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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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anybody know a good reputable shop/place where to get alignment?
a friend of mine got his STI done at NTB and said avoid that place at all cost...

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recently i got my alignment at Southwest Alignment... worst idea... complete fiasco...
got it aligned by a tech... the s2k pulled to the right in an instant... he said its due to the roads being crowned...
then went back, and got it aligned again (free of charge)... still pulled to the right, but not as bad...
i went there for the final time, to get it done by the owner (free of charge)... MUCH BETTER, but still pulls to the right... but worse than before i had brought the car in...

and yes, i know the local streets are crowned, but i drove it on I-10, BLT-8, and HWY-59 where its flat...
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:30 AM
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pm DuuMaCuaMay, even though he works at the NTB off of 518 in pearland, he does a great job to me. if its too far.. theres a place called One Stop... 7516 Hillcroft St, Houston, Texas 77081 (713) 484-7565 Ask For Bun.

fyi Bun used to work at SW Alignment. sw alignment went to shit after Bun left. the manager overcharges and their techs dont know how to align anything thats lowered basically.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:31 AM
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avoid southwest at all cost. They completely f'd mine up.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by damnitzroger
pm DuuMaCuaMay, even though he works at the NTB off of 518 in pearland, he does a great job to me. if its too far.. theres a place called One Stop... 7516 Hillcroft St, Houston, Texas 77081 (713) 484-7565 Ask For Bun.

fyi Bun used to work at SW Alignment. sw alignment went to shit after Bun left. the manager overcharges and their techs dont know how to align anything thats lowered basically.
thanks for the reply...
pearland is a bit far, but if he's good as you say, im wiling to drive the distance to have my alignment done right...
as for One Stop and your friend Bun, is the place good as well?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by lazymashi
Originally Posted by damnitzroger' timestamp='1312216231' post='20835466
pm DuuMaCuaMay, even though he works at the NTB off of 518 in pearland, he does a great job to me. if its too far.. theres a place called One Stop... 7516 Hillcroft St, Houston, Texas 77081 (713) 484-7565 Ask For Bun.

fyi Bun used to work at SW Alignment. sw alignment went to shit after Bun left. the manager overcharges and their techs dont know how to align anything thats lowered basically.
thanks for the reply...
pearland is a bit far, but if he's good as you say, im wiling to drive the distance to have my alignment done right...
as for One Stop and your friend Bun, is the place good as well?
I've only had him done my alignment once with Bun. he does a good job but his alignment machine isnt that good for lowered s2ks. Anthony(DuuMaCuaMay) is a good friend of mine that I've known for years. The alignment machines at his workplace are in ground.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 09:03 AM
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i plan on paying anthony a visit this weekend
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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How much are y'all paying for the alignment?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by damnitzroger
Originally Posted by lazymashi' timestamp='1312217185' post='20835525
[quote name='damnitzroger' timestamp='1312216231' post='20835466']
pm DuuMaCuaMay, even though he works at the NTB off of 518 in pearland, he does a great job to me. if its too far.. theres a place called One Stop... 7516 Hillcroft St, Houston, Texas 77081 (713) 484-7565 Ask For Bun.

fyi Bun used to work at SW Alignment. sw alignment went to shit after Bun left. the manager overcharges and their techs dont know how to align anything thats lowered basically.
thanks for the reply...
pearland is a bit far, but if he's good as you say, im wiling to drive the distance to have my alignment done right...
as for One Stop and your friend Bun, is the place good as well?
I've only had him done my alignment once with Bun. he does a good job but his alignment machine isnt that good for lowered s2ks. Anthony(DuuMaCuaMay) is a good friend of mine that I've known for years. The alignment machines at his workplace are in ground.
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Anthony has done my S2K and my Pilot all without issue. Their alignment machiens are in ground so no issue with lowered cars. But you do usually have to go after 4pm.. Just PM to talk about time and cost.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by damnitzroger
Originally Posted by lazymashi' timestamp='1312217185' post='20835525
[quote name='damnitzroger' timestamp='1312216231' post='20835466']
pm DuuMaCuaMay, even though he works at the NTB off of 518 in pearland, he does a great job to me. if its too far.. theres a place called One Stop... 7516 Hillcroft St, Houston, Texas 77081 (713) 484-7565 Ask For Bun.

fyi Bun used to work at SW Alignment. sw alignment went to shit after Bun left. the manager overcharges and their techs dont know how to align anything thats lowered basically.
thanks for the reply...
pearland is a bit far, but if he's good as you say, im wiling to drive the distance to have my alignment done right...
as for One Stop and your friend Bun, is the place good as well?
I've only had him done my alignment once with Bun. he does a good job but his alignment machine isnt that good for lowered s2ks. Anthony(DuuMaCuaMay) is a good friend of mine that I've known for years. The alignment machines at his workplace are in ground.
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I can vouch for One Stop alignments. I've known Johnny(Bun's son) for years and he's the only one who does my alignment. I recently got a new wheel set up and took it to Johnny. Everything, as it usually does, goes smoothly. Keep in mind my car is lowered on coilovers and I have the SPC camber joint for rear.

Johnny does a lot of dumped/lowered cars so nothing to worry about.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by lazymashi
anybody know a good reputable shop/place where to get alignment?
C&C, as always.
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