Obviously some of you do your own audio additions, while others take your car to places to get it done.
I used to work at an audio place doing install. Mind you, some of the people knew their shit. While others, though fast, broke shit or did it half ass and the customers always came back with issues.

My question is, why dont you just do the work yourself? Could it be laziness or possibly no time? The internet is full of self training info. And installation of an in dash unit, for example, is not hard. Even wiring and saudering is a piece of cake.
Do you guys always put 110% trust in an audio place just because it is main stream?

In my experience, I think I will only trust the work I have done on my own.

 

I'm the only one who touches my car.

But I think most people that take their cars to the shop have the money and would rather just have the work done by a so called "professional"...have it done right and not have to worry about it. Probably the same reason you go to the dentist instead of trying to drill your own teeth or why you pay to go out to eat at a nice restraunt instead of making dinner at home. It's just easier.

 

Yes, i completely agree with you on that one. I like how you wrote "so called professional." Because that is exactly my point. Is it worth it to pay up for an installation and then have to go back because of some issue? Sometimes it might be nice to know peoples' creditionals.

To me, the hastle of doing it myself is more rewarding.

 

I do my work mainly because I don't want to pay someone to do it and I don't trust the guy the hired off the street for 9-10/hr. But I think most people go to a shop because they don't have the confidence to DIY.

 

Only time I let anyone touch one of my cars is when I did a huge system in it. And even then after a few weeks I went back through and made suttle changes in wiring and the way the deck and digital eq were mounted so I would be the onyl one that would truely know how to get it in and out.

 

Yeah, it's ashame all audio shops don't require MECP certification or some sort of assurance that the person pulling your car apart is more than qualified for the job. Guess that's what seperates the good shops from the bad, and I'm sure pricing reflects this as well.


BTW, you're the first girl I've ever heard of actually installing car audio (or even interested for that matter). Most girls I meet couldn't even tell you what a subwoofer is. I'm impressed.

 

i do most of my stuff except for alarms.. I got no idea what im doing there... UNles sIM just lazy or something I'll do itmyself in the garage.. not that i dont trust peopel to installa cd player.. but nothign in my vehicle is a job that I woudl want ot pay for ya know..

 

So overall, the consenus(sp?) seems to be that so far everyone prefers to do the work themselves. Nice! It's totally understandable that sometimes you cant do every little thing...but given the proper tools, I bet you all would.

 

Shit.. I have the tools

Giventhe money Id do more

I just am afraid of alarm installs.. last thign I want is NOTHIGN working right because I fucked up the wrong wire.. them I hav eot pay to have it fixed if shit goes wrong...someone else canbe held responsable for that thanks.

All the glasswork, all teh box building, all the wiring.. not a problem. I cant justify paying someone else to tie my shoes ya know?