Shops in the twin cities

[Netdewt]

Dentwerks PDR. They do excellent work and they love European cars.

[MechE30]

Gotta give a quick review of Sun Control Tinting:

From the beginning, Rob was very polite and answered my questions about a quote for my Saab. He got me a appointment on a Saturday, which they try to limit. The price quoted was a little higher than the cheapest stuff i'd seen around, but i heard good stuff about Sun Control so I used the mentality "Get what you pay for". Showing up for my appointment on time Rob was busy with another customer so i waited a minute till he came up. We got my car in the shop and I left to go eat lunch nearby (Flame Burger on Rice St is actually decent). I came back about 45minutes later and Rob was just finishing up his first customers car (a e90 M3). Once finished he came and appologized for being slow. I wasn't too concerned. I chatted with him a bit as I watched him and another guy apply the film on my car. They have a nice waiting room too that serves its purpose well. Once complete, he brought me back again to give the car a look over. It looked great, with no bubbles or mis-cuts. Perfection takes time, so I had no concern that he spent a little more time to get it perfect than just slap it together to get it done. I got out the door at a good price and was very satisfied with the service. Once the film fully set, I opened the windows and every window line is cut perfectly and matched exactly to the edge. I give the job a 9.5/10. The friendly/helpful service, combined with the great work makes this a place I would recommend to anyone. Check them out for your tint job. Like i said, you get what you pay for, so you may want to stay away from the bargain basement offers.

[Majend]

wanted to give a big thanks to the guys at Further for taking care of my Opel. I was worried i was going to have a hard time finding a place that could tune the carb that wasn't going to bend me over on price but like always Further stepped up to the challenge.

Thanks guys!

[KamakaziX]

For all the Merc guys here (Or other German rides) Josh Nelson is a great guy.

Here's a link to his website.

http://nelsonimports.dyndns.org:8080/index.html

[crums440]

phils automotive in corcoran/hamel area is great.

my buddy dave one of their technicians is a bmw specialist. he has built many e36 m3's and is a good guy. he has helped me with alot of the stuff on my m3.
he knows all cars very very well, but specialzes in bmw's. ( he currently is in the process of building his ls2 e36 m3)

http://www.philsauto.com/

[BigJohneyK]

Is this still current or what?

Alignments:
- Jeff the alignment guy- http://www.thealignmentguy.com/page1.htm
- Auto Edge- http://www.auto-edge.com/Aboutus.htm
- JB Eurotech- http://www.jbeurotech.com/

Also how much $ (roughly) is it to do all three parts of the alignment these days? I can't remember...

[Dakota_Ice]

Does anyone have experience with Rivercity Autowerks in Hudson, WI? My daughter recently moved to western Wisconsin and looking for a reliable independent outfit that specializes in Audi/VW. I saw a sign on eastbound 94 between Woodbury and Hudson.

http://www.rivercityautowerks.com/Home_Page.html

[pdubs10]

Stay away from Tires Plus in Roseville on Larpenteur and Hamline. I got a rotation there about a month ago and tried to take off my winters today. Couldn't get the lugs off with a 3' breaker bar so I'm heading up there tomorrow to chew someone out. Probably zipped them on with an air gun. I thought Tires Plus could handle something that simple, but apparently not.

[euro]

none of those shops use torque wrenches to get everything situated. i almost broke one of the lug bolts that NTB impacted on only a day ago, putting on my summer set.

[mikeyb6s4]

Props to KAMJEE for doing an outstanding redrill on my RS's.

[mikeyb6s4]

Also, not a big fan of the American tire in plymouth... One of the managers is clueless with his wheel knowledge.

[vlkswgnjtt]

Chad at Bee Line Alignment Services recently did a custom cat-back exhaust for me and I'm really impressed. He brought me into the shop to discuss tip alignment and to show me what he was doing/thinking with the exhaust. Very personable and respectful. It was roughly $200 for a custom made cat-back exhaust for my mk3.

I'd recommended Chad to anyone looking for exhaust work.

http://beelineautoservice.com/

[NOeastmigrant]

Went to IMOLA yesterday to get my GTI tuned to APR Stage 1. I had a great experience with Sam and the other guys. Sam was more than accommodating in answering my emails and got me scheduled for the next day once I decided I wanted to go forward with it. Additionally, I didn't have a ride from my office to the car shop so they came and picked me up. It was done on time and from what I can tell so far, very well. That being said, I havent been able to truly try it out yet bc of the 100 degree temps and 90% humidity.

[Architect15]

Gotta give a shout out to Mike at futher those guys took care of me N went above and beyond.

[timmy]

just wanna say a huge thanks to Seth/Ben & the guys at JB Eurotech. they took great care of my GLI. would recommend them to anyone looking to get work done.