Four Tips for Choosing a Stereo Installation Service for Your Car

If you’re installing a new stereo in your car, then there’s a high chance that you’re a bit of an audiophile: you love music. This means that you'll want it to produce the best quality sound that you can afford for your cash, and, because you’re probably buying an expensive stereo, you want that stereo to be installed well, to avoid damage, and to ensure that it works optimally.

 In order to ensure the above, you need to choose your installation service carefully. You have two choices:

  1. You can install the stereo yourself. We wouldn’t recommend this unless you have some type of expertise in this area. Car audio installation is actually a highly skilled procedure, and it requires a musical ear.
  1. You can take it to your local car audio centre, and have them install it on your behalf. This is the best option. Before you take it to a car audio centre, you need to make sure that you have chosen a reputable audio specialist. Our four tips will help you to make the right decision.

Four Tips for Choosing a Stereo Installation Service

These four tips will help you to make the best decisions when choosing a car audio installation specialist.

 

 Tip 1: Listening to your needs

The first thing that you need to ensure is that you choose someone that listens to your needs. If you know that you want a particular sound, then they should be able to accommodate that for you. Sometimes, you will find that the installation experts have a “we know best” attitude, and that they will try to dictate how your music should sound. This is fine in many cases, but if you really do have a particular preference, they should accommodate that. To test them, call them up, tell them what type of sound you’re looking for, and see if they make reasonable suggestions. If they do, that’s a good sign.

 

Tip 2: Experienced fitters

A decent in-car stereo system will cost you at least £1000 – that’s including the stereo, speakers, wires, installation, etc. For that amount of cash, you want them to handle the system with care. You want to ensure that they do not damage the stereo. You also want to ensure that they can comfortably, and safely, adjust your car if they need to, e.g. remove panels and weld. Ask them about their qualifications, and if you can see a portfolio of their work. This should be enough to prove their strengths.

 

Tip 3: Tuning Specialists

You don't just want your car stereo to look good and to be well installed; you want it to sound great, too. A good car installation service will have audio experts on hand to ensure that your car stereo is getting the best acoustics possible. They might make suggestions, such as adding sound-damping materials into the car panels, but they will make the car sound great.

 

Tip 4: After care expertise

Finally, you don’t want to choose an installation service that simply leaves you high and dry once the installation is complete. You need to be able to return to the shop for help and advice and after sales care.

 

We hope that you now have a better idea about choosing an in-car stereo installation service. For further help and advice, please visit In Car Music