Auto Freak

Both guy employees (one with blonde hair I think) are very nice ! Would come back again and check out or buy their cool stuff. They were very helpful and found ways to conversate.

Another kawaii store to check out, but this time… It’s for your car!
There actually wasn’t too much in here, despite other stores being filled to the brim with cute knick-​knacks and animé merchandise, but they stayed true to their name and had plenty of things for your car.
Steering wheel covers, panda neck pillows, and cute plushes to hang on your car window. Like many other stores, I didn’t buy anything since Daiso and Ichiban Kan were the best deals. I was really tempted by the pillows, though.

A great source for automobile accessories. From license plate frames, fresheners, shift knobs, replicas, mobile phone holders, etc., they have items not commonly found at your neighborhood auto parts store. I was most intrigued by their fresheners. Loved the green tea scent! Worth to drop by if wandering in J-​Town.

pros… this is one of those car shops that imports most of it’s products from japan. so if you are into getting cool little gadgets for your car than this is the place in japantown. i can’t believe that i have not Unilocaled it before, has been coming here as one of the must goes when i used to go to San Fran more often.
the store has lots of little accessories for your car, mostly japanese cars of course. they have all sorts of air fresheners, little stick on compartments and containers, trashcans, ash trays, lights (internal and external), and other little electronic things. they also have shirts and and paint protection products, such as little rubber guards for the corners of your car. it’s quite overwhelming at times.
cons…well sadly, the store has seen better days. the overall product selection has lessened. i remember the last time i was here the place had more shelves and just more products in general. but times are tough and at least there are still here. unlike the sanrio or whatever little store was next door. hang in there, and hopefully things will get better.

We’ve come in here a few times for air fresheners and seriously, it’s the most extensive, craziest, varied selection of scented products for cars you can imagine. Good for at home too.
Be careful if you’re sensitive to strong scents. They have samples out all over and it’s pretty strong inside.

The manager was very helpful I happen to buy the wrong mirror for my vehicle and he exchanged it for me with no problems even thou the sale was final.

Anything you need to add to your car… Decals, lights, import stuff… Etc
I come here for the air freshners… Tons of choices in cute little bottles… Lasts much longer than the ones you but at gas stations or car washes…

Ripped off store for car accessories that I’ve ever seen. DO NOT buy from this place since you can get parts from other sources like Ebay that are a lot cheaper. I would rate 0 or less if I can. They DO NOT deserve 1 Star here on Unilocal.
The problem was that I was going to buy HID for my ride. I was told like 2 different prices just for 1 size of the HID. How the hell could that happen?
Last but not least… You WILL NOT get any Exchange nor Refund as soon as you’ve paid. What are you supposed to do if the parts you bought do not fit on your car?
Message to the OWNER of AUTO FREAK: IF YOU CONTINUE YOUR BUSINESS LIKE THIS, YOU WILL NOT LAST LONG. I USED TO BE ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS HERE, BUT NOT ANYMORE AFTER I’VE EXPERIENCED YOUR STAFF’S CUSTOMER SERVICES. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND TO ANY OF MY FRIENDS TO THIS STORE ANYMORE.
SHAMED!!!

Tip: pay attention to the price tag before you pay at the cashier.
Bought a keychain that was listed as $ 8.99 on display but was charged $ 11.99 instead. Didnt realize it until we got out the store and went back in to look at the price. I asked the cashier if it should be $ 8.99 and I pointed at the $ 8.99 sign right under the keychain she paused for a second and said its between $ 8.99-$ 11.99, which I think was just a cover up line to avoid refunding the price difference.
Anyways, if you have the patience you can just buy everything off of eBay, its much cheaper. you just have to wait for the shipping.

Who says girls don’t treat their cars as well as they treat themselves?
Well I do. My lady is a much older lady, she’s an Acura Legend and you gotta be good to her if you want her to be good to you. *Fellas, are you listening?*
I come here to splurge on my baby when she deserves it. LOL. Air freshners, mirrors, wheel covers, lights, stickers and so much more.
Definitely a stop shop for all of my AUTO FREAKS who LOVE their babies just as much as I do.

Not really a auto shop, but great for accessories and decorations for yourself and your vehicle. They used to have nice selections of license plate frames, also, but they don’t sell them anymore. Now they sell the same license plate frames as the ones you get at O’reilly or local auto stores. They got stickers, neons, seat belt covers, plates for brake/​gas pedals, shifters, and pretty good selection of halogen headlights. They also sell HID kits if you ask.
My favorite reason to go here, though is the selection of scents for your car! Yeah, they are a bit pricey, but once you find a favorite one, you will never go back to anything else. The gel based ones seem to last longer than liquid based ones. My favorite scent is White Musk. What about you?
They also have a lot of die cast miniature cars, for display or for little kids, as well as Tamiya and R/​C cars. They all look pretty nice and legit, I would love this store if I was still a child also.

