Aftermarket electronics WILL NOT void your vehicles warranty! KNOW YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS! Many consumers are confused regarding the installation and service of third party accessories for their vehicles. This confusion often is the result of incorrect information given by car dealerships intended to convince you that only the manufacturer or authorized dealer should service your […]
In The Shop Today: 2010 Toyota Camry
This vehicle came in today to add some functionality to it’s factory radio. Using the ISimple Media Gateway, this customer can now access HD Radio programming and take phone calls handsfree via a bluetooth connection. Everything is controlled from the factory radio buttons and knobs so there is no new system to learn.
Parrot Minikit Smart
Do you use the navigation feature of your smart phone? Yeah, I know, who doesn’t? With such functionality built into something that fits in your pocket, why wouldn’t you? Well, maybe because it would be distracting to have to keep looking down at the phone while you drive! Enter Parrot. The Minikit Smart suction cups […]
Start your car from your phone, with Drone Mobile
Drone Mobile from Compustar is basically like hiding a cell phone in your car, except that this cell phone can start your car! From your smart phone or your computer, you can send commands such as start, arm, disarm, trunk release and more to your car. Also, if the vehicle is broken into, you will […]
Parrot unveils Asteroid
At the 2011 CES show in Las Vegas, Parrot USA announced it’s newest product, Asteroid. This device will replace your old, boring car stereo with something much more up to date and feature-rich! Running on the Android operating system, the Asteroid boasts 4 USB inputs for your various devices, AM/FM tuner, built-in bluetooth for hands-free […]
2009 Dodge Charger SXT
Yet again, concealed and out of the way, yet great sounding were the requirements. Yet again, no problem for Handcrafted Car Audio. Working off of the factory radio, we used an Arc Audio outboard EQ which allowed independent control over the subwoofer and 7 bands of equalization for perfecting the sound of the system. An […]
2008 Toyota Tundra
There were two main obstacles to hurdle in this project, it had to sound great and had to appear stock! Lucky for this client, that is our specialty! We chose to integrate with the factory radio using an Audio Control LC6i and an Arc Audio IDX active crossover. This allowed us to run each channel […]
2006 Scion TC
Show quality was the name of the game with this one! What appears to be a simple subwoofer and amplifier add-on, is actually one of the most technical builds that we have ever done! The duplication, enlarging, reducing and overal manipulation of one general shape made this project extremely time-consuming and extremely pleasing to the […]
2004 Toyota Sienna
This minivan was destined for much more than running errands, it was destined for great sound! But it could still run errands if it needed to! As part of a whole system design, this subwoofer enclosure definitely stands out as the focal point! It houses two JL 8 W7’s in a downfiring box which bolts […]
1938 Studebaker Truck
Like most classic car rebuilds, this one lacked all the creature comforts and entertainment features that every car needs. That’s where we come in to play! We built a custom center console that went from the back, all the way to the front and housed two cupholders, the parking break, shifter, a/c controls and the […]