The top of the pass · 35 minutes east, down Highway 3
Six months of winter, one long hill down.
Nighthawk Summit sits at the top of the pass, thirty-five minutes east of the shop on Highway 3. Winter tires are the law there from Oct 1 to Apr 30, and the long grade into Coppervale is hard on brakes and cooling. We book Summit drivers around the weather and the road reports.
What the Nighthawk Summit roads do to a vehicle
Winter tires, the whole window
Highway 3 over the pass needs winter tires from Oct 1 to Apr 30, with no early end date. We book Summit changeovers first, in the last two weeks of September.
Tire changeover · $60/$95, flatWhen do I need winter tires in BC? →The grade into town
Thirty-five minutes of downhill heats brakes more than a week of town driving. Pulsing pedals and warped rotors come from there. We measure pads and rotors and send you the photos.
Brakes, per axle · from $389Why do my brakes grind? →Climbing back up in July
Towing a trailer up the pass in summer is where a tired radiator finds you. A pressure test before the season costs far less than a tow from the top.
Cooling system service · from $165Why does my temperature gauge climb on mountain passes? →Getting the car to us
Storm days
When the pass closes, we move your booking at no charge. Check DriveBC before you leave the Summit, and call the counter if the road says no.
A diagnostic you can wait for
Coming down for a check engine light? Book the diagnostic hour first thing and wait in the shop. We read the code with you at the counter.
From the job board
NIGHTHAWK SUMMIT
- Vehicle
- 2014 Subaru Forester
- What the driver heard
- Pedal pulsing on the way down the pass, steady in town.
- What we found
- Front rotors out of spec and pads at 4 mm. Photos and measurements texted at 11:05 a.m.
- The number
- $512.20 approved by phone, billed $512.20.
Coming from Nighthawk Summit?
Say so in the booking and we plan the day around your drive. Morning drop-offs get their estimate call, with photos, before 3 p.m.