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July 2024 by Erin Jarvis
Can't thank Jamie enough! We are traveling through Montana with two Malinois for a working dog training event and the Honda Element overheated. We were able to get the issue diagnosed in Townsend, but were sent along our way for lack of parts to actually fix the issue (both cooling fans busted).
After a considerable amount of calling around in Bozeman, it seemed our only options to address the issue in days rather than weeks were the Honda Dealership or a questionable 24/7 listing.
Last minute we decided to try calling around in Belgrade, and so glad we did! Jamie picked up the phone and was very knowledge and patient (I am both female and frantic, so super appreciate when those in male dominated professions treat me with respect).
Jamie was able to take a look at the car that day en route, and within minutes was able to get one of the fans back up and running with a surgical tap, and source the parts we needed to arrive that afternoon. He is a family oriented guy so does not work weekends, but was willing to work late on a Friday to get us back on the road if we were in a pinch.
All in all, he was highly professional and finished the job within the 3 hour time window he quoted us, and got us out the door (parts and labor) for 2/3's the cost of what the Honda dealership had quoted us in parts alone.
Note that this is a smaller shop (which I appreciated) so we were able to feel good about all of the work being performed by him. The little things that stood out to me were: His shop is very clean and tidy (very apparent he takes pride in his work and attention to detail). He did not charge us for the quick fix, nor for the parts he ordered ahead of service (which we would have been happy to pay, but the fact that he waved us off with no payment up front builds trust). And the number one thing I judge people on ... he was cool with my dogs ?
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September 2023 by Ray Merk
Jamie knows his stuff. Excellent service at great prices and the work was done fast. Other shops I called couldn’t get me in for at least four weeks and quoted double the price. You can take your vehicle elsewhere but I wouldn’t.Service: General repairs & maintenance
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May 2023 by Zac Bush
Very knowledgeable and personable. Home shop that takes the extra step to do things right!
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January 2023 by Ray Smith
Changed water pump and timing belt. 2008 honda pilot. I live in Alabama and was in Montana for work. Nobody had openings for weeks. Thanks to an ad somewhere my boss found Mr. Lyon. He could have charged a lot more but he didn't.I think my pilot was at 240k (9-25-2022) and now it's at 265k (12-27-2022) and still no leaks from any issue when he was putting things back together. I am very thankful I found an honest mechanic so far from home. The weeks b4 Christmas I was in sioux falls and my truck ran almost constantly for 2 weeks and it's perfect.Safely home in alabama.Services: Engine repair
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January 2023 by DON DAVIS
Great customer service
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January 2022 by Daniel Torres
My experience with Jamie was awesome! He made last summer complete for me! I bought a 2000 Ford Focus that would die on me every 10 miles. So little by little we fixed it up. Thanks to Jamie I put 5,000 miles on that car in about 4 1/2 months!!! And I sold it for twice as much as I bought it for right before I left town. Best prices in town and great service. Can’t beat it!!!
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January 2022 by Laurana Perez
Fantastic service! I had smoking brakes 1,400 miles from home and Jamie was able to fit me in the same day. Reasonable pricing and fast work, was super helpful. He even gave me advice for driving in the mountains (I'm a newbie and ruined my brakes! ?)Service: Brakes
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January 2022 by Jessie King
I first met Jamie Lyon at a company we both worked at. I knew from the first time we met he was special. His professionalism towards his job and production was amazing. We became good friends and co-workers. He was a great asset to the company and no challenge was too small or too high. He is very mechanically minded and his dad being an auto mechanic for many years taught him a lot. His dream one day was to go into business for himself with his wife and daughter. With the support of his family, they decided it was time to leave California and Belgrade, Montana is where they ended up. They bought a piece of property, big enough to build his shop which with his talent and ability to design; helped installation of pad – trenching, utility installation and finally construction of the shop. The community will benefit greatly to have his business there. By some of his reviews I can see that they were incredibly happy with his knowledge of the problem, his honesty and the fair cost of the job that was performed. They stated that they would come back and tell their family and friends to have their mechanical work done. Hope you will all support his family and business.Special Note:A few years ago, I purchased a 55 Studebaker. Jamie & I were building the car from ground up every nut and bolts and prefabbing and designing what was needed. Unfortunately, in November 2018 the car was having some fitting and body work done in a private shop in Paradise, CA when the Paradise Camp Fire Destroyed, most of the Town of Paradise, CA and 85+ people died. Amazing the shop partially burn down but my car survived but had a lot of damage done. The car presently is home and I have started working on it and some day hopefully it will go to his shop to be completed The Chevy V8 Motor you see on his business internet is what the motor looked like before the fire. It is a survivor!Services: Air & cabin filter replacement
