verteu

I just moved to SoCal (LA) and wants to get my car lowered and get my brake calipers painted, can anyone recommend me a good reputable shop. Thanks in advance.

Evan

FlyC63

I used Sam at Auto Talent in Carson 310-231-7800.
Just had the KW lowering kit installed last week.

_AMG_

I would highly recommend Benzworks in Huntington beach.
Ask for Serge or Nick.

15821 Graham St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 845-3431

danlnyc

This.

otakki

Where did you move from?

verteu

I made a call regarding getting my brake calipers painted and I got quoted $1000+tax, is this normal in California? because back in Washington it was $600. I don't want to paint it and found out that I got ripped off after I did it.

Seattle

W211 BEAST

Yup.

vdubpower

do them yourself, cant be that hard

BenzoBoi

Add another one for these guys.

MarcusBDUB

I'm going to check out this place soon, which was highly recommended to me:

http://www.lucentmotor.com/lucent_home.html

otakki

All you need are things like mineral spirits to clean them, followed by some high temperature paint of your choice and lots of masking tapes--and you're all good to go.

johnnyblaze

+1
Serge and Nick have worked on my car several times. They not only handle modifications, they also do warranty work and services. Its a one stop shop for any So Cal member.

danlnyc

Lol....who did you call? Surely that can't be the #'s from Benz Works.

verteu

This is another shop, 2 in fact who told me its gonna cost 1k. I called benzworks they said they would do it for 400 bucks.

vdubpower

Does benzworks do tunes

_AMG_

Yes

vdubpower

Wonder what they will get out of this engine



Oh and has anyone tuned the 4.6 tt engine

danlnyc

thats more than half off!

otakki

That's why it always pay to call around. Maybe if you call around some more, you will find somebody out there doing it for $200.

E-SICKTY3

To me, I will not trust people who is willing to do brake calipers paint job for $200. IMO it will be a horrible job and paint quality. Basically it's 'you get what you pay for' and to my knowledge a really good brake calipers paint job cost about $500-700 depending on the color too and they have to take off the whole calipers. (But I might be wrong on the price)

Peace

verteu

$200 is a bit too good too be true TBH. As I mention before, I was quoted $600 in washington, so $400 still is kinda in that ballpark. While I always try to stay clear of workshops I'm unfamiliar with, coming from a reputable shop highly recommended by 4-5 guys out of 7 here on this thread. I thought I'd give them a try.

_AMG_

You will get some monster power out of the M157's.
Not sure if they've tuned the 4.6 Biturbos though.

otakki

Be careful about the crankcase exploding from over-tuning mentioned in the recent SL63 Chris Harris video.

nlpamg

Auto Talent and Benzworks are both top notch. You can't go wrong with either.