How many of you are actually in the Car Audio Industry

[cujo613]

I was just curious, I know of about two right now. So where exactly do you work and what do you do, (install or sales)

So ok

 

[Beelzebubba]

Similar but not really.

I work with alcohol ignition interlocks.

It's like alarms but I never have to probe for the dayum dome light and I only work with one unit.

 

[1999stockaccord]

I do installs on the side as a hobby, i work in sales at Radio Shack and we are partnered with Monster Cable, so I occasionally use the discounts... Also do some work for an investagative company, and go to school full time at the community college.

 

[GTIUNIT]

i'm an installer at circuit city in west nyack NY.

 

[mercuryrising]

I dont install for a job(yet) but I sell.
at Best Buy.

 

[j_fukin_t]

i quit doing it because it was a pain in the ass because all these kids would fuk up the settings that we would do for them and expect us to warranty everything, i did it for 2 years, sales and install audio only no alarms

 

[eg6_310]

Former automotive writer and photographer for various magazines, incl. Car Audio & Electronics.

 

[1999stockaccord]

Former automotive writer and photographer for various magazines, incl. Car Audio & Electronics.

that mag is awesome, its been a great resource for me for about 3 years

 

[cujo613]

i quit doing it because it was a pain in the ass because all these kids would fuk up the settings that we would do for them and expect us to warranty everything, i did it for 2 years, sales and install audio only no alarms

I know what you mean it drives me nuts working with some of these f**king idiots

 

[$lick Rick]

i installed and sold for 2 years at a shop, i've been installing since middel school and dont plan on stopping anytime soon

 

[qwikxr]

Well, I used to, for a living.. Companies worked:
Best Buy - 7 corners, VA - installer
Sound City - Winchester, VA - lead installer
Golden Mile Electronics - Frederick, MD - lead installer
Alta Mere - Austin, TX - lead installer - window tinter
Alta Mere - Duncanville, TX - installer - window tinter
Car-Toys - Duncanville, TX - Installation Manager
All above span from 1989-2001

Certification(s): EE, MECP 1st Class Cert., Assoc. in Electronics Technology, BSoIT
Non related Certs: MCSA, MCSE, CCNA, CCNE, CCNP, MCP

 

[cujo613]

Well, I used to, for a living.. Companies worked:
Best Buy - 7 corners, VA - installer
Sound City - Winchester, VA - lead installer
Golden Mile Electronics - Frederick, MD - lead installer
Alta Mere - Austin, TX - lead installer - window tinter
Alta Mere - Duncanville, TX - installer - window tinter
Car-Toys - Duncanville, TX - Installation Manager
All above span from 1989-2001

Certification(s): EE, MECP 1st Class Cert., Assoc. in Electronics Technology, BSoIT
Non related Certs: MCSA, MCSE, CCNA, CCNE, CCNP, MCP

Yup you look like an installer just clicked your profile

 

[qwikxr]

ha! yeah.. with a straight face, very few 'a*****e customer' confrontations were ever seen.. you know the type.. come in with a 1980-something hooptie that's beat to hell, 500k miles on the odo, for a radio install, then when the pick it up, blame their non-working whatever (not even remotely related to radio, or wiring, for that matter) on the installer.. My ass..

Yeah, I'm not bitter.. I actually went and looked at the profile pic.. it does show the installer's personna, no?

 

[cujo613]

going through that right now with some 80's something toyota. Customer brings car in for speakers. Dash light and tail lights work.
Everything put on work order.

Brings it in second time for a deck. Dash and tail lights do not work. Put it on the work order

customer comes back and says we broke his car, I hate customers

 

[Melt]

snoop .... i actually did this to my own car a while ago

put a new deck in, next thing i know no lights or dash lights ... so i check the fuse .. blown ... so i put a new one in ... it blows

so then i check the deck and i forgot to tape off the illumination lead so it was hittin the chassis and shorting out all my lights.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

I install for friends and family. Now I also sell car audio. Its fun.

 

[boricuacvc]

lead installer at best buy in nj. im gettin better than my fukin supervisor. it just sucks cuz they throw all the alarms n tvs to me cuz the other 2 nOObs are certified but can't do s**t to prove it.

edit: oh yeah, been workin there for 3 yrs now, but installing totally for about 6.

 

[qwikxr]

it just sucks cuz they throw all the alarms n tvs to me cuz the other 2 nOObs are certified but can't do s**t to prove it.

Been there, done that!

 

[boricuacvc]

Been there, done that!

yeah... i know what u mean. i got a job offer from LoJack to become an installer, but im debating it.

 

[mercuryrising]

snoopy, aftyer reading your posts, it seems as if your an installer at Best Buy...am I right?