Z Performance

I went in a few weeks ago for fender roll (all 4 fenders) on my 2013 Lexus GS350. The guys were great at the time and pretty professional.
However, once I noticed my 3 of fender’s paint was chipped off due to improper heating, i contacted them directly and got really unprofessional response.
I went to a Maaco for some advice and the tech said the paint chips were due to the fender rolling and not enough heat. The chips show bare metal so no indication of any impact that could of been cause by a rock. you can also peel off the excess paint under the fender that is almost like puddy like.
I paid $ 150 for the labor and now i have pay more money just to fix their mistakes.
Would recommend to go to ANOTHER shop.

I like Z Performance. I was actually going to DMV right around the corner but I passed by the sign and decided to make my day off productive. My check engine light was on so they checked my car and found out that I needed intake manifold & EVAP change so they ordered it and the next day they installed it to my car. Zen explained to me what I needed thoroughly and why that happened. And for me that was important. I was very satisfied with the knowledge and the customer service that they had. The place is also kid– friendly which is a + to me. Thank you for helping me and making me feel at ease.

We are a neighboring business to these guys. Thought we’d give them a try since they are close by. My own personal car was taken in for alignment. Keep in mind my car didn’t track and my steering was straight on point. So I dropped off the car, they were suppose to call me. An hour an a half pass by I decide to just walk over and my car seemed to be done. Took the car out and immediately noticed the steering was off center and car was now pulling to the right. I had to hold the steering slightly left for it to go straight. Called them back and took it in the next day. So the owner Zin comes out and was so astute to point out that my steering had play and that he couldn’t do the alignment. He said he worked on it and it was better. Well took the car out to leave and now it’s worse than it was before. This isn’t the type of business etiquette that I expected from this place. My car was way worse before taking it in. I only took it in for alignment because new tires were put on the front and the ride height was now higher in the front to help with tire wear since my car is lowered. Now I have to take this somewhere else where they know what they are doing to fix this headache this place caused me. I wouldn’t recommend letting these guys touch your car. I took it to Stevenson tire and they got it done right. This guy Zen didn’t have the courtesy to refund me for something he couldn’t do.

Great service and Zin is very knowledgeable and knows what it will take to make your car faster than it already is. Great staff and great customer service, definitely coming back

I’ve been looking around for a good place to install my lowering springs on my s2k and found Z Performance, took me about an hour to drive there but it was so worth the drive and the wait. They are good at what they do. Its like a family environment. Price is fair and they are quick. No doubt ill be back to have them do all my stuff.

I came here on a referral to get my 2009 Mini Cooper S Clubman looked at since I had some mysterious lights pop up on my dash that the manual didn’t describe. Turned out my brake rotors were worn down and they needed to be replaced, and Z was able to help me out and get my car fixed up in a day! Z is very knowledgeable about cars and Coopers and I’ll be returning to his shop as my go-​to place when my car needs servicing.

This review is to Isaac who owns the black civic with the incident and to the rest of public who read Unilocal reviews. You should try to understand that Zin is there to give out the best deals to everyone to gain support and business to feed his family and ultimately to grow his business.
I recommend you taking down the review or update your review with honesty that your car was repaired using the resource from z performance finance department.
Zin has worked on many of my cars including Evo, m3, John Cooper works Mini Cooper s and even my 20yr old work van. They have never screw up on anything that I request or Zin recommend to do but everyone make mistakes. Learn to forgive and forget, always give ppl the chance to fix their mistake.
Also, about their torque setting to their guns. I understand over torquing the wheels are not good. Simply request to have your wheels hand tight and hand torque it down after the car drops to the floor.
Again, I may sound like I work here or a friend. Which I am most certainly not. I am an individual who is self employed and like to support family type small business that always work with honesty and integrity. This is probably one of the last few shops in Fremont that wont charge an arm and a leg to work on a car with honest recommendations to what needs to be maintained on a car.

Recently got Megan coilovers+invidia catback exhaust installed. Also, I had my fenders pulled and tucked because of tire rubbing. Z is the man, super helpful and passionate about his work. I went in few times after because I wanted some specific adjustments, Z was super helpful and approachable. He knows his stuff and made recommendations based on what I was looking for. Everyone else there is super helpful and friendly. I’ll definitely be back to get more work done on my car

Zin knows his stuff and charges a really fair price. I trust him to always take good care of my car and diagnose any issues while being honest with what needs to be repaired.

