Friend or pro????

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

aight heres the deal... i have everything set and ready to be installed in my car but.. i have two choices on how to do it.... should i spend the cash and go to some audio dealer and have them do it or let my friend's older brother install my stuff for me for cheap cheap.... he has installed the system that he has in his car and he installed his little brothers system.. they both sound fine to me.. what would u do?

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[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

Friend. If he knows what he's doing maybe he could explain to you how you install stuff so you can learn and know in the future. You really should give it a try on your own but having someone to show you what to do might be easier.

 

[DIPayton 10+ year member]

friend... save the cash... if it sucks, tell him that, don't pay him and then go pro...

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

why not do it your self. its not really that hard.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

look at his system. if he does it right, why pay someone else more to do the same thing?

 

[Ape 10+ year member]

look at his system. if he does it right, why pay someone else more to do the same thing?

werd..

and do it with him.. installing the shit is at least half the fun (well for me it was/is)

 

[takeabao 10+ year member]

Umm...I don't trust 99% of the shops out there with my car. A lot of 'em simply cut corners when it comes to installs.

My advice: do it yourself or OVERSEE your friend's brother do it.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

alright since everyone agrees with the freinds bro i think thats what i will do, thanks for all the input

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Oh man...I've lost count how many people have come in with butchered systems that are pure nightmares that their 'boy' did for them.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

Oh man...I've lost count how many people have come in with butchered systems that are pure nightmares that their 'boy' did for them.

what if i have heard the systems of installs that he has already done and they sound nice?

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Oh man...I've lost count how many people have come in with butchered systems that are pure nightmares that their 'boy' did for them.

I know of a couple fires best buy here has started as well ultimate electronics(when they were in business). If ya don't do it yourself, I say its a crapshoot //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif.

Our local shops dont all have snova //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif. Tell your customers they need to tip you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

They may sound fine...but how well is the install is the question?

If you feel confident enough, then have him do it.

But you saving some money now may lead to you spending a lot more to fix someone's mistakes down the road...

I see it all the time.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

They may sound fine...but how well is the install is the question?
If you feel confident enough, then have him do it.

But you saving some money now may lead to you spending a lot more to fix someone's mistakes down the road...

I see it all the time.

i can def see ur point but he seems to know a lot about car audio and installations, ill have a talk with him about it... hes had his system for over 5 years and everything still works great as far as i can tell

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Why don't you ask him if he'd mind if you watched him/helped him with it?

 

[JL12W7INAGS300 10+ year member]

I'd say go with the friend, one crack head installer is just as good as the other.