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fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Hello P3 Members, We are looking for repair/install shop recommendations in your area. Can you provide us with your tips of whom you have used and would use again? Some of our customers are looking for reliable shops, to have accessories installed and/or repair work done. Please be so kind, and post the info here.....or just send me an email directly: karl@G-wagenaccessories.com Thank you, Edited by fernweh 5/20/2019 4:00 PM | ||
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Aircruiser Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2011 Location: Atlanta GA Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, 1986 300GD, 2017 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid Posts: 364 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Hello Karl, The only shop that I have worked with is OCD in Sante Fe, NM. Mark and Francis are wonderful, honest G people. Tires, AC, and exhaust shops in my local area, South ATL can do acceptable work if hovered over like a momma bear. The local Jeep up fitter shops in my area are really sucky at working on G's. I haven't found one yet that did a good job or that I would give more business. Matt | ||
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Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations In Portland, Oregon MBI Motors Hartmann Motors Mercedes Benz of Portland is quite amazing as well. It was the first MB dealership in the US. "Don Rasmussen was appointed as the first Mercedes Benz dealer established in the US. Rasmussen was appointed in 1957 and held MB dealer franchise 1." Edited by otiswesty 5/21/2019 8:58 PM | ||
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Fred V Regular Date registered: Apr 2014 Location: Green Mnts Vehicle(s): 02 G500 Posts: 88 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Not that you'll have a ton of customers around here but Northeast Foreign Cars, White River Junction, VT. Given their level of skill and service, some of your non-local customers would do well to make the trip. | ||
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namsag Member Date registered: Nov 2014 Location: north Mississippi Vehicle(s): '11 G-550, '90 Grand Wagoneer, '09 F-250, '97 LC Posts: 44 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Hi Karl, been a while, hope all is well! I had your coil spacers installed at Midtown Autowerks in Memphis. Mercedes of Colllierville would not do it, but the guys at Midtown were happy to do it and they did a great job. They are great guys and I would happily go back. Recommended. | ||
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spots350sl Veteran Date registered: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Vehicle(s): 2003 G500, 1972 350SL Posts: 222 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Chicago: Lakeside International Auto 5407 N Broadway, Chicago, IL (Henry is the owner). I've been servicing my G with Henry since 2005. Most recently, 4 new shocks, springs, and some bushings. Henry also doesn't care that I sometimes bring my own parts. Always pleased. Edited by spots350sl 5/22/2019 10:42 AM | ||
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paulunm Veteran Date registered: Jan 2015 Location: Los Angeles Vehicle(s): 2000 G500 Posts: 124 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Los Angeles: MBZ Motors 8300 Winnetka Ave Winnetka, CA They have done a great job for repairs, and know how to bleed the locker system! | ||
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emoynier Regular Date registered: Jul 2014 Location: New York and Montreal Vehicle(s): W463 1997 300TD Posts: 91 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Brooklyn NY Kraft German Auto 1107 E 56th St Brooklyn, NY 11234 718-451-2500 | ||
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hipine Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: US, CO, Bailey Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations I've been working with Mark Yoakum, owner of: https://www.germanmotors.net for 17 years. I do most all my own work, so he gets the worst of the worst jobs from me, is always happy to help, and always comes through. Even when I drove in one morning with a blown clutch flex line and he found one in his spares that he could adapt to have me back on the road in the afternoon. I was just in yesterday to buy filters for both G's as I always do, just to stay in touch and throw him as much actual $ as I can. He did a front axle rebuild on the baby G a year ago when I didn't have time to do my own, and he did the parts cleaning for me on the axle job I did on the 280 last month. He once called me to consult on a front axle rebuild on a 463 that he diagnosed as having been jumped or somehow got the axle tube bent. On that one he didn't want to charge the customer for a new axle casing and so managed to supervise the straightening of the original to his satisfaction by a local differential shop. He knows everything from the most old-fashioned common sense approaches to sophisticated use of the modern electronic aids and diagnostic tools. I've recommended him to many people with MB's old and new and everyone comes away happy. All of that said, I sum up by saying that I've never asked him to install aftermarket accessories and I've never seen trucks in there having accessories installed. Knowing Mark, I would expect him to be very leery of getting into aftermarket accessory installation, simply due to the large potential variation in the raw materials. The quality of the materials can come between him and his ability to satisfy the person that he sees as his direct customer, the one who comes through his door, and he's very protective of those relationships. When I was first considering my 280GE I took it to Mark for a look-over. He recommended I NOT buy the truck, but some years later told me that the reason he didn't want me to buy the truck then was because he thought I'd want him to work on it and he would be concerned about putting Europa Motors in Santa Fe, NM (at that time the only source of factory parts) between him and his ability to take care of me because he had years of experience with Europa's way of doing business (did all their transmission rebuilds for them for years on a ship-out-and-back basis) and didn't like it. So, if you need a shop to repair or care for your G in Denver, Mark and the staff at German Motors is the best you'll find anywhere. I just can't send you there for what I expect is the main interest of this post, accessories installation. Good luck! -Dave G. | ||
