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Professional Installation

6th Jan 2023Listen Up! Learning About Car Audio System Design and Installation

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Professional Installation, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tweeters

Listen Up! Learning About Car Audio System Design and Installation

Last week I offered three people advice on how the physics and science behind car audio concepts work. In all three cases, these people refused to accept my scientific explanations as fact and chose to argue with me. Baffling. Science Is Simple Seemingly unbeknownst to many car audio enthusiasts and amateur installers, the laws of physics are pretty set in stone when it comes Read more

25th Nov 2022A Question We Hear a Lot: How Can I Find a Car Audio Installer Near Me?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Professional Installation, Radios, Social Media, Speakers

A Question We Hear a Lot: How Can I Find a Car Audio Installer Near Me?

We get lots of great questions from our readers each month. Among the most popular is “How can I find a car audio installer near me?” As professionals in the mobile enhancement industry, we know this is one of the biggest challenges that consumers face. It’s easy to search for stores on the internet, but the results don’t tell you anything about the quality of the services Read more

16th Nov 2022Cool Builds and Jobs That Aren’t Car Audio Projects

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Truck AccessoriesTags: 3D Printing, Albert, Bacardi, Bedliners, CNC Lasers, Connecticut, Edmonton, Florida, Georgia, GPS Locating Systems, Guerilla Cube, Massachusetts, Memphis, Nike, Ontario, Ottowa, Palm City, Professional Diagnosis, Professional Installation, Red Bull, Richmond, Solar Panels, Stoneham, Tennessee, Thomasville, Toronto Raptors, Toyota, Virginia, Waterbury

Cool Builds and Jobs That Aren’t Car Audio Projects

There’s no getting around the fact that things change over time. When it comes to car audio retailers, many have maintained their focus on stereo systems, remote starters, radar detectors and convenience upgrades for decades. Every now and then, a set of unique skills or an opportunity leads a shop in a slightly different direction for a project or, occasionally, an evolution Read more

9th Nov 2022Wait a Minute! That’s Not What Goes in a Car Audio Fuse Holder!

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: AGC Fuses, American Wire Gauge (AWG), Amplifiers, ATC Fuses, Fuses, Professional Diagnosis, Professional Installation

Wait a Minute! That’s Not What Goes in a Car Audio Fuse Holder!

If you spend time on social media, you’ve likely seen examples of incorrect devices being used in home and car audio fuse holders. Photos of a .22 round in a fuse holder, pieces of bubble gum wrappers wrapped around a blown AGC fuse and, my personal favorite, the Red Bull can tab intended for use as a replacement for an ATC fuse all send shivers up my spine. There are even Read more

14th Oct 2022Choose an Expert for Your Remote Car Starter Installation

Categories: ARTICLES, Remote Starter, Resource LibraryTags: 3M, Professional Installation, Soldering, T-taps

Choose an Expert for Your Remote Car Starter Installation

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

16th Sep 2022Car Audio Installations That Look Like They Belong in a Vehicle

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: 1965, 1972, 1995, 2020, 2021, 2022, Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Audi, Audiomobile, BMW, Bronco, Chevrolet, Focus, Ford, Honda, JBL, JL Audio, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln Continental, Morel, Nova, Odyssey, Phantom Fit, Porsche, Professional Installation, Ram, RS 5, SC300, Speakers, Subwoofers, Velar

Car Audio Installations That Look Like They Belong in a Vehicle

There are two schools of thought when designing a custom car audio installation: The solutions can be designed to stand out and highlight the upgrades, or they can be designed to blend with the rest of the vehicle. While I appreciate both styles, installations that blend with the cosmetic cues already in the vehicle are my preference. It’s challenging to make something Read more

17th Aug 2022Car Audio Speakers Should Be Installed Properly

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Pioneer, Professional Installation, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Car Audio Speakers Should Be Installed Properly

I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve seen car audio speakers installed improperly in the doors, dash or rear deck of a car or truck. Many amateur car audio enthusiasts don’t understand that unlike home audio and Bluetooth speakers that come in an enclosure, the way that raw speakers are mounted in your vehicle plays a huge role in what they’ll sound like. Let’s Read more

1st Jul 2022How Reputable Car Stereo Shops Care for Your Vehicle

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Lighting, Paint Protection, Remote StarterTags: Professional Installation, Vehicle Check-In, Vehicle Check-Out, VIN

How Reputable Car Stereo Shops Care for Your Vehicle

One of the goals at BestCarAudio.com is to help consumers pick the best retailers to upgrade their vehicles. We explain what to look for in terms of installation practices and explain the features and benefits of products that will deliver fantastic performance. In this article, we’ll discuss how shops care for your vehicle while it’s in the installation bay. In many cases, Read more

1st Apr 2022Car Stereo Installations That Need a Rescue – Part 2

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Remote StarterTags: Amplifiers, Professional Installation, Radios, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Car Stereo Installations That Need a Rescue – Part 2

It’s April 1st once again, and that means it’s time for another look at car audio installations that have gone awry. The images you’ll see are prime examples of why only a genuine professional should be the only person to upgrade your car or truck. Whether it’s an amplifier installation, a remote car starter integration or a simple lighting upgrade, ensuring that the results Read more

14th Jan 2022A Look at the Typical Remote Car Starter Rescue

Categories: ARTICLES, Remote StarterTags: 3M, Compustar, Ontario, Professional Installation, Sarnia

A Look at the Typical Remote Car Starter Rescue

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

5th Nov 2021The Challenges of Choosing the Perfect Car Stereo Shop

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Professional Installation, Speakers, Subwoofers

The Challenges of Choosing the Perfect Car Stereo Shop

Every month or so, someone asks me for a recommendation for a car stereo shop. Sometimes the request is simple and involves replacing damaged or worn-out speakers. Other times, the project involves a remote car starter or an audio system upgrade. When these requests are simple, I have several resources at my disposal to make a solid recommendation. However, when things get more Read more

16th Aug 2021Signs You’re Dealing with a Truly Professional Car Stereo Shop

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Certification, Professional Installation, Speakers, Subwoofers

Signs You’re Dealing with a Truly Professional Car Stereo Shop

We’ve lost track of how often we’ve said that not all car stereo shops are true professionals. It seems like some local retailers that work on exotic cars just don’t have a basic understanding of the physics behind car audio system design, integration and calibration. In this article, we’ll take a look at a few of the sure signs that you’re dealing with someone who cares about Read more

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