Comments on: The End of an Era: No More Free Installs http://blog.cardomain.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e/ CarDomain Blog - Crazy news and CarDomain Finds Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Hollywood Nicky http://blog.cardomain.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e/comment-page-1/#comment-16362 Hollywood Nicky Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:59 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e#comment-16362 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Damn... That sucks for people.</p> </div>

Damn… That sucks for people.

]]> By: Sean C http://blog.cardomain.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e/comment-page-1/#comment-16363 Sean C Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:33:32 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e#comment-16363 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>I got my start on the sales floor and install bay of my local Best Buy, as have many in our industry. It's a pretty solid company and although they pretty much are the definition of Big Box, I give them props for their training and supporting the MECP program. No, most of the guys can't rip out a bad ass custom job, but the bread and butter work they do offer is usually done well.</p> </div>

I got my start on the sales floor and install bay of my local Best Buy, as have many in our industry. It’s a pretty solid company and although they pretty much are the definition of Big Box, I give them props for their training and supporting the MECP program. No, most of the guys can’t rip out a bad ass custom job, but the bread and butter work they do offer is usually done well.

]]> By: Ted http://blog.cardomain.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e/comment-page-1/#comment-16364 Ted Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:52:48 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e#comment-16364 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The install shop at the BB I went to have a reputation for doing great work, and I had no problem with their install. The speakers were a lot of work for me. This lightened my workload.</p> <p>No regrets.</p></div>

The install shop at the BB I went to have a reputation for doing great work, and I had no problem with their install. The speakers were a lot of work for me. This lightened my workload.

No regrets.

]]> By: Jake http://blog.cardomain.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e/comment-page-1/#comment-16365 Jake Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:32:59 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e#comment-16365 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Right... like I'd have someone else work on my system, let alone a Best Buy.</p> </div>

Right… like I’d have someone else work on my system, let alone a Best Buy.

]]> By: Ted http://blog.cardomain.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e/comment-page-1/#comment-16366 Ted Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:51:01 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/the-end-of-an-e#comment-16366 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>I had to pay $100 to have a new DUAL head unit installed into my Firebird convertible a couple weeks ago. I thought the price of the unit was decent enough for me to splurge and have someone else do the install for a change. I didn't get the speakers there because I wanted matched DUAL speakers but they didn't have any in stock, so I found 2 sets of 6.5 inchers and installed them myslf.<br /> -<br /> The head unit install was a little pricey, but a full install if they had speakers I wanted was out of the question. I'd look at the price and figure it's worth the aggravation to save hundreds. It almost always is.</p> </div>

I had to pay $100 to have a new DUAL head unit installed into my Firebird convertible a couple weeks ago. I thought the price of the unit was decent enough for me to splurge and have someone else do the install for a change. I didn’t get the speakers there because I wanted matched DUAL speakers but they didn’t have any in stock, so I found 2 sets of 6.5 inchers and installed them myslf.
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The head unit install was a little pricey, but a full install if they had speakers I wanted was out of the question. I’d look at the price and figure it’s worth the aggravation to save hundreds. It almost always is.

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