PALM BEACH, FL (02.04.2021) – ZZ-2 has released the IT-LR line of interfaces for select LR / RR / JAGUAR vehicles.
Rich DeSclafani stated “We are extremely excited to launch our Wireless CarPlay interfaces for Land Rover/Range Rover/Jaguar. These interfaces provide a complete all in one solution for supported vehicles. They offer wireless connectivity, safety, and convenience. They are exactly what is needed to add the latest technology to these vehicles.”
DeSclafani continued, “The interfaces exclusively use the factory touchscreen to control the interface and come with a 3 year warranty. These products are in stock and available to ship.”
FEATURES: • Wireless CarPlay • Wireless Android Auto • Backup Camera Input (w/Dynamic Moving Lines) • Front Camera Input (w/Parking Mode and Forced Front Camera) • Smartphone Mirroring/Mirror Link • Touchscreen Control
Click here for more information about ZZ-2’s Land Rover, Range Rover, and Jaguar products.
LIBERTYVILLE, IL (02.04.2021) – Now shipping, NEW HFEQ-2 processor from Hifonics utilizes higher sound quality with upgraded components. With ½ DIN ISO mount included, this perfect system upgrade can be installed right in the dash of your vehicle. At your fingertips, you’ll receive a 9-volt line driver offering a 4-band equalizer with a +18dB variable plus master volume, subwoofer volume control, and front to rear dual-amp fader.
Sam Dattalo, Vice President of Sales, said, “With the HFEQ-2 processor, you’ll gain smoother sound and an all-around better listening experience. Obtaining full control of your music in every aspect is what we set out to achieve. The result is our most powerful and efficient processor that Hifonics has to offer. Make sure to place your order soon as these are shipping now!”
The HFEQ-2 processor is NOW SHIPPING. Please make sure to contact your sales representative or customer service at 847-540-7700 immediately to secure your order.
TEMPE, AZ (02.03.2021) – Mobile Solutions announces its latest product release: the Magnet Fitment System. It’s a complete, solution-driven kit that aids fabricators in the use and installation of round neodymium magnets in place of traditional door or trim panel clips. “It’s the only kit of its kind” says company founder and president, Bryan Schmitt. He says that using this kit virtually eliminates difficulties commonly experienced when implementing these small, powerful magnets into custom interior and audio system builds.
“The problem when using neodymium magnets for panel attachments is common size drill bits are not precision-sized for a secure press fit and leave an angled bottom of the drilled hole” explains Schmitt. This means the mounting hole (also called the “pocket hole”) ends up larger than round magnet’s outer diameter and without a flat countersink at the bottom of the hole. “A precision, tight fit is critical because of the force of attraction between these magnets” continues Schmitt. In addition, because magnets require a specific polarity orientation to attract to one another (rather than oppose), positioning the magnets with a backward polarity orientation is a common mistake. The Mobile Solutions Magnet Fitment System solves all these problems with a solution-driven approach.
Custom CNC-machined Magnet Match countersink bits that are precision-sized for a secure press fit of MS neodymium magnets. This means precision mechanical fitment for most materials with a flat bottom surface. Smart Mag Alignment Plates assist with the magnet installation process. These are machined out of 1/2” acrylic with corresponding flush-mounted magnets to ensure North and South polarity orientations are always correct.
Using the Magnet Fitment System is very easy. “It’s as simple as drilling a pilot hole through both surfaces (fixed surface and removable panel), countersinking the magnet pocket hole, embedding the magnet with correct polarity orientation and you’re done” explains Schmitt.
List price for the Magnet Fitment System is $299.99. For a short time the introductory pricing is just $249.99.
For more information on the Magnet Fitment System and view the How To video, visit www.mobilesolutions-usa.com.
HOLLY HILL, FL (02.03.2021) – Metra Electronics has added even more aftermarket products to their growing line of Jeep accessories with the addition of new side marker lights, a third brake light, a replacement camera kit, and a fog light adapter bracket set. These new products provide stylish yet functional upgrades for the latest Jeep Wrangler or Gladiator models.
