ESCONDIDO, CA (09.30.2020) – With an eye to creating excitement in the marketplace a group of five SoCal Al&Ed’s Autosound locations hosted the 1st Annual Rewind Car Show. Al&Ed’s Vista, La Mesa, Point Loma, Huntington Beach and Escondido locations joined forces to host the event in Escondido. The Immaculate Stylze Car Club Group got behind the event to spread the word to members and enthusiasts.
Chris Denardo, from the Escondido location, related “All stores were looking positives in this crazy time. Car shows have a history of bringing people together for a fun time. With that in mind we all thought ‘The Rewind Car Show’ would be a great event. We were so right. There was a tremendous amount of interest and excitement leading up to the event and the turnout on Sunday, September 27th was terrific.”
Custom trophies and raffle items added excitement for all at the 1st Annual Rewind Car Show.
‘The Rewind Car Show’ was held at the Al&Ed’s location in Escondido. At that location the large parking area was well suited for the Sunday event.
Vehicles of all types filled rows in the parking lot.
Continuing Denardo offered “We had well over 150 vehicles in the parking lot at the event with over 100 registered for the event. The raffle items drew a lot of interest and we had trophies plus cash prizes for the best in class. The Rewind Car Show showcased vehicle entertainment and customization but this event was not a sound-off.”
All at the 1st Annual Rewind Car Show had a chance to experience row after row of hot rides in the huge parking lot of the Al&Ed’s location in Escondido, CA.
COVID-19 guidelines and social distancing were observed at the event that had a thumbs up from local authorities.
“We are all excited and think we could make the ‘Rewind Car Show’ a great annual event that we can continue in future years” Denardo concluded.
This family and kid friendly event took place under a sunny Sunday sky at Al&Ed’s Autosound 1144 W Valley PKWY, Escondido CA 92025.
SOUTHFIELD, MI (09.30.2020) – Sports car owners love the low ride, the hug of the road, the connection to the pavement. What they don’t love is parking. Parking often means pulling up, getting out, checking curb distance, jumping back in, pulling up a bit more, and getting out again to check. It dampens the driving experience that a luxury or sports car should give.
The worst sound a sports car or luxury car owner can hear is the CRUNCH of a front bumper against an unseen curb or parking block. Front end damage on sports and luxury cars can mean hundreds or thousands of dollars in repairs.
Brandmotion can deliver problem-free parking that lives up to the driving experience.
Problem-Free Parking Brandmotion’s patented Curb Alert Parking System can protect drivers from ever crunching or scraping their front bumpers while parking. Curb Alert is an infrared parking sensor that alerts drivers of low-lying obstructions that can cause costly damage to the vehicle.
The system senses curbs, parking blocks, and any low-lying object on the ground that you can’t see. The device gives an audible alert when you approach an object within range. Sensitivity can be adjusted from as little as 12 inches to a maximum of 30 inches.
Curb Alert simply hooks into power and ground. Depending on the model, it actuates a camera or audible alert when you approach an object.
Quit Fretting About Parking Having Curb Alert is like owning an affordable insurance policy on your luxury or sports car’s front end – on most newer vehicles, the parking sensor pays for itself the first time it saves your bumper. Once you have the system, it’s hard to drive the vehicle without it, because it’s so convenient.
OXNARD, CA (09.30.2020) – SCOSCHE has teamed up with SiriusXM to offer one month of streaming radio service free with the purchase of any Scosche product. The offer* is available with any purchase from Scosche.com from September 28 through December 31, 2020.*
Scosche customers can enjoy a free month of access to SiriusXM’s Essential Streaming package, which features ad-free music from every genre, artist-dedicated music channels, news, talk, entertainment, sports, comedy, plus more than 5,000 hours of on-demand content. SiriusXM content can be accessed on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
“I’ve been a subscriber to, and listener of SiriusXM since the beginning, and love the variety of content, music, news, sports, and comedy! It’s a great company to do a promotion with and take care of our customers with the gift of music.”
– Kas Alves, Co-President, Scosche Industries
*Limit of one trial per consumer regardless of number of purchases or products purchased. Trial is available to new SiriusXM subscribers only.
