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Engine remapping Surrey and Berkshire

Engine Re-Mapping grows in popularity

Think engine re-mapping looks simple? Well think again! Yet, on daily basis we are seeing more and more people wanting to re-map their cars. What is Re-mapping? It used to be referred to as 'Chip Tuning' - Simplistically it is a method of…
Broken Brake Pad

Brake trouble?

Brakes and the importance of ensuring that they are properly maintained. If you were booked on to a flight and found out that the aircraft had not passed the safety checks for its braking capacity, but was flying regardless, would you get…

Waterpump failures

Not many people get to see what a broken water pump looks like. This is an image of one that we took off a vehicle recently. It is actually broken at the 'impeller' which is the part of the pump that rotates. If the water pump is broken then…

Lakeside Garage Wins Mobil Service centre of the month April 2012

We are pround to announce that here at Lakeside Garage we have won Mobil service centre of the month for April 2012. Mobil oils are key to our success and we use Mobil for servicing as it is manufacturer approved for BMW, Mini, VW, Audi, Seat,…