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Service for electrical problen in South bay/peninsula (CA)?

Old Mar 16, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Service for electrical problen in South bay/peninsula (CA)?

OK, looks like I stumped 120 of you with my headlight problem.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c36-amg-c...-blew-too.html
Any recs for a shop to look at it? I'm thinking a dealer would be most prepared. Any thoughts on Symthe or Park? I've used them both way back when for warranty repairs, not impressed with either. Any ideas?
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 03:45 AM
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I would go with Park and go through Ernie, he is a good guy and he would know the best tech to put on your car. There is a tech there that drives a lowered C43 so he might be the one for your car. BTW Park is owned by Smythe.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 02:48 PM
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Thanks mbsickness. I must say that Ernie was great! I only let him work on my car. This was years ago but I thought he left? Did he come back? Thanks for letting me know. Park is closer to me anyway.
Yeah, Smythe took them over years ago...
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 03:25 AM
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perhaps the Ernie you knew is a different Ernie as the current one is a service advisor.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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Sorry to have misread your post. There was a good tech there years ago, I think his name was Ernie. Maybe he came back as a service writer
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