car audio schools?
1000 Watt CAFz'r
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amazing you say that,when i was there ,there were these two dudes that didn't even finish the course. one of them didn't apply himself and the other cut his hand up and changed careers. there were a few dudes that didn't even write the final exam only because they knew they were gonna fail it. so yeah i do some guys who went thryu mobile and didn't get certified. it's a school, much like any other. teachers teaching and students learning. Cam, Dave and Derek are top notch. believe me when i say that they will see right thru you if your there to waste time. It's a serious school, quick learning and fast paced. Very well instructed, by the best.
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Originally posted by 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.
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.
Don't expect to make huge bux as an installer. Work for a good shop that is moderately busy and you can make ~25k a year starting and low 30s after a few years. That may be alright money if you are young and single but it won't buy a house and support a family in a major city. Get into a chain with good advancement opportunities and you can make double that as a manager but plan on at LEAST 5 years on the tools, probably longer.
Just being realistic. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Oh yeah - the commute bites but the company is awesome and the money is good. 150km a day is why I drive a beater commuter Civic.
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Joined: Jun 2003
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hehe. the civic comute. the gas is so expensive right now.
ive got a geo metro.. another small car thats great on gas [img]smile.gif[/img] i went up the road and got 10 bucks of gas last night at 81.9 and it filled me to like half tank from almost empty.. takes about 20 bucks to fill up and i can go for bout 500 km's. im sure the civic is just bout the same.
that was off topic.. but anyway.
i know u dont make great money in the business, so is it worth 8 grand to take schooling for it? im guessing so.
and ya, this isnt gonna be my life job i dont think but its something i want to do now. im 18 and i graduated from high school 3 months ago. i dont need to support a family or anything so its cool for me right now.
umm, i lost track of what im saying. its really early in the morning.
im off to get dressed and than pick up a friend of mine, we are going to the car show in langley
ive got a geo metro.. another small car thats great on gas [img]smile.gif[/img] i went up the road and got 10 bucks of gas last night at 81.9 and it filled me to like half tank from almost empty.. takes about 20 bucks to fill up and i can go for bout 500 km's. im sure the civic is just bout the same.
that was off topic.. but anyway.
i know u dont make great money in the business, so is it worth 8 grand to take schooling for it? im guessing so.
and ya, this isnt gonna be my life job i dont think but its something i want to do now. im 18 and i graduated from high school 3 months ago. i dont need to support a family or anything so its cool for me right now.
umm, i lost track of what im saying. its really early in the morning.
im off to get dressed and than pick up a friend of mine, we are going to the car show in langley
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Mobile Dynamics has been around for longer than I have been installing, in fact, a few of the top guys at the shop I started at took their courses, back in the day. That was about 15 years ago.
I know the staff at Mobile Dynamics fairly well, and have worked closely with a few of them on some projects.
Here's what Mobile Dynamics can offer you that MECP can't:
Tips and tricks: Doing work well is one thing, but to survive as an installed, you need to do good work efficiently, offering value to your customers as well as to yourself. Lots of installs are flat rate. If you need to throw a deck and pair of speakers in an older Honda Civic, you can make a killing, as the 1.5 hour job can be done in under 25 minutes.
How to deal with modern cars: It's getting really scary, with all the new multiplexed information systems and stuff built into cars. MD will teach you how to recognize these systems, and interface with them. The other way is to blow one up, and learn from you mistakes.
Safety: Fairly self explanitory, but it's nice to not have to carve up any body parts to learn about it.
Cool stuff: The number of 'cool things' that the instructors can pass on to eager and attentive students is immeasurable in terms of value. This kinda boils back to the tips and tricks stuff I guess.
MD doesn't claim to turn your average autosound enthusiasts into a full-fledged professional installer in a mere month, but they do promise to give you an extremely valuable basis from which you can go out and learn safely.
There was an Audiovox ad a few years back, about 13 that said: Johnny (OK, I forget the kids name) is going to install you new cell phone (this is back when we did that sort of thing in a car) and is going to learn how, on your car.
Saving youself from having to replace an airbag or vehicle computer, combined with the embarrassment is justification-enough for the tuition costs...
I know the staff at Mobile Dynamics fairly well, and have worked closely with a few of them on some projects.
Here's what Mobile Dynamics can offer you that MECP can't:
Tips and tricks: Doing work well is one thing, but to survive as an installed, you need to do good work efficiently, offering value to your customers as well as to yourself. Lots of installs are flat rate. If you need to throw a deck and pair of speakers in an older Honda Civic, you can make a killing, as the 1.5 hour job can be done in under 25 minutes.
How to deal with modern cars: It's getting really scary, with all the new multiplexed information systems and stuff built into cars. MD will teach you how to recognize these systems, and interface with them. The other way is to blow one up, and learn from you mistakes.
Safety: Fairly self explanitory, but it's nice to not have to carve up any body parts to learn about it.
Cool stuff: The number of 'cool things' that the instructors can pass on to eager and attentive students is immeasurable in terms of value. This kinda boils back to the tips and tricks stuff I guess.
MD doesn't claim to turn your average autosound enthusiasts into a full-fledged professional installer in a mere month, but they do promise to give you an extremely valuable basis from which you can go out and learn safely.
There was an Audiovox ad a few years back, about 13 that said: Johnny (OK, I forget the kids name) is going to install you new cell phone (this is back when we did that sort of thing in a car) and is going to learn how, on your car.
Saving youself from having to replace an airbag or vehicle computer, combined with the embarrassment is justification-enough for the tuition costs...
1000 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Apr 2003
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what i can find out for you is when we might have a product seminar at the school. mosst likely we won't know anything until ces(january) but last two years it wa around march. they usually do it before or after audiothunder, only so that they can kill two birds with one stone. phoe derek at the school and get his opinion, in case he knows wha is scheduled for the school or not. i'd at least wait until ces, so then all the instructors know what's happening for the new year.
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Originally posted by JS:
Is that a good enough reason to go to mobile? Dukk, I think you should take advantage [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Is that a good enough reason to go to mobile? Dukk, I think you should take advantage [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I could support or argue every point there depending on my mood at the moment so really it comes down to an opinion. I know what I would do but that may not be what they should do.
I don't get the 'take advantage' part either.
