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Auto Skills Shop
Location & Phone
4562 Capps Road
719-333-4752
DSN 333-4752
Hours
Friday — Sunday 9 am - 6 pm
Closed Mondays & Holidays (also the Sunday before a holiday)
Shop clean-up is a half-hour before closing time.
Oil stalls close one hour before shop closing time.
Oil Change Station
Automatic Car Wash
Information
The Auto Skills Shop operates much as the Arts and Crafts Center, offering a do-it-yourself approach along with professional auto advice. The shop is an economical way to save customers money on vehicle repair and maintenance.
Facilities and equipment available include:
- Large fully-equipped garage with 14 work stations (one station for a small RV)
- Tool crib, two engine rebuild stalls
- Three Lube and Oil Racks with Power Lifts
- Tire Changing Machine
- Hydraulic Press
- Bench Grinder
- Drill Press
Shop Rules and Regulations (PDF)
There is also a secured parking lot behind the shop for you to store your vehicle while working on larger projects that take more than a day to complete.
The professional staff is on-hand to offer technical advice when needed. The shops mechanics will also do some work for you if desired. Mechanical services by appointment only Wednesday – Friday. Prices subject to change.
Some of the mechanic work offered:
- Brake Inspection
- Brake Drum and Rotor Turning
- Computerized Wheel Alignments
- McPherson Struts
- Spring Compressing
- Spin Balancing Tires
- Computerized Check Engine Analysis
- Air Conditioning Service.
The Auto Skills Shop is also home to the only privately owned vehicle car wash services available on base. There are four "do-it-yourself" high pressure wash stalls and four vacuum machines as well one automatic drive in car wash to blast away the dirt and grime and keep your vehicle bright and shining.
Located adjacent to, and run by the Auto Skills Shop, is the privately owned vehicle "For Sale" lot. Authorized personnel can register their vehicles with the shop and for a small monthly fee, display them for sale to other base personnel and visitors.
Auto Resale Lot
Your vehicle may be parked on the physical lot at a cost of $30 per month for 2 consecutive periods of 30 days, at which point it would need to be removed for a minimum of 30 days before it can be re-registered.
Your vehicle may be posted on the virtual lot only for $10 per 30 day period. This can be renewed indefinitely.
