I mean they are not necessarily bad people, but do not just assume they all do things the right way. Case in point, my car. I just installed new aftermarket HU in 2K2 Max. I had already had an amp, sub and speakers installed previously. There was some alternator whine, but not real bad. With the new head unit, and its additional grounding point, it is real bad. I traced the amp wiring from trunk to front. The morons put ALL wiring together! I pulled my sill trim, and found: two sets RCA's, multiconductor cable for front speakers from amp, and....10 guage power wire, all tightly bundled together. After I found this, I traced the power wire from battery to inside car. The dumbaxxes drilled a hole in firewall near brake master cylinder just large enough for wire. You guessed it--no grommet, just bare, sharp metal. Needless to say, I will return and get rectified. These things are so basic, I just assumed they would do these correct.

Sorry about the long monoparagraph

Scott

 

WOW, what kinda shop did you go to??

if i ever saw one of my guys do that theyd be fired in 2sec!!
BestBuy has sooo many standards for installations its not even funny, im gettin sick just thinking about them and im with them now for 9months.

Ant

 

I understand your frustrations, but keep in mind installer s have bosses too. This is not an excuse for what they did, and I wouldnt tolerate for a second. But bosses/owners/etc put alot of stress on the installers to get a job done as quick as possible, as they do not care for much else than how many cars can get done in a day. I am not trying to redirect this towards the bosses either, but this does happen.

I would get sh*t everytime I took too long on a car because I wanted it right and didnt want to marry the problems that would occur later if I did it half a$$ed.

Needless to say I have never done anything like what you have explained, and I also have not had to report to a boss for several years now.

--Don

 

1 year here...haha

 

14 years of doing this. Im tired.


--Don

 

1 1/2 year proff...2 years bullsh*tting. im young...and not quite tired yet...

 

Youll get tired real quick from shoving your head up peoples dashes.


--Don

 

yea..but its good money at 19...so i'll just keep shoving my head up peoples dashes...and i'll keep flying past people in my 2k2 max

 

And Ill keep watching your tail lights from my 96Max. But hey I have mortgage payments!


--Don

 

hmmm i bet your house dosent include heated seats?! or heated mirrors!

 

Nope, but my car does.

O wait actually my office chair has heat and massage. !!!

--Don

 

I gotta water cooler..DVD..TV..XM radio in our install bay at best buy

 

Hmmmm Well I got all that too, and a whole lotta tools....BUT theyre ALL MINE !!!!

--Don

 

hey..im getting there...an assortment of Snap-on..and matco...im thinking of leaving most of my craftsman tools at best buy..and using the good stuff at home..where it really counts..haha

 

Yea I got a little bit of everything too, and Im a regular at Home Depot and Sears.

--Don

 

I hate waiting for the tool truck to bring me a replacement..Sears n' home depot are super easy..haha

 

That is the ONLY reason why I like Craftsman as opposed to my normal Snap-on. BTW wait till this guy sees how many posts his thread got.!!


--Don

 

hahah i know..hes like "holy ****" people are helping...not...

 

Poor guy will read it all and still be in the same place he started, hell just know a lil more info on US.


--Don

 

must be thoes stupid installers....

 

Yea right, ya just cant trust them.

--Don

 

Yeah, thankfully I really did not need assistance, but just wanted to vent a little and warn others. Too bad you guys are not in TN. We need some installers around these parts.

Ph33R teh eN5t4113R

 

why dont you tell who it is, so that others will avoid them?

i personally, wont let installers touch my car, cuz i want my stuff done a certain way, and i dont wanna pay for someone else to do it...

as for installers, i have a friend in pennsylvania thats gonna install my alarm, cuz i know he does good work. thats gonna be a 5+ hr drive to get it done, but i wont hesitate cuz i want it done right.

eric