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<blockquote data-quote="greynolds" data-source="post: 4907299" data-attributes="member: 593834">I would expect that for a shop that&#039;s been in business for 10+ years, the install they did for me wouldn&#039;t be all that complex.&nbsp; The head unit and speaker installation should be easy for them.&nbsp; Constructing the box in the back shouldn&#039;t really be new ground either when they advertise that they do custom work.&nbsp; I definitely hear where you&#039;re coming from - I would also think that allowing the installer to use their imagination on exactly how to do the project would be something any good installer would love.I hear you on the price and did feel that it was expensive, but I was willing to pay it for a quality job.&nbsp; I just wish I had gotten a quality job.&nbsp; Like I said earlier, it&#039;s tough when one doesn&#039;t have the skills to do the entire job themselves AND there are limited options in the area.&nbsp; I&#039;m not too far outside of Boston, but there really aren&#039;t many places that do this kind of work around here (or they don&#039;t advertise) and I don&#039;t have any friends who are into this sort of thing.I&#039;m pretty sure I could have handled installation of the head unit and speakers and any of the actual wire connections.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got a pretty complex home theater system, so I know how to interconnect things (I do realize that car audio has some special considerations that you don&#039;t encounter in a home system).&nbsp; Where I get stuck is on routing the wires neatly (battery through firewall, the Sirius antenna, the GPS antenna, under carpets, etc.) and constructing the box in the back for the subwoofers and amp.I would expect no less from any installer.Yeah, this is the biggest problem with the install by far.&nbsp; I think the material was actually masonite, but either way it&#039;s flimsy material that requires significant bracing underneath for it to support any weight.If they don&#039;t make it right, my credit card company will be getting a call to withhold at least part of the payment and/or I&#039;ll explore returning the entire system even if I end up having to pay a partial restocking fee and then take my business elsewhere.Like I said earlier, I&#039;d like to give them a chance to make it right before I name them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="greynolds, post: 4907299, member: 593834"] I would expect that for a shop that's been in business for 10+ years, the install they did for me wouldn't be all that complex. The head unit and speaker installation should be easy for them. Constructing the box in the back shouldn't really be new ground either when they advertise that they do custom work. I definitely hear where you're coming from - I would also think that allowing the installer to use their imagination on exactly how to do the project would be something any good installer would love. I hear you on the price and did feel that it was expensive, but I was willing to pay it for a quality job. I just wish I had gotten a quality job. Like I said earlier, it's tough when one doesn't have the skills to do the entire job themselves AND there are limited options in the area. I'm not too far outside of Boston, but there really aren't many places that do this kind of work around here (or they don't advertise) and I don't have any friends who are into this sort of thing. I'm pretty sure I could have handled installation of the head unit and speakers and any of the actual wire connections. I've got a pretty complex home theater system, so I know how to interconnect things (I do realize that car audio has some special considerations that you don't encounter in a home system). Where I get stuck is on routing the wires neatly (battery through firewall, the Sirius antenna, the GPS antenna, under carpets, etc.) and constructing the box in the back for the subwoofers and amp. I would expect no less from any installer. Yeah, this is the biggest problem with the install by far. I think the material was actually masonite, but either way it's flimsy material that requires significant bracing underneath for it to support any weight. If they don't make it right, my credit card company will be getting a call to withhold at least part of the payment and/or I'll explore returning the entire system even if I end up having to pay a partial restocking fee and then take my business elsewhere. Like I said earlier, I'd like to give them a chance to make it right before I name them. [/QUOTE]

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