I got some equipments I need to get it install, so I'm looking for an audio shop with decent installation price & quality installation. Preferably JL Audio authorized dealer.

Thanks!

 

Custom Car Alarms
(925) 680-8881
1825 Contra Costa Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Custom Car Alarms
(415) 777-2122
10 S Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94103

 

Cool! Do you happen to have a ballpark of how much they charges for installation (how much per hour)?

Also, any shops somewhere around S. Bay area? San Jose, Fremont etc...?

 

custom car alarms is pretty good. My friend actually manages the SF location. The only problem was, they are pretty busy since their SF location is now inside SF Honda. This means, they get a lot of dealer work. They do great work, they're just really busy. My friend was even going to give me a discount on some equipment (such as an alpine amp/JL Stealth box set up), but I was looking for a little more customized work- something they really didn't have the time to do.
So, I ended up going to Pacific Stereo in Redwood City (chose them becuase they are listed as "Authorized Dealers" on the JL website and they are about 10 min from my house). Not the best choice. They had lots of inventory- ended up with 2 JL 8w3v2's powered by a JL 250/1. But what I think counts even more, is the quality of their work. I won't go into detail about their "lack of attention to detail" , as I am still batteling with them to get it right. But I would NOT recommend Pacific Stereo in Redwood City (they have other locations, in Fremont and Hayward- I'm not sure how those places are).
Sorry if this doesn't really answer your question about a good stereo shop, but I thought I'd chime in and tell you NOT to goto Pacific Stereo. Even though they are an authorized JL Dealer- one of the main reason's why I chose them. I'd be curious to see if anyone has any good suggestions, cuz I might end up needing to go somewhere else to get my system right.

 

Autohaus in hayward is an awesome install shop. They are an alpine and I believe a jl vendor.. See alex and he will set you up..

 

wooper, that's good to know! Thank's for the info. Other people have recommended me to Pacific Stereo in Fremont, but I feel kinda fishy about it. Hence, they're chain store and to me chain store tend to get more people (kinda like Best Buy). Eventually they'll just rush their work because they have so many cars lined up.

 

I have heard terrible things about pacific stereo (if you mean the one near the stevenson exit) in fremont.
Autohaus in hayward is awesome, custom car alarms in pleasant hill is another awesome award winning installer.
Remember these places are not like best buy. so they will give you an awesome install..
the best thing is to go to places like www.vwvortex.com; www.sfbavw.com; and other bay area websites for car enthusiasts and they can steeer you in the right direction.