Any recs for a good Land Cruiser shop or mechanic in North Orange County, or anywhere in OC/LA/SD? I've been to Yotamasters, and they are great, but a bit of a long...
Mike M. replied:
Georg Valley Hybrids is the man.
Gen K. replied:
TLC4 x4 does V8 conversions. They're in Chatsworth. Same guys behind the Icon vehicles. http://tlc4 x4.com/#
Daryl H. replied:
Another strong recommendation for Georg at Valley Hybrids. Top notch work and really supports the Cruiser Community. He's the man!
Question: Anyone a mechanic or know of a mechanic who doesn't take advantage of women :) and cheap enough? I need something on my car fixed, probably a simple fix, but...
Clara H. replied:
Automotive Excellence does a great job. Been taking my car there for years.
Josh M. replied:
If your willing to drive to Long Beach on 288 Redondo is Oberjerge Auto Repair run by Sally Oberjuerge been there for years and have great reviews on yelp.
Does anyone know where I can get a pair of chrome door mirrors for my 82 elco?
Grant M. replied:
These are the wrong year, but they are likely your best bet. The `78-81 used a chrome mirror on some for the driver side only, but I don't believe that there was what you described on these cars originally. https://www.opgi.com/el-camino/1971/mirrors-hardware/outside-mirrors/PZ00432/
Any recs for a good Land Cruiser mechanic that does automatic transmission work in Orange County?
For a 1990 FJ62. Not urgent... just in case. ;)
Zaven K. replied:
Box and Gear is great for anything transmission/diffs/tcase etc. They're in Van Nuys though.
Eric V. replied:
Not in Orange County but I'd go to Georg Esterer at Valley Hybrids. He is very knowledgeable in Toyota Land Cruiser Transmissions. I would say it would be worth the drive.