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<blockquote data-quote="the727kid" data-source="post: 8521142" data-attributes="member: 569362"><p>It all honestly... it is about 50/50 love/hate. Some days everything goes smooth and you have happy customers. Other days you have installs that just don't go right, people complaining about BS, blaming you for stuff that isn't your fault, etc. (Example: guy blamed us for cutting his carpet under his dash, Mustang forums and other shops proved him wrong, had a guy say we stole stuff out of his car, turns out his wife took it out before the install, guy blamed us for scratch on trunk, even though it was noted before the install was completed). You have your ******** that really make you want to quit. Expect to work long hours, especially when something isn't going right. You can't just give a customer back a unfinished car - days like those can take a mental toll. However, there is always that satisfaction of a happy customer if you do the install right. If you are good at your job your bay will stay super busy and you will almost never get a lunch. Honestly I only do it a few days a month now and still sometimes I just want to quit, and some days I really enjoy going to work. After about 6 months of doing it full-time I dreaded it.</p><p></p><p>As someone who went to Installer Institute - don't waste your money. I would suggest getting in with a shop, even if its just cleaning floors. Another route is to get a job at a Best Buy. Work the sales floor, prove your worth and work your way into selling Car Audio. Sell it good and build a good relationship with the installers and wait for a position to open, it will be pretty much yours. I went from PT at Best Buy to managing my own install bay in 18 months. If you put in the work and effort, it will pay off.</p><p></p><p>Most people will say its useless - but I highly suggest getting an MECP book and reading through it, even pay for your own exam to get Basic certified if you have to. There are less than 300 MECP Master installers in the country, so it speaks levels if you can get to that certification. Of course you need experience to get the sign off for it. The MECP certs also yield pretty big pay raises at Best Buy, if you went that route.</p><p></p><p>I also suggest following high-end installers on instragram, I have learned a lot from them. Many of them are Top 100 installers and share a lot of their work, it gives you ideas of how to clean up your installs and be a better installer.</p><p></p><p>Either way you are going to have to learn how to be personable, sell the right solution for a customer, and learn the product you sell. Without this, you won't be able to close sales and line up installs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the727kid, post: 8521142, member: 569362"] It all honestly... it is about 50/50 love/hate. Some days everything goes smooth and you have happy customers. Other days you have installs that just don't go right, people complaining about BS, blaming you for stuff that isn't your fault, etc. (Example: guy blamed us for cutting his carpet under his dash, Mustang forums and other shops proved him wrong, had a guy say we stole stuff out of his car, turns out his wife took it out before the install, guy blamed us for scratch on trunk, even though it was noted before the install was completed). You have your ******** that really make you want to quit. Expect to work long hours, especially when something isn't going right. You can't just give a customer back a unfinished car - days like those can take a mental toll. However, there is always that satisfaction of a happy customer if you do the install right. If you are good at your job your bay will stay super busy and you will almost never get a lunch. Honestly I only do it a few days a month now and still sometimes I just want to quit, and some days I really enjoy going to work. After about 6 months of doing it full-time I dreaded it. As someone who went to Installer Institute - don't waste your money. I would suggest getting in with a shop, even if its just cleaning floors. Another route is to get a job at a Best Buy. Work the sales floor, prove your worth and work your way into selling Car Audio. Sell it good and build a good relationship with the installers and wait for a position to open, it will be pretty much yours. I went from PT at Best Buy to managing my own install bay in 18 months. If you put in the work and effort, it will pay off. Most people will say its useless - but I highly suggest getting an MECP book and reading through it, even pay for your own exam to get Basic certified if you have to. There are less than 300 MECP Master installers in the country, so it speaks levels if you can get to that certification. Of course you need experience to get the sign off for it. The MECP certs also yield pretty big pay raises at Best Buy, if you went that route. I also suggest following high-end installers on instragram, I have learned a lot from them. Many of them are Top 100 installers and share a lot of their work, it gives you ideas of how to clean up your installs and be a better installer. Either way you are going to have to learn how to be personable, sell the right solution for a customer, and learn the product you sell. Without this, you won't be able to close sales and line up installs. [/QUOTE]
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