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$700 - $1000 just to re-wire?
I bought a used car with an existing Alpine aftermarket system
installation. It has two 500w amps in back, subwoofer box + battery combo in the trunk. The radio controls are integrated with the car NAV system. It's a very high end system according to people who know better than me. And also a JL cleansweep that is supposed to reduce hiss, but apparently doesn't work in my system. Also the amps don't turn on sometimes and when they do, bass response is nil. I don't know who did the original installation so I took it to Tweeters to get a quick estimate to fix things. They say that the best thing would be for them to rip out all the wiring and re-do it themselves. I asked about a 1 to 2 hour examination to diagnose the problem first instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater and the service manager said the installer would not want to do that because it would probably not be enough time to figure out the problems. The material and labor estimate was in the neighborhood of $700 and they said it would be no higher than $1000. This includes only new wiring, but no other new hardware. I think this is highway robbery, but that's just an instinct. Only material cost was $209.95 for JLA 91661 Amp Power 2awg wires for two amps. What should I think about this and any options? My car has premium hardware but it doesn't work! |
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$700 - $1000 just to re-wire?
I would defiantly get another opinion on that. Any person that runs a
reputable shop should be able to narrow down where the issue lies at within the 2 hours window for ALLOT cheaper then that, if its a wiring issue. I would say within an hour, would be a better time frame to find the issue. I wouldn't goto them, that is defiantly a rip off. -Branden "Mack" wrote in message oups.com... I bought a used car with an existing Alpine aftermarket system installation. It has two 500w amps in back, subwoofer box + battery combo in the trunk. The radio controls are integrated with the car NAV system. It's a very high end system according to people who know better than me. And also a JL cleansweep that is supposed to reduce hiss, but apparently doesn't work in my system. Also the amps don't turn on sometimes and when they do, bass response is nil. I don't know who did the original installation so I took it to Tweeters to get a quick estimate to fix things. They say that the best thing would be for them to rip out all the wiring and re-do it themselves. I asked about a 1 to 2 hour examination to diagnose the problem first instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater and the service manager said the installer would not want to do that because it would probably not be enough time to figure out the problems. The material and labor estimate was in the neighborhood of $700 and they said it would be no higher than $1000. This includes only new wiring, but no other new hardware. I think this is highway robbery, but that's just an instinct. Only material cost was $209.95 for JLA 91661 Amp Power 2awg wires for two amps. What should I think about this and any options? My car has premium hardware but it doesn't work! |
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$700 - $1000 just to re-wire?
"Branden Nelsen" wrote in message
... I would defiantly get another opinion on that. Any person that runs a reputable shop should be able to narrow down where the issue lies at within the 2 hours window for ALLOT cheaper then that, if its a wiring issue. I would say within an hour, would be a better time frame to find the issue. I wouldn't goto them, that is defiantly a rip off. -Branden "Mack" wrote in message oups.com... I bought a used car with an existing Alpine aftermarket system installation. It has two 500w amps in back, subwoofer box + battery combo in the trunk. The radio controls are integrated with the car NAV system. It's a very high end system according to people who know better than me. And also a JL cleansweep that is supposed to reduce hiss, but apparently doesn't work in my system. Also the amps don't turn on sometimes and when they do, bass response is nil. I don't know who did the original installation so I took it to Tweeters to get a quick estimate to fix things. They say that the best thing would be for them to rip out all the wiring and re-do it themselves. I asked about a 1 to 2 hour examination to diagnose the problem first instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater and the service manager said the installer would not want to do that because it would probably not be enough time to figure out the problems. The material and labor estimate was in the neighborhood of $700 and they said it would be no higher than $1000. This includes only new wiring, but no other new hardware. I think this is highway robbery, but that's just an instinct. Only material cost was $209.95 for JLA 91661 Amp Power 2awg wires for two amps. What should I think about this and any options? My car has premium hardware but it doesn't work! Paying for skilled labor is an unfortunate fact of life. You have a custom install with no schematics. Somehow the radio interface has been wired to the OEM Nav system but you don't know how. The state of the wiring is unknown and due to the fact that the system doesn't work correctly, it's a likely candidate for being the problem. You should absolutely get another estimate, but be prepared for it to hurt. After all, if it was easy, you'd do it yourself right? Chris |
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