How easy is it?

[Quick]

I'm going to buy a JVC CD player for my '93 Explorer. How easy is it to install yourself? They want another $50 for installation and another $45 for parts. Is it pretty much popping out the head unit, getting some harnesses and putting it back in?

 

[Ru Dawg]

DITY!!!! (do it yourself)

Yeah, that's pretty much it...very easy!! The parts will cost you 'bout 20 bucks at wal-mart (for a harness, some butt-splice wire connectors and a din tool).

Then, take the rest of the money you would've paid them and buy some new cd's for the new player!!!

 

[JTang]

$95 in extra parts and labor?!?! Who the hell are these guys?! What are they smoking?! Tell them to screw off and buy your head unit elsewhere. They're just taking you for a HUGE ride. The adapter harness is $15 most places, and the Ford removal keys are $3, and that's if you don't want to use coat hangers... Most places will do the install for free.

If you order from Crutchfield, you can get all that stuff for free anyway, in two days, with only $6 shipping and no tax. It'll take you no more than two hours, and that includes sitting in front of the TV leisurely putting on the butt connectors from the new head unit wires to the harness which then just snaps in.

Just like Ru Dawg said, that $100 bucks can be spent on new CDs, a different head unit, or even new speakers (which you should get and are easy to install too).

Happy New Year,

Jon

 

[karl_burns]

Do it yourself

A bunch of savages in this town.

Karl

 

[Exploder99]

grow some coulies and do it without the kit!!! nah dont pay anyone for the install, you'll appreciate it much more if you do it yourself. after you realize how easy it was youll soon find yourself installing all kinds of amps and such. welcome to the addictive car audio hobby

 

[mrsteve]

At Best Buy any headunit over $99 is installed free.