12VOLT CENTRAL STUDIOS (05.11.24) The 12volt Spin-to-Win Wheel was created to bring an element of fun to the 12volt industry. The weekly 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel is now spinning in Year 6.

The 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel rolled for the 271st time on Friday morning May 10th. The Wheel landed on the RDV space and the CG Car Audio slip was drawn from the jar. An Instagram post of the winning slip was posted. A video of the Wheel spin was also posted.

We reached out to the lucky winning retailer in Kissimmee FL with the news. Christopher Gonzalez was very happy to hear the news. and looking forward to receiving the RDV prize. Business is rocking there with a lot of OEM speaker business.

Spinning out a winner each Friday, a lucky 12volt retailer can win a cool prize and top brands receive visibility across the marketplace.

12volt brands with a space on the 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel include KICKER, NavAtlas, RDV, PowerBass, CRUX, JBL, Kenwood, JVC, THINKWARE, Race Sport Lighting, Maximum Power, AlloyGator, King Boxes and Massive Audio. 12volt News $100. cash awards also have spaces on the 12volt Spin-To-Wheel for the winning 12volt retailer.

Past winners of the 12volt Spin-To-Win include…Stereo & Video Center-Tyler TX, The Outlaw Garage-Franklin TN, Exotic Sounds-West Palm Beach FL, Endless Possibilities-Aurora IL., Go Auto Sound in Union City NJ, Al&Ed’s South Bay CA, No Limitz Car Audio in Upland CA, Neil’s Specialty-Eureka CA, Sturgess Customs-Lexington SC, Audio By Art-San Antonio TX, SMS Car Audio in Marreo LA and Sweet Wheelz in Mississauga Ontario Canada, Cartronics in Biscayne FL, The CarAudio Shop in St Louis MO, Exotic Sounds in West Palm Beach FL, High North Customs in Grand Prairie Alberta Canada and AMS Audio in Bakersfield CA, Team QRT in Abbeyville LA and California Sound in Fontana CA and Jackie Cooper Electronics, Oklahoma City OK, MARS Audio-Orlando FL, All American Audio in Nutley NJ, Proline Car Stereo in Brooklyn NY, Custom Shop Miami, Tunes and Tint in Lakeland FL, Mobile Concepts Inc in Mokena IL, Seismic Auto Sound in Concord CA, Brooklyn Car Audio in Brooklyn NY, Audio Solutions in Florence MS, Enhanced Customs in Largo FL, Rayco Auto Clinic, Audio Design in San Jose CA, Go Bass Mode in Florida, Avenue Sound in Freeport NY, Audio Plus in Riverview FL, Stereo Zone in Whittier CA, In-Phase Car Audio in Omaha NE, AutoLife Group, N&H Electronics, SK Customs, Land & Sea, The Audio One, NC Custom Shop,Tint World Orlando, Ricky Smith’s Audio, VIP Custom Woks, Mobile Audio Concepts, Audio Lad, Sound Sensations, Dave’s Stereo, Stereo Design, Badlands Customs, Custom Audio-Erie PA, Voltz Autosports-Bridgeport CT, Infinity Sound and Security-Kissimmee, Autosport Plus-Canton OH, Stereo City Pros in Carmichael CA, Devine Concepts in Naples FL, The Sound Shop in Indian Trail NC, Extreme Performance Audio in Fresno CA, Audio Depot in Arlington TX, Audio Security in Houston TX, Earmark Car Audio and Marine in Lewisville TX, Audio Jam in Bear DE, Stereo City Ontario, Ontario CA, Audio By Art, San Antonio TX, Code Zero Customs in Tulsa OK, Ken’s Car Tunes in Mobile AL, Soundz Plus in Naperville IL, Markland Designs in Lithonia GA, Electronics Plus in Salinas CA, Xtreme Autosports in Santa Clarita CA, Superior Audio Sounds in San Angelo TX, Model Electronics in Ramsey NJ, Texas Dreamz Customs in Spring TX, Wired Electronics in Linden NJ and Intense Car Audio in OKC, OK, Underground Auto in Sarasota FL, Car Toys Tulsa in Tulsa OK,  Real Audio in Erie PA, Go Autosound in Union NJ, DFM Stereo in Ukiah CA, Impact Tint and Audio in Tyler TX, Mobile Sound Systems in Arlington TX, Redline Audio and Performance In Spindale NC, Car Audio Land in San Diego CA, Audio X Custom Car Audio in Florence AL, River Oaks Car Stereo in Houston TX, American Radio Orlando in Sanford FL, Illustrious Customs in Woodbridge VA, Remote Start Pros in Lawrence MA, HiPro Audio in Victoria TX, AudioPlanetNY in Huntington Station NY, Endless Possibilities in Aurora IL, Audio Finesse in Santa Monica, Drive Customs in San Luis Obispo CA, Custom Works, Noblesville IN, AtoZ Detail in West Haven CT, Cars 843 in Charleston SC, CarTunes Atlanta in Atlanta GA, Mobile Concepts in Garwood NJ, Duke’s Car Stereo in Flint MI, Infinity Auto Sound, King Car Audio in Norwalk CT, PopTronics in Baltimore MD, Sanford Sound in Sanford ME,  Angelvip2474 in