don't buy a car stereo with the install and wiring kit from amazon and show up a my friend's car stereo shop, he tells them to get amazon to install it.
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We used to just charge double. The worst were the huge "discount" sales at the fairgrounds, complete junk that didn't work right out of the box most times.
one thing he does explain to them is that if their amazon radio becomes defective he would charge for the removal and the customer is responsible to deal with the warranty and go without a radio till that is resolved. If they buy the system from him any problem with any component my friend will install a new component and send the defective one for warranty.....
I was going to just pass on responding to this post, but I will say that most of you guys are completely uninformed. You in fact have been brainwashed by what the media decides to report about Amazon. I am vey thankful for my job at Amazon. They have kept me safe and healthy during this pandemic. They even gave me a raise to incentivize me to keep coming to work, so we could deliver your orders. They paid me double for every minute of overtime I have worked. If you had taken the time to read the disclaimer on the Home page you would have known that Amazon was prioritizing orders. Essential items first. Cosmetics, Clothing, Toys, Automotive, Appliances etc was secondary. Amazon has hired tens of thousands of people at a starting wage of $17/ hr , a couple hundred at my facility alone. I’ll end with this... the guy in New York was fired for violating his “stay at home” order. He was working near an infected employee, and was told to quarantine for 2 weeks. Paid of course, but as you all know, he showed up at Amazon, and put the other employees and general public at risk. As for the hair cream... it was lost by the 3rd party delivery carrier. I’m going to enjoy my 3 day weekend, since I work (4) 10”s, while you guys sit around and gripe about a company you don’t even work for. Have a nice weekend guys!!
I wasn't even aware Amazon sold "install" packages...wtf.
I know Tire Rack has deals with brand name tire shops that they're in bed with, but unless they have designated stereo install shops with an arrangement like that, that's just stupid. In a case like that if I needed a stereo setup, I'd contact the install shop and would probably go with them. They're usually more apt to take care of you.
And IMO, if you have to contract out putting a radio in a G-body, to keep it applicable, you're just being lazy. If you can't install the system you want in a G-body, then you don't likely don't need it. It's not like you have to have special equipment to install a radio in your car. If it's a new car where everything is controlled by a BCM or some crap like that, then I'd get the shop to do it as well if it's not something where I could figure out the wiring needs. You let the smoke out of one wire in a new car and your whole car could be inoperable. But a 30+ y/o car shouldn't be that much of a challenge, radio-wise.
Maybe I've been out of the game on that for too long to understand why someone would farm out a G-body install, but I totally get that everyone doesn't own a tire changer so the Tire Rack thing isn't always a bad idea if you have no idea where to go to get tires mounted.
I know Tire Rack has deals with brand name tire shops that they're in bed with, but unless they have designated stereo install shops with an arrangement like that, that's just stupid. In a case like that if I needed a stereo setup, I'd contact the install shop and would probably go with them. They're usually more apt to take care of you.
And IMO, if you have to contract out putting a radio in a G-body, to keep it applicable, you're just being lazy. If you can't install the system you want in a G-body, then you don't likely don't need it. It's not like you have to have special equipment to install a radio in your car. If it's a new car where everything is controlled by a BCM or some crap like that, then I'd get the shop to do it as well if it's not something where I could figure out the wiring needs. You let the smoke out of one wire in a new car and your whole car could be inoperable. But a 30+ y/o car shouldn't be that much of a challenge, radio-wise.
Maybe I've been out of the game on that for too long to understand why someone would farm out a G-body install, but I totally get that everyone doesn't own a tire changer so the Tire Rack thing isn't always a bad idea if you have no idea where to go to get tires mounted.
Oh, they have ship to store for installs on most things automotive, I believe. I tried it with tires..... once, never again.
No gripe with Amazon from me. Only a slightly noticeable delay in delivery times for the last few weeks. Now, if I could get the delivery guys trained to all deliver to my front door every time, that would be great. I'm completely over the treasure hunt game. Found a stack leaning against my garage to house door (inside my garage) yesterday. If you're going to be trespassing you might as well just come all the way inside, leave them on my kitchen table and grab a beer out of the fridge on your way back to the truck.
They shipped everything except the wiring harness for my Challenger hopefully it shows up before mid June, showed two in stock, saying the delivery date is yet to be determined. At least I can figure out the hitch height. Little things like that piss off a person.
so you like amazon?.....it may be the only place to buy stuff from in the near future ...
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Amazon wont be the only place to buy stuff, Walmart has a growing presence online and at least in the US the goverment will break up Amazon just like they did with Bell telephone many years ago.