Amber LED Side Marker Lights for Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator
The JP-SML2 replaces factory side marker lights with an easy to install solution that is plug-n-play with all of the 2018-up* Jeep Wrangler JL and Gladiator JT trim levels. It includes an integrated anti-flicker feature with a smoked crystalline lens for a stylish upgrade. The amber LEDs provide better visibility with 13.5 watts and an internal reflector for an even brighter output than the factory marker lights.
JP-SML2 Product Specifications:
(27) 0.5-watt LEDs
Smoked crystalline lens
Amber LED
Multi-angle internal reflector
Integrated anti-flicker
Plug-n-play factory connector
IP67
Sold as a pair
Third Brake Light for Jeep Wrangler
The JP-TTL3T upgrades the third brake light to a brighter, modern LED light with 2.5 watts and a durable polycarbonate lens. Installation is easy with a plug-n-play factory connector that will work with any trim level for 2018-up* Jeep Wrangler JL models.
JP-TTL3T Product Specifications:
(5) 0.5-watt LEDs
Polycarbonate lens
Plug-n-play factory connector
IP67
Replacement Camera Kit for Jeep Wrangler
This JP-JLKT kit is designed to replace the factory LVDS camera on 2018-up* Jeep Wrangler models to provide an RCA output for aftermarket radios or monitors. The rear video feed may be viewed while driving and there is an optional feature for selectable parking lines. This camera is a direct OE replacement and features 550 TV lines resolution, an improved power circuit, and a 160-degree viewing angle. The rear tire mounting bracket is included in the kit so that installers have everything needed.
JP-JLKTProduct Specifications:
Designed to replace the LVDS camera
RCA output for aftermarket radios or monitors
Camera video and power harness is 32ft in total length
Can be viewed while driving with compatible monitor
Improved power circuit
Direct OE replacement
ABS housing
Resolution: 550 TV lines
Selectable parking lines
160-degree viewing angle
IP68 water-resistant
Fog Light Brackets for Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator Sport
With a different design for the 2018-up* Jeep Wrangler JL and Gladiator JT Sport models, the JP-JFOG2 will convert any of Metra’s 4-inch JP-XXX series fog lights to fit and bolt on directly to the vehicle. The brackets are sold as a pair and mount with the factory hardware.
JP-JFOG2 Product Specifications:
Mounts with factory hardware
Coverts any JP-XXX 4″ fog light to a direct bolt-on for JeepWrangler JL Sport
Brackets marked for left and right sides, and top for easier orientation
Durable ABS construction
Lights sold separately
Sold as a pair
These new accessories are available now from Metra Electronics, with more new products coming soon. The full line of products can be seen in the 2021 Metra’s Jeep Accessories catalog.
Visit MetraOnline.com for up-to-date, vehicle specific information.
STILLWATER, OK (02.01.2021) – KICKER is now shipping its new-for-2021 CompRT Thin Subwoofers, featuring Forced-Air Cooling and available for purchase at Authorized KICKER Dealers nationwide both in-store and online. Introduced to the world on the KICKER UnMASKED! Live show in October, CompRT Subwoofers will retail from $109.95-$219.95. CompRT Subwoofers are also available at kicker.com.
CompRT’s Forced-Air Cooling contributes to the woofers’ efficiency and durability, allowing it to run more than 20 percent cooler than previous versions of the ultimate KICKER thin woofer. High-temp voice coil wire windings surround a high-mass, solid pole piece adding to CompRT’s excellent thermal management. As a result, the CompRT boasts one of the highest power ratings of any thin sub on the market.
The CompRT’s magnet structure provides superior power handling and sound quality, while dual-ended, satin nickel terminals allow for multiple wiring possibilities. The CompRT utilizes a large-diameter, progressive-roll spider for increased linearity and better overall sound quality. A bumped top plate allows for full voice-coil clearance and excursion, creating outstanding bass.
Now with a sleek, blacked-out look, the CompRT Subwoofer is currently available in 8-, 10- and 12-inch versions with dual voice coils (2 or 4 Ohm) and still requires less than four inches of mounting depth. The thin-mount, weather-proof design is ideal for trucks, motorcycles and UTVs off-road or in the outdoors – anywhere that needs big bass without a big box. Six-and-three-quarter-inch CompRT subwoofers will ship later in the quarter.
ENGLEWOOD, CO (02.01.2021) – SEER – Smart Entry Exit Recognition is now shipping.
“SEER was initially introduced at SEMA show and has won the SEMA 2020 Best Mobile Electronics award. It is a new category for us, and we are excited to offer our industry with a fully customized proximity automation device,” commented EVP for VAIS Dennis Hopper.
Dennis Hopper, VAIS Technology EVP, holding the new SEER product in the company’s HQ lobby in Englewood, CO.
SEER is designed, engineered, and brought to life by VAIS to trigger any factory or aftermarket electronics based on driver proximity or events. Compatible virtually with any vehicle SEER is a great add on for cars, trucks, RVs, fleet, 1st responders, and muscle cars. Once professionally installed SEER can trigger up to 10 outputs to turn the lights on and off, lock / unlock doors, lower the running boards, chirp horn, and power any other electronic accessory by approaching and exiting a certain perimeter around the vehicle. Additionally, you can trigger the outputs by 8 inputs also available on the unit.
SEER can be fully customized by the dealer using an online software tool designed by VAIS and flash the unit via a smartphone app. Dealers that choose to customize SEER can set up different proximity levels to trigger accessories, specify input and output signal types, introduce delays and timers.
“The technology behind SEER allows a user to be recognized as far as 13-15 feet away from the vehicle. The recognition zone plus customization tool is what make this product so versatile and available for multiple markets,” stated Hopper.
SEER can also be used along with industry popular CAN BUS integration modules to simplify the installation or disarm factory security for newer vehicles. VAIS is working closely with iDatalink and will carry ALCA modules in stock to bundle with SEER.
Upon release, VAIS Technology will be conducting weekly training seminars to get any dealer or distributor wishing to become familiar product and its features.
ALBERTVILLE, AL (01.29.2021) – Engaging posts on social media grab the eyes of consumers. Those consumers can become customers. Extreme Concepts grabbed eyes in the 12volt Central Studios last October with their Annual Best of the Best award post. An Extreme Concepts post on Thursday, January 28th 2021, grabbed eyes in the 12volt Central Studios again. The large Extreme Concepts graphic, with products stacked in front, did it again. The large graphic was painted freehand by a local artist on the large rollup door between the showroom and installation bay.
This graphic with the company name featured grabs attention on social media posts.
A call to Extreme Concepts on Thursday morning, January 28th, revealed business continues to be strong. Other recent Instagram posts included a Christas theme, New Year’s theme and a pickup truck with the bed loaded with the boxes of gear installed by Extreme Concepts.
This classic Chevy SS would be a great gift from Santa.
This post showed all Extreme Concepts had a full tank headed into the New Year.
Each year the Sand Mountain Reporter reaches out to readers for the newspaper’s Annual Best of the Best campaign. Extreme Concepts earned the Readers’ Choice Best of the Best Award in 2020. Extreme Concepts has earned the Best of the Best award since the Sand Mountain Reporter started the campaign in 2013. Looks like they are on the way again in 2021. The Sand Mountain Reporter is based in Albertville AL. The city has a population of just shy of 22,000 residents and is located between Birmingham and Huntsville, AL.
Followers started thinking about music and adding stereo gear to their ride when they saw this post.
The area 12volt retailer stocks a wide variety of 12volt products for car, marine and Powersports including Memphis Audio, JL Audio, JBL and Pioneer. Wheels, tint, lift kits, lighting and paint are also offered.
A representative at the Sand Mountain Reporter offered “When I need anything done to my car I definitely take it to Extreme Concepts.”
DETROIT, MI (01.29.2021) – Much the “new” coming from Tesla Inc. has come from additional vehicles, such as the Model 3 and Model Y, but the EV maker has finally offered an updated Model S for the 2021 model year with a unique new styling quirk.
No, it’s not the $10K price jump for the new model.
The new Model S is a bit more angular on the outside and the interior gets a big makeover, including a touchscreen that is now horizontal, like the Model 3 and Model Y and a new steering wheel. Not sure if CEO Elon Musk drew his inspiration for the new “wheel” from a plane or the Knight Industries Two Thousand, but it looks more like you’re a pilot than a driver when in the driver’s seat.
