wrx1020

iTrader: (1)

what kinda car?

iBlueVirus

iTrader: (13)

they'll do brake pads, no problem...

they still do a lot of installs, just not the crazy big ones...

bayAreaSuby06

I hear AHQ is great but they are a bit far from you.

Gibz

iTrader: (7)

if he's in fremont they are ahq is only 15 min from him.

knight

brakes are an hour job min so 80 to 100 an hour?

brucelee

iTrader: (6)

Dude, paying a shop to do something is way different then paying a friend to do it... With a shop you have professionals that stand by their work.

Typically my friends and I don't charge each other to fix each others cars (when someone knows something someone else doesn't), we just take one another out to dinner or buy them beer... When someone asks me to fix something on their cars (before my damn tools got stolen) I woudn't even ask them for a dime, I'd do it as a favor, for i-club... Even if I didn't really know the person, I'd just ask for a 6 pack or something, and thats IF they offered it.

Since when do people pay members of this forum retail shop price for installation help?

I wouldn't even need them to do the work, maybe just hold a flashlight and lend me their tools.

brucelee

iTrader: (6)

Mike AT GST for the win again. That guy is the biggest life saver on earth. He's even opened up shop on Xmas day just to help me out, now that says something.

I didn't know AutoHQ was close to Fremont... I thought they were in Watsonville or something. Or is that FLI? Regardless, never been there and thought they were far since most people around the fremont area go to GST

Gibz

iTrader: (7)

they are right across the bridge in redwood city. like the next exit after crossing the bridge

STNWrX1739

iTrader: (2)

never going there again after they couldnt weld my exhaust properly

brucelee

iTrader: (6)

Yeah, they do some shoddy work. They used to be good back in the day, but after the owner retired it all went down hill

Lurk

iTrader: (10)

That's strange. I was under the impression that a shop needs to be registered with the BAR and have a valid Auto Repair Dealer license in order to work on cars in CA. Otherwise they'd be doing something illegal...

http://www.bar.ca.gov/70_SiteWideInf...fyLicense.html

GST Motorsports

iTrader: (14)

I don't believe that's true for aftermarket performance mate, the BAR license is a requisite for general repair though. If I am not mistaken the aftermarket is not really governed by anybody.

Mike

Lurk

iTrader: (10)

That's an interesting sidebar regarding the aftermaket. But still, I'm pretty sure that any shop that works on a car's safety equipment (i.e. brakes, bodywork, crash beams, etc) has to register with the BAR and have a valid ARD license. Are oil changes and maintenance jobs not considered general repair?

GST deals with the aftermarket too right? But yet, even your business and most other local performance shops got a BAR license. Maybe that's just part of doing business like how you're supposed to.

c32c7

iTrader: (1)

A lot of places are just cheap and don't want to spend the $200 something it costs to get the license. For example there's this bodyshop I know of in the city that's been open for years and they don't have a license either. I'm surprised BAR hasn't caught on yet. Oh well one phone call and a visit can change all that. Lol.

GST Motorsports

iTrader: (14)

Well for oil and liquids etc you need to be registered with a CAL id # from the EPA, not sure how that is looked up or researched though (we have one of those as well)

We're a member of the BAR because a lot of work we conduct as you pointed out does fall under it's governing, what other businesses do or do not do I am unaware of as it's not really anything to do with me.

Mike