Local shop NOT making it easy to give them my business. (quote included)

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

100% markup on some of that **** is ridiculous. You know that.
The point really is, I'm willing to pay a small mark-up to support a local business, but that right there is enough markup to make me say 'to hell with em.'

I do agree, just saying, what do you expect... I think most people on this forum are here because they want to save all that cash and learn how to do it themselves.

 

[Dave88LX 10+ year member]

Oh, right on then! I agree.

I made this about 11 years ago for my 88 Mustang, when I was about 19. Not bad for a first attempt. It's funny now looking at it and how cheap the stuff is. All Crutchfield recommendations for my budget at the time. Still sitting in my garage.

I'm a DIY'er to the core, but, was going to give the local place a shot at least at maybe selling a head unit or some speakers, build a rapport, maybe get some help tuning things or answering questions.

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

My truck has 6x9's in the front door, so that's an MDF ring to put the 6.5's up front.

6x9 to 6.5"-4"adapters-----$19-per pair

Speaker Rings and Adapters - Car Audio Classifieds

 

[Dave88LX 10+ year member]

Great link thank you. Have you used them before or can anyone vouch for those being decent?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Great link thank you. Have you used them before or can anyone vouch for those being decent?

Mike makes great stuff. He has build logs all over the place here.

 

[Dave88LX 10+ year member]

Cool, thanks man!

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

That's one fuckedd up price bro....shiit just the markup is anal no lube....

If time is the issue I ay u do 1 or 2 things a week to the system...like throw in a deck and wiring one day come back a week later and do speakers and dynamat and in a nother few days do the subs and amps...that's usually how I do it...I just do my installs in a 2 week period

 

[rusty_armadillo 10+ year member]

that labor is way to high I can get an amp and speakers put in at ABC warehouse for the price of just them installing the amp

 

[manyhobbies 10+ year member]

DIY Man. Don't use the excuse of not having time, chances are that the quality of the end result will have you pulling your hair out and wishing you done it yourself.

I had a shop nearby build the box that is in my truck now, we epoxied and glassed the inside, covered the outside and low and behold when I went to install the subs I had to run screws in at an angle grrrr. First blast the subs came loose, I knew then I was in trouble and took it easy on it until I had time to fix it. A freind and I pulled it back apart, removed the baffle "which was a ******", built a new double baffle with correct size holes, predrilled holes for 1/4-20 blind nuts, used old baffle for screw pattern to remount and wala it's been fine since.

The place that did the box charged $200 which I thought was fair at the time of discussion, but in the end was bull****. The whole story is quite long with this place and that was just 1 instance, it took me taking them to court to get my d3100 battery.

NEVER!! Pay up front for services until you see results no matter how much you think you can trust them.

 

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[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

There's a shop like that here.....I went in to get some Ring terminals for some 0gauge wire, they pulled out some Rockford Fosgate ones and wanted like $10 each

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

There's a shop like that here.....I went in to get some Ring terminals for some 0gauge wire, they pulled out some Rockford Fosgate ones and wanted like $10 each

Sounds like a killer deal, should have grabbed a gaggle of them.

 

[audiophile831 10+ year member]

Dang and then you wonder why shops are only in business for a couple of months and then go broke

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

Sounds like a killer deal, should have grabbed a gaggle of them.

I told him I wanted 6 at first..than he told me the total was like $66

Just told him I didn't have enough cash and walked out lol

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Hence the death of mom and pop stores.