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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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Any good alignment shop in OC?

Must be able to work on lowered cars.
714/949 area.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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hiro's in costa mesa,
my old car was slammed, and they handle slammed cars all the time
they also do alignment to your specs, not factory if you don't want it to...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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oh yeah, fyi, they're not going to be 40 bux like you see in ads and such...
they're like 100 bux
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Darrin at west end alighment..i am sure a lot more people can vouch for him...i wouldnt take my car anywhere else but him...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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is there really a difference in a good alignment shop and bad one?
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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^ yeah, about 80% of your tire life
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Wei
hiro's in costa mesa,
my old car was slammed, and they handle slammed cars all the time
they also do alignment to your specs, not factory if you don't want it to...
Thanks Wei,
I will try giving them a call.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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Darrin at west end alighment..i am sure a lot more people can vouch for him...i wouldnt take my car anywhere else but him...
I heard you need 2 weeks to make an appointment with him...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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I heard you need 2 weeks to make an appointment with him...
more like 1 week...thats how good and reputable he is....
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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i've been to both, they're both awesome, darin is the man at west end, he's a wee bit far for me cuz i'm lazy, hiro is cool too, he weekend races at wsir occasionally, and his shop as walking distance to mitsuwa, that way you can shop/grub/read jdm mags while car is being done...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 04:48 AM
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+1 for Hiro's, Koji and the crew there are great, and do the alignment by hand.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Hiro's is good, but it's $120. Really steep.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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they dont use a machine so it takes longer, price they charge per hour of labor is fair, plus they are damn good at what they do and take great care of the car. Worth it for me
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Hiro's is good, but it's $120. Really steep.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 03:35 AM
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yeah, they're not cheap (both west end and hiro's) but you get to specify the settings YOU want, and they can work on slammed cars,

if you want generic factory settings, it is cheaper to go just about anywhere else...
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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+1 for Darin @ West End - he did my last alignment, very meticulous which is good!... however I might try Hiro’s when I get my wheels - I've heard good things about them for a long time too...
 
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