Best Buy wanted to charge me $180 in parts and $150 in labor for installation. What should I pay for installing the D3? I have the bluetooth and ipod connections with it. I'm located in NC and if there is anyone close that can do an install let me know.
$330 sounds about right for a Best Buy installing the unit, bluetooth, and ipod cable. Is that a good price? No, not really. It would be a hell of a lot cheaper to do it yourself, but if you don't have any experience with wiring up car electronics, you don't really have a choice. You might want to try calling around to some shops that specialize in car audio installations and getting a quote from them. It might save you some money.
what car?
what car?
The million dollar question, that most people never bother to tell you. Lets see 330 for a d3 in a 03 tacoma for instince is waytoo much. On the other hand 330 for a d3 in an 08 suburban with blose sounds just about right.
The cost of labor, running the vss wire, the parking wire and the gps antenna...more this unit is not easy to intall depends on the car.
I drive an '04 Chevy Silverado.
in that case do it your self theres plenty here that can help you with it. Plus it's a nice easy truck to do. The install price though is about right for what they charge.
$120 - Scosche Interface harness
$21 - AI Dash kit
$15 - Antenna Adapter
$150 - Navi install
~$30 - BT install
Those are based on when I worked there 2 years ago. IF you want to do it yourself here's what you want
GMOS-01 - Harness for Non-Blose radio
GMOS-04 - Harness for the Blose radio
The nice part about those 2 pieces is that they give you vss, reverse, and parking brake at the radio harness.
40-GM10 - Antenna Adapter
95-2003 - Dash kit
You will have to cut a small amount of plastic behind the radio to get it to fit.
Yeah I know nothing about electronics so there is no way in hell I can do it myself. I was just wondering if that Best Buy price was worth it or should I go elsewhere.
Shop around, can't hurt to get a price.
Sounds about right. Be carefull finding a cheap price, and then having small shops "oops, you need this and that too" after you get there.
You can always skip the module if you do not have bose, but you would lose door chime and retained accesory power. Some shops will qoute that way also to bring down the price. Be sure to ask about the chime module when getting qoutes.
From someone what used to work at best buy installing, that is their true price for installing a D3.
But as was said, thats truly a easy car. Just have to run your accessory or buy the expensive Chime harness.
Do you have on star?
Do you have on star?
No
$180 plus parts sounds about right... that's why I usually do the installation myself.
Try pulling up in an expensive car and see what they say. The first shop I went to wanted $350 plus parts after I told him it was going into a Corvette. On the phone I just told him it was a Chevy and the price quote was $150 plus parts.