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      10-17-2023, 08:24 PM   #1
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Balance/Alignment & Exhaust Shops in SD

So I've had my E92 in San Diego just shy of 4 years and am still out here looking for shop recommendations . Was hoping to find a good shop to give my car a correct balance/alignment since Discount Tire did a terrible job. Also looking for an exhaust guy that isn't scared to bend the muffler brackets that attach to the hangers so the tips on my brand new axleback aren't crooked...

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3 years ago MRF Engineering @ Lake Forest was recommended to me for alignment, so I ended up taking it up there. Great work!

Sorry I know it's not San Diego and a bit far but I didn't mind the drive to get it done right, plus I was driving through OC anyway. I had less than satisfactory alignments in San Diego for my M3 so I didn't want to chance it and mess around with it anymore.
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I've used Alignment Plus in San Marcos for a few cars over the last several years, always had a good experience.
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I’ve used Precision Alignment & Brake in Temecula for a few years now and am happy with the service. E92 M3, Escalade, S2000,
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Hi, my M3 is serviced exclusively by SD Garage in Escondido. They have a top notch tire changing, balancing machine and laser alignment.

If you want to go crazy with alignment, I believe they might me the only Indy in SD that has the Manthey Racing alignment system.
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So I've had my E92 in San Diego just shy of 4 years and am still out here looking for shop recommendations . Was hoping to find a good shop to give my car a correct balance/alignment since Discount Tire did a terrible job. Also looking for an exhaust guy that isn't scared to bend the muffler brackets that attach to the hangers so the tips on my brand new axleback aren't crooked...

TIA!
I’ve heard Kaiv / limited.slip is good ( recently heard about him down to give it a try) and local to us here in San Diego and SD Garage is great brought my n55 535i there all the time for mods (FBO) and maintenance and haven’t brought my e92 there yet
I’ve been seeing more e92’s in San Diego hopefully I see you driving around sometime
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I’ve heard Kaiv / limited.slip is good ( recently heard about him down to give it a try) and local to us here in San Diego and SD Garage is great brought my n55 535i there all the time for mods (FBO) and maintenance and haven’t brought my e92 there yet
I’ve been seeing more e92’s in San Diego hopefully I see you driving around sometime
Yep Kaiv is great. Haven't had the pleasure of going to him for anything yet, but likely will down the line. I ended up bringing my car to EAS for the things I needed and they did a good job. I do want to check out SD Garage though, have heard only good things about their work as well.

You are right about more and more e9x's popping up in SD. Love to see it!
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