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Car Audio Fails: Cheap Installs That’s NOT so Cheap after all.

Free ads posted online selling services installing car audio and remote car starters for less than half the price of what most established shops charge took these vulnerable customers for a joy ride. They ended up with broken car panels and improperly installed equipment, using the cheapest grade of parts and accessories all installed in a rush by an inexperienced installer with very little to no sleep at all (part time job and night installs). By the time the customers knew these guys are amateurs it was too late. Trying to resolve the issues was a hassle since they did not pick up the phone calls or even return calls. Customers going to the location to resolve their issues would knock on a closed door with nobody on location….. Out of the very few stories you hear about “so claimed installers” posting their services on Kijiji, here is some of their failed installations before we got a chance to fix them.*

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*not all experiences are horrible, but you get what you pay for!

TSX: Not Every Car Audio Install is the Same!

This car is here not to get a sound upgrade....but to fix someone else's mess. let the experts do what they do best. People don't realize saving a few bucks now might lead to spending more later to fix it.
This car is here not to get a sound upgrade….but to fix someone else’s mess. let the experts do what they do best. People don’t realize saving a few bucks now might lead to spending more later to fix it.
Whats color coding? Red to black right? lol
Whats color coding? Red to black right? lol
Who uses a distribution block? lol
Who uses a distribution block? lol
lets run new wires.....and take a shortcut lol
lets run new wires…..and take a shortcut lol
This customer is happy ULTRA AUTO SOUND cleaned up all the wiring and fixed all the errors the previous installer did. Now hes off to a clean fresh start...lets see whats the next upgrade.
This customer is happy ULTRA AUTO SOUND cleaned up all the wiring and fixed all the errors the previous installer did. Now hes off to a clean fresh start…lets see whats the next upgrade.

Ferrari: You pay for what you get! Cheap is not in ULTRA’s Dictionary

A customer with a Ferrari comes in to troubleshoot his audio… complaint: no sound

We have seen bad installs but this has got to be one of the worst so far. Time for us to fix it.
We have seen bad installs but this has got to be one of the worst so far. Time for us to fix it.
Just a mess from start to finish. I would imagine anyone working on a Ferrari would take their time to run everything properly....I guessed wrong.
Just a mess from start to finish. I would imagine anyone working on a Ferrari would take their time to run everything properly….I guessed wrong.
Power cable: Red Ground cable: Red
Power cable: Red
Ground cable: Red
Wires all loose. Cables not even copper. Cheap parts. Distribution block starting to melt.
Wires all loose. Cables not even copper. Cheap parts. Distribution block starting to melt.
Yup....thats the trunk of a Ferrari
Yup….thats the trunk of a Ferrari
The mess is all gone. The car audio now works and sounds great.
The mess is all gone. The car audio now works and sounds great.
All the old wiring taken out and rewired with new copper wire. Old speakers removed and changed to Focal.
All the old wiring taken out and rewired with new copper wire. Old speakers removed and changed to Focal. JL Audio 13Tw5 added behind the seat for bass.

Cobra: Revival

WHAT NOT TO DO: Staple wires onto MDF board and hope you do not short it out.
ULTRA AUTO SOUND to the rescue!
WHAT NOT TO DO: screw into the battery and expect it to work.
ULTRA AUTO SOUND to the rescue!
WHAT NOT TO DO: Use one type of wire…then chop it off and use another type of wire because you don’t like the color. Use 0 AWG wire power and ground and twist and tape 4AWG wire to the 0AWG with no distribution block or solder. Use 20 different types of screws to mount custom panels.
ULTRA AUTO SOUND to the rescue!
WHAT NOT TO DO: Put the fuse box behind a glass window thats not accessible at all unless you take apart the whole custom trunk install to get to it.
ULTRA AUTO SOUND to the rescue!
No bass. hmmm lets check the fuse! o…sorry….can’t. 20 hrs later…O its not the fuse. hahaha
ULTRA AUTO SOUND to the rescue!
Starting from scratch. Ripped everything out. New wires to be used with proper connectors. This time the install is going to be logical!
Three kinetik batteries to sustain the powerful system. Pure Copper wires used. Batteries mounted with holders so they don’t rattle or move around.
Kenwood double din with a cache line driver to boost the bass signal.
Fixed! All done! Happy customer. A great acomplishment. Now the customer can enjoy the system. This customer is definately NOT going elsewhere. Sometimes price is not always the best option……the customer did not know about all the other problems until we opened it up. The reason they brought it to ULTRA is because the bass amp alway cut out…and the people that did the install could not fix it.
At ULTRA AUTO SOUND we do not take shortcuts!
At night with the Super Bright Red LEDs on.
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