POMPANO BEACH, FL (09.29.2020) ZZ-2 is launching ZEUS. ZEUS is the first of its kind video streaming interface for automotive use with OEM in-vehicle CarPlay. This amazing interface allows the user to watch AND control their favorite video streaming, live TV apps and Social Media apps on the road! Touchscreen and/or touchpad control of the interface allows users to effortlessly navigate and control all of their favorite apps.
The ZZ-2 Zeus CarPlay streaming interface comes with 2 USB cables for 2 different USB connections in a handy case.
ZZ-2’s Rich DeSclafani stated, “This interface is a game changer. On newer vehicles up until now the only way to get video into the OEM screen has required a more expensive and labor-intensive product. These installations generally required the installer to access the back of the radio and/or monitor. The Zeus interface also eliminates the need for an audio adapter that would have to be used with a standard video interface.
With the ZZ-2 ZEUS users gain access to many different apps allowing them to download and watch LIVE TV using their internet TV provider, like YouTube TV or Sling, and stream their favorite shows and movies using Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video etc. Users can watch live sports, news and all of their favorite live shows!”
The ZEUS ZZ-2 FEATURES include… Plugs into CarPlay USB port, No installation required, 100% Plug and Play, HD Video Quality all with a 3-Year Warranty. The new ZZ-2 Zeus requires a WiFi connection from a hotspot or smartphone plus the vehicle MUST HAVE wired CarPlay.
DIAMOND BAR, CA (009.29.2020) – After a public online voting, five young business owners and executives have been selected to compete in the final stage of the 2020 SEMA Launch Pad Competition. They will now pitch their products and ideas to a panel of industry experts, who will select and announce a winner during SEMA360 on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5:00 p.m. PST.
Available to business owners, executives and entrepreneurs under the age 40 who are launching new automotive products, the SEMA Launch Pad Competition supports young innovators and encourages future industry growth. This year’s finalists will be pitching products that improve a vehicle owner’s safety, convenience and overall driving experience.
“We are excited to support our young industry innovators by providing a platform to showcase their new ideas and products,” said Nathan Ridnouer, SEMA vice president of councils and membership. “This year’s finalists represent a diverse group of products. We continue to be amazed and inspired by the ingenuity, talent and skills that the younger generation possesses.”
The finalists who will be competing and pitching their ideas to a panel of industry experts and leaders on Monday, Nov. 2, during SEMA360 are:
Justin Bradshaw, Director of REVER Product: Mobile App REVER is a mobile app and website for powersports enthusiasts to discover, track and share routes. The company has thousands of recommended roads for sports cars and off-highway users as well as offline maps, turn-by-turn directions, a friend tracker to view other people in your group in real-time, weather alerts and the first CarPlay-compatible app of its kind for this specific audience.
Khanjan Desai, Director of Alchemy Product: ExoShield ExoShield is a thin, transparent film that stops rock chips by increasing the impact resistance of the windshield by six. The advanced safety features in most modern cars use sensors that sit behind the windshield, which has driven up windshield replacement costs by three to five times, even for mid-level vehicles. ExoShield is powered by Alchemy’s proprietary nanocoatings, which allows it to be both impact and scratch resistant and prevents expensive windshield replacements for vehicle owners.
Roland Hence, Director of FrontLane Inc. Product: Impulse – Emergency Brake Light The Impulse is a wireless, battery-powered emergency brake light that reduces rear-end collisions by pulsing eight ultra-bright LEDs under extreme braking situations to alert the following driver up to 50% quicker. Impulse can be installed on any passenger vehicle with a standard back windshield in seconds and has a four-year battery life.
Matt Rafeld, Director of Beachcomber Offroad Product: Stowaway Door The Stowaway Door is designed for Jeep owners to enjoy door-free days without worrying about rain, cold or a little mud on the seats. When not in use, the soft-door folds to fit under the rear seat or anywhere you could store a small tent.
