DC_TSX

Could anyone help me out? I've only lived here for a year and havnt really had the need to go to a reliable shop or speed shop, but i just pulled the trigger on some tanabe coilovers and god knows i won't even attempt to install them, haha . Anyone have any suggestions, anyone, bueller??

-Chris

jmathew34

i believe there were plans to have an install meet soon so you could wait till then and have a handful of folks that have done it before that can show you and save you some money!

otherwise...
Autothority in Fairfax, VA

and the rest below are tanabe dealers in maryland..(pulled from tanabe's website)
Agile Automotive Performance
10022 York Road
Cockeysville, MD
tel: 410.628.9099


Criswell Honda
19525 Amaranth Drive
Germantown, MD
tel: 240-364-7183


JE Import Peformance
8303 D Pulaski Highway
Baltimore, MD
tel: 410.686.5111


Keystone Automotive(Maryland)
4820 Frolich Lane
Hyattsville, MD


Mid Atlantic Motorsports
9400 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD
tel: 410.665.1735

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these are tanabe dealers in VA

Evolution Autosport
13903 Metrotech Drive
Chantilly, VA
tel: 703.961.9090


Performance Tuning
8412 Kao Circle
Manassas, VA
tel: 703.257.1728
http://www.ptuning.com

DC_TSX

thanks for the help man, i didnt even think of looking at the tanabe dealer list, i will make sure i pick from there, might have to run down to P Tuning this weekend and check it out. As for the install meet, i woud be cool with doing it then, but only if there are some people that have done it before, tnot that i don't trust my fellow TSX buddies in Nova.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Just talk to xizor and TSX.Fury. They both have done coilovers at least a dozen times between the two of them. I'm sure that at least one of them will be there for the install meet.

CCColtsicehockey

yeah considering tsx.fury installed but 8 different sets of oem shocks at the end of having his car before trading it in.

xizor

i don't think the tanabe's come fully assembled, which makes it a PITB compared to a Tein Flex or Buddy Club. it requires a spring compressor, so doing it at an install meet would probably take more time than its worth. you could ask fury where he got his original tanabe's installed at

CCColtsicehockey

it depends which set of tanabes he gets. the higher model comes with new top hats i am almost positive.

DC_TSX

sustec pro S-OC type II, and i dont believe they come with aftermarket pillow mounts, they retain the stockers. i still do have to get ca camber kit, will i need one for both the front and the rear, or just the rear?

lito

no need for the front camber just the rear. I still have my front Ingalls sitting at home

DC_TSX

thanks for the heads up Lito, ill just grab the rear. Now i just to find a shop that i feel i can trust since the kit doesnt come pre-assembled.

TSX.Fury

Yeah, it's kinda a pain since they don't have the top mounts. Still, if you get some crazy expensive quotes and don't want to pay it we can help you do it at an install meet sometime.

DC_TSX

what are you guys thinking they are going to charge out hear, just out of curouriosity? These coilovers dont come assembled do they, right? Thats the pain, huh

jmathew34

i'd say up to $500 to install

jmathew34

also call up Tischer Acura..speak to a guy named Lenny Sauro, they are known to install aftermarket parts....

xizor

if its $500 to install, i'd say just go flex or buddy club since they're already assembled and DIY, the total would be about the same as Tein Basic + install

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

This place in Wheaton I got a quote from told me $350 for install of pre-assembled strut-shock combo including the alignment. That place might be worth a look.

DC_TSX

well, these babies have already been shipped, so im locked in and to tell you the truth, they are exactly what im looking for, so im not gonna try and return them for something else. I'm willing to drive an 1-1.5 hours for this, as i dont want to skimp on quality. It sucks that there is no place to do this around here, if it were cincinnati, where im from, i know i can find a suspension shop around town, its like pulling teeth trying to find that out here with all these stupid mom and pop gas stations

xizor

call up Ultimate Performance in Dulles, Inline Pro in Springfield, ... there's a bunch of auto shops around, but if you're looking for cheap prices, you probably won't get a great deal

DC_TSX

well, ive come to a realization that everything in NOVA is expensive, so what can i do. I did find this with the help of google and ive found many shops to call around, this isnt everything that i have found, but its a good start for reccommended shops.

http://www.vadriven.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110637

Edit to Add: Woohoo, took long enough for post #200

JPTL-S

DC_TSX, a bunch of the TL guys have used I-Modify down in Springfield. I'm not sure if any of them have had any suspension work done by him but the guys seem to like the work he has done. I have no experience with this guy so I can't vouch for him. The only problem you might have is that he does all his work at his house. You can PM him too, he's on AZ Check out his rates for springs and coilovers.

http://www.i-modify.com/

DC_TSX

Just wanted to give you guys an update on this. I decided to go with RPM Fabrication up in Hanover, MD. i heard good things from other messageboards and they are very qualified and i got an okay price. Thank god i put some stuff up on ebay last week, ha!