Auto Hobby Center
The Auto Hobby Center is also located in the Arts & Crafts Centeron Stewa rt Avenue. Qualified We offer top notch service for less! Mechanics are on staff to assist do-it-yourself customers with car care needs. The Center is comprised of 11 indoor stalls with five vehicle lifts and nine outdoor overhaul stalls for long term work. Machine shop services include brake rotor and drum turning, valve jobs, flywheel turning, hot dipping and sandblasting, bearing work, battery charging, and tire balancing. The staff perform wheel alignments, auto air conditioning evaluation and recharge for both R-12 and R-134 systems, and pull codes for engine troubles. Compare our price list and make your appointment today. Oh, and we make keys, too!
Environmentally conscious, the Center is part of the Santee Cooper GOFER (Give Oil for Energy Recovery) program. Charleston AFB do-it-yourselfers contribute more than 6000 gallons of oil per year to the program through the Center's site. The oil-recycling site is located within the Center's gate and can be used during operational hours. Please do not leave containers at the gate when the Center is closed. Other recycling efforts in the Center include oil filter crushing, antifreeze, and freon. Recycled antifreeze is available for a nominal fee.