Eric Rivera, Director of Dirt Dynamix Product: Truck Accessories Established August 2019, Dirt Dynamix designed and brought to market its Universal Truck Bed Mount—a simple and cost-effective way to offer shade via umbrella and/or mount any flag pole in the bed of any truck. Work, race or play—utilize your truck bed in any truck manner and one could benefit from this mount.
Industry professionals can watch as the five finalists compete on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5:00 pm (PST) by registering for SEMA360. Taking place 100 percent online, SEMA360 is the industry’s new event that was created to fill the void of the in-person SEMA Show not taking place in Las Vegas.
To learn more about the competition and finalists, visit www.sema.org/launchpad. To register for SEMA360 and watch the finalists compete, apply at www.sema360.com.
CHATSWORTH, CA (09.29.2020) – CRUX Interfacing Solutions has released six different models of vehicle-specific side-mirror blindspot cameras that can be mounted to the OEM vehicle side-mirrors in various late model vehicles. CRUX side-mirror cameras are now available for Toyota Highlander, Tundra, Tacoma and Sienna plus Dodge Caravan and Ford F-150.
“These cameras were specially tooled in-house by CRUX for a perfect OEM fit and look. Since many new aftermarket radios are coming with 4 video inputs these days, these new CRUX side-mirror cameras present an excellent opportunity for dealers and installers to offer their customers added safety products for their vehicles. Adding these new CRUX products will also be profitable business” Hamza Khalid, CRUX Marketing Director, related.
Additional retrofit models of CRUX side-mirror blindspot cameras are also available.
12VOLT CENTRAL STUDIOS (09.28.2020) – The COVID Pandemic has resulted in many trade shows moving to a virtual online experience. IBEX 2020 is one of that historically in person shows that has gone virtual. Better Boats Begin at the 2020 IBEX online virtual experience powered by METSTRADE. September 29 thru October 2 are the dates. The sessions are 9AM-6PM the first 3 days and 9 AM – 1 PM the final day.
KICKER Marine Audio sound waves will still carry over the web. With the show theme, “Better Boats Begin Here,” OEM boat builders engaging KICKER Marine Audio through CPS get a direct line to what is new and trending in marine audio and accessories.
One of the current trends is the advance of Tower Systems on a variety of boats—not just the wake and wave boats that initially made them popular. KICKER has broadened its existing tower system collection with new technology and yet another set of mounting solutions, this time providing bolt pattern and wiring location that matches many factory tower hard-points. The KMFC 9 and 11 feature a horn-loaded, compression-driver system (HLCD), using an advanced KICKER proprietary horn design with titanium-dome drivers.
Both models are now finished in the popular glossy black or white and the grills come with a seven color LED light system which can be upgraded further to 20 colors and 19 lighting modes with the KMLC remote.
Like most KICKER Marine audio components, the KMFC9 and 11 meet or exceed ASTM standards for UV and salt fog exposure. The polypropylene woofer and Santoprene surround are UV-treated and the polyurethane basket is UV resistant.
Both models have four Ohm voice coils and for installation, use 1.4” titanium tweeters, a through-mount wiring system and 316L stainless mounting hardware, making them easy to install and dependable in harshest marine environment. And don’t forget KICKER’s unmistakable mid and high-range sound! MSRP $1,179.95 for the KMFC9 and $1,379.95 for the KMFC11.
These tower systems are only a part of the broad offerings that KICKER Marine Audio brings to the market, ensuring that pure and clear sound is part of the great boating experience. KICKER’s new head units add easy installation and operation for round or square mounting surfaces and offer top-quality performance and reliability. All KICKER Marine Audio products boast excellent customer service, making any customer issues easy to address on the spot.
CPS Distributors, Inc. will also be showcasing a solid core mix of marine lighting products from Marine Sport Lighting, an upcoming and popular brand amongst the marine industry over the last 3-4 years. CPS first partnered with Marine Sport Lighting in 2019 and made their first debut with the brand at IBEX 2019 in Tampa Bay. Last years show produced several good prospects that helped CPS’s initial traction with the brand and let boat builders know they had a full spectrum lighting line up to service their projects, both big and small.
