Need a So Cal dealership who wont complain about mods.
02-19-2009, 10:32 AM
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Need a So Cal dealership who wont complain about mods.
I need to find a dealership that will not hassle me about my ride height. I am lowered on Tein SS and it is pretty low. I am having problems with some sort of noise that sounds like a bad wheels bearing and my tranny whining. I am not looking for answers to the problems, I am looking for a dealership to take the car to so they can look at it. I am located in Southern California. I used to take my TL to Planet Acura in Buena Park but they are now closed. So I have a few other dealerships close by but wanna hear some input from other people about what dealerships other people go to. Thanks in advance.
02-19-2009, 10:36 AM
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Everybody who's ever been to Planet Acura is sad about their closing down...
I've been to Tustin DCH, and they were OK...I have yet to try Cerritos, but that's probably where I'll start taking mine when I have to.
One thing is 100% sure: don't EVER take your car to South Coast!
I've been to Tustin DCH, and they were OK...I have yet to try Cerritos, but that's probably where I'll start taking mine when I have to.
One thing is 100% sure: don't EVER take your car to South Coast!
02-19-2009, 11:11 AM
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I doubt you'd want to make the trip to San Diego, but Ball Acura has been good to me. My car is lowered about 1.25" and I don't get any grief from their service techs.
02-19-2009, 11:15 AM
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try cerritos... but the only thing bad is that the kid who take the cars in and out is.... pretty bad... beats the shit out of it...
saw a DC2 type-r pull in for maintenance and this kid just rips through the place with it... wtf.. dunno if that kid is still there....
saw a DC2 type-r pull in for maintenance and this kid just rips through the place with it... wtf.. dunno if that kid is still there....
02-19-2009, 11:39 AM
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santa monica never gave me crap for warranty work and just general maintenance when i used to have a cai and dropped pretty low with 19's. i didn't really bring it in that much though. i feel like santa monica is fairly honest but it's just that if u get service through them they have high prices.
02-19-2009, 11:43 AM
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santa monica never gave me crap for warranty work and just general maintenance when i used to have a cai and dropped pretty low with 19's. i didn't really bring it in that much though. i feel like santa monica is fairly honest but it's just that if u get service through them they have high prices.
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02-19-2009, 12:02 PM
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From my home...
Cerritos Acura: 9.1 miles
Acura of Glendale: 28.5 miles
Santa Monica Acura: 34 miles
This is why I'll go to Cerritos Acura before going to either Glendale or Santa Monica. Depending on Cerritos' service, I'll see from there.
Acura of Glendale: 28.5 miles
Santa Monica Acura: 34 miles
This is why I'll go to Cerritos Acura before going to either Glendale or Santa Monica. Depending on Cerritos' service, I'll see from there.
02-19-2009, 01:00 PM
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Since the car is lowered- that drops the warranty aspect of any cv joint or wheel bearings from the picture
All you need is a local private owned shop repair shop that does acuras as a main business and does performance work
Look in the back of the phone book for one, also look at alignment shops
They will be ready with the riser boards needed to get your car on the lift, thats the main issue with low cars.
The dealer has lifts designed for certain minimum height
Private shops buy ones made to deal with the cars they work on
For the dealer its about the techs billable time and need to work on other cars- rather than spend extra time just getting your car in the air
All you need is a local private owned shop repair shop that does acuras as a main business and does performance work
Look in the back of the phone book for one, also look at alignment shops
They will be ready with the riser boards needed to get your car on the lift, thats the main issue with low cars.
The dealer has lifts designed for certain minimum height
Private shops buy ones made to deal with the cars they work on
For the dealer its about the techs billable time and need to work on other cars- rather than spend extra time just getting your car in the air
02-21-2009, 01:18 AM
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As i have it understood the dealer can't void warranty on your car or part unless they can prove that your modification directly caused the car or part to break down. They can't just say "I see you have replaced the coil overs, your warranty is void". I'll find reference for this tomorrow.
02-21-2009, 08:12 AM
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As i have it understood the dealer can't void warranty on your car or part unless they can prove that your modification directly caused the car or part to break down. They can't just say "I see you have replaced the coil overs, your warranty is void". I'll find reference for this tomorrow.
02-27-2009, 10:22 AM
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remeber a week ago when I told you all this and said look for a private shop??
Its called the Magnussen act about direct cause and effect
Lowered cars void cv and ball joint warranty,,but wont affect trans warranty
Its called the Magnussen act about direct cause and effect
Lowered cars void cv and ball joint warranty,,but wont affect trans warranty
02-27-2009, 10:48 AM
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I've been lowered for about 28,000 miles and I'm starting to get a humming / rolling noise on my front passenger side.
02-27-2009, 12:36 PM
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a new cv axle assembly ('wheel bearings' on a fwd car) runs 100-150 per side at napa
Thats an axle shaft with new bearing at each end and new boots
you can get rebuilt units at other parts stores,,make a few calls locally
About an hour labor to remove the old axle and install the new one
Common failure on dropped cars as the system was not designed for that angle during running
Thats an axle shaft with new bearing at each end and new boots
you can get rebuilt units at other parts stores,,make a few calls locally
About an hour labor to remove the old axle and install the new one
Common failure on dropped cars as the system was not designed for that angle during running
02-28-2009, 04:41 PM
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To be honest im glad planet acura closed, I received some horrible service there. I heard a lot of good thing about tustin just on this forum. I have been to Cerritos a few times, since I bought my car there and went there a few times before planet acura opened. so I would say try either cerritos or tustin?
03-01-2009, 12:19 AM
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iv been going to tustin since day 1 ... i dont have any engine mods or suspension .. they havent said anything to me about my mods.. good friendly service.. + the complimentary chocolate bar after the service =]
03-01-2009, 09:22 PM
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I keep hearing you guys talk about the Magnusson Act and stuff on these warranty threads. While this all sounds well and good in theory, in the real world, the dealer doesn't give a hoot. They know about all these defenses and don't care. They deny warranty claims whenever they feel like it. Ask me how I know. Certain dealers HATE my car the minute it rolls up with the mods.
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