FJ Cruisers of Northern California

NorCal FJ Approved Service & Repair Shops

Please post vehicle service and repair shops that you know to be reputable.
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City (address if possible)
Shop Name
Phone Number
Contact (mechanics name)
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Permalink Reply by Bz on January 21, 2011 at 3:22pm

Yeah, he is one of 5150Cruiser's buddy's from when they both worked at Dublin Toyota, and he is the guy who got us the 20% off discount at One Toyota of Oakland for parts!

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Permalink Reply by EYP on January 20, 2011 at 4:04pm

For tires -- Also do suspension, but I haven't done anything with them regards to suspension.

Five Point Tires

2115 West El Camino Real

Redwood City CA

650-365-0280

Ask for Manny

They did my tires (I got Nitto Terra Grapplers), mounting, balancing, and alignment. Tire rotations, inspection and leak repairs are part of the package. Great small owner feel.

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on January 20, 2011 at 10:44pm

X2 on Five Points. My father and I have always gone to them for tires, mounting, and balancing! I'm going there tomorrow to get a quote on some new tires!

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Permalink Reply by Matt on January 21, 2011 at 7:33am

Cool in Redwood city no doubt thats really close to me. I usually go to Les Schwab I like the guys there all cool and do a good job at a low price.

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Permalink Reply by Ross Woody on March 11, 2012 at 3:31pm

22690 Broadway Suite #2
Sonoma, CA 95476

Mudrak Cusom Cruisers

707-292-3509 Primary

Gary Kardum

Gary does most everything mechanical, and has been specializing in "overland outfitting", doing numerous complete installs and preps for long term travelers.

I met Gary back in '97 when I first bought my FJ40. He did the majority of the work on it, Spring over, tranny conversion, tranny rebuild, frame repairs, fabrication, etc.

He's an ARB dealer, has done numerous OME lift installs for FJs around here. He's the US distribution point for Autohome tents. He's also a Baja Rack dealer. He usually has at least two ARB fridges in stock.

I'm a customer, he's a good friend, we do at least two week long trips together each year (Death Valley, Moab, Rubicon), and he's well known in the Toyota Off Road community.

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Permalink Reply by Boss73 on March 12, 2012 at 5:54pm

I have heard nothing but GREAT things about Gary. Although, I have never met him, his reputation in the Land Cruiser community is great! I have heard stories about him being swamped with work and still making time to get one more cruiser one the lift for someone who was leaving on a trip the next day! I am also told his shop can have lots of cool cruiser to check out and you can almost make a entire day out of looking at what he has at his shop being worked on.

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Permalink Reply by Ross Woody on March 14, 2012 at 2:17pm

Very true on all parts. The interesting thing to note is the number of out of state vehicles at his shop. There are many people who will ship their vehicle out to him to do various mods, from Spring Overs to full frame replacements, to complete overland outfitting. It's worth a stop by when you're in Sonoma. He's open on Saturdays.

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Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on March 14, 2012 at 6:25pm

Yep, I met Gary when I bought my RTT. He is a heck of a nice guy and very knowledgeable about all LC. His shop has tons of cool Land Cruisers, felt like a kid in a candy store wandering around checking out the rigs.

When I picked up the tent, a French couple showed up in their 70 series picked with a camper on the back.

They were traveling around the world in this camper and heard about Gary and came by for a service. It is unusual but I wouldn't mind having a 70 series diesel pickup.

You can also see the 40s, 60s, and 80s in the background.