Official NorCal FAQ: Body Shop, Tint, Alignment, Installs, etc.

asifali14 wrote

Looking to tint my e93 - all windows except the front. What do you guys think is a fair price to pay for good work?

Who did you go with? I'm picking up my car next week and looking to get it done as well.

dagolfpro wrote

Who did you go with? I'm picking up my car next week and looking to get it done as well.

I would highly recommend TintPros in Roseville, as I have taken literally every car I have ever owned there and they have always done an amazing job for me. I am pretty anal over my cars and they will usually even let you watch during the installation process. They do both the clear bar and tinting so it could be a one-stop-shop for you. Just my own personal suggestion tho. Depends on where you are located too I suppose.

quickv3 wrote

I would highly recommend TintPros in Roseville, as I have taken literally every car I have ever owned there and they have always done an amazing job for me. I am pretty anal over my cars and they will usually even let you watch during the installation process. They do both the clear bar and tinting so it could be a one-stop-shop for you. Just my own personal suggestion tho. Depends on where you are located too I suppose.

I'm located in San Jose Area so that's a little far for me. Thanks!

Oh my bad, I guess I totally could have looked at your bio near your avatar to realize that...sorry about that. lol

quickv3 wrote

Oh my bad, I guess I totally could have looked at your bio near your avatar to realize that...sorry about that. lol

It's all good...

Anyone know the difference between Nano Film from Premier vs. Ceramic Film?

Anyone get their window trim done recently?? I'm looking to do the trim matte black on my E93. I called Sam sign's didn't sound cheap. Called Alekshop but reception was bad (google voice really) and have sent an email but no response. I'm in the East/northbay. So I was gonna possibly contact HD salon in San jose. Any current info and help I would appreciate.

I'd like to recommend European Collision Center in San Francisco. They did great work on my E92 and everyone I've recommended them to has said the same. http://europeancollision.com/

http://europeancollision.com/

They did window trim???

I would like to add a note about Alekshop in Fremont. Great place to get work done on the M3. I had my BBS wheels installed there recently. Aleks does a thorough job, with a meticulous approach to his installs. His shop is CLEAN. Overall great experience from making the appointment to completion of work requested.

Anyone know of a shop in the Bay Area (near SF preferrably) that has installed side gills on a E90 sedan specifically? I tried several times using several different DIY methods from the threads posted here with no luck. I didn't want to crack or chip my paint, so I didn't want to force anything. So I'd like to go to a shop that someone has had a good experience getting side gills installed on their E90 sedan.

Bay Bridge Motors
2408 Mandela Parkway, Oakland
510-208-3273
installs/ maintenance/ body work

Auto Salon Works
408-365-4378
Belmont
Work Portfolio- http://autosalonworks.blogspot.com/?m=1
Auto detailing/ opticoat applications

Can anyone recommend a shop around SF to install a performance CF spoiler?

I'm wrapping a mini cooper in BMW Fire Orange with a buddy, stay tuned

There's a good window tint guy I use in East Bay (Fremont) if you are interested, great guys!

Anyone can recommend an exhaust shop that is able to do quality ACM oem exhaust mod?

just my experience with AJ Auto Detailing
they swirled the hell out of my black g35 a while back. stay FAR away if your car is dark or has soft paint.

any recommendations for a dent guy?

Anyone use Wheel Techniques? Looking to get my wheels powdercoated. How anal/knowledgable are they?

HAM3ED wrote

Anyone use Wheel Techniques? Looking to get my wheels powdercoated. How anal/knowledgable are they?

They do pretty good work, however their customer service is a joke. I would never go back. Had my old iForged wheels repaired and refinished. They told me a week. Called every couple of days to a new excuse. Took over a month to finish. Thank God I had my stocks wheels still. I know a couple of other people who have had issues with them as well.

HAM3ED wrote

Anyone use Wheel Techniques? Looking to get my wheels powdercoated. How anal/knowledgable are they?

Have you searched for

Rite way wheel repair in walnut creek? They are also very good!

LimiTed wrote

They do pretty good work, however their customer service is a joke. I would never go back. Had my old iForged wheels repaired and refinished. They told me a week. Called every couple of days to a new excuse. Took over a month to finish. Thank God I had my stocks wheels still. I know a couple of other people who have had issues with them as well.

Yikes. Thanks for the heads up!

Wei718 wrote

Have you searched for

Rite way wheel repair in walnut creek? They are also very good!

Walnut Creek is a bit out of the way for me, since I'm in South San Jose, but I may give them a shot if I can't find anywhere down here.

Thanks for the recs!

Guys, has anyone had their 60K mile full check up from one of these shops? If yes, what's included in it?