A good friend of mine has been installing car audio/alarms for around 10 years or so and is going to install an alarm on my car. He's got a spare Viper 771 with remote start and all that jazz. I know this takes quite a bit of time to do. Can anyone tell me how much I should offer to pay him for his time? I obviously want the total price to come out cheaper than if I'm buying everything in a store, but I want to give him a fair offer as well.

Suggestions?

I'm also in the market for navigation for my 2G TL. Does anyone have/recommend the Pioneer AVIC-N3. If so, is there a good place to buy this from online? The same guy doing the alarm can install this at the same time.

Thanks!

 

A) Call your local stores and get some quotes for total cost of alarm and install..


B) www.etronics.com

 

I know about how much the install would cost me at the store, but I'm trying to determine a reasonable amount to pay a friend to do it instead.

I'll check out etronics to see what I can find. I'm looking at the AVIC-Z1 right now.

 

Every area has different prices and install rates..

If you know the install cost, say $400, I'd give him $250-$300. I'd try to ask him first what he is looking to get out of it..