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Bay Area shops that specialize in MINI performance/tuning?
Are there any shops in the bay area that specialize in Mini Peformance/ Tuning?
I know there are Mini Tuners down south, but I want to stay in the bay area. TIA! |
Bay Bridge Motors in Oakland. Several of us have used them with great results. What area are you looking at?
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Anywhere in the Bay Area..
Do they dyno tune Mini Coopers? |
BR Racing in Los Gatos does http://www.brrperformance.com/
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any other experienced & reliable MINI shops in the bay area? all i could find was a place callled 'german motor specialists' in Sunnyvale.
i'm looking for a place that'll do a aftermarket clutch job for me. |
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Check out Bay bridge Motors in Oakland. I've used them for several things and was happy with everything. They are on Mandela Parkway.
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German Motor Specialist is an excellent shop. They have serviced my Mini's for 4years. They wil treat you well. Also BRRacing in Los Gatos is excellent. They race a couple of R53s so they know of what they speak.
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Bay Bridge Motors got back to me with a 13.5 hours of labor quote to do my clutch. yikes. i'm gonna call German Motor once i get a chance to (at work right now). one of my co-workers says she goes to a place called 'Eddies German Auto' in Fremont, but i have no clue if they've ever worked on a MINI before.
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Try Edge Motor Works in Dublin. 925-479-0797 ask for Gordon and tell him Randy (Checkers) told you to call.
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just left a VM with Edge. hopefully Gordon calls me back. thanks.
EDIT: got a call and a e-Mail back from Edge. i've narrowed it down between them and the place in Fremont. thanks guys. |
How Much Did These Places Charge For A Clutch Job?
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Ditto for Edge Motor Works. Check out their feedback on Yelp.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/edge-motorworks-dublin Jim |
Im gonna need a clutch soon as well. I was told by a friend of a co-worker who works at a bmw/mini shop that he charged 3500 for the one clutch they did on the mcs. what have people here been charged for an aftermarket clutch/flywheel job?
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Originally Posted by steaming79
(Post 3130454)
just left a VM with Edge. hopefully Gordon calls me back. thanks.
EDIT: got a call and a e-Mail back from Edge. i've narrowed it down between them and the place in Fremont. thanks guys. |
I think that's pretty standard for a clutch job. I talked to Bruce and BR Racing and he mentioned it took 14 hours. I just had my supercharger rebuilt and had BR install it and put an Alta 15% pulley on. They did an awesome job.
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Originally Posted by IloveMyGirlFriendsMini
(Post 3219520)
Any new info to report back? I am looking for the best place to take my girl friends mini in for recommended service intervals. I would rather go to a privately owned mini specialist shop rather than spending the same or more at a dealer any day.
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Hi. I want to have my rear sway bar, control links/arms and shocks/coil replaced (cooper s 2008). Any of of you have any experience with the following shops: Edge or Bay Bridge Motors.
thanks |
Originally Posted by mini-q0203
(Post 3683427)
Hi. I want to have my rear sway bar, control links/arms and shocks/coil replaced (cooper s 2008). Any of of you have any experience with the following shops: Edge or Bay Bridge Motors.
thanks Jim |
We've had good dealings with Edge as well. As a benchmark, we charge $850 labor to do a clutch (that's labor only). Philly is a bit cheaper than the Bay area, but that's a fair price here.
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Originally Posted by mini-q0203
(Post 3683427)
Hi. I want to have my rear sway bar, control links/arms and shocks/coil replaced (cooper s 2008). Any of of you have any experience with the following shops: Edge or Bay Bridge Motors.
thanks |
Back to the topic of "tuning" if you can't a find a shop up there check out a company like Mynes that does remote tuning.
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Originally Posted by 02CooperSBlue
(Post 3230382)
I think that's pretty standard for a clutch job. I talked to Bruce and BR Racing and he mentioned it took 14 hours. I just had my supercharger rebuilt and had BR install it and put an Alta 15% pulley on. They did an awesome job.
As for BRR tuning MINI's (actual re-mapping of DME/PCM) i don't believe they do that as they do not have an in house dynometer or tuner on site. They do have good relations with DINAN, but even then I think all they serve is base/shelf map tuning.
Originally Posted by Helix13mini
(Post 3683587)
We've had good dealings with Edge as well. As a benchmark, we charge $850 labor to do a clutch (that's labor only). Philly is a bit cheaper than the Bay area, but that's a fair price here.
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would you do mine if i paid you?
Originally Posted by boOst spIKe
(Post 3689194)
They charge you 13.5-14 hours, but trust me, if it takes them that long to do a clutch job on a r56 or even an r53 whoever is doing it is sloooow. I've personally done a few without a lift in far less time. ;)
As for BRR tuning MINI's (actual re-mapping of DME/PCM) i don't believe they do that as they do not have an in house dynometer or tuner on site. They do have good relations with DINAN, but even then I think all they serve is base/shelf map tuning. That is a fair price. I bet you might work on a package deal for customers who also purchase clutch kit and flywheel through you if they choose to do install with you. |
Edge motorsports just opened another shop in mountain view
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Bay Bridge Minis did some work for me. Great service with good pricing. Can't beat that.
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