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mixedwell · 09-02-2005, 04:31 PM

Socal body shop in EL MONTE, CA. Worst body shop ever. If you, or know of anybody whos interested in taking their car in for bodywork, I guarantee you Maaco will be a better bet. I strongly suggest you DONT do business with this shop, or ANYBODY involved with this shop. NO GOOD.

So basically, the owner of the shop DAVID LAM, does not conduct good business. I took my 91' fastback in for body kit installation, fender flares, and paint. They printed out a contract stating it would be $1750 for everything, and 3 weeks to complete. Sounds good right? Wrong. First of all, I dont know if this is regular, but they told me to have a $1,000 down payment to get things started. Watever. By the time 3 weeks was up I went all excited to check out my car, I show up and the only thing done was the front bumper had been put on. Literally. That was it. The owner David says itll take a while and more money because of difficulties. 2 and a half months later, the price is now $2350, and..."the car will be done friday for sure." I finally had enough and took the car out, losing my $1,000 dollars and 3 months of wasted time. My kouki wing is missing, my door panels are missing, and I had to put all the lights, hood, door handles, weather stripping and trim, mirrors and interior of my car back together. If that wasnt bad enough, the paint sucks BIG BALLS. Its not even the same color all around, the roof has a 4 in. crack due to weak body work, and there is A GANG, I MEAN A GANG, of overspray all over my wheels and tires. YUCK.

Take it from me, DO NOT do business with FASTSINATION or anybody affiliated with them. I have since called back only to get hung up on, when I talked about re-imbursement. I have filed a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau, and am in the process of filing suit. Thumbs way down for these guys...BOO.

09-02-2005, 04:31 PM	#1
mixedwell Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SOuth Cali Posts: 892 Trader Rating: (0)	Fastsination AutoGLAM Socal body shop in EL MONTE, CA. Worst body shop ever. If you, or know of anybody whos interested in taking their car in for bodywork, I guarantee you Maaco will be a better bet. I strongly suggest you DONT do business with this shop, or ANYBODY involved with this shop. NO GOOD. So basically, the owner of the shop DAVID LAM, does not conduct good business. I took my 91' fastback in for body kit installation, fender flares, and paint. They printed out a contract stating it would be $1750 for everything, and 3 weeks to complete. Sounds good right? Wrong. First of all, I dont know if this is regular, but they told me to have a $1,000 down payment to get things started. Watever. By the time 3 weeks was up I went all excited to check out my car, I show up and the only thing done was the front bumper had been put on. Literally. That was it. The owner David says itll take a while and more money because of difficulties. 2 and a half months later, the price is now $2350, and..."the car will be done friday for sure." I finally had enough and took the car out, losing my $1,000 dollars and 3 months of wasted time. My kouki wing is missing, my door panels are missing, and I had to put all the lights, hood, door handles, weather stripping and trim, mirrors and interior of my car back together. If that wasnt bad enough, the paint sucks BIG BALLS. Its not even the same color all around, the roof has a 4 in. crack due to weak body work, and there is A GANG, I MEAN A GANG, of overspray all over my wheels and tires. YUCK. Take it from me, DO NOT do business with FASTSINATION or anybody affiliated with them. I have since called back only to get hung up on, when I talked about re-imbursement. I have filed a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau, and am in the process of filing suit. Thumbs way down for these guys...BOO. __________________ silvia... my love ::