Recommendations of places to go to get parts/work done in So.Cal
 

mod can this be stickied? :D

I know this is going to come up as minicobra and i discussed

so post up highly recomended places to get parts, get tires, get it installed, get your car painted, tuned etc etc

If you have any questions regarding the shop listed , please PM the member that suggested the shop about pricing and quality of work

hope this helps everyone

any recomendations? :D
i guess the car is so new no one has modded anything yet lol

Associated Tire Brake
6353 Ventura Blvd.
Ventura,Ca. 93003 (805)656-2049--you have to make an appointment
Tires,brakes,&alignment

I had a tire rotation,balance&alignment done--on a flat road, I can go over 300ft.,no hands.

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Williams Automotive
6027 Ventura Blvd.
Ventura,Ca. 93003 (805)656-1026--you have to make an appointment
Tune-up

They service cars from the 1950's that have been restored, too Corvette's&Porsche's. A lot of the work is done outside of the work bays, if so, you can stand ,watch and talk to the mechanic while he does your car.

I fully trust both of these places, and wouldn't recommend them if I didn't. Very honest ,reliable places to get your car worked on.

^^good start

Also need recommendations on reputable vendors/installers in metro LA area. My separation from the military is approaching and I'll be coming back to L.A which means there are lots of mods I'm itching to get done on my Z. :D

I had Technosquare in Torrance do my install of headers, cats, exhaust, intake and do the dynotune. Outstanding quality install in one day at a reasonable price.

One of cali's high end tuners is:
SP Engineering

424 Turnbull Canyon Rd.
City of Industry, CA 91745

Telephone: (626) 333-5398

SP Power

if anyone has FD's or FC's

JRX Rotary is one of the cheaper, best places.
They do rebuilds, swaps, ports, turbo builds, and just about anything else.

5167 Azusa Canyon Rd.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706

650-533-8965

What's the average cost per hour for labor?

^ what do you need done?

Just run of the mill intake/exhaust installation

PrecisionZ in Canoga Park Home Page and Corner3 Garage in Lake Forest gets lots of recommendations.

For dealers, I like Performance Nissan in Duarte and West Covina Nissan.

Westend Alignment in Gardena does great work, but need an appt roughly two weeks in advance.

Of course everything is far from me, so I was thinking about checking out SP engineering in the City of Industry SP Power index if I don't go to the dealer.

Let me know if we can help. We work on tons of G37's and G35's. We also have our own 370z:tup:

our garage can do it for fairly cheap let me ask my dad tonight

Any of you guys have experience with the sponsoring shops in this forum?

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Surprised nobody mentioned Lou other than himself . . .

Amplified Motorsport
323.881.0882
705 Monterey Pass Rd Unit E
Monterey Park, California 91754
:tup:

Anybody have a recommendation for a dynomat place? Although I'm not too bothered by the ambient noise, I always call my fiancee daily on the way home from work, since I work a swing shift and she's a doc who has to get up early. The call quality on the bluetooth in the car with the iPhone is...let's say...not the best. So I'm looking for a way to quiet the cabin a bit.

I'm also curious if anyone has an opinion on what to dynomat (rear cargo area, wheel wells, firewall, doors, etc...). I know that on my 350, the dynomat had a moderate effect, but not as much as I had hoped for. After perusing this forum, I know there were a few threads focused on the wheel wells, as well as a few people saying that the rear cargo area is a good starting point...

Requesting more shops in the socal area.

Just got my TINT dont today.. Good Prices and took there time working on my Z ... Look for Peter at California Tint Alarms Auto 4325 Rosemead Blvd, Rosemead, California - (626) 287-2321 .. He gave me and my friend a deal because we did my friends Lexus RX400H and my Z. I did Best Quality Tint : GRADES : 7 on the back, 23 sides, and 70 on the Windshield. . I haven't got my pictures out of my phone on to the computer so I will post before and after pictures up soon.. Hope this helps you guys here in the LA Cali area if your looking to tint the ride ...

