/ Our story
A Hawthorne garage.
A family standard.
For 35 years, Custom Muffler and Brakes has been the shop Hawthorne drivers send their friends to. We're not the biggest. We're not the flashiest. We're the one that explains what's wrong, fixes only what needs fixing, and stands behind every job.
/ Timeline
35 years in motion.
1990
Doors open
A single bay on Inglewood Ave and a promise: do the job right.
2002
Second generation joins
Our son comes on full-time after finishing his ASE certifications.
2014
Modern diagnostic bay
Investment in OEM-grade scan tools brings dealer-level service to a local shop.
2025
35 years strong
Tens of thousands of repairs later — same family, same standard.
// What we believe
"If we wouldn't recommend the work for our own family, we won't recommend it to yours."
— The Custom Muffler & Brakes team