The holiday season tends to get hectic with all of the shopping and traveling and the last thing you need is to spend a lot of time with car repairs and Sears Auto Center is helping to reduce that time with their new 3D wheel alignment.
A week or so ago I took Melinda’s van in to have the alignment checked because it felt like it was pulling and within five minutes the guy told me that the alignment was off a touch which was fixed within twenty minutes. I have had many alignments and have never had one done in less than an hour let alone in less than thirty minutes. I was hesitant on how well the alignment would be done as it only took twenty minutes but it is still going strong after a few weeks and Sears Auto Center will be my new alignment head quarters from here on out.
How It Works
A customer’s vehicle is driven into a special Sears Auto Center service bay equipped with the proprietary HawkEye Elite 3D alignment equipment. A Sears Auto Center technician installs High Resolution 3D alignment heads – also known as targets – that are mounted on spring-loaded clamping arms to each of the vehicle’s four wheels. Each target and clamping device is designed to adjust easily to various wheel sizes. A thumb lever locks each clamp in place. The 3D Target clamping arms are major enhancements to alignment technology and service. These targets grip the tire tread, not the wheel, thereby preventing any possible damage to customers expensive alloy wheels and rims. The entire target and clamping assembly weighs just six pounds, facilitating quick handling and easy installation.
Digital imaging sensors using high-resolution cameras provide instant on-screen alignment readings and provide 3D modeling of wheel position and orientation. As the digital imaging continues, a technician rolls the vehicle forward one to two feet to capture and record a complete alignment assessment of the vehicle. Since this particular HawkEye Elite technology eliminates the need for a hydraulic lift, the diagnostic time requirement is slashed, as the vehicle remains on the garage floor exactly where it was parked upon arrival at the Sears Auto Center.
In 90 seconds or less, a Sears Auto Center customer can be advised of their vehicle’s wheel alignment assessment and the appropriate service required if and when needed. If a wheel alignment is recommended, that process usually can be completed in 30 minutes or less, which is up to 50 percent faster than the previous method.
What is great about Sears Auto Center and the Hunter Engineering’s HawkEye Elite3D wheel alignment is that it is available in more than half of its approximately 850 U.S. locations so you are sure to find a Sears Auto Center close by that offers this awesome technology.
If you are short on time and new a fast quality wheel alignment done swing by Sears Auto Center and ask for the HawkEye Elite 3D wheel alignment. Your alignment will be done before you can get comfortable in the waiting area.
Sears Auto Center has been kind enough to offer two (2) lucky LookWhatMomFound…and Dad too! reader a chance to win a $100 Sears Auto Center Gift Card to get a 3D alignment check of their own. Head over to Sears and tell me why you want/need a 3D alignment.
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