Originally Posted by Tgo (Post 3292326)

Have a look at the 25 K run tires on our Duster. The pictures suggest uneven wear of the tires. Could be an illusion since the outer most rib is not serrated like the inner two but thee outer edge is actually more worn out than the inner edge. Especially RL.
FL FR
RL RR
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Dad went to a known MRF dealer and he said just by looking at the car that the alignment is out. He said we see a lot of customers coming to us at 20-25 K with bald tires with the ply visible and that the ones on our Duster were still better.

Dad told him how the SA said that the tires are defective and everyone is facing this problem with MRF. The dealer said that they are in talks with the manufacturer for changing the standard alignment settings as they do not agree with the ones the manufacturer has prescribed. (I thought this was bullshit as alignment is not tire company dependent, what he might be saying is that stock duster alignment must be set a little off from the company and that same alignment must have been taken as reference by the service centers and they continue the same leading to shorter tire life.)

Anyway, the dealer said to meet with MRF engineers sitting in their Shashtri Nagar office in Jaipur and get the tires checked for defects. He said they will inspect and give it to you in writing that the tires are not defective.

After that Dad has decided to go to the service center and fight it out. For the last two services 10 K and 20 K they had specifically asked if we want wheel alignment to be done and we said 'Do whatever you think is necessary' but none of the service invoices show that Wheel Alignment was done. Could be possible that they wanted to show low service costs and did not do alignment so as to dupe the customer since that would be the only chargeable job on the bill apart from consumables. OR their alignment rig is so busy that they don't do it at all and claim that they deliver the cars on time. In the last service he also claimed that the alignment was checked and was found to be alright (not concurring with the MRF shop guy who checked the vehicle yesterday and could visually tell that the alignment was out.)

To worsen the matter the SA said that Duster will not run on Stock tires for more than 35 K. Which means that the malpractice of not aligning the wheels at the service centers is going on in Jaipur with just one dealer enjoying monopoly.

The MRF guy said if you buy the next set of tires from me and continue getting alignment and balancing from his shop, he will guarantee 50 K km from the Wanderers. We are also thinking of getting the spare wheel rim replaced with an Alloy Wheel and do old school 5 wheel rotation from 30 K service onwards.

Originally Posted by KPS (Post 3328069)

Has anyone faced a similar problem?

Originally Posted by arjab (Post 3328305)

Symptoms indicate vehicle is running acute negative camber, thus sending the scrub radius for a toss which in turn is eating up the tyres.
If you remember this was a common thing in the original Tata Sumo's as well.

As the Duster has struts in front - and the camber angle for struts is fixed, get the front suspension's lower arms checked for integrity. Also the steering knuckle assembly (specially where the tie rod/ball joint ends are meeting up with the knuckle assembly.

I don't know whether your friend is running stock rims or any fatty rim upgrades - if that is the case, then the excessive rim width sometimes plays truant with the toe settings to cause premature wear.

PS: Also get the strut bearings checked and the strut itself. sometimes strut bearings develop slack causing some lateral play causing the struts itself to shift laterally when the vehicle is running.

Originally Posted by acroback (Post 3329019)

My vehicle has done ~21000 kms and wear on all 4 tyres is very even and without any issues. I got wheels rotated and balanced at each 10K mark.

Looking at more and more posts about uneven wear on tyres, I am planning to continue this ritual at every 6K from now on, just to be on the safer side.

Originally Posted by pahwa (Post 3338780)

Hello

After having done 7k KMs with my duster in 5 months, I am a happy owner. There are few glitches which will get sorted out during next service.

Could someone please advise on headlapms upgrade? I do not intend to spend too much but looking for mercury light headlamps at an affordable cost.

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by pahwa (Post 3338780)

Could someone please advise on headlapms upgrade? I do not intend to spend too much but looking for mercury light headlamps at an affordable cost.

Originally Posted by HillMan (Post 3339306)

Try Osram Night-breaker 55W, costs around 2.5K...

Originally Posted by HillMan (Post 3339306)

Try Osram Night-breaker 55W, costs around 2.5K.
Only negative side of these hi lumen bulbs are they are short lived. Have a life or around a year or good usage.

