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There is a general tendancy for people to be apprehensive when it comes to taking their car apart. This apprehension is not unwarranted, as an automobile is a large investment. I think many 'veterans' would agree that their first time ripping out door panels, etc., was a bit nerve-racking.
Having said that, there is not much to worry about if you are careful and diligent. My advice would be to take a shot at it yourself. Be prepared to drive around with no stereo for a while, perhaps with door panels removed, etc. Take your time, follow the dissasembly / assembly instructions from the Helm manual. When it comes to the electronics themselves, be prepared to search these forums and ask questions before guessing.
In the end you'll have a well installed system, put together with all the care you desire. You'll have something to be proud of, and you'll be more confident undertaking future projects.
Having said that, there is not much to worry about if you are careful and diligent. My advice would be to take a shot at it yourself. Be prepared to drive around with no stereo for a while, perhaps with door panels removed, etc. Take your time, follow the dissasembly / assembly instructions from the Helm manual. When it comes to the electronics themselves, be prepared to search these forums and ask questions before guessing.
In the end you'll have a well installed system, put together with all the care you desire. You'll have something to be proud of, and you'll be more confident undertaking future projects.
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Originally Posted by Tom Jr,Nov 26 2006, 04:11 PM
There is a general tendancy for people to be apprehensive when it comes to taking their car apart. This apprehension is not unwarranted, as an automobile is a large investment. I think many 'veterans' would agree that their first time ripping out door panels, etc., was a bit nerve-racking.
Having said that, there is not much to worry about if you are careful and diligent. My advice would be to take a shot at it yourself. Be prepared to drive around with no stereo for a while, perhaps with door panels removed, etc. Take your time, follow the dissasembly / assembly instructions from the Helm manual. When it comes to the electronics themselves, be prepared to search these forums and ask questions before guessing.
In the end you'll have a well installed system, put together with all the care you desire. You'll have something to be proud of, and you'll be more confident undertaking future projects.
Having said that, there is not much to worry about if you are careful and diligent. My advice would be to take a shot at it yourself. Be prepared to drive around with no stereo for a while, perhaps with door panels removed, etc. Take your time, follow the dissasembly / assembly instructions from the Helm manual. When it comes to the electronics themselves, be prepared to search these forums and ask questions before guessing.
In the end you'll have a well installed system, put together with all the care you desire. You'll have something to be proud of, and you'll be more confident undertaking future projects.
100%Really, its not that hard of a job. It does look it, but with all the threads here on s2ki and on the internet, You should be able to do this no problem.
I would use that 500 bestbuy card and buy your gear like globallyoff said, and do the install yourself. Just be sure to discounted the battery!
I have done system installs in many different integra's and I am hopefully going to do my s2k soon. I remember being scared the first time, but After you do it once, its cake. Then after its all done and installed, you listen to it everytime you drive the car, knowing you did it yourself. It makes you wanna
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I used to work at circuit city as an installer. Not all of them are bad.
Just like any other place you might take your car to, you need to talk to them, figure out how good they are, or are not, and decide if you trust them with your car.
Ask for their install book, talk to the lead installer and try and get a feel for the work they've done and are able to do.
That said, I'd still agree that installing the system yourself is the best way to go. You save a ton of money and you get the satisfaction of having done it yourself.
When I installed I always approached the car with the mindset of, "if this were mine, how would I want it done?" Not all installers are like this though and the only person you know, for sure, to have this mindset is you.
A basic system install won't take to long and there are tons of posts right here to get you pointed in the right direction. If you get stuck all you have to do is post a question and wait, usually the answer will pop up before to long.
Just like any other place you might take your car to, you need to talk to them, figure out how good they are, or are not, and decide if you trust them with your car.
Ask for their install book, talk to the lead installer and try and get a feel for the work they've done and are able to do.
That said, I'd still agree that installing the system yourself is the best way to go. You save a ton of money and you get the satisfaction of having done it yourself.
When I installed I always approached the car with the mindset of, "if this were mine, how would I want it done?" Not all installers are like this though and the only person you know, for sure, to have this mindset is you.
A basic system install won't take to long and there are tons of posts right here to get you pointed in the right direction. If you get stuck all you have to do is post a question and wait, usually the answer will pop up before to long.
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Originally Posted by Pulse,Nov 27 2006, 11:06 AM
I used to work at circuit city as an installer. Not all of them are bad.
Just like any other place you might take your car to, you need to talk to them, figure out how good they are, or are not, and decide if you trust them with your car.
Ask for their install book, talk to the lead installer and try and get a feel for the work they've done and are able to do.
That said, I'd still agree that installing the system yourself is the best way to go. You save a ton of money and you get the satisfaction of having done it yourself.
When I installed I always approached the car with the mindset of, "if this were mine, how would I want it done?" Not all installers are like this though and the only person you know, for sure, to have this mindset is you.
A basic system install won't take to long and there are tons of posts right here to get you pointed in the right direction. If you get stuck all you have to do is post a question and wait, usually the answer will pop up before to long.
Just like any other place you might take your car to, you need to talk to them, figure out how good they are, or are not, and decide if you trust them with your car.
Ask for their install book, talk to the lead installer and try and get a feel for the work they've done and are able to do.
That said, I'd still agree that installing the system yourself is the best way to go. You save a ton of money and you get the satisfaction of having done it yourself.
When I installed I always approached the car with the mindset of, "if this were mine, how would I want it done?" Not all installers are like this though and the only person you know, for sure, to have this mindset is you.
A basic system install won't take to long and there are tons of posts right here to get you pointed in the right direction. If you get stuck all you have to do is post a question and wait, usually the answer will pop up before to long.
Just in all fairness, some people's interpretation of how they want something done will not meet your requirements and expectations. I believe that for car stereos at least, that the satisfaction of installing everything yourself is priceless. Good luck.
-Cuong
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