Draper UT, Dynamic Car Audio in Baltimore MD, Hi-Pro Audio in Victoria TX, Car Stereo Max in Houston, Pro Audio Center in Richland MS, Rhodes Off-Roads in Farmington MO, Model Electronics in Ramsey NJ, Class A Sounds in Athens OH. Just Audio Video in North Providence RI, CT_Custom in Philadelphia, Audio Solutions in Florence MS and The Audio Shop RC in Rapid City SD, DG Motorsportz in High Point NC, ST Mobile in Texarkana TX, AR Custom OC in Orange CA, Temecula Mobile Sound in Temecula CA,  Unique Auto Sound in Lindenhurst NY, D’s Garage in Corona CA and DS2 Mobile Solutionz in Tomball TX, C G Car Audio in Kissimmee FL, California Audio in West Valley City UT and The Action Audio Store in Wethersfield CT, Eclipse Car Audio in Vancouver WA, Electronics Depot Car Audio in Altamonte Springs FL. Car Audio Garage in Pearland TX, Pinnacle Autosound in Lake City FL, J H Audio in Bowling Green VA, The Car Audio Shop StL in High Ridge MO, Anthonys Car Stereo in North Highlands CA, Flynn Audio in Middleton WI, Living Loud Car Audio in Pelham AL, Trail Star Audio in Minnesota, On The Spot Audio in Pennsauken NJ, Animated Car Audio in Essex MD, West Coast Car Audio in Citrus Heights CA, Modified Auto Sound in East Alton IL, Star Car Audio in Hermiston OR, VapeNAudio in Clovis CA, SoundWorks in Millersville MD Eclipse Car Audio in Vancouver WA, J A Custom Audio in Houston TX Jose Electronics in North Hills CA,  Sound Proof Car Stereo in Douglasville GA, Auto Additions in Springfield IL, Elite Car Audio in Hollywood CA, Masters Car Stereo in Greenville SC, Audio Plus in Eden NC, Seismic AutoSound in Novato CA, Car Audio Addicts in Pittsburgh PA and AudioKing Tinting in Yakima WA, Arias Tint and Alarms in Duncanville TX, Odeh Car Audio in Gadsden AL, 12volt Specialist in Newark DE, Cutting Edge Audio in San Diego CA, Southern Auto Fab in Lafayette LA, California Sound in Fontana CA, Big Boyz Toyz in Florence SC, 740 Audio in Athens OH and 12volt Outfitters in Hollywood FL., High Quality Auto Sound, Lawrence MA, Custom Car Stereo SC in Spartanburg SC, Zier Box in Dallas TX, Maximum in Manville NJ, Audio Car Stereo in Miami FL, Mach 1 Audio in Washington MO, Doren Car Stereo in Queens Village NY, Side-x-Side Audio in South Charleston WV, Sound Concept in Nanuet NY, Pda Road Gear in Littleton CO and A-Plus Audio and Tinting  Newington CT, Audio Electronics in Indianapolis IN, Tint and Sound in Frederick MD, Tint World Wilmington DE, VIP Autoworks in Mentor OH, All Out Audio in Killeen TX, Yong’s Audio in Indianapolis IN, Custom Audio Concepts in Lima OH, Clear Vibrations in Quakertown PA, The Outlaw Garage in Columbia TN, Xpert Car Audio in Layton UT, No Doubt Window Tint in Ardmore OK, San Diego Car Stereo in San Diego CA, Smart Audio in Lawrence MA, Car Audio One in Chula Vista CA, Audio Excellence in Orlando FL, Ultimate Sounds 1 in Wilmington NC, King Kong Custom Audio in Albuquerque NM. Manny’s Customs in Stockton CA, OD Car Audio in Pasco WA, Car Tunes on Line in Largo FL, INOV8 Audio in Houston TX, Kartel Mobile Electronics in Waterbury CT, Pro Auto Sound in Hialeah FL Mobile AVC in Brunswick ME, Fabulous Auto Alarms in Passaic NJ, Jimmy_Sound_System in Lawrence MA, American Audio Concepts in Houston TX, Arias Tint and Alarm in Duncanville TX, Big Papas Car Audio in Cincinnati OH, Houston Audio Lab in Houston TX, 901 Sound in Memphis TN, Kurtz Car Stereo in Traverse City MI, Sound By Stephen, Music In Motion in Alsip IL, Current Automotive Design in Sparta NJ, Prestige Sounds in Pompano Beach FL, Mobile AVC in Brunswick ME, Telza Audio in Columbia SC, Limelight Automotive in Webster NY, Victory Lap Auto Restyling East Moline IL, Unique Audio VA in Lorton VA, Builds by Paul in Litchfield AZ, Voodoo Customs in Haltom City TX, Elevated Design in Phoenix AZ, Mobilework/Tintworks in Santa Maria CA, Nappo Car Audio in Houston, Platinum Car Audio in Washington, Ballistic Audiowerks in Smithsburg MD,  Xteme-Car Audio in Bremerton WA, Beltline Motors in Decatur AL, Ultimate Sounds in Chattanooga TN, Santa Fe Auto Sound in Overland Park KS, Soundelux Car Audio in Chula Vista CA, Kartele Mobile Electronics in Waterbury CT, BK Audio in Pasco WA, CenCal Audio in Madura CA, Xtreme Auto Sound in Louisville KY,  Victorylap Auto Styling in East Moline IL, Car Trendz in Alexandria VA, BLVD Customs in Lakeland FL, Audio Systems in Montclair CA, Fitment_nyc_shop in Jamaica NY, King Audio in Norwalk CT. and Foss Audio in Tukwila WA.

