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Old 02-07-12, 01:30 PM
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Default hello so cal cl memebers any of you recommend a shop?

i am looking for a shop that you guys trust on doing work on your own car because i'm sure you guys care about your car like how i would car about mine. i'm looking for a shop that can be trustworthy working on my 07 ls460l doing tanabe springs.
Old 02-07-12, 02:19 PM
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Tommy @ MusicBox

948 N Durfee Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733

Call first! 1 626 823 2853

...And just to back it up : https://www.clublexus.com/forums/cl-...-el-monte.html
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Pretty much everyone is gonna recommend Tommy @ Musicbox for suspension installs lol
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oh really? hmm okay has he done any ls460l with the power rear seats? or is that a question i ask tommy? so you guys wouldnt recommend auto fashion?
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I have no experience with Autofashion, but I hear they are a pretty reputable shop too. Tommy's prices are pretty good. I don't think you can go wrong with either place really. I'm sure Tommy has done an LS before. Wondering why you mentioned the power rear seats though? (doesn't have anything to do with the springs lol)
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
I have no experience with Autofashion, but I hear they are a pretty reputable shop too. Tommy's prices are pretty good. I don't think you can go wrong with either place really. I'm sure Tommy has done an LS before. Wondering why you mentioned the power rear seats though? (doesn't have anything to do with the springs lol)
on the ls you have to remove the rear seats to reach the rear strut tower. The rear seats will be a costly repair if anything happens to it.
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from what i heard tommy will do it SUPER QUICK 1-2 hours MAX (and hes very patient to adjust your coils to HOW U WANT THEM!!!) , autofashion is also another reputable auto shop.\

tommys prices were decent, but they were a little too much for my GS, so i went ahead and did it myself
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
from what i heard tommy will do it SUPER QUICK 1-2 hours MAX (and hes very patient to adjust your coils to HOW U WANT THEM!!!) , autofashion is also another reputable auto shop.\

tommys prices were decent, but they were a little too much for my GS, so i went ahead and did it myself
oh okay nice, im just doing springs so i guess it will be quicker. thanks for your feed back
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Originally Posted by philipjdm
on the ls you have to remove the rear seats to reach the rear strut tower. The rear seats will be a costly repair if anything happens to it.
Interesting, didn't know that lol.
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
from what i heard tommy will do it SUPER QUICK 1-2 hours MAX (and hes very patient to adjust your coils to HOW U WANT THEM!!!) , autofashion is also another reputable auto shop.\

tommys prices were decent, but they were a little too much for my GS, so i went ahead and did it myself
tommy always tells his customers 2 hours. being the booger that I am, I secretly clocked him last time. he did my coilover to stock suspension swap in 55 minutes. this was while he carried on a conversation with me. not only that, but apparently swapping stock suspension back into a car is harder... but then again, he does several 2IS suspension swaps a week
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just go to tommy...all problems solved
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Interesting, didn't know that lol.
shouldn't it be the same for your car? unless all the parts are in your trunk area.

everyone will say tommy. i'll have to bring a car to him one day and see what the talk is about .
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Originally Posted by timmy0tool
shouldn't it be the same for your car? unless all the parts are in your trunk area.
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Never heard anyone have to take out the back seats to install any suspension mods on the 2IS, everything is in the trunk as far as i know.
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ill give him a call tomorrow to see his prices. thanks for the reply i appreciate it.
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