New to Houston, and need some help with the shops around
02-03-2008, 09:24 AM
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New to Houston, and need some help with the shops around
Hello guys and girls,
how is it all going
I just moved to TX and needs some help to find good shops around the area, so please share what shops do you go to in Houston area for:
-Audio
-Installing mechanical stuff (intake, exhaust, etc)
-Suspension
-Wheels
-Paint and body work
I plan on painting my SW tC burnt orange and I want an excellent job, how much would it cost me arround here
sorry about all the questions, just could find shops that do great work myself, so i figured out i might get some help over here.
BTW, I have some questions about the law in Texas
-What is the legal limit for the tint?
-Turbo, is it legal?
-smoked tails?
thanx in advance guys
Kind regards,
-Ashraf
how is it all going
I just moved to TX and needs some help to find good shops around the area, so please share what shops do you go to in Houston area for:
-Audio
-Installing mechanical stuff (intake, exhaust, etc)
-Suspension
-Wheels
-Paint and body work
I plan on painting my SW tC burnt orange and I want an excellent job, how much would it cost me arround here
sorry about all the questions, just could find shops that do great work myself, so i figured out i might get some help over here.
BTW, I have some questions about the law in Texas
-What is the legal limit for the tint?
-Turbo, is it legal?
-smoked tails?
thanx in advance guys
Kind regards,
-Ashraf
02-03-2008, 06:43 PM
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it's o'right, thanx for passing by
I'm not really an expert and i don't wanna miss up my engine or parts by trying somthing i don't have a clue about
congrats on the '08 and yeah, it would be awesome if it was burnt orange w/ CF parts
i'll be out of the US for a lil' while, and when i come back i'll start modding my baby :D
good luck or urs, and i'd say the first mod for your car should be wheels, springs, tint :D
-Ashraf
I'm not really an expert and i don't wanna miss up my engine or parts by trying somthing i don't have a clue about
congrats on the '08 and yeah, it would be awesome if it was burnt orange w/ CF parts
i'll be out of the US for a lil' while, and when i come back i'll start modding my baby :D
good luck or urs, and i'd say the first mod for your car should be wheels, springs, tint :D
-Ashraf
02-04-2008, 04:16 PM
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TSE Motorsports
9101 Lipan Rd., #107
Houston, TX 77063
713-952-0083
Suspension, Exhaust, Intake, ... you name it, they can hook you up! They'll even do tint.
As for the legal concerns,
Texas law for tint is 25% or higher light remittance for all side windows. There is no tint limit on the rear window as long as the vehicle has both side mirrors.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/tint.htm
Yes, aftermarket turbos, as well as any other performance enhancement (aside from Nitrous), are street legal in Texas, provided that the vehicle passes emissions and safety inspection. The state-required Safety Inspection does call for a visual inspection of the intake and exhaust systems of the vehicle, so you may want to remove anything that says "For off-road use only" or "Not intended for street use", as this may cause a picky inspector to fail you.
Smoked Tails are technically illegal.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/lens.htm
However, most inspection stations will pass the vehicle if the red reflectors are visible through the smoked tails.
9101 Lipan Rd., #107
Houston, TX 77063
713-952-0083
Suspension, Exhaust, Intake, ... you name it, they can hook you up! They'll even do tint.
As for the legal concerns,
Texas law for tint is 25% or higher light remittance for all side windows. There is no tint limit on the rear window as long as the vehicle has both side mirrors.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/tint.htm
Yes, aftermarket turbos, as well as any other performance enhancement (aside from Nitrous), are street legal in Texas, provided that the vehicle passes emissions and safety inspection. The state-required Safety Inspection does call for a visual inspection of the intake and exhaust systems of the vehicle, so you may want to remove anything that says "For off-road use only" or "Not intended for street use", as this may cause a picky inspector to fail you.
Smoked Tails are technically illegal.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/lens.htm
However, most inspection stations will pass the vehicle if the red reflectors are visible through the smoked tails.
