best buy?

[svt ricco]

is best buy reliable on installs? i got an alpine cda-9885 from them and they gave me free install. i'm still looking for a shop in fairfield or anywhere near fairfield to do my whole system. thanks in advance

[expo5.0]

go to caraudio.com

post a thread "need install help in this area" thread

best buy isn't reliable and there are a few tricks to our cars at times.

-drew

[jnolte]

best buy=:Ogre:

[svt ricco]

oh well...i'll just have to find some shops in the area

[RemoLexi]

does your memory on the Alpine work ?

oh hey sorry about the other day - like I said my phone is really old the battery just doesnt hold. you can always just PM me. :)

[svt ricco]

no problem the other day.. memory in the alpine? what's that?

[rman]

the best buy nearest me (mira mesa) is known to purposely set up the stereos to blow. pretty tricky if you ask me.

they setup my clueless friend with an amp that put out more than double what the sub was rated for. break-in aside, they set the gain to 100% and set him on his way.

I would have saved him a ton of cash but someone told him that If i install his shit there would be no warranty.
I was like "so?"

[RemoLexi]

Originally posted by svt ricco
no problem the other day.. memory in the alpine? what's that?

you tune your Treble and Bass for example and when you shut the car off, turn it back on - it goes to its default settings. does it do that ?

[svt ricco]

oh,i still have the deck in the box, haven't installed them yet,i'll just install them myself maybe on sunday. it'll be my first diy in my car..gotta know my car so i have to start somewhere right? :)

[JRE320]

Originally posted by svt ricco
oh,i still have the deck in the box, haven't installed them yet,i'll just install them myself maybe on sunday. it'll be my first diy in my car..gotta know my car so i have to start somewhere right? :)

If you diy don't cut any wires in your car. Do a search about this topic. ;)

[svt ricco]

i don't think i have to cut ant wires, i have all the necessary wiring harnesses i need...i think all i have to do is just connect those wires and that's it....what do you think?

[aflicted]

If you have the correct adapter harness that goes into the stock mb plug then yes. Just connect the corresponding leads on the adapter to the Alpine harness and voila. If your memory doesn't hold then you have mixed up the 12 volt switched power (what you want when you turn it on) with the "always live" wire that trickles power to maintain memory settings. I think I read somewhere in a thread here that if you are using the VW harness two wires are switched in it, I think it had to do with the 12v switched and the constant power.


Edit: BTW I worked at Best Buy in high school and I wouldn't let them touch my car for any reason ever. I saw so many cars go out of there that were totally eff'd.

[expo5.0]

what's so bad about cutting wires...

[JRE320]

Originally posted by expo5.0
what's so bad about cutting wires...

Nothing. If you want your stereo with a lot of connectors then cut your wires.

[expo5.0]

so you think the p.o.s. connectors that adapt from the factory to aftermarket head units are better than a soldered connection?

[JRE320]

Originally posted by expo5.0
so you think the p.o.s. connectors that adapt from the factory to aftermarket head units are better than a soldered connection?

I would yes and safer.

[expo5.0]

that's ridiculous

have any sq competition credentials?

do you maybe work at best buy?

[JRE320]

Since you know better why bother asking the question if you can't take any opinion.
So be it.. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: