Expert mechanic in L.A. area?

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Author Message   Wicks (Wicks) Member Username: Wicks Post Number: 83 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 12:52 am:    Is there just one expert Defender mechanic in the L.A. area? They all seem to have very mixed reviews and I just had a generally poor experience with one of the best known last week on a pretty sizeable order.   Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 520 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 01:14 am:    Did you try British Car Service in MDR? Dave Jenden formerly of Rover Accessories is there now. He did my t-case swap - so far so good.   Wicks (Wicks) Member Username: Wicks Post Number: 88 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 02:02 pm:    Haven't tried them - suppose I will. I'm in the Glendale/Pasadena area so local helps. But I will travel for quality. Would you consider Dave meticulous about his work (or close)? Thanks, Wicks   David Woo (Davidwoo) Member Username: Davidwoo Post Number: 52 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 04:10 pm:    Wicks: I use Four Oaks in Santa Monica and recently tried Dave at BCS: both are great: hopefully your d90 problem wasn't with either of them. DW   Al Cruz (Alc) Member Username: Alc Post Number: 86 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 05:46 pm:    If you want to try the dealer, give Hornburg in Santa Monica a shot. Make sure you talk to Gary Zuniga (FIRST) and make sure you request that David Lara work on your rig. They've done alright by me! Al   Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 525 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 06:09 pm:    Yeah, I would say Dave is pretty meticulous. There's another guy there also who's a LR Master Mechanic from UK, I forget his name. Best thing to do is stop by and talk to Steve the owner. Drop my name if you like. If you don't get thrown out, they'll treat ya right SC   Read (Read) Member Username: Read Post Number: 59 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 01:10 pm:    I used Steve at BCS to checkout a D-90 before I bought the one I had... saved me from buying the wrong rig.   Wicks (Wicks) Member Username: Wicks Post Number: 90 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 07:34 pm:    Great guys, very much thanks for the 411. No, it wasn't either of those... Wicks