How to get job installing car stereos?

Well Whoop De D
10+ year member

Junior Member
Recently I have shown a great interest in installing car stereos. I have installed my own recently and a few in my friends cars. How would I go about getting a job installing them at like a Best Buy, Car Toys or something like that. I heard they make really good money. Just experince? Just full out an application? I

 
You don't need MECP certification to work at Best Buy or Circuit City. At least when I worked there about 3 years ago you didn't. They just gave me a test asking basic questions on installation, like where to run wires, how to make connections, really easy questions. Then I got "trained" for a week, which was just me watching other installers work, and that was it. This is the reason why BB/CC installers usually ****. But if you want to get a good job at a real shop, a MECP certification is a usually a must. Get the study guide (http://www.ce.org) and read it front to back. The certification test is straight from the guide and nothing else.

 
BB probably changed their ways since I worked there...i'm sure they got sued or something and were forced to change....back then the installers were HORRIBLE. I saw some truly terrible things. People not grounding amps, people wiring ground and power wires into the same distribution block, people turning gains all the way up, people not disconnecting the battery, and letting the power wire touch metal and completely drain the battery, etc. etc.

 
Originally posted by Gauntlet BB probably changed their ways since I worked there...i'm sure they got sued or something and were forced to change....back then the installers were HORRIBLE. I saw some truly terrible things. People not grounding amps, people wiring ground and power wires into the same distribution block, people turning gains all the way up, people not disconnecting the battery, and letting the power wire touch metal and completely drain the battery, etc. etc.
shit...sounds like a mess...they arent that bad here, well from what Ive seen when I go in there to get a wire harness or something...

 
Activity
No one is currently typing a reply...
Old Thread: Please note, there have been no replies in this thread for over 3 years!
Content in this thread may no longer be relevant.
Perhaps it would be better to start a new thread instead.

About this thread

Well Whoop De D

10+ year member
Junior Member
Thread starter
Well Whoop De D
Joined
Location
Seattle
Start date
Participants
Who Replied
Replies
19
Views
5,611
Last reply date
Last reply from
limitkid7
1778763859842.png

Doxquzme

    May 14, 2026
  • 0
  • 0
IMG_20260513_214311575.jpg

ThxOne

    May 13, 2026
  • 0
  • 0

New threads

Top