Valley Cycles, in business since 1978, has been serving Chatsworth for the past ten years. Owner Kurt Winter is an expert in motorcycle repair. He can fix all kinds of motorcycles, and gets customers from as far as Connecticut. Some of his work has been displayed in museums across the world.
Bent Custom & Performance is a custom auto shop based in Chatsworth. It specializes in full auto restoration, auto plumbing, and custom sheet metal projects.
Adrian's Auto Service is a full-service shop and has been in Chatsworth for two years now. The shop, which has experienced mechanics on staff and offers friendly, reliable, expert service, conducts smog checks and is a test-only site. It also offers brake and oil-change specials.
Andres Automotive has been in Chatsworth for 27 years, and under this name for seven years. Before it only repaired European cars, but now it services foreign and domestic vehicles as well. It is a clean, organized shop with quality work and friendly service.
Advanced Auto Air & Electric specializes in air conditioner and heater repairs for all types of vehicles, domestic and imported. In addition, it provides computer diagnostics, repairs wiring, power door locks and power windows. The shop will also replace batteries and/or alternators, and provide service to starters and ignitions. Advanced Auto operates in conjuction with co-owned Airmec Enterprises, which services car air conditioning parts and equipment. Compressors are rebuilt here as well. Additionally, training and certification in the repair of automotive A/C and heaters is available. While this business does not provide loaner cars, it will provide transportation within a reasonable distance. A rental car agency is conveniently located nearby.
Chatsworth Canoga Automotive is an all-purpose auto repair shop for imported automobiles that has been in business for thirty years. It specializes in repair work for Honda and Acura cars, but also will do work on Lexus, Toyota, Infinity and Nissan vehicles. In addition to repairs, it will perform regular factory-recommended service and maintenance work. Smaller jobs may be performed while the customer waits, if scheduling allows. Although the shop does not offer loaner vehicles, it is happy to pick up and drop off customers who are traveling within a few miles of the shop. Chatsworth Canoga Automotive is located off the main street and can be accessed by a driveway.
R.D. Machine utilizes an in-house machine shop to provide clients with custom engine rebuilding services. For more information, please call the listed number.
Waters Body & Paint provides repair work for domestic and international vehicles of all types. Its 6,700-square-foot facility has seven bays for repair work. Owner Ron Waters opened the business in 1978, and it has been at the same Oso Avenue location since. Free estimates are available, including off-site estimates depending on location.
Auto Tech West is a bit under the radar because it shares the same lot with Eckhart Auto Body, which serves as the landmark visible from Canoga Avenue. Despite the low visibility, Auto Tech West actually has a large word-of-mouth-driven following of regular customers that include several nearby body shops.
Owner Sergio Santos has a lot of experience working on cars and is an excellent source to consult if one's vehicle inexplicably acts up. Cars of all nationalities are doable here –"We don't discriminate," he says with a friendly chuckle.
Santos is also a good listener in addition to having a great sense of humor, traits that usually soothe customers who are stressed out over malfunctioning cars or trucks.
Gene Meyer's Auto Repair and Towing is known around town for its competitive prices and experienced work. Gene Meyer's crew will also tow your car.
Russ' Automotive in Chatsworth is an independent, full-service auto shop. It offers parts, service and repair for cars, trucks, SUVs, motor homes, vans, jet skis and boats. Russ' does everything from brakes to smog checks, and its service center has helped thousands of car owners in the Chatsworth area. The shop features quality AC Delco parts.
TK Automotive (formerly TM Auto Center) continues in full stride where its predecessor left off. Present owner Tak Kokubo used to work for TM and took over the business upon the former owner's retirement. All told, this shop has been fixing mainly Hondas and Toyotas for about 30 years. Kokubo and his crew are very careful about making snap judgments when it comes to assessing what's wrong with a vehicle. They place a high priority on getting it right the first time and as a result, many customers are regulars. This accounts for TK Automotive's lack of signage on the building's crowded front wall that faces Canoga Avenue.
Kelly's Car Care is a full service automotive repair center that has been in Chatsworth since 2004. This family business is made up of qualified mechanics transplanted from New York. They are open every day but Sunday to offer their automotive expertise to customers.
A & H -- or Topanga Auto Body & Paint, as the building bills it -- rounds out Chatsworth's automotive strip on Topanga. There's a handy patch of auto repair shops within a block of each other. A & H handles any kind of car, regardless of make or era, in a timely, professional manner. Owner, Amid Movahedi, has many years in the auto body trade and is very up-front about damage and cost estimates. This is a worthy stop for an estimate if extensive work is needed.
With five decades in the automotive field, Bob Dale is a bonafide classic car guru. Long-time associate Eugene Smith forms the "E" side of B & E Custom and with Dale completes quite a duo of vintage auto experts. Smith, in fact, convinced Dale to forgo retirement and instead pursue his lifelong passion for show car-level paint, body and mechanical restoration. Both are the shop's only staff members and do all the work themselves. B & E is very flexible as to what kinds of restoration projects it'll accept. Major or minor jobs are welcome though collision repair is not part of their business.