Dont go for higher watts as the heat can damage the headlamp housing. Common problem is the yellowing of the clear glass.
Instead install Hella. It will increase the cool quotient as well ;)

Here is a link of page with discussion on this topic.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ml#post3213074

Originally Posted by Tgo (Post 3292326)

Have a look at the 25 K run tires on our Duster. The pictures suggest uneven wear of the tires. Could be an illusion since the outer most rib is not serrated like the inner two but thee outer edge is actually more worn out than the inner edge. Especially RL.
FL FR
RL RR
Attachment 1165546

Dad went to a known MRF dealer and he said just by looking at the car that the alignment is out. He said we see a lot of customers coming to us at 20-25 K with bald tires with the ply visible and that the ones on our Duster were still better.

Dad told him how the SA said that the tires are defective and everyone is facing this problem with MRF. The dealer said that they are in talks with the manufacturer for changing the standard alignment settings as they do not agree with the ones the manufacturer has prescribed. (I thought this was bullshit as alignment is not tire company dependent, what he might be saying is that stock duster alignment must be set a little off from the company and that same alignment must have been taken as reference by the service centers and they continue the same leading to shorter tire life.)

Anyway, the dealer said to meet with MRF engineers sitting in their Shashtri Nagar office in Jaipur and get the tires checked for defects. He said they will inspect and give it to you in writing that the tires are not defective.

After that Dad has decided to go to the service center and fight it out. For the last two services 10 K and 20 K they had specifically asked if we want wheel alignment to be done and we said 'Do whatever you think is necessary' but none of the service invoices show that Wheel Alignment was done. Could be possible that they wanted to show low service costs and did not do alignment so as to dupe the customer since that would be the only chargeable job on the bill apart from consumables. OR their alignment rig is so busy that they don't do it at all and claim that they deliver the cars on time. In the last service he also claimed that the alignment was checked and was found to be alright (not concurring with the MRF shop guy who checked the vehicle yesterday and could visually tell that the alignment was out.)

To worsen the matter the SA said that Duster will not run on Stock tires for more than 35 K. Which means that the malpractice of not aligning the wheels at the service centers is going on in Jaipur with just one dealer enjoying monopoly.

The MRF guy said if you buy the next set of tires from me and continue getting alignment and balancing from his shop, he will guarantee 50 K km from the Wanderers. We are also thinking of getting the spare wheel rim replaced with an Alloy Wheel and do old school 5 wheel rotation from 30 K service onwards.

Originally Posted by pahwa (Post 3339525)

Thank you. Is this the one?:

http://www.ebay.in/itm/100-original-...essories_parts

Originally Posted by HillMan (Post 3339873)

Main bulb type is H1
H7 is for dipped beam (low).

Originally Posted by sumeshmani (Post 3340085)

Hi HillMan,
Is the installation on Duster an easy one. Should I go to some specialist shop to get the bulbs replaced?
Where did you get it done?

Originally Posted by pahwa (Post 3267343)

A friend of mine has recently bought a petrol Duster in Bangalore. He is very happy with the vehicle since his driving is just 10 kms a day. The engine feels very silent, powerful and smooth. I will be able to share a detailed review about mileage etc in 1-2 weeks since he has hardly driven the vehicle till now.

Originally Posted by chetan (Post 3269021)

@pahwa, thanks, I will await your response. Did your friend test drive it ? before buying ? Because the dealer told me that customers simple bought the car without test driving it; What a bunch of BS.

Originally Posted by RideRanger (Post 3341873)

Guys a little help... can you tell me which is the lowest option we could have of 85 ps version that has ABS? I don't want to go for option pack. Can fog lamps and ICE be fitted extra? Can we have an option without ICE (I would like to go for another one). Also would a extra mirror on the left hand side of the bonnet (like land cruisers) void the warranty? Thanks in advance..

Originally Posted by HillMan (Post 3334918)

Nissan Terrano has rolling window curtains as genuine accessory, hope it can be bought by Duster owners as well.

http://www.nissan.in/en-IN/Owning/Ac...Terrano-2.aspx