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Useruser666
10-19-2004, 12:53 PM
Does anyone know a good place to get brake work done excluding Brake Check?
How about tires? I've been looking at Tirerack.com.
Kori Ellis
10-19-2004, 01:02 PM
Tires go to Walmart -- good tires, inexpensive and fast.
Useruser666
10-19-2004, 01:10 PM
Thanks Kori. I will need brakes sooner though. I'm starting to really go through shoes everytime I have to stop at a red light.
Shelly
10-19-2004, 01:23 PM
Who are you? Fred Flinstone????

http://www.famous-couple.com/pics/fred_flintstone-wilma_slaghoople.jpg
1369
10-19-2004, 01:25 PM
Why don't you just replace the shoes yourself? It is not that hard to do and the only "special" piece of equipment you need is a deep-throat "C" clamp to depress the plungers.
bigzak25
10-19-2004, 01:29 PM
the only "special" piece of equipment you need is a deep-throat "C" clamp to depress the plungers.


ouch...that sounds painful. :smokin
1369
10-19-2004, 01:31 PM
Not if you relax and just accept it....
Useruser666
10-19-2004, 01:39 PM
the only "special" piece of equipment you need is a deep-throat "C" clamp to depress the plungers.

Is that a pick up line?

But really, I think I need more than just pads. It's a pretty new truck, but I also need new tires and maybe an alignment.
Useruser666
10-19-2004, 01:40 PM
Shelly, both my feet are made of lead.
Bandit2981
10-19-2004, 02:24 PM
avoid brake check and midas unless you want to get ripped off
SpursWoman
10-19-2004, 02:39 PM
Why don't you just replace the shoes yourself? It is not that hard to do and the only "special" piece of equipment you need is a deep-throat "C" clamp to depress the plungers.


Damn. You made me spit.
1369
10-19-2004, 02:43 PM
Damn. You made me spit.

A man's gotta know what's the right tool for the job ma'am.
blackbucket
10-19-2004, 02:54 PM
Damn. You made me spit.


I heard Pineapple helps prevent that.






















Or big expensive jewelry
Useruser666
10-19-2004, 03:46 PM
Sorry in advance!

SW, I didn't know you spit. :angel
tlongII
10-19-2004, 04:07 PM
I think you should take it to one of those places that sells tires and does brake jobs.
Useruser666
10-19-2004, 04:11 PM
Would that be located at an address on a street?
SequSpur
10-19-2004, 05:28 PM
Walmart?

Uhhh no...
Mark in Austin
10-20-2004, 01:30 AM
Avoid Just Brakes like the plague. Those mutherfuckers business model is based on ripping people off.
Useruser666
10-20-2004, 08:10 AM
Uh ok. So I should just go through the phone book and cross out any names listed here? Are there any places that anyone has actually been to and liked? :lol I would go back to Sparks but they don't do brakes.
spurster
10-20-2004, 08:40 AM
If you want a true experience, go to Blue Ribbon Tire Co on West Ave. just north of 410. I think the building has been there since before the city expanded out of the 410 area. They won't have a big selection. The prices are ok, but not great. They will work fast and it's fun to chat with the owner. I go there all the time to get flat tires patched. I never had so many flat tires until I moved down here.
bigzak25
10-20-2004, 08:58 AM
hey man...my buddy mahmoud runs an auto repair shop behind the diamond shamrock on hausman and babcock. utsa blvd, take turnaound, first right, all the way down and just past the 1st light on the left....



Dobbdodge Auto Center
(210) 558-3535

mahmoud runs the place.
good ol' Joe is the mechanic.
Useruser666
10-20-2004, 09:17 AM
Will a guy in an alley way say, "Pssst come here." Then open up his coat and have tires hanging from the lining?
bigzak25
10-20-2004, 09:21 AM
brake work can be done. tires? well, there is a frickin discount tire off of the same access road.....costco has good deals too, and is right there as well.
Shelly
10-20-2004, 10:18 AM
Will a guy in an alley way say, "Pssst come here." Then open up his coat and have tires hanging from the lining?

:lol

And if you're lucky, he'll throw in a "Rolex" for good measure.
Useruser666
10-20-2004, 10:28 AM
:lol

And if you're lucky, he'll throw in a "Rolex" for good measure.

I would be unlucky if a guy in an alley opened his trench coat to me. :wow

What happened to the :vomit?
Spurbanana
10-23-2004, 01:58 AM
Does anybody know a place that will fix the brakes for free so my dumb father will get it done??? :rolleyes Seriously, the brakes sound like they are about to fall out of the car but he still won't take care of it.
E20
10-23-2004, 10:48 PM
I tried driving 2 days ago. Steering is hard so is adjusting the speed. Driving is like a video game if you lose you die so it adds a element of suspense to it.
timvp
10-23-2004, 11:19 PM
I tried driving 2 days ago. Steering is hard so is adjusting the speed. Driving is like a video game if you lose you die so it adds a element of suspense to it.

:lmao :lmao

Man, you are going to rule the forum in ten years. :spin
E20
10-23-2004, 11:50 PM
:hat
Useruser666
10-25-2004, 09:00 AM
NM!!!!!!!!!!!! I just went to the Goodyear store. I can now actually stop at those things called intersections.