View Full Version : bmw shops in Bellingham/Burlington/Seattle area


go323is
10-31-2007, 10:17 AM
Hi, looking for a reliable & experienced bmw shop to do a E36 diff swap in Bellingham/Burlington/Seattle area. Any recommendations? Thanks!

deafboy
10-31-2007, 10:56 AM
Harmony Motorworks in Bellingham :)

BraveUlysses
10-31-2007, 11:27 AM
You'll pay a pretty penny for a shop to do the swap...try to see if someone will do it for Beer + Pizza.

I did the swap by myself last week on the street and it wasn't too bad. Would have been cake if I had an extra set of hands to guide the diff in and out of the subframe.

turbodefrost
10-31-2007, 02:57 PM
Harmony Motorworks in Bellingham :)
they're good if you want to wait a week for work to get done.

If you really want a shop to do it I suggest going to European Autoworks in Bellingham. Ron (the owner) is very knowledgeable and trustworthy, and they can usually start working on your car same-day. You can check out their website from the link in my sig.

cheades
10-31-2007, 03:27 PM
they're good if you want to wait a week for work to get done.

If you really want a shop to do it I suggest going to European Autoworks in Bellingham. Ron (the owner) is very knowledgeable and trustworthy, and they can usually start working on your car same-day. You can check out their website from the link in my sig.

Ron is a great guy and would probably have the diff swap done in 2 hours.

coldblooded 328
10-31-2007, 07:30 PM
Harmony Motorworks in Bellingham :)

Ben was telling me that you have a nicely equipped garage. Would it happen to have a lift :D

deafboy
10-31-2007, 09:50 PM
lol...I have a nice garage setup...tools and stands and whatnot...but no lift.

working on that though...lol.

go323is
10-31-2007, 11:28 PM
Ron is a great guy and would probably have the diff swap done in 2 hours.

Thanks everyone. Will give Ron a call tomorrow.

dufferdude
11-01-2007, 08:57 AM
they're good if you want to wait a week for work to get done.

If you really want a shop to do it I suggest going to European Autoworks in Bellingham. Ron (the owner) is very knowledgeable and trustworthy, and they can usually start working on your car same-day. You can check out their website from the link in my sig.

There must be a reason why you have to wait a week? Because they do good work, I'm thinking.
I have never heard anything negative about Harmony.
EA has nice shop on a smaller scale than Harmony.
Not sure about the per hour shop time.
Does anybody know?

turbodefrost
11-01-2007, 01:09 PM
There must be a reason why you have to wait a week? Because they do good work, I'm thinking.
I have never heard anything negative about Harmony.
EA has nice shop on a smaller scale than Harmony.
Not sure about the per hour shop time.
Does anybody know?
oh yeah I totally agree, Harmony does great work, before I knew about EA I always went there and was happy. I just prefer EA b/c they're more personal and do equally great work and usually can get your car out the door faster. Which matters to me.
I'm pretty sure they both charge $85/hr.

JohnnyWash1
11-01-2007, 04:12 PM
+1 for Ron. Ben and I know him way too well.

deafboy
11-01-2007, 06:38 PM
I might have to check them out....

turbodefrost
11-01-2007, 09:57 PM
I might have to check them out....
you definitely have to check them out. Ron used to (he may still) race e30's.

deafboy
11-02-2007, 02:52 AM
you definitely have to check them out. Ron used to (he may still) race e30's.

Nice....

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