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fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Thank you guys, amazing responses It is nice to hear from you all Best regards, Karl | ||
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hipine Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: US, CO, Bailey Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Hey Karl, For what it's worth, in the interest of helping folks in the community, I'd be willing to reach out to Mark on the question of whether he'd consider doing accessories installation, or had done so in the past. My assumption that he doesn't is only that (an assumption), and I'd hate to lead anyone astray if he's in fact willing to give it a go. Give me a shout off-list if you'd like help with the investigation. All the best, -Dave G. | ||
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Rich Regular Date registered: May 2006 Location: Elkins Park, PA USA Vehicle(s): 1985 280GE cabrio Posts: 75 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Philadelphia Area Rich D'Ambrosio Rich's Auto Repair 521 East Main Street Norristown, PA 19401 | ||
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bazsa81 Veteran Date registered: Nov 2007 Location: Hungary Vehicle(s): W211, W461, W463 Posts: 125 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Bill Rader Motorpsorts G-WAGEN Parts & CUSTOMIZATION Las Vegas, Nevada Speedway Blvd (direct by the LV Speedway) http://www.billradermotorsports.net/g-wagen.html Some pictures about the service:
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po-porsche Regular Date registered: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Vehicle(s): 2003 Mercedes G500, 1984 Porsche 911 Posts: 53 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Los Angeles: Tech Automotive 4000 Fountain Ave Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 661-2788 I've had great experience and fantastic service here. The owner, Koko, is very knowledgeable and has several G customers with both Pre-MBUSA and MBUSA models. | ||
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tgoode3 Member Date registered: Apr 2014 Location: Charlotte, NC Vehicle(s): Mercedes 2000 G500 (Europa) Posts: 8 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Hello all! Long time G-Wagen owner. The diff finally went out on the g and I don’t have the tools or expertise (yet) to pull the whole front end apart. Does anyone know of a shop on the East coast around Charlotte that can handle a full rebuild? Or at least have some good experience? All suggestions are helpful! -Thomas | ||
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WEBIII Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2010 Location: Inlet Beach, FL Vehicle(s): 461.318, 463.241 Posts: 315 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations tgoode3 - 4/9/2020 5:36 PM Hello all! Long time G-Wagen owner. The diff finally went out on the g and I don’t have the tools or expertise (yet) to pull the whole front end apart. Does anyone know of a shop on the East coast around Charlotte that can handle a full rebuild? Or at least have some good experience? All suggestions are helpful! -Thomas This might be an option https://clubgwagen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14820 Also keep in mind that swapping an entire axle housing will most likely be cheaper if you’re talking about needing a differential repair. If you don’t mind the cost, then the best option is probably to pull the axle housing yourself and ship it to a known expert. | ||
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SKSAZ Member Date registered: Jun 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Vehicle(s): 2006 G55, 2008 BMW 335ci, 2002 Jaguar XKR Posts: 9 | RE: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Phoenix (East Valley): Marzocchi Imports Southeast Corner of Cooper & Guadalupe 480-485-3749 I too try to do what I can on my own, but over the past 10+ years I have developed a good relationship with these guys. Competent, reasonably priced, and willing to work to assist me when my projects/ideas grew beyond my capabilities. I have used them as my primary source of assistance with projects as well as regular maintenance for the past 10+ years. There are reportedly other great independent sources for MB work in the Phoenix region, and I have no reason to doubt those (perhaps someone with personal experience can add their info as well). Marzocchi has always worked great for me given my location. Edited by SKSAZ 5/9/2020 3:47 AM | ||
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H1LM002G55 Expert Date registered: Mar 2010 Location: S Florida / Geneva / Jeddah Vehicle(s): 500 GE, G55, LM002, H1 Posts: 1796 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations What sort of accessories are you needing the most install help with? | ||
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allmack New user Date registered: Dec 2019 Location: Washington, DC Vehicle(s): 96 Europa Ruby Metallic G320 SWB; ex 91 300 GE cab Posts: 1 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations Still looking for a good indy around DC/MD/VA. Thanks for tips. Edited by allmack 12/7/2020 11:47 PM | ||
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Steermi New user Date registered: Jan 2021 Location: Albuquerque, NM Vehicle(s): 1999 G500 Posts: 2 | Re: Independent Repair Shop Recommendations I'll second OCD in Santa Fe. Expertise, reasonable prices, clear communications. After a bad experience at a highly recommended indie shop in Albuquerque, I found OCD. Even though it's an hour drive, I happily take my 1999 G500 there. | ||
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