Store/Company Experiences

[Dano]

What stores/companies have u had good/bad experiences with?

-Dan

[Former_240_s14]

Good- Circuit City...... HH GregBad- Best Buy "lol, my arse", they blew up a bose amp for me.......

[bigE]

About 7 years ago when I first got my S10 Blazer I drove up to Best Buy Illegally on leaners permit to have them install a CD player for me, I didn't know jack about car stereo, they installed it, using wire nuts, the twist on kind. I didn't find that out until a few months later when we installe 4 12 inch W6's off 2 1000 watt Crossfire D class amps in a huge ported box in the cAargo area, and then I kept having problems with it cutting on and off, so I yanked off the dash to see what they had done, and they had vibrated apart. From then on I vowed never to let anyone work on my car again, never have I ever returned, DIY.

Eric

[InstantRice]

Hi-Fi buys is a little pushy and kinda have the "buy something or leave attitude" but if you getting something installed they seem to do Great work. Little Pricey but i highly recommend them for custom enclosures and installation. also a better selection then all off-line mainstream stores (circuit city, bb, ect)

Circuit city installed my first h/u for free even though i didnt buy it there (bought a harness there however)

yeah it looks like best buy really blows for everyone. A friend of mine got a cb put in at best buy about a month ago. The cb apparently has something to do with his hi-amp blowing.

[bigE]

The reason Best Buy blows, is because they hire these retards in highschool, who don't know ****, and tell them they can basically learn as they go. I've talked to some of their installers before, and they said they don't know **** about car stereo, they just kinda watch the senior installer, and get them to help. If you want it done right, you gotta do it yourself.

Eric

[InstantRice]

woa...big e calm down

[bigE]

Here's how bad they are, back when I was 15, I went to get a job there, and I asked about selling car stereo's since I was learning the retail end about it all, but I had no clue how to install ****, they told me, well we're not hiring for sales, but they hired me for installs. I didn't take the job, was too far away. But at that point in life, my sister knew about as much as I did on installs, and she didn't even know you could swap out radios.

Eric

[InstantRice]

yeah whats the next ****tiest shop? the other 2 huge franchises that sell car audio have been pretty good other than selection

[bigE]

Hey Instant, you ever out in the 240's over Atlanta scene? your like 20 minutes down the road from me if you live in Roswell.

Eric

[InstantRice]

yeah some of my friends know a couple of members. But right now im missing a very important key to hanging w/ 240's over atl....A license : )

[Jesda]

Future Shop was good before Best Buy bought and killed them in the US.

Ultimate Electronics in St Louis is great, and Best Buy is horrid.

I got in an argument with a guy at Best Buy over a ****ty installation (promised not to cut my factory harness, head unit was crooked!)

Took it to Sounds on Wheels (local in Spokane WA) and they fixed it.

-Jesda