Calgary/Edmonton BRZ/FRS thread

[stateless]

Originally Posted by OICU812

Tuner Works in CGY has a pretty huge selection of wheels they can order for you but they're bit more $$$$$

I'm guessing you must have to go in talk to them. Recently I've tried contacting them through their website twice and calling them once, never got an email reply or a call back.
Maybe $2300 rims are not worth their time

I'm finding in general it's hard to get info on rims and most places show discontinued stuff on their websites. I'm still looking for somewhere that is willing to take my money.

[RT87]

I've ordered my wheels from tunerworks, yeah they seem to be unresponsive at times lol. I only experienced it once though, gonna send the guy another email tomorrow.

[mashal]

Haven't been in the loop with tuner works, but I think they are moving? Anyways you should check out Bob @ Urban X wheel and tire.

[cocoy_labuyo]

I found a shop that sells Varrstoen ES21, which I want. its Lithium Autosport and very accomodating

[Thesaint77]

Next meet comin up!

[jenzan]

Oh I spotted a black FRS with a beautiful girl driving it tonight on the Deerfoot. I don't have pictures, but it's a true story!

[jenzan]

Originally Posted by stateless

I'm guessing you must have to go in talk to them. Recently I've tried contacting them through their website twice and calling them once, never got an email reply or a call back.
Maybe $2300 rims are not worth their time

I'm finding in general it's hard to get info on rims and most places show discontinued stuff on their websites. I'm still looking for somewhere that is willing to take my money.

Hey Stateless,

Why not get in one of the group buys on the forum or are you looking for something that only Tuner Works can get? I've heard some really bad customer service stories from that shop, so I just wanted to give you a heads up and anyone else looking at purchasing from them. I've heard that they have a bias to rich customers with fancy rides. Anyways, best to do your research.

[RT87]

Anyone know how much a coilover install and alignment would typically cost?

[stateless]

Originally Posted by jenzan

Hey Stateless,

Why not get in one of the group buys on the forum or are you looking for something that only Tuner Works can get? I've heard some really bad customer service stories from that shop, so I just wanted to give you a heads up and anyone else looking at purchasing from them. I've heard that they have a bias to rich customers with fancy rides. Anyways, best to do your research.

Thanks for the tip! It turns out the SSR Type C's I wanted are discontinued anyway (though I had to call SSR directly to find that out). In fact, all of the rims I had wanted turned out to be discontinued. It seems places just leave stuff up on their site long after it's been discontinued. I wanted to stick to 17x7 or 17x7.5 because I like being able to easily make the car slide, and there aren't many rims I like in that size.

I've been getting desperate with my Blizzaks dying by the second in this weather (though surprisingly they don't feel much different at the moment than the HP Primacy). I settled on getting some Buddy Club P1's online from Password:JDM. Hopefully they will arrive this week. Not my first choice but at least they have not many spokes and are reasonably light, even if not SSR Type C light...

[RT87]

Hello fellow Calgarians. I was on Beddington and some debris hit the side of my car and left two small dents. Anyone have any recommendations for paintless dent removal shops?

[pheoxs]

Does anyone know if anyone in Alberta is boosted yet?

[jenzan]

Originally Posted by stateless

Thanks for the tip! It turns out the SSR Type C's I wanted are discontinued anyway (though I had to call SSR directly to find that out). In fact, all of the rims I had wanted turned out to be discontinued. It seems places just leave stuff up on their site long after it's been discontinued. I wanted to stick to 17x7 or 17x7.5 because I like being able to easily make the car slide, and there aren't many rims I like in that size.

I've been getting desperate with my Blizzaks dying by the second in this weather (though surprisingly they don't feel much different at the moment than the HP Primacy). I settled on getting some Buddy Club P1's online from Password:JDM. Hopefully they will arrive this week. Not my first choice but at least they have not many spokes and are reasonably light, even if not SSR Type C light...

How much do the Buddy Club P1s weigh? I got in on the Rays Gramlights 57DR group buy, but won't able to mount those onto the car until late August. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23596

We should look at organizing a meet up sometime this summer again. I missed the last one by moments, haha.

[jenzan]

Originally Posted by RT87

Hello fellow Calgarians. I was on Beddington and some debris hit the side of my car and left two small dents. Anyone have any recommendations for paintless dent removal shops?

I would say look into Dent Clinic and Dent Force.

Dent Force fixed my car from last summer's hail damage and made it look brand new. So I would say they are pretty pro.

Dent Clinic I used for a small dent from someone opening their door into my car and that was taken out no problem. But it was expensive at $120 for 20 minutes of work.

[jenzan]

Originally Posted by pheoxs

Does anyone know if anyone in Alberta is boosted yet?

Not that I'm aware of.