Installers, what do you have in your car?
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Topic: Installers, what do you have in your car?
Posted By: mobilecustoms
Subject: Installers, what do you have in your car?
Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 7:20 PM
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Posted By: mobilecustoms
Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 7:21 PM
Posted By: rudydapimp
Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 8:16 PM
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Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 9:19 PM
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Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 9:57 PM
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Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 10:04 PM
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Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 10:39 PM
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Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 11:42 PM
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Date Posted: December 13, 2006 at 11:56 PM
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Date Posted: December 14, 2006 at 9:19 AM
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Date Posted: December 14, 2006 at 3:45 PM
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Date Posted: December 14, 2006 at 11:14 PM
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Date Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:01 PM
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Date Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:54 PM
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Date Posted: December 15, 2006 at 9:33 PM
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Date Posted: December 16, 2006 at 11:41 PM
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Date Posted: December 20, 2006 at 8:16 AM
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Date Posted: December 20, 2006 at 9:50 AM
Posted By: spookiestylez
Date Posted: December 20, 2006 at 11:34 AM
Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: December 20, 2006 at 12:04 PM
Nice, very nice toys you rich kids got here! I am so jealous that my daddy never gave me enough money for any of the toys you guys got. You guys are bulldoodieing(BS) me when you tell me all of you are installer. I think most of you are Hobbyist and Volunteer Weekend Tester for electronic manufacture rather than a true Professional Installer. When was the last time you heard a car mechanic walk into a show room and pick up a brand new car for himself? That is unheard of among my mechanic buddy. Yes, a brand new car for their kids and wife, but never for themselves. If that ever happens within my professional circle it’s either a windfall or they are into illegal activities. Let me know if I am wrong on that assumption. 
Staying true to my profession, I have an Ultrastart starter some sort of model that I don’t recall, but was able to put together from other unit taken out of vehicles at the request of the customer. I have a simple starter kill that you have to put the seatbelt on to work and a on demand switch when activated you will require a small amount of dexterity to get it to work. If you are a bit wiz drunk, I don’t think you will be able coordinate yourself to get the car started. I also have a put together Black Widow 200FM some sort alarm with a similar setup. I am waiting for a few more parts, then I will have myself a brand new Astro 502. These suckers are hard to come by. The one time that it did, I was on lunch and one of my colleagues threw it in the garbage not knowing I needed the parts. I wanted to pick it out, but there were craps all over it that I didn’t want to touch.
That my friend is what we live for and bragg about amoung a small group of pure and true installer who's got nothing but knowledge and time on some idle tuesday afternoon.
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Staying true to my profession, I have an Ultrastart starter some sort of model that I don’t recall, but was able to put together from other unit taken out of vehicles at the request of the customer. I have a simple starter kill that you have to put the seatbelt on to work and a on demand switch when activated you will require a small amount of dexterity to get it to work. If you are a bit wiz drunk, I don’t think you will be able coordinate yourself to get the car started. I also have a put together Black Widow 200FM some sort alarm with a similar setup. I am waiting for a few more parts, then I will have myself a brand new Astro 502. These suckers are hard to come by. The one time that it did, I was on lunch and one of my colleagues threw it in the garbage not knowing I needed the parts. I wanted to pick it out, but there were craps all over it that I didn’t want to touch.
That my friend is what we live for and bragg about amoung a small group of pure and true installer who's got nothing but knowledge and time on some idle tuesday afternoon.
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Posted By: evois
Date Posted: December 20, 2006 at 1:40 PM
Posted By: gcorrea
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 12:33 AM
Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 8:37 AM
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Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 8:45 AM
Posted By: mobilecustoms
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 9:27 AM
Posted By: mauri197
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 10:49 AM
Kevin,
I thought my comment will get a few of you feather up. To be fair to you, I know you are one of the blue collar guys on this forum from reading the post you have made over the years. I just wanted to ruffle a few feather when I saw a few people were putting in next year’s product line. Timing, I waited patiently for the “true blue professional installer” to make their post as you call it and couldn’t resist rounding them up with the weekend installer and the DIY. You seem to be the one of a few with many posts that got caught in my round up! No bad intention here Kevin, just poking a bit of humor at the pro. on this forum. You still have my utmost respect.
“i take it you must work for a box store”
Unfortunately, no. I don’t believe I would last a day at a box store with my out spoken attitude. However, I think I would have to if I started my career late say at this point. There is no way to practice and learn all of the new stuff coming out without having a box store to cover your butt if you mess up. Also, I think I would probably not be hired for not having the mepc or mpce paper, some call it cert..
“most of the true professional installers i know in the business make a very good living....”
Less true now Kevin with the addition of the boxes, those that are still doing good are able to find a niche market and doing good work as well as keeping a core of old customer. Pop up your own place now without your core customer. You could be going from pay slip to pink slip in less time than for this post to close.
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
I thought my comment will get a few of you feather up. To be fair to you, I know you are one of the blue collar guys on this forum from reading the post you have made over the years. I just wanted to ruffle a few feather when I saw a few people were putting in next year’s product line. Timing, I waited patiently for the “true blue professional installer” to make their post as you call it and couldn’t resist rounding them up with the weekend installer and the DIY. You seem to be the one of a few with many posts that got caught in my round up! No bad intention here Kevin, just poking a bit of humor at the pro. on this forum. You still have my utmost respect.
“i take it you must work for a box store”
Unfortunately, no. I don’t believe I would last a day at a box store with my out spoken attitude. However, I think I would have to if I started my career late say at this point. There is no way to practice and learn all of the new stuff coming out without having a box store to cover your butt if you mess up. Also, I think I would probably not be hired for not having the mepc or mpce paper, some call it cert..
“most of the true professional installers i know in the business make a very good living....”
Less true now Kevin with the addition of the boxes, those that are still doing good are able to find a niche market and doing good work as well as keeping a core of old customer. Pop up your own place now without your core customer. You could be going from pay slip to pink slip in less time than for this post to close.
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 9:52 PM
I am waiting for a few more parts, then I will have myself a brand new Astro 502. These suckers are hard to come by.
Hey pencil...this s part of your joke .....right? The 502 platform is at least 10 years old.....
I actually enjoyed your post.....it spoke of truth my brother....
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Posted By: extreme1
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Posted By: extreme1
Date Posted: December 21, 2006 at 10:33 PM