Congratulations to all.

WTF… Where’s The Fun……On the next spin of the 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel 272  on Friday,  May 17th.

AUBURN HILLS, MI (05.10.24) – Alps Alpine North America, Inc. (“Alpine”) will attend the 2024 Pacific Northwest Mobile Electronics Expo at the Double Tree by Hilton at Southcenter in Seattle, Washington from Monday, May 13 to Wednesday, May 15 where they will offer vehicle demonstrations and detailed training on new and exciting product offerings.

Alpine will have a booth equipped with two demo vehicles showcasing the precision auto-tuning capabilities of the Alpine OPTIM8™ 8-Channel Sound Processor and Amplifier and the industry’s first complete sound system upgrade designed specifically for Tesla.

Gregg Thomas, Director of National Sales for the Alpine Brand Division at Alps Alpine North America, Inc., will co-host an “OEM Integration” roundtable discussion on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the “Paradise” room covering the importance of understanding the benefits and overcoming the challenges of OEM Integration.

Colin Vargo, Alpine Brand Specialist for the East Coast Regions, will lead two training sessions on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in “Summit 1” and Wednesday at 10:10 a.m. in “Summit 2” covering the transformational power of Alpine’s OPTIM™ family line and the powerful sound system upgrade kits designed specifically for Tesla.

