I ALWAYS GET at least 3 estimates, but this time I didn't, and it cost me! Because I bought 2 nice JBL subwoofers and a sound system back in 2015, I figured that was the first place I was stopping after a new purchase. And similarly to a previous reviewer, I wasn't able to pick out a sub, rather he PULLED AN UNBOXED one off the shelf and was rushing around and sorta busy but said he couldn't install till the next morning and said it be best to leave a deposit and was never once cordial, inviting, nor appreciative of a POTENTIAL customer. But because my dumb ass didn't follow my own rules, I got bamboozled!!
So I come back the next morning and again, he's equally as inviting and engaging as I remembered and has his guy already installing the one he pulled off the shelf the previous day. I said hey wait, I really liked the JBL's I bought a few years ago and he had some there in boxes and he said nah it's too big for your vehicle and it's an SUV. I said no I really liked those EVEN THO it was a 7 year old model...at least. He charges me $500 for a sub-par quality Pioneer sub he had pulled off the shelf and sent me on my way. Sounded decent and I was able to get installed within 24 hours of new purchased vehicle so again bad on me.
Within 2 months it was cutting in and out and intermittently here and there but soon got progressively worse and I procrastinated. Checked all the connections myself and it worked but still would cut out so buy the time I took it back 5 months had passed.
Here we go!!! So I take it back thinking he'd remember me because I balked at price and HIS selection but true to form, Mr Personality was cold and demanded receipt. I said well maybe you can just check it. So he does and say it's a "defective unit"!! I'm like cool let's replace it. He said get receipt first. Ok I'll try and find and DID!! Took it back and he says nope, its out of "warranted". I'm like come man so you're telling me you not gonna replace it? He said "I don't have any more of those". I was like yeah I know you stuck me with last one. C'mon man you can turn it back in to Pioneer and they'll replace it cuz sh@t happens, and you gave me "A DEFECTIVE UNIT". He pulls JBL BassPro 12" woofers and says here $700!!! What? So I'm $1200??? WTF? He walks away and says "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT"! I told him I was gonna roast him in Yelp and that he was a BAD BUSINESS MAN!! I negotiated it down to $300 and therefore my total for a newer JBL was $800!!! I could have purchased online for $349 and paid $100 for installation and yet I was in $800 deep!
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