Quick Question

kdavis · Post by **kdavis** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:16 am

I want to move my CD player in my old car to my new one and have the old stock radio put back in the old car. I don't know anything about these things, and don't have the tools to do it myself. I was just wondering approx. how much will it cost to have this done?

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:38 am

Most shops will charge you anywhere from $40 to $100. I suggest just calling around for estimates. I've heard some bad stories from Best Buy, so you might want to find a local shop.

kdavis · Post by **kdavis** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:56 am

That's sounds good, thanks for the reply. I had it installed by AudioCentral, and they did a great job. Guess I'll be calling them.

EDIT: Just called them and they said it would be around 100 bucks. Should I call some other places, or would they most likely say the same?

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:04 am

Thats not to bad, but I would still call around.

FYI here is a little price break down to let you know what I would charge, so you can compare with what they are charging.

Reinstallation of factory deck in your old car. Free as long as I did the original install, $30 if I didn't.

Cd player install in new car $30 plus adapters.

Adapters needed / Wiring harness $15, dash adapter $15 and (if the car is GM made)$10 for the antenna adapter.

If the old and new car are of the same make and model, or use the same dash and wiring harness, You can drop off the 30 for the adapters.

As you can tell 90 to 100 isn't bad, AS LONG AS YOU ARE GETTING QUALITY WORK!!
Be sure to call Audio Central back and ask them if they will put the factory back in for free since they did the original install, and you will be paying them to put it in your new car. They might not go for it, but its worth a try.