Additional staff members include Alpine’s Regional Manager for the West Coast Region, Jason Hannon, and representatives from Falcon Sales and Marketing, who will be available to answer product questions and support vehicle demonstrations.

All attendees are encouraged to register and attend Alpine training sessions by visiting www.pnwcee.com/trainings.

DALLAS, TX (05.09.24) – Sunday, May 5th was the date of the SSR Distributors Dealer Show at the company’s Dallas location. The 25,000 square foot location was packed with over 400 people on site with well over 80 dealers plus over three dozen manufacturers represented by factory and rep firms in the territory.

Tracy Farr, SSR VP Sales/Ops, related, “Our Dallas team worked very hard to draw an amazing turnout from 12volt dealers from across the territory. The support from our vendor partners and their representatives was also over the top. Right at 40 of our 12volt vendors and manufacturers displayed their products on tables and areas we set up throughout the warehouse. We offered crazy deals on select products at the event. Demo vehicles were also live in the parking lot.”

Free food, thousands of dollars in giveaways and TONS of new products on display drew 12volt specialists and their respective crews to participate in the Mega event. AutoTech Engineering and Uniden along with Rockford Fosgate and Kenwood held training sessions for dealers in attendance.

SSR CEO Amir Dhanani, COO Arshad Dhanani and Media Specialist & SSR University Trainer Paul Galanos traveled from Houston to be on site for the Dallas Dealer Show.

Visit ssrdistributors.com for more.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (05.08.24) – ORACLE Lighting today announced it has completed a an asset acquisition of LumaMedia International Inc. located in Las Vegas, NV. LumaMedia is the country’s leading innovator of Electroluminescent Signage, which is a thin, flexible glowing panel that can be used a variety of industries and applications. Assets in this acquisition include the LumaMedia International Trademarks, Logos, Websites, URLs, Digital Assets, and Social Media Networks.

LumaMedia is best known for developing impactful advertising signage with the ability to capture attention like nothing else. LumaMedia first developed an innovative, multi-purpose product whose applications are as wide as your imagination. Users can use these custom-made signs to light up a variety of surface spaces with this exclusive electroluminescent illumination that these specialized panels provide. The LumaMedia products are easily powered and transform everything from product displays to vehicles into vividly eye-catching illuminated marketing materials. See more information at www.lumamediaintl.com.

The LumaMedia product is a form of inorganic electroluminescence which utilizes an extruded polyester substrate that vividly glows when a current is applied. In other words, it’s a thin, colorful graphic that can light up making it stand out. This technology has many practical automotive applications but can also be applied to everything from banners, to clothing, to walls and everything in-between. The LumaMedia concept takes standard graphics and evolves them into vivid, radiant images that are extremely eye catching.

“We plan to use this acquisition to further expand our offerings in the Electroluminescent manufacturing space” says Justin Hartenstein, the Founder and Director of Product Development for ORACLE Lighting, “While we have offered these types of products to the Motorsport industry for years now, we plan to push into new markets such as illuminated vehicle wraps, commercial signage, marine applications, and illuminated trade show exhibit signage.” See more of ORACLE’s illuminated EL Panels and Signage at http://www.OracleLights.com/logos

Although it is not as widely recognized as LED, Electroluminescence (EL) is arguably the most efficient light source in the world. Thinner than a business card, these peel-and-stick panels use a UV ink-receptive polyester substrate to project eye-catching electroluminescence, making it a unique and head-turning solution for advertising and marketing displays. Whether you’re a business owner who needs bold signage, a promotional products distributor looking for unique marketing offerings, or a race team looking to stand out from the pack, EL panels may be a great solution for you.

Louisiana-based Oracle Lighting has been designing innovative lighting products and technologies for the automotive aftermarket since 1999. Oracle’s philosophy is this: in today’s world of fly-by-night vendors, we think it is important to partner with businesses that you can trust to be there for you today, tomorrow, and for years to come.

For more information on Oracle Lighting and its full product line, please visit www.oraclelights.com, call (800) 407-5776, or email info@oraclelights.com.