When I first received the truck I knew it needed some work. The first thing I did was contact Dark Horse. They said they could easily take this project on and we're happy to do so! I purchased all the necessities for them to do the work. Every single part, bolt and screw, brand new from a 3rd party source. I had dark horse install an ac system, pac brake and 200A alternator. Installation of the three took 11 days (May 3rd-may 23rd). I paid over $7000 for the installation of the three. When I went to the shop to pick it up I was stoked! I went to start up the truck but right away turn it off because something sounded weird! Hopped out of the truck and there was a giant puddle of black engine oil underneath! Turns out the Shoptek forgot to bolt on the oil line leading to the turbo. This caused a big mess! After this was bolted on and oil topped off, I drove it home. I did notice that the engine break actually wouldn't slow me down that much. I notice a oil leak coming from where the AC compressor had been mounted to the engine. I also noticed after a few days the AC would stop blowing cold air! We also had a strange voltage drop. Basically the three things they worked on were all screwed up! On October 11 the truck went back to the shop! On October 13 I came to the shop to find the roof rack half assembled on the truck. I noticed it was taking a little bit longer than what they quoted and asked if they could stay under a certain budget of $6000 ish. They agreed to this and said that they could definitely do it for $6000 or less! I was stoked! On this visit I also noticed that they were welding with the windshield uncovered! This was a real bummer! I knew for a fact that they were splattering all over the windshield and the windows. On October 21 so I paid for the truck and received it back. Total cost of the rack and bumpers was over $8500!!!! $2500 over what he had quoted me! His excuse was " this wasn't his first rack" and "he wasted a lot of material on version one and two" (fabrication shop manager talking about one of the employees who built the rack). Why would I have to pay for this?!? This was his mistake, and I have to pay for it? Without too many questions I payed the bill and left. Right out of the gate I realize the voltage problem, Engine brake and ac problem we're not fixed! I took the truck back. The main AC guy used a smart little tool to find a leak in the system. The leak was originally in the head unit. He sealed the leak and recharged the system. After he found two more leaks!!!!! This took a while! I started to get pretty angry and also noticed some more problems. The rack was built like garbage, wires were melted, Windows were pitted from welding, lights were painted over, and the oil leak was awful! I turn the truck right around and headed back to Dark Horse. I took that head of the fabrication shop part of dark horse for a ride. He was baffled. He had also let me know that the person who had worked on the truck was fired. He could not believe all of the bad work that have been done. I asked him "would you pay for this?" He replied "absolutely not". Once we got back The head of the fabrication shop grabbed one of the higher ups. He was not happy! He said I should be happy with when I have received. He noticed the wheel leak and together we found a missing bolt. This caused the engine to vibrate and break the front timing cover seal. He told me that if that bolt wasn't missing that he would have fought me and made me for repairs!!!! He also told me that he had had attached the pac brake/engine brake to transmission correctly. I know for a fact that this is false now. I had to talk to the owner of Darkhorse. March 24 I went to start the vehicle and realize that there was a good amount of water in the cab.... The roof rack that Dark Horse installed had leaked water directly into the electrical system of the truck. It screwed up so much stuff! It took five days but is able to fix most wiring and I had to replace a lot the electrical panels and fuses! On March 28 they took off the refract and fixed the the leaks. We kept the roof rack off so they could improve the Quality of the rack. They kept the rack until June 17th. Add this point in time I was furious! I drove a service truck with a crane to Dark Horse picked up the roof rack and put it on the back of the truck. That night we installed the roof rack and it only took us three hours Not three months! I made sure that I owed Dark Horse absolutely no money. They charge me over $900 for something I don't even know! Absolutely ridiculous! read more

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I go to these guys regularly for little side projects or advice. They have never failed to help me in either getting it done or finding someone who can. The guys there are friendly and really do a great job of making you feel welcome. Wouldn't quite recommend them for tire service yet, but I'm sure they will get there once they get it all figured out. Will continue to use these guys and recommend them to friends and family. read more

How am I the first person to review these guys, they have been around for years? Anyway, I have used these guys a few times now and wanted to share the good word. First time they put on an ARB bumper I didn't have time to do myself (don't judge me). Next time I needed body work on our off road rig and some customization, springs, etc. Well if you know Bozeman, than you know everyone here thinks there product is gold plated and charges an arm and a leg. So after going to three or four other shops I was not keen to go here. The shop is huge, its like a fancy show room and you just think I am about to get relieved of lots of cash. That was not the case though and we got the best pricing and excellent work here. I went down the road to a body shop in four corners and they quoted me 25k and didn't get what I was trying to do with the truck at all. So drove right down here, they got immediately my intent with the vehicle and for a fraction of the cost got me sorted out and the turn around was fast. When time allows I will likely have these guys shave my 14 bolt free floated and maybe fab up a custom roof rack for a little RTT action. Anyway guys and gals, this place is a great value and the staff is really helpful also. read more

Had some work done on my jeep wrangler after working with another shop that didn't have the level of customer service I was used to. Josh and Justin at Darkhorse customs whom I dealt with were very professional, competent and communicative. Would recommend dark horse custom given their professional approach to the auto repair and fabrication business they're involved in. read more

Tried to get some warranty work done on my AEV suspension. Three weeks to get the part and three missed appointments because they either canceled or said it was another day. Josh the manager is playing games because he was upset earlier because we had an issue over two hundred dollars he was going to charge over something he implied could be covered by warranty. Not. Update. Got a notice on a recall. Took out to Mile High Dodge. Not only did they Gus the recall they also fixed my loose number for no cost. Josh Hull was trying to charge me two hundred dollars to tighten two bolts. Dark Horse Custom still is a rip off. read more

Thanks you guys for taking such good care of me today! You know about six months ago I went to all the topper retailers in Bozeman to get a new topper for my truck. I priced and interviewed everyone in and around Bozeman, Ressler, Big Sky Topper, everyone. I went to you guys because you wanted to know what I wanted not what you thought I wanted or what you had. I was really impressed with the speed you got the topper in and installed and how important it was to you that I got exactly what I wanted. I did get exactly what I wanted! Six months have gone and when I called to have you look at the roof rack that I bent you had me back at the shop, fixed and out the door in nothing flat. Six months later you still were concerned that I got what I wanted. I don't write reviews. I had to have help figuring out how to write one, but you guys represent everything good about a well run small business. I will see you when it comes time to put the snowplow on. Good luck. Tim Owen Bozeman read more