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CarGuru > Open discussion > Best Buy car stereo installation 20 December 2007 20:22:19
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Best Buy car stereo installation

David R. Birch 13 April 2005 04:15:18
 Best Buy runs ads occasionally offering free installation with sale car stereos.
This doesn't include the price of an "installation kit", which seems to run
about $60. Considering Crutchfield sells them for about $7 or sometimes gives
them away, is Best Buy a ripoff, or is there something else at work here? Does
my 2001 OBS require anything special?

David
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S 13 April 2005 18:23:07 [ permanent link ]
 Hi David!

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:15:18 GMT, "David R. Birch" <dbirch@wi.rr.com>
wrote:
Does >my 2001 OBS require anything special?

Most any contemporary stereo will mount using the existing brackets in
your car. If you have one of the double-height factory units, you will
need a "pocket" to fill the space left when you install a
single-height aftermarket head. Mmmmm, about $10 from Crutchfield,
IIRC.
You will also probably want a wiring harness adaptor to match the new
stereo to the Subaru harness, another ~$10 from Crutchfield; free if
you purchase your electronics from them.
So then. I'd estimate that the installation into your car by an
experienced tech would take perhaps 15 minutes from the time they
picked up the service ticket, til they handed you back your keys. If
you've never done one before, the same job will probably take you
20-30 minutes; it's really fairly straight-forward given the harness
adaptor, and requires only a phillips screwdriver, and perhaps a
butter knife to pry the surround out.
I'd suggest that the $60 "kit" is probably paying for the "free"
install. This might still be a good deal, depending on how much you
have to pay for the stereo, vs purchasing it on-line (or where ever),
and doing it yourself; that you'll have to decide on a case by case
basis.

ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101
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CoreyJae 20 December 2007 20:22:19 [ permanent link ]
 I recently bought a 97' expedition with a kenwood cd player (supposedly installed at best buy) butI can get no sound out of it other than that it works fine. I took the dash kit off and inspected for loose or grounded out wires and everything looks professional in my opinion.I also checked the wiring and this also looks good. I tried disconnecting the plug that houses the ground& batt. wires and waiting for 2 min. and when I did this I had sound ! for about 10 sec.
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