Showcasing the Best in the Mobile Enhancement Industry
Some of us here at BestCarAudio.com watch a lot of YouTube. While it’s usually Cleetus McFarland, Big Clive, CJ Race Cars, AvE, Abom79, or Cutting Edge Engineering for the editorial staff, those Shorts occasionally catch our attention. One such video was from the guys at DipYourCar.com. They were blacking out the badges on a Toyota SUV. This got us thinking: How easy is this? Read more
High-quality speakers and proper installation are crucial when upgrading your car's audio system. The ease with which your installer can reliably integrate tweeters into your vehicle will determine a portion of the labor cost. Will the technician need to fabricate a mounting bracket? Will they need to create a little pod? Is there even enough hardware provided to ensure a Read more
Any time a technician works on your car or truck to upgrade a radio, install new speakers, or integrate a remote car starter, there’s a likelihood they’ll have to make several electrical connections. This article will look at some of the most popular wire-to-wire connection methods. Of course, we’ll do our best to measure the resistance offered by each Read more
Shopping for high-quality window tint for your car or truck isn’t much different from shopping for any other automotive accessory upgrade. There are high-performance tint films available and low-cost solutions. Some shops are great at what they do, and some only worry about taking your money and getting you out the door. Here are five questions you should ask before agreeing to Read more
We can’t count the number of times we’ve heard about someone calling a mobile enhancement retailer to get a price on a remote starter. This certainly seems like the logical first step. What most consumers don’t understand is that the performance and reliability of a remote starter system have as much to do with how the components are integrated into the vehicle as the hardware Read more
Picture this: You’ve just picked up a new car or truck from the dealer. They’ve washed it, given it a spritz with that lovely new car scent, put a big red bow on the hood or placed a basket of goodies in the trunk or cargo area. You’ve signed the papers, and you’re off for your first drive. For many of us, we’d drop by a family member’s or friend’s house to let them check out Read more
In the car audio industry, we use the term rescue to describe the removal, wiring repair and reinstallation of an audio, lighting or remote starter system that wasn’t integrated properly. In many cases, these systems don’t work or have negatively affected the vehicle’s reliability and left the owner stranded. Our friend Cory Vaillancourt from DC Car Audio in Sarnia, Ontario, Read more
Every now and then, a car audio company creates a product that shakes the industry and redefines the benchmark for features and performance. We prefer to avoid terms like ground-breaking and revolutionary – but sometimes they can’t be avoided. On the Of Sound Mind test bench this week we have the new ARC Audio ID10T-32 PRO car audio digital signal processor. It has to be said, Read more
Since 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has been an icon in the North American automotive industry. These two-seaters represent value and performance with styling that always lets them stand out from the crowd. Try as General Motors might, there’s still room for improvement, even on a flagship vehicle like this. Let’s look at some of the upgrades available to improve the performance Read more
