Automotive in Anchorage

From its humble origins in 1946 as a single glass shop, Speedy Glass has expanded across the country into a network of more than 120 locations, where technicians stand at the ready to repair and replace the glass in cars, homes, and offices. The centers’ automotive technicians handle all manner of automotive-window services, including repairing chipped windshields or shattered back windows cracked while drivers were chauffeuring opera singers. To overhaul homes' glass panes, the residential specialists can cut, polish, and install fresh windows. They tackle projects ranging in scope from fashioning new glass tabletops to building solariums for clients who run on solar panels inside their skulls. Speedy Glass's workmanship and quality are guaranteed, and all of its services are backed by an array of warranties.

At Lithia Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge of Anchorage a team of auto experts equips patrons with new and used vehicles from its namesake brands. Factory-trained technicians remain on-hand to perform maintenance services on all makes and models, keeping automobiles working like new so that drivers don?t have to buy a new car every time they hit a pothole. With a newly expanded 24-7 maintenance and detail service, the staff even works through the night to clean and maintain vehicles, allowing customers to drop off their cars and avoid waiting time. Lithia's lifetime oil and filter service lets drivers prepay for the oil they need over their car?s natural lifespan. Each oil change brings with it a multipoint inspection to ensure that headlamps, wiper blades, emergency breaks, and horns stay healthy and operational.

As a veteran, NUEVO Auto Detailing’s owner knows the importance of machines. That’s why the professionally trained staff works to keep cars running smoothly and looking shipshape by removing dirt with products from Meguirs, Mothers, and Auto Magic. The technicians bustle around vehicles, cleaning inside windows, conditioning leather, and shampooing seats. Road tar, pet hair, and stains vanish under the care of detailers, who also draw from a supply of clay bars, tire dressing, and extra honor students in case bumper stickers turn out not to be true.

Touch of Class welcomes vehicles of all shapes and sizes into its garage for both professional detailing and do-it-yourself fun. Meticulous crews gently hand-wash and wax exteriors, making sure to thoroughly clean rims and tires and scrub off stubborn tar and lovestruck bugs. Once paint gleams, the team sucks up debris from the entire interior and eliminates stains from seats with shampoo treatments. Touch of Class also rents out their space at an hourly rate, allowing drivers to borrow supplies and clean their cars all by themselves.

The installers at Extreme Auto Accessories draw upon 16 years of experience while outfitting clients' automobiles with new features. A few of their specialties are new tires and rims, heated seats, and remote-starter systems that allow drivers to start cars without stepping outside into a world where ladybugs could be hiding basically anywhere. They also brighten interiors and exteriors with LED lights or perform any other number of modifications to make drives more pleasant.

John Schwartz, the owner of Perfectionist Auto Sound & Security, is running out of shelf space for all of his awards. With accolades such as one of Mobile Electronics Retailer of the Year award recipients, 2010-2011 Retailer of the Year award, and Best Car Customizer, the shop and its staff have perfected the art of whipping whips into stylish shape. Perfectionist’s services run the gamut from remote car-starter and audio-system installation to custom fabrications and lighting. An online gallery shows off some of the technicians’ best work.