SID0001

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holy crap This boils down to one thing...money.
Not supporting the canadian market.
He wants it cheap and online or across the border is the only way to go. I'm sure he supports the canadian market in tons of other ways, why does he have to pay the high car audio prices?
I want a kick *** system..what if I bought it all either used or from the states and had a local shop install it? would that be wrong of me? I may be able to put a decent system together with this method but sure as hell can't(well,probably could but would take alot longer and cost more) afford it.(I'm on the tightest budget with a 2 year old)

People are making it sound like he's asking vendors on this site...but sorry guys there are alot of non vendors on this site that im sure have purchased through a online store.

It's pretty obvious, If he's going to buy online, He can pretty much kiss goodbye any "free" help from the distributer.

I want to know what the intentions are ie. are they installing the gear themselves(possibly having a local place do it)

Maybe they've installed before and don't need a local shop to do it...maybe been through that already and have already"supported the canadian market"

SID0001

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oh and check out onlinecarstereo.com
they're in cali but seem to have a good shipping deal with purchases over a said amount.

geminifball

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I don't know about you guys but I can't find a local retailer worth talking to anymore. It might just be my location but for me it's just BS after BS. I really don't want to support these guys anymore.

I guess I'd say bottomline, support those that support you. If your local retailer doesn't support you then f**k em

AyZe

I have only purchased one thing from a shop ,a set of t112d4's , back wen i knew absolutly nothing ,I simply said to the guy what will work with my amp and not put it to waste. Sad part is mr sales man was soooo helpful he told me to wire them down to 1 ohm after me telling him i had a ZX 1500.1 (only 2ohm stable,They where also a Kicker dealer aswell which really made me think WTF later down the road), he drew me a nice diagram and everything , so i took my prefab box and my nice subs home wired them up(1 ohm final) and a few days later my amp went smokie smokie......

@ that time i didnt know how or why it happened , i just knew my stereo didnt work no more.

not saying shops are bad , just my single and only experience cost me alot of money , but i did start to learn fast after that tho.
So as far as saying go to a shop they will help u more etc etc? Maybe at some or alot , just hope u dont bump into a guy like i got , who see's nothing more than a clueless guy with money.

Sikk Nation

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you should have went bck to that shop, with the drawing and spoke to the owner. Like all businesses, good staff is the hardest thing to find

Sikk Nation

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I agree, don't bad mouth independant dealers as a whole.. we are the people that drive the market and make things work. Some dealers are douchebags who offer little in service and are just out there to make alot of money. They tend to forget about service and just go for sales. These are the guys that are hurting in this economic slowdown, so they are likely to get worse as they get more desperate for sales.

You have to find a good shop and once you do, you'll actully walk out of there with a smile every time.

Kickinitoldfool

You are in my neck of the woods and if you would like to know a really good local shop I can direct you.

AyZe

Well back then i didnt kno , all i knew is the subs where fine and the amp was broken, i chewed my buddy out to , because i thought he sold me a gibbed amp.


Im not saying shops are bad , im just stating the only time i have ever bought somthing from a shop.