Recommendations for Service Center in Burbank, CA Area

[xhaus11]

I just picked up my first VW Bug an 02 TDI which I was very happy to get, not well cared for but with a little work should be just fine. The place where I had the car inspected indicates that the cam belt is in need of replacing and a couple seals, along with the oil pan. I would rather have the work done near my home rather than drive down to the San Diego area where I had the inspection done since that is where I purchased the car. Does anyone have any recommendations of a shop that will use aftermarket parts along with oem and good and reasonable with what they do??

Cheers,
Matt

[MichelleRoze]

Check out the TDIclub they will have ALL the TDI information you'll ever need to know. Here is a list of trusted mechanics (per the TDIclub) in CA.

Autowerkstat
463 Blossom Hill Rd
San Jose, CA 95123
(408) 224-1952 Contact: Chris
www.autowerkstat.com

Bugformance of San Jose Inc
31 S Capitol Ave
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 926-8830 Contact: Charles
www.bugformance.com

EF1 Motorsports
2675 Dawson Street
Signal Hill, CA 90755
(562) 424-3378 Ask for Fabrizio
www.ef1motorsports.net/

European Auto Repair
1928 High Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 521-2066

Wild Rose Motors Ltd - Harvieux (Leonard Harview)
13253 Meyer Rd.
Whittier, CA 90605
http://www.vwtdionly.com/
(562) 946-9000 local
(800) 341-1012 toll free
wrmltd@pacbell.net

Top Shop Automotive
177 S Patterson Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
(805) 964-6554

Streetwerke
292 Lambert Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 739-0820 Contact: Darren
www.streetwerke.com

Tomas Sport Tuning
1035 Broadway Ave
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 235-2350 Contact: Tim
www.tomassporttuning.com

VW Specialties
17682 Gothard Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 848-3766
www.vwspecialties.com

Scott Russell - BioChoppers
Mobile Diesel Repair -will travel to you-
Serving: Southern California
Timing Belts and all general maintenance
562)201-5868
biochoppers@yahoo.com

Thousand Oaks Precision Auto Repair Service
50 N Skyline Dr Ste 6,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-5998
805-496-9421
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.p...&postcount=711
Serge Chalik
The Auto Clinic
16372 Construction Circle E #4
Irvine CA 92606
TDI Club member RedSerge
http://forums.tdiclub.com/member.php?u=31866
http://ocautosites.com/TheAutoClinic/
Reviews http://tinyurl.com/yd5aoxh

Tillman's German Car Specialists
2728 Guerneville Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-546-3409
http://www.tillmansgermancar.com
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.p...&postcount=902

Euro Auto Service
157 S Andreason Dr
Escondido, CA 92029
(760)746-9968
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.p...postcount=1013

Good Guys Diesel & Bio-Mechanics
1191 Water St
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-469-8715
http://www.goodguysbiodiesel.com
Shaz http://forums.tdiclub.com/member.php?u=72051
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.p...postcount=1060

[DZLBUG]

Originally Posted by MichelleRoze

Wild Rose Motors Ltd - Harvieux (Leonard Harview)
13253 Meyer Rd.
Whittier, CA 90605
http://www.vwtdionly.com/
(562) 946-9000 local
(800) 341-1012 toll free
wrmltd@pacbell.net

Scott Russell - BioChoppers
Mobile Diesel Repair -will travel to you-
Serving: Southern California
Timing Belts and all general maintenance
562)201-5868
biochoppers@yahoo.com

These would be the only two that I could recommend without question, the others I dont know much about. Just because they are on the "Trusted" list doesn't always mean they are good with timing belts and other critical components. Shops often also change hands, techs come and go...things change so it pays to do your research. With Scott or Leonard, I have no concerns. They know what they are doing and they are very fair. They will do the job the right way and replace all necessary components as it is not just the belt. There is also the water pump, tensioner and 3 other rollers to replace.

I'm guessing you bought an auto? I would also have them do a fluid/filter service on it now and every 30k miles to help keep it going as long as possible. It will probably also need an intake cleaning and some other small items as well.

Good luck, and dont forget to check out TDIclub.

[xhaus11]

I appreciate the info most helpful. I going to have to do a bit of work to the car the way I want it.