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12-21-2009, 04:39 PM | #1 |
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Eibach Install/Where to Buy in L.A.?
Thanks to your advice I am going to buy the Eiback Pro Kit. A local tire shop that I value and trust quoted me a price a bit higher than I can buy the Springs from online, but what really caught me off guard was that they were saying install would be $375, which seems crazy high, considering some of you can DIY. Save your breathe, or typing, I cannot do this install on my own, so I wanted to see if any of you Los Angelenos have any good places around town to buy/install these springs cheap. Thanks.
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12-21-2009, 11:33 PM | #3 | |
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Chatsworth tire does amazing work and is very competitively priced on tires/wheels, but needless to say I am not going there for this.
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12-22-2009, 12:34 AM | #4 |
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That's called the BMW tax + //M tax.
You can try LTBMW who can usually get you the springs and install for cheap. Also, this guy (Daniel) is mobile and will do the springs for $250 and coils for $300. DMRinstallation@live.com He's based in the OC though. He also works at RDSport in Irvine.
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Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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Thanks for the advice.
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12-22-2009, 01:13 PM | #6 | |
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They did my Viper a couple years ago for the same, $300. |
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12-22-2009, 01:42 PM | #7 |
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$75 per wheel is pretty standard at tire shops, but once they hear you have a BMW, it tends up inch up a little. Then if it's an M car, it goes up a little more. It sucks.
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12-22-2009, 11:49 PM | #9 |
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It's mainly the fronts. The rears can be done in 15 min/side with a lift and impact wrench.
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12-24-2009, 07:25 PM | #10 |
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Got them installed by Long Tran today, he did a great job and is a cool guy, highly reccomended.
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12-24-2009, 09:30 PM | #11 |
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Does he have a shop? Where's he at?
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12-24-2009, 09:43 PM | #12 |
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emw1.com in Arcadia, CA
ask for John they do excellent, quality work @ reasonable prices All the techs own M3's and the owner races an e36m3 w an S54 w NASA & BMWCCA They did my e46m3 and my e90m3 = highly recommend |
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12-25-2009, 03:56 PM | #13 |
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He does the work out of his garage which might as well be a professional shop with all the tools he has. That being said I know he is opening up a shop soon.
Don't let the fact that he does it out of his own garage scare you, guy knows more about BMW's and does better work than most techs I have ever met. He's located in El Monte, I drove there from Calabasas, which is not close, just to get the work done right.
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12-25-2009, 05:18 PM | #14 |
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That wouldn't deter me at all. I'm sure his rates will have to go up when he opens the shop.
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just got my eibachs and want to know if anyone knows a good place in Las Vegas to get springs put on or would any of the above mentioned guys install my springs during a nice weekend in vegas?
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