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[goose]

Warning this post contains a rant!

<rant>
Ok... I know some of you will tell me off for going to Halfords but I did... I wanted a new radio, with iphone connectivity control and bluetooth and all things shiny...

I chose the stereo and opted for the same day install.
I was told to come back in 45 mins when it would all be done. Excellent news and KFC was consumed during my time away.

When I returned the little boy (yes that was meant to be sarcastic), who had fitted my new shiny radio said he could not fit the Microphone! [smiley=shocked.gif]

When I asked why his excuse was to do with the heating pipe matrix or something! Mmmm ok!

So, I was told to call Hydeparkcorner to get them to install it. Well... I did this online and they can only come out on the 17th May... that's weeks away and kinda makes it stupid to wait that long just for a mic to be installed.

I went to my local radio bloke this morning (Secure Sounds, based in Okehampton). Told him what happened and he said he'd do it there and then. It took 5 mins. Involved dropping down the fuse panel and a bit of contortion from the installer Mark and cost a simple £5.

So... why couldn't the Halfords trained tech do it.

</rant>

[Bose Addict]

'reminds me when (30 years ago) I fitted an electric aerial on the back of a customer's XJ6 outside the car accessory shop I worked at on Saturdays.  It worked just fine, going up with the ignition and down when he switched off.  Then he operated his electric fuel-tank changeover switch (original XJ6's had twin tanks, one in each rear wing, each with its own electric pump) and it stayed down....................

[goose]

see I have no idea why a car would need such a thing... i'm such a n00b!

[Zuffenhausen]

Warning this post contains a rant!

<rant>
Ok... I know some of you will tell me off for going to Halfords but I did... I wanted a new radio, with iphone connectivity control and bluetooth and all things shiny...

I chose the stereo and opted for the same day install.
I was told to come back in 45 mins when it would all be done. Excellent news and KFC was consumed during my time away.

When I returned the little boy (yes that was meant to be sarcastic), who had fitted my new shiny radio said he could not fit the Microphone! [smiley=shocked.gif]

When I asked why his excuse was to do with the heating pipe matrix or something! Mmmm ok!

So, I was told to call Hydeparkcorner to get them to install it. Well... I did this online and they can only come out on the 17th May... that's weeks away and kinda makes it stupid to wait that long just for a mic to be installed.

I went to my local radio bloke this morning (Secure Sounds, based in Okehampton). Told him what happened and he said he'd do it there and then. It took 5 mins. Involved dropping down the fuse panel and a bit of contortion from the installer Mark and cost a simple £5.

So... why couldn't the Halfords trained tech do it.

</rant>

May well be because:

"This is a head unit & that's the tool kit, your now a trained technician. Well done lad"

[goose]

haha! sounds like most Customer Service staff in this country -wooops! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

[coastie123]

i agree halfords exeter are useless!!

if you ever need any other audio work need doing try Robert @ Exe Car Audio, he's mobile and does alot of work around exeter/east devon and pretty resonable on prices...

the other option is try daveDND on here, hes down in paignton..

[unlucky mark mv6]

No such thing as trained member of staff at halfords,they are all 18 year old spotty kids dragged off the street.You tell em you can fit a car stereo,and your in there ,they dont know the difference between a bulb and a wiper blade.

[Dave DND]

No such thing as trained member of staff at halfords,they are all 18 year old spotty kids dragged off the street.You tell em you can fit a car stereo,and your in there ,they dont know the difference between a bulb and a wiper blade.

I can speak with a bit of authority on this one, I was Technical Manager at a Halfords branch at the age of 18, and the training consisted of nothing more than being given a handout booklet and a uniform, my underlings that worked for me, had considerably less than that.

And I know it has gone radically downhill since then !!

 

[unlucky mark mv6]

No such thing as trained member of staff at halfords,they are all 18 year old spotty kids dragged off the street.You tell em you can fit a car stereo,and your in there ,they dont know the difference between a bulb and a wiper blade.

I can speak with a bit of authority on this one, I was Technical Manager at a Halfords branch at the age of 18, and the training consisted of nothing more than being given a handout booklet and a uniform, my underlings that worked for me, had considerably less than that.

And I know it has gone radically downhill since then !!

 

Say no more then eh dave

[Dave DND]

No such thing as trained member of staff at halfords,they are all 18 year old spotty kids dragged off the street.You tell em you can fit a car stereo,and your in there ,they dont know the difference between a bulb and a wiper blade.

I can speak with a bit of authority on this one, I was Technical Manager at a Halfords branch at the age of 18, and the training consisted of nothing more than being given a handout booklet and a uniform, my underlings that worked for me, had considerably less than that.

And I know it has gone radically downhill since then !!

 

Say no more then eh dave

Except at 18, I wasn`t that spotty !!

 

[unlucky mark mv6]

Funny you should mention that dave,im 35,and never had 1 spot,some say ive got womans hormones.

[Dave DND]

Funny you should mention that dave,im 35,and never had 1 spot,some say ive got womans hormones.

 

[goose]

Excellent... well lesson learnt I think!!

halfords = crap
local trusted installers/engineers = the way to go!