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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8872773" data-attributes="member: 689267"><p>Well, depending on if y9ou are able to do some of the work, getting shops to install stuff that you purchase e=somewhere else is like asking the dentist for a free crown!</p><p>Example, that $299 dollar amp wiring kit sells for around $120 to $150</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EIND408/?tag=caraudiocom-20[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The $329 LC7i Pro (and you want the pro- it has the lower 22hz fixed subsonic as opposed to the 30hz on the non pro) is around $200 on ebay.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ebay.com/itm/375258438720?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335951755&toolid=20001&mkevt=1[/URL]</p><p></p><p>$540 on a 5 channel amp installation? Should I continue?</p><p></p><p>I know the owner of a loca shop here in town, he knows I know my $hit. Even then, when I go to his shop to have them do certain things, they won;t do all of it. I bent over and purchased the big three plus labor so they would install it. They won't if it isn't stuff they carry, I get it and understand that part too.</p><p></p><p>So, when i pointed out that I had purchased 2/0 gauge tinned OFC copper marine grade cable fro the +/- grounds, they were cool with running it from the engine compartment, under the car to the rear of the hatch because they only had 1/0 and 4/0, no 2/0 to sell me. I also paid for the dash kit that allows everything to work with the original factory settings on the steering wheel too, it's the least (or most) I could do - and frankly worth the extra $$, too much time for me to do it.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]57460[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Therein lies the rub. How much can you do and what if anything will they do (of that which you can't or won't) for a price. I don't mind paying them to do the work, but 20-40% mark-up (common but not to bad here) for the equipment is just too much. If you can get the infrastructure done, then some of the stuff like speakers, sound deadening, amps, especially LABOR everything shy of tuning the system, would save you a ton of $$.</p><p></p><p>I'm not poor but I aint wealthy either!</p><p></p><p>If I could afford to have someone do it all, probably would. Value is relative right? If you can do a lot of the work, that 6k would get you into s a fully active DSP (Like AudioContorl, Helix, Audison, Mosconi - many to choose from) setup, pretty hi-end to boot. Then pay someone $600 bucks to tune it remotely, win/win!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8872773, member: 689267"] Well, depending on if y9ou are able to do some of the work, getting shops to install stuff that you purchase e=somewhere else is like asking the dentist for a free crown! Example, that $299 dollar amp wiring kit sells for around $120 to $150 [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EIND408/?tag=caraudiocom-20[/URL] The $329 LC7i Pro (and you want the pro- it has the lower 22hz fixed subsonic as opposed to the 30hz on the non pro) is around $200 on ebay. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ebay.com/itm/375258438720?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335951755&toolid=20001&mkevt=1[/URL] $540 on a 5 channel amp installation? Should I continue? I know the owner of a loca shop here in town, he knows I know my $hit. Even then, when I go to his shop to have them do certain things, they won;t do all of it. I bent over and purchased the big three plus labor so they would install it. They won't if it isn't stuff they carry, I get it and understand that part too. So, when i pointed out that I had purchased 2/0 gauge tinned OFC copper marine grade cable fro the +/- grounds, they were cool with running it from the engine compartment, under the car to the rear of the hatch because they only had 1/0 and 4/0, no 2/0 to sell me. I also paid for the dash kit that allows everything to work with the original factory settings on the steering wheel too, it's the least (or most) I could do - and frankly worth the extra $$, too much time for me to do it. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2023-10-31 201112.png"]57460[/ATTACH] Therein lies the rub. How much can you do and what if anything will they do (of that which you can't or won't) for a price. I don't mind paying them to do the work, but 20-40% mark-up (common but not to bad here) for the equipment is just too much. If you can get the infrastructure done, then some of the stuff like speakers, sound deadening, amps, especially LABOR everything shy of tuning the system, would save you a ton of $$. I'm not poor but I aint wealthy either! If I could afford to have someone do it all, probably would. Value is relative right? If you can do a lot of the work, that 6k would get you into s a fully active DSP (Like AudioContorl, Helix, Audison, Mosconi - many to choose from) setup, pretty hi-end to boot. Then pay someone $600 bucks to tune it remotely, win/win! [/QUOTE]
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