Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Resourceful Tips For Your Car Stereo

By Ferdinand Mekinsy

Expos and conventions are avenue of car stereo sales . Most of the time, the good stuff come out at expos, whether it be a car expo, audio system expo, however, usually the largest car stereo sale happens at a gathering of car audio makers. Well, at these kinds of expos and conventions, it is not usually a sale because the manufacturers usually try to get buyers for their newest product. If you have the money and you are out there to procure some serious hardware, then by all means, SPLURGE AWAY!

There are two kinds of mounting in a car stereo installation - ISO mounting: This is when the radio can be screwed to existing factory radio brackets, such as in most Japanese cars. - Ring mounting: This is when an aftermarket radio comes with a metal ring that gets mounted to the factory radio hole or aftermarket kit via bendable tabs. In many cars, dash and trim rings have to be filed to enlarge the radio hole. As soon as the ring is installed, the radio slides in and is held by snaps. In most cases, special tools are needed to remove the radio.

Other useful tips which will help: Another way to get a discount car stereo is to SUBSTITUTE. Like cars, Japanese made units are often less expensive than German/European/American made units. Again, look at the basics. What is it that you need, as in the most BASIC FEATURES? Do you really need that mesmerizing LED display, or can you do without it? Goes for speakers too. If youre not going to enter a car audio competition and you just want to hear good treble and bass levels without making your speakers croak, maybe you can do away with a couple of 3way/4 way speakers. A big subwoofer will definitely need an amplifier, and those are already two things to purchase.

For unconventional speaker locations, sometimes metal has to be cut. You might want to leave this to the professionals, tools like plasma cutters and pneumatics drills are required. But if youre going to insist, a pair of metal snips (left and right cut) will do.

Look at any good car stereo system and youll probably see a Pioneer car stereo unit plugged into the console. Alongside with quality speakers and a strong lineup of accessories like LCD panels and navigational devices, Pioneer products/Pioneer car stereos have earned a huge following the world over. - 15485

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