Rag'nor

Im going to order the books off mecp today and i will learn off those and get certified, or thats my plan atleast.

I DO have time to learn on my own but i dont think that i know enough to go in and get a job yet.

as for mobile dynamics im not sure about. it sounds good and all but its all a matter of cost and how much will it benifit me as apose to something else which i wont have to travel all the way to toronto for.

so many choices lol

Dave

Here is my plan. I figure it will cost around $8k to take mobile dynamics. I'm gonna eventually spend the money and get the MECP study guide.. I'm gonna study that. At the same time I'm going to be doing a crazy install in my car. I figure spend the $8k on my car instead of giving it to mobile dynamics.. Once I get a feel for everything in my own car I'll start offering my services to other ppl.. Obviously I wont do it for free but for really cheap. I'm gonna take lots of pictures while I'm working on other ppls cars and my own. Then I take the MECP test. Then I make myself a portfolio and print up my resume and goto some shops. Hopefully if the owner sees the quality of the work I've been doing I'll get myself a job out of it.

With all the forums on the internet you can really learn alot by doing lots of reading and then applying that knowledge in your car. If you do installs in other ppls cars on your own you'll get a bit of an idea if that is what you actually want to do. Then at least you didnt waste $8k on something that you found out isnt for you.

Team Shadow

you gotta remember that having certification means different things to different employers/people. the only way i see it is this. if i needed someone to do a job for me(something i don't know like plumbing or heating) i wouldn't trust anyone who says they know how to do it and that they have done it for years. i would trust them as far as i could throw them. But i would have some certified come in. the certification means something more. honestly when a customer goes into a shop to get a set of speaker installed, some don't even have a clue what mecp is, or that mecp exist. it's true that mecp doesn't make you a good installer, but it does at least tell you that the person did learn the basic theory behind installing and that the person took time to get the certification thru study and/or schooling. i'm certified but i probaly couldn't do an install that Dukk could do. i've installed about two alarms in my life and about 3 projects with glass. But i know that our car hit what it does because of all i learned while getting my certification. mobile dynamics is expensive, but compared to going to BCIT or NAIT, it's penuts. compare it to university, it's a mere drop of the oil well. compared to a $50 study guide, it's tremendous. it's true $8000 can make any car look pretty darn pimp. but Which is more important to you, your pimp ride, or your education.good luck hope you find your answers you were looking, for. keep asking and you will get answers

[ September 05, 2003, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: pat28ca ]

Rag'nor

thats cool dukk. where do you work, out of curiosity?

i did order those books off mecp site and im going to get the basic installer cerfification asap. im still wondering if i should spent monday towards either schooling or using it to buy stereo stuff and doing installs on my own vehicles. Since different people on here have different suggestions its hard to make the right one, if there is a right one.

the fact is, ive got about 10 grand put away for just schooling. im not sure if i can take that out for doing stereo stuff since its my parents fund FOR me. i guess if its towards what i want to do than it would be alright, still lots of decisions to make..

Rag'nor

lol. why did u leave digital dynamics? and are they still in business? ive heard of em but havent ever been there or seen the place.

u work in delta but live in abby? quite the comute.

JS

well, the hard way to learn absolutely everthing in this buissness is to work in the industry for 15-20 yrs. or you can go to mobile and learn everthing, and I mean everything, that the buissnes has to offer, it'll blow your mind, and the best part about going to mobile (toronto anyway) is that you have bassically 60 yrs of the best experiance canada has to offer. The instructors are amazing and if you pay attention, before you know it, you'll know it all, but, this is totally at the discretion of the student, with the course you get class on watts law, ohms law ext, time alignment, box designs, the fletcher munson effect, you name it, they teach it, and everything you learn in class is in your textbook, plus Cam and Dave's, years of car audio knowledge, it was incredible, they will teach you secrets and tips, that no other shop knows about anywhere (unless they have MD grads!) seriously, its well worth the money. On top of that you get shop time in probobly the biggest car audio shop in canada, and the escalade, well, id say it was worth it

Rag'nor

well if i go to MD ill probably wait till march which was suggested because of the audiothunder week. so untill than im gonna spent a bit and learn some stuff on my own, also try and get the mecp certificate for beginners class and than go from there.

The course really does sound excellent and i would really like to take it, but the money for it just is ALOT. im sure you guys can understand its not easy horkin over 8 grand for a 2 month course.

either road i take, ill learn alot so i guess ill just see what happens.. duno what else i can say really, unless someone else has some more input to change up my mind.

cujo

I'd hire an installer with some experience and train him the rest before I'd hire some kid with a shiny certificate and no experience. Ever met anyone that went through Mobile Dynamics and didn't get certified? Ever seen a certified rookie start a car on fire?