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Old 07-11-05, 03:11 AM
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Looking for a good shop to do alignments. Prefer shops near Walnut, Diamond Bar etc. My steering wheels is a little bit off but not enough for the dealer to warranty it. I want it to be perfectly straight again when my car is new.
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Check out

Dynamic Auto Services
8241 Bolsa Ave
Midway City, CA 92655

They are located in Huntington Beach and offer Great Service and Work. I am actually getting my alignment done this Weds.

Ask for Teddy, he is a Certified Lexus Master Mechanic and let him know that Kirby sent you. He will take care of you. Hope this helped
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brookhurst and garden grove,,,, if your car is lowered this place is perfect cause they have one of those drive up machines,,,,,,, they do alighment for many of hte big body shops,, great place for lowered cars, do excellent sjobs......... if you are interested i dont know what htey are called but can give you directions
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Originally Posted by b1gredek
brookhurst and garden grove,,,, if your car is lowered this place is perfect cause they have one of those drive up machines,,,,,,, they do alighment for many of hte big body shops,, great place for lowered cars, do excellent sjobs......... if you are interested i dont know what htey are called but can give you directions
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Originally Posted by Kaban
Looking for a good shop to do alignments. Prefer shops near Walnut, Diamond Bar etc. My steering wheels is a little bit off but not enough for the dealer to warranty it. I want it to be perfectly straight again when my car is new.
when it comes to alignment, I will not go anywhere but WestEnd in Gardena. Ask around and you will know why. I had my car done over there and Darin is a pro. You can get the information from 411.... Westend alignment in the city of Gardena....

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Originally Posted by GSXOTIC
when it comes to alignment, I will not go anywhere but WestEnd in Gardena. Ask around and you will know why. I had my car done over there and the guy is a pro. You can get the information from 411.... Westend alignment in the city of Gardena....
Ditto. Its $40 bucks each for front or rear, $5 bucks extra if you have aftermarket camber equipment that needs adjustment. It's by appointment only, takes about 45 minutes for a full alignment.
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I vouch for West End !!! I had them install my coilovers and new rims and with that, they did a complete alignment. The owner is very meticulous in his work and will not let you leave until your satisfied with the alignment. He even had me drive the car around so see if I was happy with how straight the steering wheel was. In fact, I had him adjust the steering wheel because it wasn't quite straight. Took him about 5 minutes to adjust and the steering was perfect. Trust me, they are EXCELLENT!!!


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i'm also another satisfied customer of westend alignment
darin is the best...!
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Thanks for the recommandations guys. Do you guys have the phone # for Westend? If not I'll try 411...although I may ended up with the wrong place.
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Originally Posted by VeilSideGS3
Check out

Dynamic Auto Services
8241 Bolsa Ave
Midway City, CA 92655

They are located in Huntington Beach and offer Great Service and Work. I am actually getting my alignment done this Weds.

Ask for Teddy, he is a Certified Lexus Master Mechanic and let him know that Kirby sent you. He will take care of you. Hope this helped
Thanks for the address. I'll also give them a call to inquire more info.
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westend alignment
18008 s vermont ave
gardena, ca
310/808-9233
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Originally Posted by Kaban
Looking for a good shop to do alignments. Prefer shops near Walnut, Diamond Bar etc. My steering wheels is a little bit off but not enough for the dealer to warranty it. I want it to be perfectly straight again when my car is new.
Walnut & Diamond Bar are OC?
I was thinking of a great shop in Huntington Beach, but it's not exactly local to you...
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Another for West End in Gardena.

I had my coilovers installed by Darin on my GS. He aligned and corner balanced my car. I don't know many other places that corner balance cars. (What's corner balancing you ask? Explanation here: http://www.rankmyride.com/?page=journals/view&JID=141) Darin's a pro, and he's been doing this for many years.

If your GS is stock or slightly lowered on springs, there are plenty of places to go for alignment. But for coilovers, I wouldn't want to go anywhere else.
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Originally Posted by pvmike1
He aligned and corner balanced my car.
So how much did this set you back?
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Originally Posted by SoCalSC4
Walnut & Diamond Bar are OC?
I was thinking of a great shop in Huntington Beach, but it's not exactly local to you...
Huntington Beach is a bit far, but if they are really that good I will consider it. I just don't feel like spending 2 days at the dealer and still can't get my steering straight, and it's the dealer who screwed it up in the first place. My car went in with perfect alignment and they did an "curtesy alignment" which made it crooked, also they wash my car as a curtesy as well which kinda messed up my zaino. I did not complain to them but some times being a prefered customer has it's draw backs.

I wonder how good they are at alignment with cars with airmatic suspension?

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