Local shops to your area

[Fort Knox]

If you need tires in the Greensboro area, you can NOT beat Taylor's Discount Tires (336-375-8883). I've bought 5 sets of tires from them (4 sets of Swampers and a set of Bridgestones for my Honda) and they have always beaten any price I can get anywhere else by a wide margin. Even tirerack.com can't touch 'em. Ask for Scott and tell him Allen Dickenson sent ya. Scott has always done right by me. Even if it is a little bit of a drive from Durham to get tires, I will never buy a set of tires from anywhere else as long as I live in this area.

[RYAN BARNARD]

Blackmon Auto Service
336-442-5099
BLACKMON AUTO SERVICE IS IN HIGH POINT, NC 27265

He Has Done Lots Of Work For Me @ A Great Price. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH HIS WORK. NO MORE LEAKS!!!

[jfz80]

Unique Coatings
309 New St.
High Point
841-1811

Real impressed by powdercoating prices, especially in their standard black (60% gloss)

[Fort Knox]

Can anyone recommend a good transmission shop in the triangle area?

[southerncruiser62]

Charlie Browns off Old Wake Forest Road and Capitl Blvd., they are very well known so anticipate some sort of wait.

[Fort Knox]

Thanks! I'll give 'em a call.

[Fort Knox]

Originally Posted by southerncruiser62

Charlie Browns off Old Wake Forest Road and Capitl Blvd., they are very well known so anticipate some sort of wait.

Is it "Charlie's Transmission" on Avondale? Or is it "Capital Transmissions & Auto Repair"? That one seems to be in the location you're talking about. If not, do you know the actual name of the shop?

EDIT: I found the number and just called and they only do automatic transmissions. He gave me the name of a guy to try, but I'm not sure. I might just go w/ Marlin unless someone has had experience w/ any of the local shops. That's an expensive route to take, but at least I'd know what I was getting.

[Cirbo]

Originally Posted by LakeNorman_FJ40

For those in the Charlotte area, in downtown Huntersville there is a shop called Autoworks. The owner, Dale, is a former Toyota certified tech and a down to earth and honest guy. Has a very good level of knowledge around FJ-40s & FJ-60's. He's also a good Land Rover tech if you know anyone with a LR. Hope this helps.

No personal experience here, but I have also heard good things about this guy. A rover buddy informed me that he was had good results from Dale.

jC

[hayes167]

I am a new FJ80 owner and am looking for a shop in Asheville. Please help!

[fj40z]

About a month ago the cats went bad on my 80, and if you have ever priced them you know how expensive they are. A co worker put me onto a muffler shop in Lexington and they replaced both converters for $200 and I was out of there in less than 45 minutes. That was several hundred dollars cheaper than anywhere else by far. After the cat replacement some debris out of the converters had shaken back into the muffler and was producing a very irritating rattle at idle, so I called several muffler shops around greensboro and was floored at how high the prices were for a replacement muffler, and at every shop it had to be ordered. So I drove back to Lexington to the shop that did the cats and less than 30 minutes later I was back on the road with a brand new muffler for
50 dollars........yes 50 dollars, thats parts AND labor total. I am very pleased with everything and would recommend them to anyone.

[ienjoysocks]

Originally Posted by southerncruiser62

Engine/Drivetrain
John West Auto Service Inc & Machine Shop
3216 Lake Woodard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 250-0825

Boyce McCaskill Auto Service
3316 Hobby Court, Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 878-6116

Exhaust
Henry's Muffler Shop
1823 East Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 872-8545

Henry's Muffler Shop
2202 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 832-7022

Parts
T-Hoff Inc
1109 North West Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 833-8671

Sandblasting
Area Sandblasting
(919) 266-9017

Top Coat
6001 Triangle Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617
(919) 787-0302
Top Coat

these people all have somewhat cruiser specific knowledge?

Originally Posted by Fort Knox

Can anyone recommend a good transmission shop in the triangle area?

im also looking for somebody to take a look at my trans :/
and a wrench turning day would be great!