Marine Sport Lighting is best known in the industry for their phenomenal line up of marine grade professional light bars used for high power vision on dark waterways. Their light bars are high quality with a line up of a variety of lengths, styles, and beam pattern options for spot or flood. Included in this popular family of products are some great docking and spreader lights on the auxiliary side.
Marine Sport Lighting is making headway in the underwater category as well with their popular and fast growing HydroBLAST family of lights. The HydroBLAST family is a la carte and gives you an option between remote and smartphone controlled, with various colors and finishes in deck lighting, and an amazing array of high lumen underwater lights. For more information about this lighting system, please contact CPS or Marine Sport Lighting for more information.
Lastly, this company has many other great marine lighting solutions, led switches, voltage gauges and more. In 2021, be on the look out for a revolutionary new docking light designed by their engineers in conjunction with a yet to be named boat manufacturer in our industry. There is some other great new products on the horizon as well to look for at the IBEX Virtual Show.
CHATSWORTH, CA (09.28.2020) – CRUX Interfacing Solutions has released six different models of vehicle-specific side-mirror blindspot cameras that can be mounted to the OEM vehicle side-mirrors in various late model vehicles. CRUX side-mirror cameras are now available for Toyota Highlander, Tundra, Tacoma and Sienna plus Dodge Caravan and Ford F-150.
“These cameras were specially tooled in-house by CRUX for a perfect OEM fit and look. Since many new aftermarket radios are coming with 4 video inputs these days, these new CRUX side-mirror cameras present an excellent opportunity for dealers and installers to offer their customers added safety products for their vehicles. Adding these new CRUX products will also be profitable business” Hamza Khalid, CRUX Marketing Director, related.
Additional retrofit models of CRUX side-mirror blindspot cameras are also available.
DIAMOND BAR, CA (09.28.2020) – California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a controversial Executive Order this week instructing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to draft regulations requiring that all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state be zero-emissions by 2035.
Once drafted, CARB’s proposed regulations will be subject to a lengthy regulatory process, including legal, economic, and environmental analyses, public comment and hearings. The Governor’s order is also expected to face numerous legal challenges from opponents.
“SEMA is deeply disappointed in Governor Newsom’s decision to escalate his ongoing feud with the Trump Administration at the expense of the consumer and California’s small businesses,” said Daniel Ingber, SEMA vice president of government and legal affairs. “SEMA will work with the industry and enthusiasts in opposing the Governor’s proposal on all fronts.”
According to the California Energy Commission, zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) currently make up approximately 2% of the over 28-million vehicles in use in the Golden State. It is estimated that at least 8% of new vehicle sales in California will be ZEVs and plug-in hybrids by 2025.
California’s ZEV program falls within the state’s greenhouse gas rule that is being challenged in court by the Trump Administration. The federal government is seeking to withdraw EPA recognition of the California rule under the Clean Air Act because it effectively establishes fuel economy standards, which are the sole jurisdiction of the federal government. The challenge could eventually be decided by the Supreme Court.
SHREVEPORT LA (09.26.20) WTF…Win This Friday. Illustrious Customs won a Power Acoustik Prize on Friday, September 25th.
The 12volt Spin-to-Win Wheel was created to bring an element of fun to the 12volt industry. Ten months ago we celebrated the first anniversary of the weekly 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel.
On Friday morning, September 25th, the 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel rolled for the 95th time and the Wheel landed on the Power Acoustik space. The Illustrious Customs LLC slip was drawn from the jar. We placed a call to the Woodbridge VA retailer and George Soto was excited to hear the news. A Power Acoustik PH-620SXMB will be headed that way. Spinning out a new winner each Friday, a 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, SiriusXM, Cadence, PowerBass, CRUX, DS18, SoundStream, AIS, Precision Power, JBL, Power Acoustik, Farenheit and Inkling Designs. 12volt News $100. cash awards have spaces on the 12volt Spin-To-Wheel for a 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 and 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 and American Radio Orlando in Sanford FL. Congratulations to all.
WTF… Where’s the Fun. On the next spin of the 12volt Spin-To-Win Wheel Friday, October 2nd.
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