How much did they charge you? If you don't mind mentioning.

Tint Job
 

No I don't mind. They did my whole car for $170 which was pretty good considering I went to a few other spots where they were charging me an ARM and a LEG for the same quality tint .. Other places quoted me $195 just for the sides and rear and an extra $150 for the windshield. Don't get hustled !!! This place gave me exactly what I wanted and wasn't pushy and didn't try to upsell me on other products... Also, they all have their cars parked in the lot to use as examples to show customers and they let you watch and wait for other cars to get done if you want to see how the other cars turn out. Hope this helps ... Good luck !!!

Anybody know a good place to get wheels powdercoated?

We have our own body shop and performance shop for such installs; please pm if you are interested in the details :hello:.

-Hunter

CarZone Auto Repair
 

CarZone Auto Repair
7745 Sepulveda Blvd. #5
Van Nuys CA 91405
Phone: 818-373-1330
CarZone Auto Repair

The did an oil change on my Z with ENEOS oil, good price, good guys.

Fontana Nissan
16444 S. Highland Ave
Fontana, CA 92336

Call me direct...i can quote different pricing than regular service.

Scott
909-574-2288 x2253

In Gardena by any chance?

Supreme Power
1025-B Ortega Way
Placentia, CA, 92870
714-632-1951

Welcome to SupremePower | SUPREMEPOWER

Any of these close to San Diego? Haha. I've only seen Pann auto performance but I don't think they specialize in Zs. Any help and recommendations are highly appreciated.

What are you looking to do in SD? Autofashion are some of the best go to guys down there... if they can't do it they'll let you know the best place to get it done:

Autofashion USA
8451 Miralani Drive, Suite E
San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: (858) 635-6620
Autofashion USA

How about in Orange County?

I got my Z front plate bracket at
Stillen
3176 Airway Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA‎
But I think they're sponsors here. Good people.

We service many of our customers from Orange County! Give us a Try.

Corner3 Garage
20622 Pascal Way.
Lake Forest, CA 92630

If you're in the Inland Empire, bring it to us! We'd be happy to help!

Fontana Nissan
16444 S. Highland Ave
Fontana, CA 92336

Horrible shop. The hose for my replacement reservoir (Injen Intakes) was installed unprofessionally. The hose is kinked and twisted. On top of that.. they complained how hard it was to remove the front bumper. I found out after a few days of installation that there are bolts holding the bumper to the guard are missing. There were at least 3-4 of them missing. Quality of work is bad. I do NOT recommend this shop. The shop is 5 mins away.. next time around I wouldn't mind driving 2 hours to get work done at Amplified Motorsport.

You should talk to Freddie there and give them a chance to make it right. At the least they can replace your missing parts and correct the kinked hose even if you don't choose to return for other work.

I have taken my Z to Amplified, and I'm very Pleased with the Prices on Parts, and Labor, their very Professional, and are always looking out for the Best interest of their Customers. Keep up the Great work, to Lou and his Guys Thanks and keep up the great work....:tup:

Bought the base model. I wanted to put the factory wing on it, and everywhere I went, it would come up to at least $500 (no install).
Went to a local nissan dealer and they said they have a guy that does all that, total came up to 399 installed. Took him <hour to have it drilled and ready to go.
Anyone interested, PM me for number. I don't know what the rules are for being a vendor here. Got pics if you want them as well.

I second California Tint, they did a great job on my Z and charged me $110 for sides and rear. Great guys and work was done fairly quickly.

West End Alignment

Suspension - Alignment - Brakes

Owners name is Darin Nishimura
310.808.9233
18008 S. Vermont Ave.
Gardena, CA 90248

He will align your car according to your driving needs with you sitting in the car! Need to make an appointment as he is always booked.

SP= OUCH!!!!! in my wallet, but all of their setups are super clean