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<blockquote data-quote="Lasherž" data-source="post: 8705686" data-attributes="member: 679555"><p>Well, the costs are inflated and the labor is expensive. I can't say for sure that they didn't pay those rates for the gear, but they (aka you) got ripped off if so.</p><p></p><p>For starters you've got 130 dollar 5x7" speakers being charged as 225. depending which model you actually got, all of which are cheaper than 225. <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/S-XKC1XqDBdsR/p_301DCX5703/Hertz-DCX-570-3.html" target="_blank">Source here</a></p><p></p><p>Then a $300 HU being charged at 400. <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500ILXW650/Alpine-iLX-W650.html" target="_blank">Source here</a></p><p></p><p>The 2 8" self powered subwoofers were quoted at 250 and crutchfield has them at 270. <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/S-bXc5oHPx5Yf/p_575PS8/Rockford-Fosgate-PS-8.html" target="_blank">Source Here</a></p><p></p><p>The license plate cover was quoted at 60. It's 50. <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500KTXC10L/Alpine-KTX-C10LP.html" target="_blank">Source Here</a></p><p></p><p>The camera was quoted at 150, it's 130. <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500HCEC114/Alpine-HCE-C114.html" target="_blank">Source Here</a></p><p></p><p>There's no mention at all of the JL 400w 4 channel amp?</p><p></p><p>Misc. charges shouldn't be a thing since they add 3% on labor to cover the cost of wires, etc. and that's only 32.25, not 78.15.</p><p></p><p>The equipment cost is inflated overall, but with no mention of the amp it seems like maybe it equals out. The labor is the real killer on this one. I don't think it would take me 9 hours and 45 minutes to install all of that stuff. I assume what they did is charged their standard rates assuming a new tear-down for each new part. So for example, once the trim is removed it's not like they're going to put it back on before starting on the camera. The times they're quoting seem like the time it'd take in a standard shop without trim removal. I've never worked in a shop, so maybe the times make more sense to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasherž, post: 8705686, member: 679555"] Well, the costs are inflated and the labor is expensive. I can't say for sure that they didn't pay those rates for the gear, but they (aka you) got ripped off if so. For starters you've got 130 dollar 5x7" speakers being charged as 225. depending which model you actually got, all of which are cheaper than 225. [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/S-XKC1XqDBdsR/p_301DCX5703/Hertz-DCX-570-3.html']Source here[/URL] Then a $300 HU being charged at 400. [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500ILXW650/Alpine-iLX-W650.html']Source here[/URL] The 2 8" self powered subwoofers were quoted at 250 and crutchfield has them at 270. [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/S-bXc5oHPx5Yf/p_575PS8/Rockford-Fosgate-PS-8.html']Source Here[/URL] The license plate cover was quoted at 60. It's 50. [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500KTXC10L/Alpine-KTX-C10LP.html']Source Here[/URL] The camera was quoted at 150, it's 130. [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500HCEC114/Alpine-HCE-C114.html']Source Here[/URL] There's no mention at all of the JL 400w 4 channel amp? Misc. charges shouldn't be a thing since they add 3% on labor to cover the cost of wires, etc. and that's only 32.25, not 78.15. The equipment cost is inflated overall, but with no mention of the amp it seems like maybe it equals out. The labor is the real killer on this one. I don't think it would take me 9 hours and 45 minutes to install all of that stuff. I assume what they did is charged their standard rates assuming a new tear-down for each new part. So for example, once the trim is removed it's not like they're going to put it back on before starting on the camera. The times they're quoting seem like the time it'd take in a standard shop without trim removal. I've never worked in a shop, so maybe the times make more sense to them. [/QUOTE]
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