[96Cruiser13]

i agree, i would love to come to a wrench turning day, and just watch and learn...

[smkymntn]

I just purchased a 86 FJ60. Do you know of anyone in Western NC.?

[jfz80]

Originally Posted by hayes167

I am a new FJ80 owner and am looking for a shop in Asheville. Please help!

there is a place called mostly toyotas, or known commonly as mostly's. dont have a number for you though.

[90FJ62]

Originally Posted by smkymntn

I just purchased a 86 FJ60. Do you know of anyone in Western NC.?

What kind of shop are you looking for? I am also in WNC.

Dave

[smkymntn]

I wanted someone to go over my rig top to bottom. I chose Merriam Automotive in Duluth, Ga- Peter is the owner and comes highly recommended. I will probably use Mostly's after that.....or do it myself with FSM I just ordered. My 60 is finally getting dropped off tomorrow after a long wait... first thing is underbody chassis cleaning- I did my Tacoma today for practice- very dirty job, but so satisfying.

[another]

Lewis Tire in Clayton did steering knuckle for me at half the price of the dealer...if it holds up I'm good with him....Jason....919-359-9050....He races off-road ForeRunners...

Wayne Auto Salvage 919-734-3958 Goldsboro has two f80 wrecks in their yard.....

[LandMan27302]

I need a good mechanic in the vicinity of Mebane (Alamance County). Driving an fj80 with an inspection sticker that expired last January. Already replaced O2 sensor, VSV and ECR. Getting a PO401 code. Does the "PO" stand for Pxxsed-off?

[Yo_Han]

Howdy all! Can anyone recommend a shop who knows LC knuckles? Thanks in advanced!

[southerncruiser62]

Talk with your local members, we will be glad to schedule a HAMOM (Help a member of the month) to get you taken care of. If you want some more information shoot me a PM

[fourtrax]

the fj80 i bought from ashville had most of the work done at mostly toyota according to the PO. while i don't know the mechanics side of the story the PO said he just had them do a brake job on it cause the rear brake was smoking and he said they just put new pads on and it was fine. the rear piston was pitted and the brake fliud was so bad the bleeder was fused soild. not my idea of a quality shop, but like i said the PO may have told the mechanic not to fix it. knowing nothing else about the shop i would say keep this in mind.

[lt1fire]

Is Tar heel 4wd the only good 4wd shop near charlotte. I am now determined to track down and squash this annoying death wobble I get from 30-40 mph and would like someone wiser than I to look at it.

[Yo_Han]

Originally Posted by southerncruiser62

Talk with your local members, we will be glad to schedule a HAMOM (Help a member of the month) to get you taken care of. If you want some more information shoot me a PM

Thank you Greg! I'm all about the HAMOM, I don't know a lot about LC's mechanically, but I am a quick learner. Look forward to helping out and learning in future HAMOMs.

[murphy917]

I'm not even sure if this is the right place to post this but I am looking for a good general Toyota mechanic in Winston Salem. I have owned a 95 FJZ80 that I have decided to keep and restore and although I have maintained it with proper oil changes etc.. I'd like to have it looked at by someone who knows Toyotas.

My past mechanic was good at taking care of maintenance but was wondering if any of you Triad guys knew of someone you could recommend that is trustworthy and priced well.

I know I need the brakes checked and after having my oil changed yesterday, they told me that I had a small oil leak. I thought this was a good time to have it in to be looked over. It is probably in line for an overall tune up too.

Thanks in advance,
-Murph

[rockdragster]

Randy's Automotive Repair
1001 W Academy St Madison 27025
336-427-4472

specializes in toyotas. He has help me numerous times on my taco and already on the 80 tell him fletcher sent you.



Claybrooks Tire & Recapping Inc
Stoneville 27048
336-573-3135

These guys have fixed holes in the side wall of my tires that two other places wouldnt even touch. good people