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toddao 08-12-2020 03:37 PM

Looking for honest, reliable, non-dealer repair service for my 2012 Mazda Miata
 
I'm looking for an auto repair shop in the area that works on Mazdas and is not a dealer. The radio LED display no longer works and the dealers wants $1200 to replace the radio. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

biker1 08-12-2020 03:43 PM

Accu-Tech on 301 in Oxford just outside The Villages. He is good with Miatas.

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Originally Posted by toddao (Post 1816440)
I'm looking for an auto repair shop in the area that works on Mazdas and is not a dealer. The radio LED display no longer works and the dealers wants $1200 to replace the radio. Any suggestions will be appreciated.


jdulej 08-12-2020 03:52 PM

Not sure if Accu Tech would work on a radio although as mechanics they are great and I know lots of Miata owners go there. There is a car stereo place on 301 in downtown Wildwood. They would probably recommend a different radio than stock but I am sure it would be no where near $1200.

VApeople 08-12-2020 03:55 PM

We have been going to Wildwood Tire for service on our 2003 Acura and our 2005 Honda and we have been very pleased with their work.

tophcfa 08-12-2020 09:33 PM

Whatever you do, don’t bring your car to Accurso Automobile Repair unless you want to get ripped off. Brought our BMW there for an oil change and was told I needed to replace my power steering hydronic lines. They charged me $650 for new lines and about a month later the car started leaking power steering fluid. Brought the car to a much better mechanic who actually replaced the two lines for only $300. He showed me the lines that Accurso claimed they replaced, and they were the original cracked lines. All Accurso did was a very poor job of trying to re-crimp the old lines where they attached to the pump. Will never go back to that place and I sincerely hope no one else gets ripped off by them.

jebartle 08-13-2020 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 1816444)
Accu-Tech on 301 in Oxford just outside The Villages. He is good with Miatas.

Last 2 times there, he was absent, only lady

Northerner52 08-13-2020 04:38 AM

Best Buy can replace a car stereo.

Bay Kid 08-13-2020 07:21 AM

I ordered everything you need from Crutchfield for my Miatas. Every radio comes with in depth instructions for your car, including wiring harness. Great prices.

JohnN 08-13-2020 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 1816444)
Accu-Tech on 301 in Oxford just outside The Villages. He is good with Miatas.

Accu-Tech fixed a problem for $100 when I was quoted $1,500 elsewhere.
A+++ but a busy place.

biker1 08-14-2020 08:03 AM

If the OP wants to keep his Miata original, then he may be able to find a used radio from a junked Miata. There are a number of sources for used Miata parts on the internet. I have used Planet Miata in the past.

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Originally Posted by jdulej (Post 1816450)
Not sure if Accu Tech would work on a radio although as mechanics they are great and I know lots of Miata owners go there. There is a car stereo place on 301 in downtown Wildwood. They would probably recommend a different radio than stock but I am sure it would be no where near $1200.



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