Fanie Bence, the branch manager of Kwik-Fit Exhaust and Tyre Paarl has nothing but great things to say about the Gabriel Suspension Tester. Fanie has confirmed that shock sales have doubled since it was installed at the fitment centre.
Trevor Hartley the owner of the business has not found the need to market the tester, as he said that with the close community in Paarl, word has spread that they have a Gabriel Suspension tester and it sells itself.
Gabriel, the premier shock absorber brand of Control Instruments-Automotive, has upgraded its successful passenger vehicle suspension tester range. It now includes vehicles with a maximum axle weight of 2,5 tons, which includes cars, bakkies, MPVs and SUVs.
The Gabriel tester differentiates itself from similar competitive products in that the software is fully adapted to the SA market and incorporates the entire SA car park.
The tester covers a total of 17 000 vehicles in the South African car park and warns operators to check the vehicle’s tyre pressure as part of the test, a first for SA. The system also provides comprehensive reports of the vehicle’s shock absorber status as well as recommendations on the required part number needed.
Sean Staley, Control Instruments-Automotive divisional head – Drive Control, said that Gabriel began investigating the suspension testing market over three years ago but was unable to find a solution that exactly fitted the South African environment.
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