Supertracker mobile laser wheel alignment
Straightset is now offering Supertracker laser wheel aligner for mobile wheel alignment. Featuring specialist bracketry, the STR1 green laser wheel aligner can now be secured inside vans.
Straightset is now offering Supertracker laser wheel aligner for mobile wheel alignment. Featuring specialist bracketry, the STR1 green laser wheel aligner can now be secured inside vans.
Beissbarth’s Q.Lign system has received full VAG (Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, that is Volkswagen Group or VWG) approval status, which means it is accredited for all VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Cupra, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley vehicles.
Straightset has opened a new 3,000 square foot training studio at its headquarters in Worksop. The studio will offer a dedicated training space where customers, distributors and staff can gain hands-on experience some of the very latest workshop equipment.
At the start of 2023, Toyota GB approached Straightset with a challenge: take an old but high-performing dealership in Scotland and completely overhaul its equipment and workshop space to create a service fit for the future.
Helensburgh sits on the Firth of Clyde, near Dumbarton, and its Toyota garage has faithfully served the community for some 45 years. However, it was looking dated, with poor use of space, uneven floors and tired staff facilities. The time had come for a major makeover.
Supertracker has updated its STR1 laser half cab and trolley to feature green lasers. The use of green lasers said to improve the visibility, precision and clarity of the laser line. Green lasers also work in both normal workshop lighting conditions as well as outdoors and over a longer distances, in comparison to the traditional red lasers.
October is Tyre Safety Month and this year TyreSafe has launched the ‘Safe and Save’ campaign, encouraging motorists to stay safe and save money by learning basic tyre care. The campaign also asks them to ACT – check the Air pressure, Condition and Tread of their tyres, and in a recently published article, Straightset points out the vital role that wheel alignment plays in maximising tyre safety.
Straightset is offering the new Space SDX35 EV, a two-post electromechanical lift developed for a wide range of vehicles, including electric cars, Introducing the baseless two-post lift, Straightset says a key feature is the unit’s “innovative low-profile rotating final stage arms,” which it credits with providing a considerable amount of flexibility.
With over 1.2 million plugin vehicles across the UK, and with World EV day on 9 September, wheel alignment specialist Straightset has produced an infographic highlighting key facts about electric vehicles (EV) and ultimately arguing that wheel alignment is even more important on EVs.
Straightset has been appointed UK partner for Beissbarth, specifically bringing the company’s 38 years of experience to bear in the distribution of Beissbarth’s wheel alignment systems.
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