Local Knowledge Better To Get

The internet is not for nothing also referred to as the World Wide Web. There’s nothing to stop a person in one country ordering goods from another.

But sometimes, local service is the best and that’s particularly the case when some professional advice is also required.

For instance, recently I wanted to upgrade the poor sound system in my car. Looking at all the choices of component parts on the internet it all got a bit confusing.

It was much easier to find a car audio near me that was able to suggest the best solution for my make and model car.

Cars are not always the most acoustically greatest areas. The trouble it seems is that despite the fact a box like place should work, it doesn’t because of the different materials. 

Sound waves will bounce off the metallic areas but will get absorbed by cloth such as the seats. There is another problem and this is the road noise from outside. The very expensive luxury limousines are manufactured with plenty of dampening material.

If yours is a fairly standard make of car then it’s not a difficult job to add some material that will help dampen out these noises.

The other major advantage of having a car audio specialist outlet near to where you live is the fitting. Most car audio centres offer a fitting service. Since some rewiring may be required especially if extra speakers are being fitted, it’s safer to let someone well versed in the job to complete it.

All cars have a slightly different shape and audio solutions are an important part of the design of a new car.

Many car manufacturers have a dedicated team of audio engineers that are given a prototype of a new model to play around with the positioning of speakers and amp.

Luxury cars especially have to get the speaker placement just right. Many luxury cars have thousands of pounds worth of hi-fi and an array of twenty speakers or more.

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Hands Off But Still Take Care

A generation or two ago the idea of chatting on a phone whilst driving was not just a dream of a distant piece of science fiction.

If they had existed they would have been impossible to use. That’s because back then, cars were extremely noisy and without any power steering always took two hands on the steering wheel just to keep on the road.

Mind you, there were far fewer vehicles on the roads and therefore less to distract the driver. Today cars have come a very long way in design and technical advancement. With heating and air-con as the norm and comfortable seats and surroundings it’s a relaxing environment for driver and passengers.

Music systems are at worst just average and at best are often better than that multi-thousand pound one back in the living room.

Bluetooth and hand free controls means it should never be necessary to take even one hand off the wheel when driving. Every safety survey carried out over recent years reveals how important this is.

The latest handfree car kits installation should be fitted in all vehicles today.

Most worrying and known cause of many accidents, is the mobile phone. It’s not just that one hand is needed to hold the phone, but often the call becomes the centre of attention. It may be some work related problem or a distressed call from a friend or relative.

And so it clearly makes sense that there are now high penalties for people using their phone or other mobile device whilst driving.

And yet many want to take this a step further and ban even the use of hands free phones. It’s become such an issue that car manufacturers are being asked by various transport as well as health and safety bodies for a method to cut all phone signals when a car is being driven.

But meanwhile, if you don’t want 6 points and a £200 fine for holding your phone whilst driving, get a hands free system fitted now.

Another Night Call

Fortunately car alarms are not as sensitive as they were many years ago. Living in the city meant being woken almost nightly with some nearby parked car’s alarm going off.

Just the rush of a passing car or even a strong wind could start them. The trouble is that they became almost meaningless. Nobody bothered to take much notice as there were too many false alarms.

They’re a lot better these days although there are other less anti-social ways to protect your car.
Immobilising the vehicle is one way and there are several different ways to do this. A key fob that alerts the owner without the potential thief knowing is another.

And perhaps all car owners should hide some sort of tracking device so that if the car is stolen the police will be able to track its progress.

Most car alarm installation and tracking devices are an after-market fit as original manufacturers don’t fit them apart from some very expensive and known brand targets. Many of these are stolen to order and some, just for their low mileage engine.

These end up in containers shipped to the other side of the world.

There was a story around many years ago of a smart thief that knocked late at night at the door of a stranger. You can tell how old this story is because he didn’t have a mobile phone.

He asked the owner of the house whether he could make a quick phone call to one of the motoring rescue operations he was a member of.

In that short time that he talked to the householder he learnt they loved the theatre. Well, they’d been targeted from the start. There was no broken down car. When front row tickets for the latest show in London arrived by means of a thank you they drove to a West End multi-story car park.

Whilst the show was on the engine was lifted from their brand new luxury car and best of all, an old one was neatly fitted back.

So no matter how hard we try to protect our vehicle there will always be someone clever enough to steal it.

Better Sounds with Added Safety

Car audio shops nearly all have the added attraction of selling security and safety products. When upgrading a car sound system you may as well look at some of these other goodies.

Even if your car has a reversing audio system factory fitted, it can be further improved with a visual aid in the form of rear facing cameras.

This is a particularly useful addition especially for RVs and other larger vehicles. And maybe all drivers should consider adding extra recording devices such as a forward facing dash camera and possibly another taking in all of the internal space in the car.

In countries like Russia nobody likes to drive without a forward facing camera and there has been recent debate in the UK about making it compulsory. If not compulsory then possibly offering those running one to have some sort of insurance discount.

At my local car audio Ilford shop they are selling increasing numbers of these cameras. They can save hours of investigation into why and how an accident occurred.

It seems logical that the day will come when cars are manufactured with these devices built in to record and act just like the airplanes black box.

By having a complete running record embedded in a memory chip Insurers and police will be able to see exactly the circumstances of the accident. Unfortunately, whilst these items are just a voluntary added piece of equipment there is human interference to contend with.

If a person has one fitted and is responsible for an accident then at the moment all they have to do is lose the camera or claim it had been left at home.

New cars have generally very good quality sound systems but there is always some room for improvement in all but the most expensive limousines.

They also leave room for acoustic improvement with the simple addition of sticking dampening material to all the panels from boot to doors as well as the roof of the car. That sounds like a perfect weekend job for anyone wanting to make the most of their car sound system.

Three Tips That Can Help You Improve Your In-Car Audio Experience

Did you know that the average person spends an hour-a-day in their car? That’s nearly 2 years for an average worker. Given that, we need to make sure that we make the most of it, and one way that many of us do this is by listening to our cat stereo, whether the radio, podcasts, audiobooks, or our own music library.

However, nothing can be more irritating than listening to one of these things on a poorly performing car stereo system. If you’re car stereo system is performing badly, then you will find the following five tips helpful.

Tip 1: Change factory-installed speakers & head units.

If your car still has the original factory-installed speakers and head units, then change them. With the exception of high-end cars, such as Audi, Bentley, and BMW, the factory-installed units are rubbish. For example, the head units only cost around £10. They really are as bad as you would expect.

Simply changing the speakers and head units to even bottom-of-the-range will be a vast improvement. However, spending around £100 on the head unit and £50 on the speakers will give you a very decent set up.

Tip 2: Buy sound-dampening material to install around the car.

Cars can be very problematic for sound quality. This is because they’re made of metal. The soundwaves bounce around the car causing problems with reverb and interference. To counter this, you can place sound-dampening material around the car.

You can buy this from your local car audio specialist. For instance, if you live in Romford, visit a specialist shop offering car audio Romford. They can give you valuable advice about where to place the material and how to attach it in a way that looks good.

Tip 3: Install a Sub-Woofer.

If you're into music, you'll love the addition of sub-woofer. It makes the entire musical experience so much better. Hearing that rumble pass through you is AWESOME!

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