hey guys not sure if there is already a thread out here like this but just wanted to see who out there in this section of ls1tech is mecp certified? just curious about what shops some of you work out of and maybe see some work and hear of the experience some of you have!

 

I'm basic certified! Going for my advanced here pretty soon, but I haven't had a whole lot of time to study because of school. I work at Best Buy as an installer. We do quite a bit of custom work, all of the Best Buy's from up and down the I-5 corridor send us the more complicated jobs. Custom fabbed an Android tablet in a dash a couple months back, looked like factory! And of course we do decks, remote starts, alarms, speakers, subs, etc. on a daily basis.

 

MECP Advanced Certified. Haven't gone to take my masters yet. Practice exam was a breeze so hopefully the actual test isn't too bad.

 

I'm Basic Certs. Going for my advance Real soon!

 

i am also an installer at best buy here in upstate ny, where abouts are you located?

 

Are you guys on the Geek Squad Forums?

 

^ only time i use geek squad forums are to read the damage claims lol

 

Advanced soon to be Master

 

studying the advanced at the moment and the advanced book is THICK compare to basic lol i cant imagine the masters book good for you tho! good luck with it!

 

hahahahahha

 

whats your name on geek squad forums? ill add you

 

Markeyse.Mundy

 

Im basic, taking my advanced at the end of the month. Bestbuy installer in Moore, OK. Working on a 2001 T/A as we speak!

 

nice! always nice working on a fellow fbody owners car, job goes by quick and they get the right ****!

 

I'm over in Marysville, WA. I browse the forums quite a bit. I know I've seen an avatar of someone on there that has a pretty nice Camaro, is that you?

 

Does bestbuy do lojack or something like it? What alarm do you guys recommend to prevent typical parked car smash&grabs/rip&runs? I dont want to do any stereo work until I can make it less tempting to little thug thieves.

 

Thats really cool how many of you guys are at a Best Buy. Thats where I got started 2.5 years ago, and learned a lot from the guys that were there. I got my basic cert while I was there and then moved to a local shop after BBY turned down my request to start building boxes and other custom work. Its really awesome that some of you there can do so much custom work.
Heres a link to our facebook page that shows some of my older installs. when I get home I will load some of the more recent stuff up.
http://facebook.com/soundsystemsltd

 

What is in that attached zip?

 

it was supposed to be a pic of some recent work I've done

 

You can get a lot of stuff. The Viper two-way systems are good, and you should get one with multiple inputs if you really wants to add stuff. Most alarms will come with a shock sensor, but you can also add on proximity sensors, glass break sensors, Tilt Sensors. You can also get a Piezo siren aka "Pain Generator" to put sirens inside your car, as well as get a backup battery just incase someone is smart and disconnect your battery to kill the alarm.