Thank you Zin, you are the man!!! Took my 96 honda civic in to get my rear fenders rolled. It was done in a professional manner and time. Nice shop friendly people. Got my car on the rack despite how low it was. Would recommend this shop for whoever has a lowered car. Excellent service. Excellent work.

Z Performance has worked on two of my cars and results have been great on each vehicle. My miata had the fenders rolled, coilover height adjustment, and front lip install. It looked awesome when I picked it up. Most recently my wife’s new BWM 435 was brought in for some performance mods. A new exhaust was installed along with coilovers, front splitter and rear diffuser. Everything was done right and the car looks amazing. Zin and his staff have great detail when working on the installs. Raquel is super friendly and helpful. It’s quite the drive for me to come here but I would rather have Zin work on my cars as I know it will get done correctly the first time. Looking forward to getting another project car and working with this shop.

Avoid Z Performance. This place has the worse business etiquette and service. After my experience with Z Performance I felt compelled to write my first Unilocal review about how terrible the service was.
I brought my 350z to Z Performance to have an hks replica exhaust installed. After much research on different 350z forums the hks replica exhaust was the best bang for your buck exhaust system with minor fitment issues but shouldn’t be a problem especially when having it professionally installed.
After asking friends with 350z’s and G35’s for a good place to take my zee they suggested the Z Car Garage in San Jose. I wanted a shop a little closer to home and after calling numerous exhaust shops I decided on Z Performance because they quoted me the cheapest at $ 200 and they were 10 minutes away from where I live. I let them know it was an hks replica exhaust and that I also needed to weld in a magnaflow x pipe in place of the hks replica resonator.
Being that the shop specialized in zee’s I thought my car was in good hands. After dropping off my car in the morning they called me later that day stating it was gonna be an extra $ 50 to weld in the x pipe. Odd after I already told them from the beginning it needed to be welded in. I told the owner that he quoted me $ 200 and I wasn’t expecting to pay more so then he lowered the price to $ 240. I agreed cause I needed my car done by the weekend and it was Friday.
When I went to pick up my zee to my disappointment the exhaust tips were pultruding unevenly out the back and the right side tip was touching the top of my bumper. The owner said since it was a replica exhaust, its not going to fit correctly. This was ridiculous, I knew the exhaust just needed some work. He said he couldn’t do anything about the exhaust touching the bumper. He suggested running screws across my bumper to push it up away from the tips. Really? Screws through the bumper? For a shop specializing in zee’s this was his best advice? At this point I realized this place was awful.
I ended up having to pay more money taking my car to another shop because the tips started to smell and melt my bumper. I went to a professional exhaust shop where they easily made some minor adjustments to some welds and the piping. They basically cleaned up a messy job. It didn’t take long and he pointed out all the mistakes made by Z Performance.
I should have listened to my friends and went to the Z Car Garage from the start. I’ll never suggest this place to anyone. Beware of his pricing, he’ll quote low to get your car in and then raise the price and then do a poor job at that.

I was looking for a place to install my exhaust today and the first place I went said my car was too low. My friend told me to try it here and in the same day I got my Z done! They were friendly and told me what other problems I have in my car and I would definitely come back another time to get it fix. The price was good for installation and honest. Check this place out!

Zin is the Man! Found out and fix the problem of my car that two other shops couldn’t find! He get your car in n out.

Thank you for your response, first off your statements are untrue. 1. You guys didnt contact me on a daily basis i was the one calling for updates and eventually got my insurance involved afther my car was in the shop for 3 DAYs and was able to get it towed. Do you recall calling me saying you didnt want to go through the insurance? And wanted to choose your own body shop to get my car fixed outside the insurance claims! Yeah and don’t forget when the owner started to get loud, the customer should never have to go through this and i understand that accidents happen but that is why we as customers pay the professional to do the job and correctly.
As for the lug nut the body shop took note of it once received but i didnt want to deal with you guys again so i took the hit on buying a whole new set. Not to mention they where only 2 months old.
Now to the service, my ride hight was not on point as to one rear side of the vehicle is higher then the other and one of my rear tire sticks out more then the other. So you tell me what kind of FREE service you call this. I lost days at work and time and had to change my trip down to socal beacuse of this accident.
In regards to my paint job on my 2007 civic si you as a business owner should always be kind to customers and not pick on subject that dont matter and to argue about. My car was painted less then a year ago before you guys damage it. So that is your opinion but really makes you look bad as a business.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!

This place has lousy customer service. I contacted them because I needed help and this is what they responded when I asked for help with a car alarm remote:
«Since you already know the part# and the FCC #, why not look it u online to order. Its not very hard… GL.»
I don’t think I need to add more. I’ll definitely go somewhere else. I don’t need to waste time with people with that kind of lousy business attitude.