02-04-2008, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by UV7
TSE Motorsports
9101 Lipan Rd., #107
Houston, TX 77063
713-952-0083
Suspension, Exhaust, Intake, ... you name it, they can hook you up! They'll even do tint.
As for the legal concerns,
Texas law for tint is 25% or higher light remittance for all side windows. There is no tint limit on the rear window as long as the vehicle has both side mirrors.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/tint.htm
Yes, aftermarket turbos, as well as any other performance enhancement (aside from Nitrous), are street legal in Texas, provided that the vehicle passes emissions and safety inspection. The state-required Safety Inspection does call for a visual inspection of the intake and exhaust systems of the vehicle, so you may want to remove anything that says "For off-road use only" or "Not intended for street use", as this may cause a picky inspector to fail you.
Smoked Tails are technically illegal.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/lens.htm
However, most inspection stations will pass the vehicle if the red reflectors are visible through the smoked tails.
9101 Lipan Rd., #107
Houston, TX 77063
713-952-0083
Suspension, Exhaust, Intake, ... you name it, they can hook you up! They'll even do tint.
As for the legal concerns,
Texas law for tint is 25% or higher light remittance for all side windows. There is no tint limit on the rear window as long as the vehicle has both side mirrors.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/tint.htm
Yes, aftermarket turbos, as well as any other performance enhancement (aside from Nitrous), are street legal in Texas, provided that the vehicle passes emissions and safety inspection. The state-required Safety Inspection does call for a visual inspection of the intake and exhaust systems of the vehicle, so you may want to remove anything that says "For off-road use only" or "Not intended for street use", as this may cause a picky inspector to fail you.
Smoked Tails are technically illegal.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/faq/lens.htm
However, most inspection stations will pass the vehicle if the red reflectors are visible through the smoked tails.
Thank you, Thank you That's all I need to know for now
so most of the mods I'm ganna do is ganna be legal
just one more question
even tho the tinted tails are illegal, is it a pull-over thing or just failing inspection?
02-04-2008, 06:32 PM
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...depends on the cop.
For the most part, if you aren't breaking any other laws, then most cops will ignore it. However, there's always that one @$$hole that has nothing better to do than harass someone with a nice-looking car!
For the most part, if you aren't breaking any other laws, then most cops will ignore it. However, there's always that one @$$hole that has nothing better to do than harass someone with a nice-looking car!
02-11-2008, 02:04 PM
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Yea save your money install the intake yourself i did mine without knowing wtf to do, and have done my exhaust from the s-pipe back it takes little know how to do this, but yet if you want a shop to do this I also recommend TSE motorsports. I will probally be going to them this weekend to paint my eyelids on my car and do my tint and possibly repaint my f-up on my car interior trim.
02-13-2008, 03:53 PM
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1st off, welcome to Houston
to answer your questions
Audio:
Audio works
1960 and Perry rd.
Suspension
DIY
Wheels:
ASAA Racing for tuner wheels
Prestige Motorsports - LUX and JDM wheels and body kits
Paint and body everyone has their shops
LA Conversions - Custom Work
Pristine Image Custom Paint & Body
Turbos are legal, smoked tails are legal as long as its not to dark
good luck on modding
and again welcome to Houston
to answer your questions
Audio:
Audio works
1960 and Perry rd.
Suspension
DIY
Wheels:
ASAA Racing for tuner wheels
Prestige Motorsports - LUX and JDM wheels and body kits
Paint and body everyone has their shops
LA Conversions - Custom Work
Pristine Image Custom Paint & Body
Turbos are legal, smoked tails are legal as long as its not to dark
good luck on modding
and again welcome to Houston
02-13-2008, 04:04 PM
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bosssadler,
thanks man, i appreciate it
i'm ganna start modding as soon as i can and hopefully it's ganna be at least mild before summer
thanks again for helping me out, and i hope i'll catch you guys sometime soon
thanks man, i appreciate it
i'm ganna start modding as soon as i can and hopefully it's ganna be at least mild before summer
thanks again for helping me out, and i hope i'll catch you guys sometime soon
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