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Installed an in dash DVD player and a satellite radio unit. DVD player also has a rear view camera and has an AV input.
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Looks nice....
thanks, I assume you are being genuine
Nice man!!!
One thing I don't understand tho. (In your Airbag light thread) You're complaining about a under 100 dollar diagnostic job to find out why your airbag light is on, but you have no problems buying an in dash DVD player and putting an exhaust on your car????
It's the principle. The dealership doesn't need to charge me $100 just as a diagnosis if I plan to get it fixed there anyway.
I agree, it should take 3 seconds and then the repair. Charging the 100 bucks and the repair is a ripoff. Granted they are paying back the capitol of the machine, but that should be folded in the cost of doing business. Now back to the important stuff, what did you use to mount your sat controller. Looking for a better way to mount my phone that does not look cheesy. Can you take a picture of the mount?Quote:
Originally Posted by camopaint0707
The mount came with it. It uses 3m tape but I screwed it to the dash to be sure. Then it clips to the back of the radio.
Yes, I am. I miss my Aveo sometimes for the simplicity of getting stuff installed.. Cobalt that I drive now requires Axxess unit (I believe that's what's it's called) to properly interact with bose system and steering wheel controls... $120 on top of the price of whatever head unit I would install....Quote:
Originally Posted by camopaint0707
I did have a cobalt a few years ago. It was a supercharged base model but still. This dvd player, I didn't even need a wiring harness or dash kit. And it all works perfectly fine. Simplicity on cars is better. My g8 has so much stuff on it I wouldn't dare messing with it.
The cost of a professional scanner and the quarterly updates runs into thousands of dollars. The tech's time must be covered as well. I agree that $100 is a little steep. Here in booming Alberta where wages are high and tradesmen are in short supply we charge .6 of an hour or $59.40 for a scan and diagnosis (the scanner points the tech in the right direction, but the tech makes the final diagnosis, and that is what you pay for).Quote:
Originally Posted by xintersecty
but most of those scans can be found with an autozone scanner you can use for free
Agreed, but all you have is a raw code, not a diagnosis. Autozone and other parts stores use "free" scans as a sales tool. Let's say that you have an ABS code. The "free" scan tells you that the right front wheel speed sensor is "open". The wheel speed sensor is integral with the wheel bearing. Based on the "free" scan and the code it provides you buy a new wheel bearing for $400 (approximate price for sake of argument) and spend and hour and a half installing it. You return to Autozone to clear the code and as you drive away the ABS light blinks back on. You are out an hour and a half of your life(that you will never get back) and $400(for a non returnable part - it is now used) and you still have the same condition you started with. If you came to the shop, I would charge you .6 of an hour ($59.40) and the tech would check all the wiring to the wheel speed sensor for power, ground, continuity and resistance. Chances are good the harness to the bearing would be damaged. At this point, I would give you an estimate and offer to repair your harness ($20.00 for a pigtail and .3 of an hour or $29.70 for labour). At this point you can choose to do it yourself or authorize me to have one of my professionals to do it. Total cost for me to do it right is $109.10 and I will give you a 1 year parts and labour warranty. My point is there is value in paying a competent shop to do your scans. Most guys on this forum are sharp enough to understand the systems they are scanning, but even they don't have access to all the information a professional shop has to aid in diagnosis. I just don't want everybody to dismiss a professional scan as a "three second plug in", because it is much more.Quote:
Originally Posted by camopaint0707
Let's keep this thread about the DVD player and other audio things. There is a thread about my airbag issue too. Anyone else have an in dash dvd player?