Good place for Cam and Aux Belt change ?

[manicmidlander]

Anybody know of a trustworthy place to take my Trophy for cam and aux belt replacement in the Midlands ( I'm in Nottingham ). I've seen quite a few people mention Birchmore but it's a bit of a journey.

The local garage quoted me £700 which I think is rather pricey.

 

[bummer007]

Birchdown, do it! They'll even give you their van for the day!

 

[DMS]

There aren't many specialists in the Midlands unfortunately.
Off the top of my head I can think of:

BTM Performance (Birmingham)
JAM Sport (Northampton)

 

[AD4M]

if your willing to travel northwest performance.

 

[Aluco]

Birchdown in cheshire BTM performance Birmingham or a bit further north there's Hutchies garage and RS murray in Leeds.

Birchdown have a £406 deal on ATM.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^i'm £19 more but you do have the luxury of Mcdonalds 300m up the road

 

[fUbAr]

What do you get for that price, fred?

Full cambelt kit and replacement aux belt?

 

[Aluco]

^i'm £19 more but you do have the luxury of Mcdonalds 300m up the road

Sorry I didn't reply to the email Fred got it booked in at Birchdown as the GF wanted to go to Chester zoo and tis closer

 

[manicmidlander]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Always good to have a recommendation. Also suggest that my local place are trying it on. Especially as the quoted me £90 for the replacement of the rear exhaust mounts.

 

[Fred@BTM]

What do you get for that price, fred?

Full cambelt kit and replacement aux belt?

na mate i don't do "just belts" - pikey IMO

FULL aux belt kit (tensioner, idler and belt)
FULL cambelt kit (belt, 2 idlers and 1 tensioner)

£425inc vat (non genuine parts, but identical to OE) 12months parts and labour warranty

 

[Paul16V]

I have all my work done here:

http://www.diamondmotors.co.uk

Just had engine swap on mine inc new timing belt kit, clutch etc.

Will be a good price and knows his stuff!

 

[SBV116]

^i'm £19 more but you do have the luxury of Mcdonalds 300m up the road

Sorry I didn't reply to the email Fred got it booked in at Birchdown as the GF wanted to go to Chester zoo and tis closer

I raise your Mcdonalds with chester zoo!?!?

 

[maynard]

Not always worth going to the 'cheapest' place as sometimes you don't know what your getting for your money, so make sure you see a specialist. BTM/Birchdown will see you right.

 

[LiquidRich]

question for BTM & Birchdown, do you stamp service books for belts?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yep! and i'm a trade partner with renault plus vat registered (birchdown maybe the same, i can never understand steve on the phone! )

 

[SBV116]

yep! and i'm a trade partner with renault plus vat registered (birchdown maybe the same, i can never understand steve on the phone! )

This I have to resort to texting fred so he can understand! :rasp:

 

[Cal182]

BIRCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MicKPM]

Not always worth going to the 'cheapest' place as sometimes you don't know what your getting for your money, so make sure you see a specialist.

Very true Maynard, "cheapest isn't always bestest" but then again the same can be said for paying more than is needed! There's lots of so called "Specialists" out there that have nothing more than the Autodata process and the balls to give it a go. Sometimes, when money is tight you can't go wrong with them but if it goes wrong they run for the hills leaving you out of pocket and with a broken motor... you pay your money and take your chance.

Now, I've not paid my traders fee's yet so I won't name drop/advertise services just yet but I've always found that its worth going somewhere that you trust and its with that platform in mind that I’ve built my business up over the years. I've been servicing Renault vehicles in Nottingham and the East Midlands for 10 years now and all of my customers have come back. My work is also warranted, protected by professional indemnities and I’m actually a nice person just trying to earn a living off repeat business rather than having your pants down once and never seeing you again.

Mick

 

[BRUN]

Anybody know of a trustworthy place to take my Trophy for cam and aux belt replacement in the Midlands ( I'm in Nottingham ). I've seen quite a few people mention Birchmore but it's a bit of a journey.

The local garage quoted me £700 which I think is rather pricey.

we charge £600 and were a dealer, so for an independant to want more, is silly !

 

[jaycc]

we charge £600 and were a dealer, so for an independant to want more, is silly !

Brun, Do you work at St Helens AC? If so i see that RUK have left you off the RS Official Dealer list? Seems a shame as you tend to be quite active on CS and know what a competitive price is.

 

[Sym0n]

I've seen quite a few people mention Birchmore but it's a bit of a journey.

You'll be there in little over an hour mate and like said above they have a courtesy van, plus quite possibly the best reputations on here for their work and the price they charge.

P.S. They also have a coffee machine (might as well drag that argument back up again lol).

 

[manicmidlander]

Hi, I took it to Birchdown and they were very good. They even fitted my rear pads and discs as part of the deal.

 

[bigup7]

Hi, I took it to Birchdown and they were very good. They even fitted my rear pads and discs as part of the deal.

get it posted in here mate: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=24