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<blockquote data-quote="The Camry" data-source="post: 8522358" data-attributes="member: 657974">Ive learned everything i know from this site and DIYMA. Learned most of the basics. Bought the MECP handbook. It has some interesting things to know, like the math formula for finding final ohm load of any number of subs. If your looking for a job in the industry. Get certified.Everything else is experience. Ive gone from a basic kenwood sub system to a full on digital dsp, 4 amps, glassed kicks, a-pillars, sealed doors, calibrated mic and tuning software. Its all in spending time and money on your own car and figuring out how stuff works or is made. Try going to a local car audio show and ask yourself if you understand how everything there was built or wired. If not, you need to up your knowledge base. I have done a few installs for people, generally i just tell them to get a quote from a shop and i do it for half price, but i stay away from anything made in the last 10 years generally. Infotainment, variable resistance wires. Things get complicated quickly. If you splice into a wire for power, you might be tapping a wire thats meant for 5 other systems and you wouldnt even know it. Gone are the days of simplicity.If you really want to make money, i say try to find a niche in the market and make your move there. Like the guy who makes custom grills, or fiberglass fabrication or a few go to box builders on here. They all have a nice cash flow from that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Camry, post: 8522358, member: 657974"] Ive learned everything i know from this site and DIYMA. Learned most of the basics. Bought the MECP handbook. It has some interesting things to know, like the math formula for finding final ohm load of any number of subs. If your looking for a job in the industry. Get certified. Everything else is experience. Ive gone from a basic kenwood sub system to a full on digital dsp, 4 amps, glassed kicks, a-pillars, sealed doors, calibrated mic and tuning software. Its all in spending time and money on your own car and figuring out how stuff works or is made. Try going to a local car audio show and ask yourself if you understand how everything there was built or wired. If not, you need to up your knowledge base. I have done a few installs for people, generally i just tell them to get a quote from a shop and i do it for half price, but i stay away from anything made in the last 10 years generally. Infotainment, variable resistance wires. Things get complicated quickly. If you splice into a wire for power, you might be tapping a wire thats meant for 5 other systems and you wouldnt even know it. Gone are the days of simplicity. If you really want to make money, i say try to find a niche in the market and make your move there. Like the guy who makes custom grills, or fiberglass fabrication or a few go to box builders on here. They all have a nice cash flow from that. [/QUOTE]

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