The Workshop
In a previous post I talked a little about the two owners, Eric and myself (Horst), so I figure this time I should fill you in on the shop. Yes we sell worldwide thanks to our online store, but our focus really is the workshop. It’s there were we get to mess around with cool cars, work with our customers one on one, and just plain get out from behind the desk and do some real wrenching.
We’re located just north of the city of Detroit in Sterling Heights (voted one of the top ten places to live in the United States but some national magazine if that counts for anything). We’re renting a unit in the back of a small industrial park. Here's a shot from the street:
Standing in front of the unit:
The unit is 3600 square feet which is larger than most small shops. Thanks to the space, we can work on several projects at once without being crammed.
Inside we have the full assortment of the usual tools including many specialized tools that are designed for specific jobs like taking the cam sprockets off an STI engine. We even have a $900 spring compressor designed specifically for Mercedes cars (everything for a Mercedes is expensive!).
We have a top notch air compressor to run all our air tools and two brand spanking new Rotary brand lifts to hoist the cars. At 10,000 pound capacity each, we can easily work on any car in full safety as well as most trucks. Frankly, if it weighs more than 10,000 pounds, we don’t want to touch it anyway.
So there's a quick tour of our workshop. If you're in the area, feel free to stop by and check us out.
VRPerformance LLC
43677 Utica Road
Sterling Heights, MI
48314