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January 2022 by scott hillier
Jamie has worked on a couple of my vehicles, I was lucky to have found him. He is fair and a straight shooter. It’s hard to find a mechanic that you can trust. Jamie has my business going forward. Talented guy.Services: Electrical repair
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January 2022 by Milton Menasco
Needed a new starter. Had car towed to shop, starter was replaced the next day. Everything works great.Service: General repairs & maintenance
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January 2021 by David Fairbairn
This shop is awesome. Jamie is truly a straight-shooter. Very reasonable shop rate. After our daughter, who lives in Bozeman, got an inflated estimate for a leaky water pump from another shop, I found Lyon Customs and arranged everything with via phone and text since I live in MN. Jamie kept me up to speed when the car showed some extra goofy stuff (bad prior repairs), and he always ended up dealing with those snafus faster than he thought. It took an extra dealer part and other sidetracks, and he still ended up being lower that the original estimate from that other place. As important as the great and timely work performed, he was frank, communicative, and respectful. The vehicle drop-off and pick-up was a breeze for our daughter, too. Highly recommend.
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January 2021 by Zaneghis Khan
Lyon Customs is the best. My go-to mechanic in the Gallatin valley whenever I need a repair done right the first time! Other mechanics in town schedule me for weeks out (especially when I need a repair done IMMEDIATELY) and on top of that, given the skyrocketing cost of living in Bozeman specifically, quote me very high to do any kind of work.Lyon Customs, whenever I call makes my vehicle a priority, and in my experience, has seen me the same day, every time I needed a repair done. Lyon Customs works efficiently and charged a very fair price for labor. And what I particularly love about Jamie's service is when after finishing the repair, he takes the liberty to explain to me what part needed repairing/replacing, and how it functions in the overall operation of the vehicle-- giving me a tangible understanding of the otherwise nebulous workings of the engine and its components.Jamie is professional, gregarious, good-willed and the most competent mechanic I have ever met, and Lyon Customs will get my business 100% of the time!
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January 2021 by LACC Events
Hello! My name is Rick. I met Mr. Jamie Lyon back in 2006, at a utility company, where we both worked. He was a great co-worker, so when I decided to build a car, we talked and he said he would help me. Being he was from an auto mechanic family I was thrilled. I had purchased a ’55 Studebaker and was going to rebuild into a hot rod. So, we starting rebuilding it from the ground up, in his garage. This Studebaker was a challenge and the photo on his website of the 383 Chevy 425 HP and the photos of the running gears, ground up was constructed by hand with help of course by several other specialty shops to create what you see.Why no photo of the actual car – well in November 2018 while the car was having some welding and bodywork done in a private shop in Paradise, the Paradise Camp Fire destroyed most of Paradise, killing 80+ people and 14-15 Thousand home & businesses destroyed. I received a video the next day showing the shop owners house had burnt to the ground but part of the shop was still standing. Had to wait for a month before security would let the owner back into the shop as it was partially standing. Not sure why or how, but the car survived with smoke and heat damage. But like most hot rods melted to the ground, mine survived. Car is now back at my home in the garage being dismantled again. Back down, bolt by bolt and nut by nut to put it back together and hopefully car will go to the Lyon Customs in Montana to have the mechanical work completed. Jamie is an energetic young man, perfectionist, honest person with a fantastic young family and SUPER mechanic. The building he constructed for his business tells you his talent: excavation, trench work, plumbing, and construction of metal building (with a little help), constructing walls, painting and now almost complete. His life dream and goal were to someday build a shop and give great service to the people he lives around. You are the lucky folks to have him and the support of his family.Now we have the Corona-19 virus but hopefully we will survive it just like the Studebaker project did and go on with our lives in this great nation.A little job or a big job Lyon Customs is the right place to have you work done.Take care, Rick King
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January 2021 by Shawn David
Everything this Lyon does makes him King of the Bozemans. He’s a problem solver, takes pride in his work, goes the extra mile with no complaints, and is just an allAround great mechanic and family man.
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January 2021 by Abdul Sommed
Jamie is such a great guy and excellent at his work. I'll recommend him any dayServices: Electrical repair
