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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8850470" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>IMO, I would just say you have a healthy budget. Get a general idea of what you want to do, and go in there and say, "I want to know what the best system you can install with all the extras would be". (If you go in there with a new SUV, they won't look at you like you are wasting their time). Tell em you're shopping around, and want a quote, and you want to know what kind of speakers they will use. See if they bring up sound deadener, a new alternator, if they ask you what kind of subs you want, (sealed vs ported). Get a feel for them, and see if they are trying to figure out your best system, or their best system. See if they will put any of it on paper. I WOULD THINK that alone should give you an idea of who you want to go with. You can always adjust it.</p><p></p><p> If you were thinking about Utopias, then go to the focal dealer locator and start there. If there was any part of this setup you want to have it on record that a qualified installer put in, that would be them. I used a random Dallas address, and found 20 dealers within 50 miles. (Car Toys Inc is one that I know of, and I'm nowhere near that, but don't take that as an endorsement).</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.focal-america.com/dealer-locator/[/URL]</p><p>(That's a lot of money to me. If that was me, you could also look up each one at BBB.org. You can see if they have many complaints, and how long they have been in business).</p><p></p><p></p><p>I can always install a blaupunkt and Jensen system for $12K</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8850470, member: 674149"] IMO, I would just say you have a healthy budget. Get a general idea of what you want to do, and go in there and say, "I want to know what the best system you can install with all the extras would be". (If you go in there with a new SUV, they won't look at you like you are wasting their time). Tell em you're shopping around, and want a quote, and you want to know what kind of speakers they will use. See if they bring up sound deadener, a new alternator, if they ask you what kind of subs you want, (sealed vs ported). Get a feel for them, and see if they are trying to figure out your best system, or their best system. See if they will put any of it on paper. I WOULD THINK that alone should give you an idea of who you want to go with. You can always adjust it. If you were thinking about Utopias, then go to the focal dealer locator and start there. If there was any part of this setup you want to have it on record that a qualified installer put in, that would be them. I used a random Dallas address, and found 20 dealers within 50 miles. (Car Toys Inc is one that I know of, and I'm nowhere near that, but don't take that as an endorsement). [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.focal-america.com/dealer-locator/[/URL] (That's a lot of money to me. If that was me, you could also look up each one at BBB.org. You can see if they have many complaints, and how long they have been in business). I can always install a blaupunkt and Jensen system for $12K [/QUOTE]
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