Knowing when to hire a professional to install your stereo system is an absolutely essential question as to whether it will destroy or increase the value of your car.
Sometimes saving that extra $500 seems like it would be worth it to just do it yourself.
But consider a few questions first: Have you ever installed speakers before? Do you know basic electrical such as stripping wires, running wires through crevices without being able to see what you are doing, and installing plugs on the end of wires? Can the existing holes be used for the speakers? Are the speakers located where you want them? Is the existing wiring structure sufficient and in tact? Based on how you answer these questions, you need to realize that if you were to do it yourself it may take hundreds of hours to learn the proper way of installation.
If you have never preformed this type of electrical work before, then you need to make sure that you read up on an electrical do it yourself book first so that you at a minimum have the basics down.
Be sure to reserve a couple of weeks to work on your car if you have never done it.
Wiring speakers must be done properly for safety reasons so do not rush this process.
In the vast amount of situations, you should hire a professional.
If you are in high school and own a $2000 car, then doing it yourself is probably a good idea because of the skills you are going to learn while you do it.
However, if you own a $25,000 car then you want to make sure that you do not screw it up.
You also want to take into consideration the price of the speaker system that you are purchasing.
You can even find professionals out there that will install starting at $300 so if you are buying a $3000 stereo system then you should strongly consider getting it professionally installed.
Unless you really want to learn how to do it on your own, in 90% of cases you should consider paying the professional to do it.
Sometimes saving that extra $500 seems like it would be worth it to just do it yourself.
But consider a few questions first: Have you ever installed speakers before? Do you know basic electrical such as stripping wires, running wires through crevices without being able to see what you are doing, and installing plugs on the end of wires? Can the existing holes be used for the speakers? Are the speakers located where you want them? Is the existing wiring structure sufficient and in tact? Based on how you answer these questions, you need to realize that if you were to do it yourself it may take hundreds of hours to learn the proper way of installation.
If you have never preformed this type of electrical work before, then you need to make sure that you read up on an electrical do it yourself book first so that you at a minimum have the basics down.
Be sure to reserve a couple of weeks to work on your car if you have never done it.
Wiring speakers must be done properly for safety reasons so do not rush this process.
In the vast amount of situations, you should hire a professional.
If you are in high school and own a $2000 car, then doing it yourself is probably a good idea because of the skills you are going to learn while you do it.
However, if you own a $25,000 car then you want to make sure that you do not screw it up.
You also want to take into consideration the price of the speaker system that you are purchasing.
You can even find professionals out there that will install starting at $300 so if you are buying a $3000 stereo system then you should strongly consider getting it professionally installed.
Unless you really want to learn how to do it on your own, in 90% of cases you should consider paying the professional to do it.