navtv or cartronics???
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navtv or cartronics???
Hey guys....need some opinionated advice....
My shop has recently started doing a lot of high end car audio work. I have been a MECP and ASE installer for almost 2 decades but I need to know which is the better company to deal with, NavTv or Cartronics. I dont necessarily worry about price but technical support, ease of installation, and quality are what concerns me..
Any suggestions? Figured Id ask the experts here first....
My shop has recently started doing a lot of high end car audio work. I have been a MECP and ASE installer for almost 2 decades but I need to know which is the better company to deal with, NavTv or Cartronics. I dont necessarily worry about price but technical support, ease of installation, and quality are what concerns me..
Any suggestions? Figured Id ask the experts here first....
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It is of course coming from one of the companies you asked about, but originally we were hired to do weatherometer and compatibility testing (this was before we actually released the iTronic) - and there was no contest at all. Instead of spouting all that data here.... what I can say is two cold hard facts - The iTronic has enjoyed a in or out of warranty failure rate of less than 1/10th of 1 percent!! And in over 12,000 installs, only 9 have ever been returned due to being unsatisfied (which was really a problem with the install)
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Well I look at it like this...
First define high end that you recently started doing
Next... any respectable shop would be going straight to the manufacturer. Now, if you don't mind buying from cartronics, marking it up further, to turn a profit, since I am sure the shop... nor cartronics is a not a non profit organization... then client finds out that he could of got it from cartronics with an installation manual a few hundred cheaper... you wil be having a different reputation.
Again, define high end...
That didn't hurt Cartronics... now did it?
First define high end that you recently started doing
Next... any respectable shop would be going straight to the manufacturer. Now, if you don't mind buying from cartronics, marking it up further, to turn a profit, since I am sure the shop... nor cartronics is a not a non profit organization... then client finds out that he could of got it from cartronics with an installation manual a few hundred cheaper... you wil be having a different reputation.
Again, define high end...
That didn't hurt Cartronics... now did it?
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Here we go again - jbondox. WE MANUFACTURE the latest iTronic, and we wholesale it to dealers when appropriate.
Last edited by Cartronics; Sep 19, 2011 at 07:49 PM.
