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<blockquote data-quote="o. l. t." data-source="post: 5686561" data-attributes="member: 569202">Ewww hourly rate. That can be stretched and varied to the shops convenience. Better get a solid component rate or get the install in writing before it begins.Most shops are $50 head unit, $65 per amp, $65 per set of mids (excluding custom fabrication), etc.... so forth and so forth. If they gave you a price in stone for what they&#039;d so it for and it will not be changed due to the installer taking 9 smoke breaks an hour then if the price works for you go for it. The safe bet is a component quote as above with a possible custom fab charge for the plates unless they quote you for those as well.Regardless just make sure that price isn&#039;t going up if you get in there and the installer isn&#039;t exactly the quickest rabbit in the pack. I have seen some serious raping of customers when going for quotes on the hour. The installer in bay #1 may be able to do it in 2 hours and the one in bay #3 may do it in 5 hours.They are likely going off a standard hourly pricing structure for the install, but it needs to be determined if that price will fluctuate for ANY reason before you drop off the keys. If it is even possible in any way, don&#039;t take the &quot;oh it usually never changes from the estimate&quot; line they use to bring you in. Go find a shop that quotes by the components, not the hour.Sadly there are good shops and bad shops. Best way to have a good experience is to be covering the bases before starting. First base is a shop that charges flat component rates and leaves no door open for fluctuating labor prices.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="o. l. t., post: 5686561, member: 569202"] Ewww hourly rate. That can be stretched and varied to the shops convenience. Better get a solid component rate or get the install in writing before it begins. Most shops are $50 head unit, $65 per amp, $65 per set of mids (excluding custom fabrication), etc.... so forth and so forth. If they gave you a price in stone for what they'd so it for and it will not be changed due to the installer taking 9 smoke breaks an hour then if the price works for you go for it. The safe bet is a component quote as above with a possible custom fab charge for the plates unless they quote you for those as well. Regardless just make sure that price isn't going up if you get in there and the installer isn't exactly the quickest rabbit in the pack. I have seen some serious raping of customers when going for quotes on the hour. The installer in bay #1 may be able to do it in 2 hours and the one in bay #3 may do it in 5 hours. They are likely going off a standard hourly pricing structure for the install, but it needs to be determined if that price will fluctuate for ANY reason before you drop off the keys. If it is even possible in any way, don't take the "oh it usually never changes from the estimate" line they use to bring you in. Go find a shop that quotes by the components, not the hour. Sadly there are good shops and bad shops. Best way to have a good experience is to be covering the bases before starting. First base is a shop that charges flat component rates and leaves no door open for fluctuating labor prices. [/QUOTE]

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