Went to Z Performance based on a coworkers’ recommendation, they were friendly and polite, but showed zero attention to detail in the work they did on my car.
I asked them to install a pair of adjustable rear control arms on my car, do an alignment, adjust the parking brake, flush the transmission and diff oil, and inspect a clunk from the differential.
They got the control arms in which I know is a very though job with these cars (Datsun 240Z), and they seemed to have done a reasonable job with that, but almost all the other work seems to have been done very poorly poorly.
1. The lug nuts on my wheels were on extremely tight, I had to get out my electric impact to get them off when I got home. This means they were easily 2x to 3x as tight as spec, this means that the lugs are probably stretched now and I should be thankful none of them are stripped. This is a strong sign of complete carelessness and lack of attention to detail. They just impacted these one without any torque limiting attachments to their air gun. It would’ve taken only a few extra minutes to tighten the lugs properly without damaging the car.
2. The parking brake wasn’t adjusted well, it was initially just as weak as before I left the car with them. But after driving the car for a few miles, the parking brake completely stopped working. When I put the car on a lift to inspect it, the retainers for where the e-​brake cable attaches to the rear wheel calipers where gone, which meant they had removed the cotter pins from the retainer studs and had not reinstalled them. I had to do a quick repair by using M10 bolts in place of the regular studs and after that adjusted the e-​brake myself in a matter of minutes. The inability to adjust the brake correctly is a sign of incompetence, and sending the car back out with a disabled parking/​emergency brake by virtue of having removed some clearly visible hardware and not reinstalling is a sign of total carelessness. It’s a pretty unacceptable mistake when working on a braking system, and I’m pretty pissed off that they sent me back out on the street with a compromised braking system.
The alignment also wasn’t done well. They gave me a print-​out of before and after specs, and the after specs on the print-​out didn’t make a lot of sense. Zin assured me it was just a problem in the print-​out and that the actual alignment was done to my specifications but only with slightly less caster due to wheel/​fender interference issues. Sounds good and like he knows what he’s talking about. Driving the car, it now pulls to the right in a straight line and the steering wheel has to be held slightly to the left when going in a straight line. The car tracked perfectly when I dropped it off. Finally, one of the adjustable TC rods in the front suspension did not have its adjusters tightened properly, which means that it could turn freely and get out of whack just by driving the car. Another careless moment.
Finally, when I came to pick up the car, they were running it through a machine car wash for me. It’s a 43 year old car, with a near-​perfect paint job and some old weatherstripping. Maybe they could’ve asked me if I wanted that, instead of getting my paint scratched and my car’s interior wet. :(
Zin offered me to come back and have the problems fixed at no additional cost, and he was polite and courteous over email, but after finding all these problems like missing brake hardware, and ridiculously overtightened lug nuts, I didn’t want to ever let them work on my car again.

I just called and placed my order for the Megan racing coilovers today. Good customer service from Zin and Raquel. I will update my review once my STI is up and going sometime next week!
Thanks Z Performance!

I always respect people that have a passion for what they do. You know they’ll do legitimate work because they take pride in their craft.
Zin, great work on my car. You just turned my Genesis sedan 5.0 rspec into a game changer.
Work done on my car by Zin and Josh:
–Coilovers installed
–camber adjustment on the rear to tuck the rims in
–Fenders rolled, pulled and flared. Perfectly!
–Rims installed — Weds Kranze Borphes (I don’t know how you fit those in there but it looks sick, you pretty much made the impossible happen)
–hooked me up with a discount on the extended lug nuts from one of his friend’s shop. (thank you)
–laser alignment
Pricing is very reasonable. If you need a few tweaks after the work is done, he’ll take care of you.
I’ll be back to get my car vinyl wrapped and upgrade my rear brakes soon.
Thanks Zin

After my car was overdue from an oil change, I was recommended to come to Z Performance for labor. Usually I go to Goodyear for oil changes and they charge an arm and a leg and then make you wait for hours because there’s ‘always someone in line ahead of you.’ –_–
Let me tell you how amazing this place is, first of all I was accommodated right away after getting off work!!! I did not have to wait at all, well only to wait for the guys to do the oil change. Haha
Zin and the other guy was very nice, told me what I needed to know about my car and what I should do. Very nice people.
The shop is located at a corner and if you drive tii fast down the road you will miss it. It has a small parking lot also.
I would recommend this place if you need someone to work on your car!