Where else can you go when you need a magenta neon underglow for the Hello Kitty mobile?
The might even sell NOS… make the magenta-​glow HK mobile smoking fast.
:)

Want to pimp out your 87 Corolla, but don’t have much money? Then Auto Freak’s for you!
Get all the neon, Calvin peeing stickers, and xenon headlights you can handle! Top it off with an Engrish-​packed shirt and some manly cologne, and you’ll be the king of the highway!
Seriously, this place cracks me up.

Review exclusively for car fresheners:
Each and every time that I visit Japantown, this is one of the store I must always stop for a large, special, and overpriced selection of scents! There are so many different designs and styles that it’s difficult to resist not buying more than one. Some of the designs are adorable. They should fit the common preferences if you’re looking for stylish, cool, or just plain cute car fresheners. Of course I take my sweet time sniffing every scent in this store but always end up buying white musk haha. The price averages to around $ 10 per car scent depending on the style and smell, more or less. Highly recommend if you don’t mind spending some extra bucks rather than ordering overseas online.
The customer service is like the common retail store, nothing to complain and rave about.

I came here for car air freshener and that was it. There’s a wide selection of freshener scents so I spent a good while sniffing through all the display samples.

This is a cool auto accessories store in the Japan Center. My husband was drooling over some of the mods and things for his car (but we live in Colorado, so a little hard to bring home). They have some fun toys and miscellaneous stuff around too. I’m sure if we lived in town we’d be by pretty often.

My tuner days are O-​V-​E-​R but coming into this shop did feel very nostalgic.
Stickers, mirrors, lights… pretty much accessory overload. I didn’t browse the store hard enough to see if they actually offered performance (keyword PERFORMANCE) parts but if they don’t I’m sure all of them know a guy who knows a guy that can hook you up :] you know how it is.
My husband was extremely giddy off of all the air fresheners they offered. We’re not talking about the scented trees… I’m talking straight up asian cans, vent tablets that light up, sticky pads etc. LOL my oh my how we’ve grown up. It’s still fun to look at all the trinkets, a little pricey but hey if it’s worth it to you! I know I was tempted.
Was THIS CLOSE to buying a trash can for my car :].

My little girl noticed a crooked grin on my face while we held hands perusing the store. «What are you thinking about, Mommy?» she said. I smile even wider, and think, do I tell her about:
— the times I had to hurry and erase the shoe-​polish dial in on my windshield before my dad saw it and kicked my (_​I_​)?
— when most girls wore their skimpy car model outfits and posed by their boyfriends’ cars but I was one of two chicks that actually drove her own car on that quarter mile track?
— the surprised look on the dude’s face I just went up against when I tipped off my baseball cap to him and he realized that a girl just gave him a run for his money?
— when most girls had shopping bags in their trunks but I had a NOS bottle in mine?
Ah, I am dating myself — but those were fun and adventurous times. My car then was a sleeper and I was never one for ostentatious decals, but this is the place where everyone used to get them and apparently you still can. We would come here for sport pedals, short shift knobs and the like. It appears that they still carry a lot of functional and not-​so-​functional gadgets that cater to the Japanese motorsport fans out there. I love Hello Kitty but no way am I putting an HK seat or steering wheel cover or seatbelt pads on my big girl car but they have them here if you’re into that.
So I reply to my little princess, «Remember when Mommy said girls can do anything that boys can? And Daddy used to help Mommy fix up her car? Well, let me tell you about the time when Mommy beat Daddy at the tree…»
:)

MR. RICE ROCKET EXTRAORDINAIRE!
I remember when I got my first car (94′ Integra), I wanted to [tastefully] pimp the hell outta it. Decals, cup holders, JDM keychains, the broadway mirror, unnecessary air fresheners, aftermarket mini trashcan (yes really), rubber-​thunder-​grounder-​thingy (even though I live in SF and the odds of MY car getting struck by lighting? yeah.), stuffed animé animals, pretty much JDM-​everything! — you name it.
NOW, being slightly more mature than I was before and seeing how none of that stuff actually helped improve the performance of my vehicle whatsoever. I don’t shop here any longer.
BUT, if YOU want the whole super-​JDM-​spendalotofmoney-​accessories and products I once had, then get over to Auto Freak and maybe, after $ 200+, your car can look (but not perform) like a real import!
Oh, to be a teen again.

Heh it’s basically a car cologne store, I kid you not. They do have some other rando products, but they clearly aren’t trying to be comprehensive. Essentially all the products are imports, so don’t expect any English on the packaging. I came here hoping they’d have more regular auto supply products … not so much.