LSN2meBoom916 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) I have a portfolio I take to comps/shows. Last comp i went to at Norcal customs up on Auburn blvd here in Sac, the owner/manager guy was checking out my car and I was explaining how i did everything on the car and he looked through my portfolio (pretty much all the stuff i have posted here) and he asked if I needed a job. He said I could teach his guys to do custom. hahaha. I was like thanks that'd be great but not till I'm done w/ school. Oh well. Maybe I'll go seE what's up some day, but i dunno if i wanna go to a shop where the best guy they got....IS ME! plus, them old guys prolly wouldn't take too kindly to being "overseen" or "taught" by a punk ass kid like me hehe. Side jobs are few and far between but more fun from my POV. Edited March 6, 2007 by LSN2meBoom916 Quote COOGLE SAID:"bro thats how we got where we are... buy making messes ...... i still learn all the time you just gota be willing to ruck up some shit" "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." ~ Miguel de Unamuno"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men, but no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man" -Elbert Hubbard"A proud man can learn humility...but he will be proud of that too" ~I forget who.I'm far from perfect and I know it better than anyone, but I hope to be good at what I do, when I do it...Installs I've done:My Integra: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3161The Lexus : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=1535Law's Maxima: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5568&hl=Jeff's 2500HD: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5382&hl=Acura RSX-S: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3142Z-32 300zx: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=34602004 Civic 4dr: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=8190Trunk/Corner Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=16036&hl=1969 Chevy C-10: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=20319&hl=Seat-Back AMP-RACK How-to: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=9428&hl=Bunch of subs still for salehttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...l=lsn2meboom916"It's game night...we're playin......sex."~Quagmire"When disneyland started it was powered completely by orphan children running on treadmills to generate e-lectrissty…and today, them children are New York Yankees". ~Dale Gribble"Fill it with ice...then pour it up to the top of the ice...& Shut da Fu** up!" ~Urs truly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak559 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) Being the shop bitch isnt that bad, as long as your at the right shop. Just make sure that the person teaching you knows thier shit, otherwise your just in for a longer struggle.... p.s. Sorry Ray, i'll try to take out the garbage more often.... Edited March 6, 2007 by Cloak559 Quote 2001 Blazer Pioneer 5900IB - (2) DC Level 3 10"s - Sundown 1500D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Being the shop bitch isnt that bad, as long as your at the right shop. Just make sure that the person teaching you knows thier shit, otherwise your just in for a longer struggle....p.s. Sorry Ray, i'll try to take out the garbage more often.... we all have fun at work, hell it doesnt even seem like work.. its just a place that i hang out at with friends and do installs. I love what I do. and i've been told that Im not to shabby either. Quote 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak559 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 we all have fun at work, hell it doesnt even seem like work.. its just a place that i hang out at with friends and do installs.I love what I do. and i've been told that Im not to shabby either. Yeah its a real chill environment. Ans yes Ray, you is the shitz.... Quote 2001 Blazer Pioneer 5900IB - (2) DC Level 3 10"s - Sundown 1500D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nismofreak Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Dude work at a place that is based only on car installation. The guy at best buy who installed my freinds system was retarded. I asked him if he heard of Hifonics....Said no, Asked if he heard of Fi...No, Re....No, T3.....Hell no he said, jbl.....said the company was into home audio only, and asked if he knew kicker......No. I'm like wtf. He was retarded and felt stupid. I was laughing. He knew alpine and rf only. But I was suprised I knew more companies than a installer. But anyways you get help at a install based shop like Amatt or the other guys work at. They will hopefully teach you and it will take a while but need to clean the shop first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy722 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Well not EVERYONE knows what Fi is especially T3 so you can't blame him for that but KICKER/HIFONICS?? Everyone knows kicker and hifonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickerAudio21 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 hey, don't hate on best buy Best buy is probably the best possible place for a new installer to work at. They provide a great place to get expereince tearing apart almost every kind of car and they have THE best tech support line there is. The 8 guys who are on the tech line are mostly master installers, and they help write the MECP tests. I understand most installers at best buy don't know kicker, or any other kind of sub brands. That is because most of them don't even like car audio, and that is why i quit and moved on to a custom shop, but it's still a great place for a newb. besides, most custom shops don't hire ppl unless they have a year or so of experience in another shop. Quote ------------------------------------------------- 1st place circuit city car/spl show (maplewood,MN) 2006 146.6 dB's with 2 12" L7 and 1606d brutus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpayne Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Maaaan im in the same boat... I am MECP certified ( not that it really means a damn thing) and have been looking for an installer job for over a year now. Every shop i go to says they want shop experience i ask them how am i supposed to get it if nobody will hire me?? I might have found one but i will have to be shop bitch and thats cool and all but i cant work for free, i am only 19 and on my own paying bills, We have a shop around here with one the top 100 ranked installers in the nation and i would love to get in there but the dude wont hire me. UGGGGGHHH, its soo hard starting off, but im just keepin my head up and hoping that one day somebody will see my stuff and like it and want to hire me, but until then its a 9 dollars an hour job and full time college. Dennis, i hope everything works out for you man and that you get you a good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickerAudio21 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Best buy was where i started, and they were looking at hiring other people in the interview process, but then i came in with a professional resume and 3 pages where i collaged all my good installs together. If you bring in pictures of what you have done it helps a LOT! Quote ------------------------------------------------- 1st place circuit city car/spl show (maplewood,MN) 2006 146.6 dB's with 2 12" L7 and 1606d brutus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) Dude work at a place that is based only on car installation. The guy at best buy who installed my freinds system was retarded. I asked him if he heard of Hifonics....Said no, Asked if he heard of Fi...No, Re....No, T3.....Hell no he said, jbl.....said the company was into home audio only, and asked if he knew kicker......No. I'm like wtf. He was retarded and felt stupid. I was laughing. He knew alpine and rf only. But I was suprised I knew more companies than a installer. But anyways you get help at a install based shop like Amatt or the other guys work at. They will hopefully teach you and it will take a while but need to clean the shop first. i didnt get help at a shop...i did it all by myself in my garage, except for bondoing my panels, but i could have done that. my buddy's dad owns a large sign company, so we just took my panels down there to bondo and sand....but everything you see i did myself 100%, didnt use a shop for the install or advice on anything. if u really wanna learn, u just gotta plan stuff 80% of the time, and wing it the other 20%... Edited March 6, 2007 by amatt85 Quote i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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