Looking for shop recommendations near Long Beach, CA (SoCal)
 

Hey Rennlist, I recently purchased a 2005 (997.1) C2S Coupe 6MT. This is my first Porsche and I'm absolutely blown away by how amazing it is. My particular car had 2 previous owners and 57k miles and the CarMax history wasn't too detailed so I am looking to get the car ready for my needs and will spend what it takes in order to do so. I plan to daily drive this car ~12k miles/yr and it will also be used on the racetrack 5-7 times/yr.

I am looking for...

- an independent shop near me (within a reasonable distance from Long Beach, CA) that is reasonably priced (less than the dealership, otherwise recommend me a great dealership) and has copious amounts of experience with Porsches on the racetrack.

- a shop that can fix a small paint chip on my hood (around the size of half a grain of rice) and in the gas cap area (around the size of a quarter). Paint color is Seal Grey

Since I plan on taking this car to the racetrack I would like to get a clear bra installed. Before that is applied I would like to have paint correction done as well.

- a shop that can paint correct/detail/clear bra the car


Thanks!

Also does anyone have a recommendation for a reputable exhaust shop with experience doing the "Gundo hack"? I'm considering just going the fdmotorsports/Fister route but figured I would ask around first.

southbay autohaus for mechanical work

garage54 for track and mechanical work

either shop can refer you to good touch up and clear bra installers

Congrats on the 997!

Callas Rennsport. Reasonable but probably not be the cheapest...regardless better than the dealership (cost-wise and attention to detail) and not too far from you.

Depends on how OCD you are. Rich at pacific paint match is quite good, works mobile and will give you a transparent opinion on how effective his repair might be. Autokennel uses him. Rick at mobile paint and dent repair in Huntington Beach is also good and has a physical location. He is more of a full service body shop these days but grew up doing mobile touch-ups.

Detail / paint correct - Joe at Superior Shine. Great dude...honest hard working always on time. Just prepped my RS for clear bra.

Clear bra - Sean at Ultimate Shield. Best in socal I have tried more than a couple. He will be filming my RS and has done several cars for me.

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