Alignment Needed

trendy26 · 06-26-2012, 10:32 AM

Hi Everyone:

Does anyboyd know a good place to get an alignment in the South Florida Area (Aside from the Dealership)? Vista BMW and Lauderdale BMW want like $250-$275 just for an alignment, which I find to be ridiculous! Just got a new set of wheels and need to have the car aligned before putting them on. I am located in the Fort Lauderdale area.

My car is a 2011 E92 M3

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

edwinm3 · 06-26-2012, 09:17 PM

I don't know who quoted you that much for an alignment but that's crazy, good place to get it done, Miami Doral area is Flat 6. Great guys there. They race Porsche cup cars and do great work. They can also do string alignments which to me are the best specially if tracking the car.

CarbonAlpine · 06-26-2012, 09:50 PM

Alignment factory, amazing guys...I think like $125 and I was lowered.

askjeeves · 06-26-2012, 11:39 PM

There is a shop in Hollywood called Auto Glitz. The shop has lots of good reviews online, and the few times I have been there, I haven't had any problems with the work done. Only issue I had was service related. They charged me extra for an alignment bc I didn't want OE specs. The owner gave me BS that it was more work to align to different specs, when it makes no difference in the workload at all. The tech agreed with me while I was talking to him during the alignment. Ended up costing me around $130 or so.

trendy26 · 06-27-2012, 09:45 AM

Thanks for the input everyone! i greatly appreciate it!

AlexN · 06-27-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by askjeeves

There is a shop in Hollywood called Auto Glitz. The shop has lots of good reviews online, and the few times I have been there, I haven't had any problems with the work done. Only issue I had was service related. They charged me extra for an alignment bc I didn't want OE specs. The owner gave me BS that it was more work to align to different specs, when it makes no difference in the workload at all. The tech agreed with me while I was talking to him during the alignment. Ended up costing me around $130 or so.

I've used them before for my 911 and they were great.
Didn't get the non-OE specs BS but did pay a "Porsche tax"..

trendy26 · 06-29-2012, 11:41 AM

Just called Auto Glitz and was quoted $149... Does that sound right??

AlexN · 06-29-2012, 05:24 PM

Sounds reasonable to me.
I believe I paid around $180-190, but everything is adjustable on my car, so it was slightly more work.
I think it's worth it to maybe pay a few dollars more (but still a lot less than a dealer), but go to a place where the employees that work on your car are enthusiasts as well.

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trendy26 Captain 424 Rep 965 Posts Drives: 2017 F82 M4 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Alignment Needed - South Florida Area Hi Everyone: Does anyboyd know a good place to get an alignment in the South Florida Area (Aside from the Dealership)? Vista BMW and Lauderdale BMW want like $250-$275 just for an alignment, which I find to be ridiculous! Just got a new set of wheels and need to have the car aligned before putting them on. I am located in the Fort Lauderdale area. My car is a 2011 E92 M3 Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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edwinm3 Brigadier General 980 Rep 4,001 Posts Drives: F82 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Broward iTrader: (32)	I don't know who quoted you that much for an alignment but that's crazy, good place to get it done, Miami Doral area is Flat 6. Great guys there. They race Porsche cup cars and do great work. They can also do string alignments which to me are the best specially if tracking the car. __________________ Grigio Telesto M4, 6MT. Coyote 5.0 F-150 991 GT3
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askjeeves Captain 147 Rep 958 Posts Drives: e92 m3/spece30 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (1)	There is a shop in Hollywood called Auto Glitz. The shop has lots of good reviews online, and the few times I have been there, I haven't had any problems with the work done. Only issue I had was service related. They charged me extra for an alignment bc I didn't want OE specs. The owner gave me BS that it was more work to align to different specs, when it makes no difference in the workload at all. The tech agreed with me while I was talking to him during the alignment. Ended up costing me around $130 or so. __________________ 2011 e92 ///m3 zcp - jzb/fr ED 6/29/10
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trendy26 Captain 424 Rep 965 Posts Drives: 2017 F82 M4 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the input everyone! i greatly appreciate it!
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trendy26 Captain 424 Rep 965 Posts Drives: 2017 F82 M4 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Just called Auto Glitz and was quoted $149... Does that sound right??
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AlexN Lieutenant 172 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 2018 SMB M3CS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Miami iTrader: (7)	Sounds reasonable to me. I believe I paid around $180-190, but everything is adjustable on my car, so it was slightly more work. I think it's worth it to maybe pay a few dollars more (but still a lot less than a dealer), but go to a place where the employees that work on your car are enthusiasts as well.
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