Shops in the Fayetteville/Raleigh NC area that can be trusted with a Cruiser...?

bosljeff · 10-02-09, 01:00 PM

I'm going back to doing nearly 90% of the work myself, but for those times I don't have the tools or the know-how, any list of shops (general maint., mechanical, electrical, exhaust, etc...) that anyone can offer in the Fayetteville/Raleigh... area that can be trusted with the unique challenges of a Toyota Landcruiser.

Thanks.

Example:
Exhaust: Ken's Muffler on Swain street said bending pipe on my 60 was easy and do-able, other shops said they couldn't.

GarnerFJ40 · 10-02-09, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bosljeff

I'm going back to doing nearly 90% of the work myself, but for those times I don't have the tools or the know-how, any list of shops (general maint., mechanical, electrical, exhaust, etc...) that anyone can offer in the Fayetteville/Raleigh... area that can be trusted with the unique challenges of a Toyota Landcruiser.

Thanks.

Example:
Exhaust: Ken's Muffler on Swain street...

I keep meaning to go by Hilltop Automotive in between Garner and Fuquay. The guy proclaims to be a Toyota specialist in his radio adverts. and there was a 60 series out front for a while. Not sure if it was his or was doing work on it... One of these days I'll swing by there and get some info from him....

krzyabncanuck · 10-02-09, 01:08 PM

Must of had Mike down at Kens do your exhaust. He has been doing my exhausts for almost 20 years now besides when he went to Florida for some years.

Now for other shops.

I know of no good paint / body shops i trust here in Nam.

Motor parts and machine for driveshafts / engine work. Maybe not so much on the instalation of engines but good on the internals. Bobby down there is good people.

Other than that i got nothing on the top of my head. That is why i learned along time ago to do things myself. Granted i have only been here since 84 so there might be a place i do not know of in town.

And i trust NONE and i mean NONE of the 4x4 shops beside Extreme Offroad Engineering. ( something to that effect for a name) And as far as i know he has not worked on Cruisers.