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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Best houston shop

heard from other forums, mostly g35's, all had nothing but good things to say. customer service, quality of work, etc...

small family owned place, and they work on EVERYTHING and do almost everything. in the shop i saw, i believe, a model "a". Yes. thats a 1930's ford. with a chevy block in it. so they do custom work, fabricate and everything. i believe the only things they dont do are paint, and body work.

my experience: i needed an alignment and shopped around, prices were anywhere from 70-150 dollars, for an alignment to stock settings. their price, 69 dollars, tax included. i drive and rx8, with powder coated rims, and quality and care is a must for me, and thats what they gave me. took their time to give extra care to rims, and being a car enthusiast, i knew what i wanted for alignment settings, and they nailed it, down to the very .01 degree.

i will be going to them every time for anything involving my suspension, but like i said, they do everything, exhausts, intake. forced induction too! a supercharger was being put on a v6 mustang, and i saw a few nitrous kits laying around too!

if you love your car, take it to them, and they will treat it as their own. did amazing wonders with my rx8. planning on having them dropping it, and smoking my tails.

website:www.salsautosport.com

address:14300 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX

they are right off 290

tell em anthony sent you and they'll hook you up!
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Thanks for that; do you know if they offer lifetime alignments?
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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i would like to also recommend this place. Anthony i appreciate the suggestion, here's my experience.

I already had a thread made cause i needed my license plate light rewired. They did it for more than half the price the dealer was gonna charge me. Sal is a cool *** dude, he explained to me all my options, exactly what was wrong, and was real one-on-one with me. I'm thinking bout replacing my fog lights with PIAA lights, and he is definitely gonna be my first stop

Just a FYI, he said our 8's run at a high voltage. Supposedly 14 volts is not the norm...not sure if that's a bad thing lol.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:13 AM
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Thanks for that; do you know if they offer lifetime alignments?

yess sir, if u meet up with me before hand, i can give you a card and sign my name, or i can go with you and he'll hook you up.

he told me he doesn't mind changing it back and forth for track days even if you go every weekend.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by badboysean86
i would like to also recommend this place. Anthony i appreciate the suggestion, here's my experience.

I already had a thread made cause i needed my license plate light rewired. They did it for more than half the price the dealer was gonna charge me. Sal is a cool *** dude, he explained to me all my options, exactly what was wrong, and was real one-on-one with me. I'm thinking bout replacing my fog lights with PIAA lights, and he is definitely gonna be my first stop

Just a FYI, he said our 8's run at a high voltage. Supposedly 14 volts is not the norm...not sure if that's a bad thing lol.
yeah he's a really cool guy, i talked to him for like forever lol
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:45 AM
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i need an alignment too! ima definitely go to them!
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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will keep this shop in mind when I need someone to replace my oem springs.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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btw, when i asked them, whats their specialty? they said suspension work.

they do about everything other than painting.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by always.anthony
yess sir, if u meet up with me before hand, i can give you a card and sign my name, or i can go with you and he'll hook you up.

he told me he doesn't mind changing it back and forth for track days even if you go every weekend.
Sweet! Thats exactly what im looking for! Imma swing by there after the new year. Ill definitely PM you for the info
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ross_Dawg
Sweet! Thats exactly what im looking for! Imma swing by there after the new year. Ill definitely PM you for the info
np glad to help out!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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do they do fender rolling?
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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yes they do, and apparently a good job of that too.

http://g35driver.com/forums/strictly...t-houston.html

if you guys want anything done there first, should let me know, i've saved my buddy 20 dollars on his alignment!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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know how much for a fender?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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I think I read $50 for a pair?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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yeah, u can call him up and ask him about that, i think it depends on the car too.

but when i need to get the rolled its gonna be there.

call em up (713) 462-8500
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Just called , 75 for the rear.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Shijin-Kun
Just called , 75 for the rear.
what about the front?
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 02:11 AM
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im sure the same amount, the front lips arent much different than the rear
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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i got my rear fenders rolled on sat and they did a real good job. Sal was pretty cool and he entertained any questions had about this that are being done and stuff that will be done. I recommend this shop to anyone.
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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good to hear!
can't wait till i HAVE to get my fenders rolled.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 07:23 AM
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the license plate light he installed went out on me. Took it by Sals and he swapped it out quik.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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nice, thats 2 more rx8s that have been there, i was the first! :P
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Great shop! I had my springs installed, fenders rolled, alignment and HID done there. Super friendly and very good priced shop! Definitely recommend to anyone!

Here's an after picture of my car

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:36 PM
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Nice car. The wheels look great. Which lugs are those? Anodized lugs tend to look pinkish when they're supposed to be red, but those look pretty sharp.

Wish this had been posted back when I needed my fenders rolled.. couldn't find anywhere in houston to get it done lol. Ended up finding a guy in SA with a roller.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Thanks! lugs are 5zigen as well, and they do look pinkish in person though haha
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