Carson shop floor · car stereo
A no-name Amazon CarPlay or Android Auto radio is not a safe buy. If it isn’t Pioneer, Sony, Kenwood, or Alpine, you’ll likely buy another radio soon — dead spots on the screen, it won’t pair, the camera won’t integrate, and the steering-wheel controls fail. We sell and install those name brands; we’ll still install a Boss or a generic unit from Crutchfield, but we can’t service the Amazon units — it’s the part, not the install. Call first for a real game plan — a payment plan is available, so you spend once, not twice.
On paper a bass amp is simple — power, ground, remote, and an RCA signal, and you have bass. In the car it is not: power through the firewall, fused, with the right terminals; panels off; cable routed to the amp, sometimes with the seats out; the signal and phase right; and a real ground. When it is finished it should look like it belongs there — no extra wire, nothing twisted. DIY jobs burn amps and equipment, and have put cars on fire; one mistake can kill the amp. Hiring a pro does not cost a lot next to that headache, and when the bass quits later you have someone to call.
CCA is the basic amp kit, about $50. An oxygen-free copper kit is about $200, and it is worth it when the job needs it. One sub at a few hundred watts can run on CCA; two 12s around 2,000 watts will heat CCA until it melts, takes the fuse, and causes problems. OFC does not get hot, does not melt, does not corrode, and the system sounds better — people here play for hours, three or four a day, some all night, so if you are serious about audio, use OFC.
In LA you leave the car for hours or all day — Vegas, the outlets, hotels, movie theaters. A GPS tracker with phone alerts (Viper SmartStart, Drone XC, DroneMobile) tells you if someone hits the car, opens a door, or tampers with it. A screaming alarm does not get the police called. This is peace of mind for the investment — people who leave expensive tools or equipment in the vehicle, and high-theft cars like Kia, Hyundai, Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler. If it does get taken, you know where it is so you can get it back.
Compustar and Viper both make car alarms. They are competitors, they work differently, and we use both — we pick by the car. Compustar kills the ignition when you walk away, so the car will not start without your fob; that is what we want on Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and some newer cars where someone can copy the arm/disarm code and steal it. Viper has an electronic ignition kill you turn on — the right call on GMC, Ford, and fleet vehicles — but on those copy-code cars, unlocking with a copied code can disarm the Viper. Dodge gets Compustar. A diesel Ford gets Viper. Both are top quality. Come in or call and we will point you to the right one.
Four pillars: car stereo installation, ceramic window tint, Harley bagger audio, and car alarm / security. Dash cameras sit with the alarm work. No wraps, wheels, tires, performance, chrome-delete, auto glass repair, suspension, LED lighting, door locks, or in-dash DVD as a service.
A stereo install has to keep the factory functions that already work: backup sensors, steering wheel controls, backup camera, and on some cars OnStar, the front or scene camera, the mirror camera, blind-spot assist, and the warning chimes. Maestro or iDataLink is what lets the new stereo show climate, doors, and tire pressures.
Ceramic film is still polyester. The “ceramic” name means nanoparticles in the film that block heat, so you don’t feel the burn on your skin and a lot of the sun’s heat and UV stay out. We hand-cut a micro-edge in the Carson shop. Every car takes two to three hours.
Most work is quote-only. Locked specials: Solar tint $249, Solar Ceramic $329, Dual Kicker Comp $249 box only, Viper 3108V $269 installed, Compustar 9910 $499 installed on most cars. AMS pods stay a quote. Call (310) 513-8800 or text us. Payment plans are available.
Nick handles sales. Zack is Operational Manager.
Yes — Road Glide, Street Glide, and Road King, since the early 2000s. AMS pods are built in-house, chrome or black. Bags get an AMS quick disconnect. The method is on AMS Pods.
DS18 is the cheap one. Huge magnet, hard and sharp, loud — not an acoustic speaker. Fine if you only want it to scream. Hertz Neo is the motorcycle speaker. Weatherproof, small magnet so it fits a bag and an AMS pod, and it stays clear when it is loud. It costs more. You hear the music, not just noise. That is what we put in the pods.
Cicada is a serious motorcycle brand. People speak well of it. It also costs more than Hertz, and the magnet is huge — it eats most of the space in the lid. We ran them side by side. Hertz was louder and cleaner. Better performance in the bag. Hertz Neo is weatherproof, small neo magnet, so you keep the space. That is the one we recommend.
22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A, Carson, CA 90745. Mon–Sat 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM. Sunday closed. Serving Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County.
No — everything is done in our own bay at 22025 S Avalon Blvd Ste A, Carson. Cutting tint on the vehicle scratches glass and risks defroster lines, so every piece is hand-cut on a glass board in the shop.
Walk-ins welcome Monday through Saturday, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM. Come in before 4pm and most jobs go home the same day.
Most cars are 2 to 3 hours.
Yes — California requires front side windows at 70% VLT and we install to that spec. Windshield strips are 70, 50 or 35.
