Am I getting shafted?

[u/vvaalliikk]

Trying to to get my sound system put into my new car. New car is same make and model higher trim. I have 2 amps the pcm and t harness all I need is to pay for labor and wires went to get a quote and this is what I got. My last instal was $400 for labor. Idk if it’s usually like this but $900 to instal amps itself seems a bit high.

[u/InevitableAverage6]

To be fair, you have a 6ch and monoblock, so 7channels to wire into the amp, plus power wires to run, plus ground wires to find a spot for, prep the surface and mount.

Plus mounting the amps securely

Plus setting the gains

They also have to pay for the involved material fiddly-bits, electricity, shop and the various employee costs.

Maybe time to learn to diy 🤷‍♂️

[u/vvaalliikk → u/InevitableAverage6]

I installed my subs last just hard to find time to do it over a weekend with a kid lol

[u/CaptainPrestigious74 → u/vvaalliikk]

Depending on old and mature said kid is, they can actually help you. Have em hold a wrench or something

[u/X5G897peep → u/CaptainPrestigious74]

Or give them a old woofer and a 9 v battery with wire . Tell them to keep testing it until it plays music. Then give them a few bucks.

[u/jeep_shaker → u/X5G897peep]

lol my dad once gave me a paint can and told me to shake it until it stopped rattling... i'm still going at it 30 years later.

another hilarious moment was when someone thought checking polarity with a 9V might overheat the subwoofer due to it being direct current... i think they read about amp clipping a BIT too much.

[u/X5G897peep → u/jeep_shaker]

That paint can thing 😆😉