school suggestions
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Topic: school suggestions
Posted By: trollman200
Subject: school suggestions
Date Posted: January 31, 2005 at 5:41 PM
Can anyone suggest any reputable car audio installation schools on the east coast. i am a trying to break into the business but i have only done pretty basic stuff so far, some box fabrication, speakers, and minor fiberglass. i would like to further my education and began looking at schools but am not too sure off the quality of some. some schools i have been looking at are Ritop, ITT audio, and Metro. any feed back would be appreciated.
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Posted By: iday
Date Posted: January 31, 2005 at 10:27 PM
ill be attending Mobily Dynamics in the fall, if your patient, ill let you know how it goes. My first choice was metro because it was only an hour drive away. But, after them not replying to my emails or phone calls and reading people's views of the school, I removed metro from my list. So far from what ive been reading, mobile dynamics has the best program to meet my needs. For a review of ritop, go to www.carsound.com and search for ritop. Theres a few long threads about the different installation schools.
Posted By: chadwa2003
Date Posted: February 01, 2005 at 7:26 PM
Its an awesome school great instructors i attended there in the fall and it was the most informative thing that i have done
Posted By: iday
Date Posted: February 01, 2005 at 8:26 PM
did you go to the toronto campus?
Posted By: trollman200
Date Posted: February 02, 2005 at 10:39 AM
have either of you ever heard of ITT audio in florida? if you have is it any good? since its only 4 weeks does that make it any worse than any of the other schools?
Posted By: stang351w
Date Posted: February 02, 2005 at 7:44 PM
well, i went to the toronto campus of mobile dynamics, it's a great place, learned alot, but there is some advice i can give, if your weak in a section (relay, ohms law, alarms, etc) let the instructor know that, they will help you out in any way they can (as long as your makeing a deicent effort) but the biggest thing i learnd, don't come out of the school and expcet to keep up with everyone else, once you've got the job, there's tons more you'll learn. different ways to mount the hood pin, or ways to route the wire so it don't fetch up on things and just the basic little things that could lead to big probs. they teach you how to find the wires you need and stuff like that, it's up to you to use commen sence once your putting the system in. but i enjoyed it, the teachers are great (secretarys aint bad either  ) learned many new things and now i'm doing what i love at a shop i don't..lol.. but it's experiance till this summer when i open my shop.
Posted By: ctravis
Date Posted: February 03, 2005 at 11:14 AM
stang351w wrote:
well, i went to the toronto campus of mobile dynamics, it's a great place, learned alot, but there is some advice i can give, if your weak in a section (relay, ohms law, alarms, etc) let the instructor know that, they will help you out in any way they can (as long as your makeing a deicent effort) but the biggest thing i learnd, don't come out of the school and expcet to keep up with everyone else, once you've got the job, there's tons more you'll learn. different ways to mount the hood pin, or ways to route the wire so it don't fetch up on things and just the basic little things that could lead to big probs. they teach you how to find the wires you need and stuff like that, it's up to you to use commen sence once your putting the system in. but i enjoyed it, the teachers are great (secretarys aint bad either ) learned many new things and now i'm doing what i love at a shop i don't..lol.. but it's experiance till this summer when i open my shop.
Yea, what he said. I attended in 2000, and it really helped me get my career started. I just recently went to their phase x and I am still impressed with them. I vote " www.mobiledynamics.com " Cory
Posted By: craniumvibratio
Date Posted: February 08, 2005 at 11:32 PM
go to MD it the best. i went and no i know more sh*t than ever. I knew alot but i learned little tricks that some installers in your bay that are not willing to share.
Posted By: mfdfirefighter
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 2:39 AM
im attending metro now and i like it ive learned alot already and i have only attended 5 classes because im doing the sat classes its pretty cool
Posted By: JShane
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 10:09 PM
I've been to Ritop it's cool cause you really get to get in some cars and work on them. We did some custom fiberglass plexi and some other cool stuff. I've been doing car audio for about 8 years and just went to Ritop at the end of 2004 and I learned alot. Very good school and the instructors really know there stuff. and are alot of help.
Posted By: johnnyb1231
Date Posted: February 20, 2005 at 10:08 PM
i was actually thinking about attending one of the classes at "the snake pit" DEI's training deal... the advanced fabrication classes where they teach you to work with metals n sh*t interests me alot... www.directedsnakepit.com
Posted By: crazymodgsr
Date Posted: March 15, 2005 at 4:39 AM
yes, I too am looking at going to Ritop next spring ('06). I know a decent amount, but I want to know more and would like the MECP certification under my belt to have my own little business on the side or whatever. Any better places in the CT-MA-RI area?
Posted By: dragn
Date Posted: April 01, 2005 at 4:22 AM
I went to Mobile Dynamics Phoenix Campus. i graduated on March 25. 2005. it was great. there was was so much i thought i knew that they just let m know was wrong. all the instructors at the phoenix campus are great. i would definitely recommend this school to any one who would like to get into the industry. They make it easy and fun to learn. ------------- DraGn CusTumZ
Posted By: dragn
Date Posted: April 01, 2005 at 4:25 AM
They also make the MECP exams seem like the easiest test you ever took!
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DraGn CusTumZ
Posted By: Ironwolf
Date Posted: May 05, 2005 at 11:55 PM
I also went to MD in Phoenix and graduated at the end of Feb in 2005. The instructors there are great and very very knowledgable. I called around to several schools before I decided on MD. When I called ritop they sounded more like used car salesmen then educators. Also MD is the only school in the country that you are able to take the MECP first class test at without the year experiance!
Posted By: [SMAN]
Date Posted: May 27, 2005 at 11:27 PM
crazymodgsr wrote:
yes, I too am looking at going to Ritop next spring ('06). I know a decent amount, but I want to know more and would like the MECP certification under my belt to have my own little business on the side or whatever. Any better places in the CT-MA-RI area?
I did the ritop program, but there is also 7th Row Center, in Wouburn MA. It's a very good place and i'm allways out there for the SLapShow Northeast regional finals. And kevin, who runs it is a good person. Both schools are great.
Posted By: Master Asylum
Date Posted: May 31, 2005 at 7:56 AM
Signed up for Aug 05 for MD in Pheonix, I have to say, this post changed me from IIT in Florida, and I don't think I can really complain. Thanks for the advice/opinions provided here.
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1998 Monte Carlo w/
Eclipse CD8454
2xRockford 5.25" Power 2-way T152C
2xRockford 6"x9" Punch 3-way FRC4369
1xMemphis 16-MCH1300 5-channel
2xKicker 12" L5 Solobaric-2 Ohm
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