy Hamilton morning, you’ll know your brakes matter more than you realise. Things get hairy quick when your stopping distance suddenly stretches out. Disc rotor skimming is one of those hidden gems in car servicing...
3 Best Practices for Fixing Rear Brake Imbalance

3 Best Practices for Fixing Rear Brake Imbalance

3 Tried-and-True Ways to Fix Rear Brake Imbalance (from Your Local Hamilton Mechanic) Ever had your car do something weird when you hit the brakes – like pull to one side, or judder a bit as you roll up to the lights in Claudelands or Ruakura? Happens a lot,...
4 Effective Methods to Secure Bumper

4 Effective Methods to Secure Bumper

1. Professional Bumper ReinforcementAlright, let’s kick off with something you don’t always see – proper bumper reinforcement. If you’re constantly driving up and down Kahikatea Drive, or you’ve got a school run out in Rototuna, those stop/start bits of traffic (and...
7 Tips for Effective Door Hinge Repairs

7 Tips for Effective Door Hinge Repairs

1. Check Your Door Hinges Every So OftenHad a customer from Cambridge come in last month with her Suzuki Swift door not closing properly. You’d be surprised how much Hamilton potholes and the constant stop-start along Te Rapa Road can knock hinges out of whack. Give...
4 Safety Steps for Front Fog Light Adjustment

4 Safety Steps for Front Fog Light Adjustment

1. Check Your Fog Light Alignment (Easy as, Don’t Overthink It)Get this – every winter in Hamilton we get heaps of folks coming in after a rough drive down Te Rapa Road or through the pea soup fog by Rototuna, saying their fog lights aren’t doing the trick. It’s often...