For those unfamiliar with top ‘80s television programs, the Knight Industries Two Thousand is better known as K.I.T.T. and helped David Hasselhoff, as Michael Knight, fight crime while capturing the imagination of young children (and some adults) across the U.S. on the TV show, “Knight Rider.”
The 2021 Tesla Model S gets an all-new interior, including a yoke-style steering wheel.
It also didn’t hurt sales of the Pontiac Firebird, which is what K.I.T.T. in all black was: a 1982 Firebird with a funny red light mounted in the grille. It’s unclear if the Musk has programmed any Knight Rider-esque fun into the new model, but the look is spot on.
Although it was also popular in the ‘80s to say “It is better to look good than to feel good,” it’s uncertain how good the new yoke-style steering wheel is going to work. Having your hands perpetually at nine and three is ideal for racing, but for making sharp turns or parking, it’s not any fun and, in fact, can be dangerous.
HOLLY HILL, FL – January 27, 2021 – Saddle Tramp by Metra Electronics is now shipping ten new audio harnesses designed for Harley-Davidson Batwing Fairing (FLH) and Shark Nose Fairing (FLT) motorcycles with or without the Tour Pak. These harnesses provide plug and play connections for adding aftermarket speakers, bypassing the amplifier, converting the radio connectors, or pre-wiring for adding an amplifier or the Axxess AXDSPX-WR or AXDSPX-HD1 kit. Saddle Tramp’s new audio solutions are designed to save installers time in the bay when upgrading the motorcycle sound system by reducing the need for wire termination.
Harnesses for Adding Amplifiers or DSPs and Radio Conversion
The new BC-9716 is designed for adding an amplifier or the Axxess AXDSPX-WR to 1998-2013 Harley-Davidson FLH and FLT models that have the factory fairing and radio, and the BC-9715 is for 2014-up* models. Both harnesses are wired with pre-terminated input and output harnesses for a fast installation of the Axxess AXDSPX-WR, which is a water-resistant 10-channel DSP. An RCA output harness is included, along with a pre-wired rear speaker plug, used with the BC-9720 backbone harness. Installation of the DSP is optional, as these harnesses also work universally with all amplifiers on the market and wiring has been covered in protective cloth tape for extra durability.
The BC-9713 radio conversion harness will help installers save even more time, as it converts the radio connectors on 1996-1997 models to the 1998-2013 radio harness. This allows for a fast installation with existing Metra products, including the Axxess AXDSPX-HD1 kit, along with Metra’s 99-9600, 99-9800, or 99-9613WR radio replacement kits.
Speaker and Amplifier Bypass Harnesses
To add speaker pods in the front, the BC-9714 is a pair of OE style front speaker pod harnesses for 2014-up* Harley-Davidson FLH and FLT models. It also features an over-molded grommet and OE connectors with 18 gauge oxygen-free copper wire. For adding lower fairing speaker pods on these same models, the BC-9722 is a lower fairing “Y” harness with plug and play OE connectors. The wiring is covered in Techflex for added durability and the harness is sold in pairs. The BC-9726 is an OE amplifier bypass harness for 2014-2020 models and the BC-9725 is a CVO amplifier bypass harness for 2011-2013 models.
Speaker Harnesses for Harley-Davidson Tour-Pak
For adding rear aftermarket speakers to 1998-2020 Harley-Davidson Tour-Pak motorcycles, the BC-9727 is a rear speaker harness that plugs into the OE backbone harness found in the 2014-up* models. If the OE harnesses are unavailable, Saddle Tramps’s BC-9720 is a 4-pin backbone rear speaker extension harness designed for adding rear speakers to 1998-2020 Harley-Davidson FLH and FLT models. It features 18 gauge oxygen-free copper wire that fits the OE connectors and works with Saddle Tramp’s BC-9721 rear 3-way speaker harness splitter. The BC-9727 has an over-molded grommet for a water-tight seal with 18 gauge oxygen-free copper wires and EIA colors. This harness is for use with Saddle Tramp’s BC-TP699713 or BC-TP6914U Tour-Pak lids with speaker adapters. All of these new Saddle Tramp products by Metra Electronics are available now.
The following important exhibitor deadlines and key dates have been set in preparation for the in-person 2021 SEMA Show. Last week, SEMA Show management announced the launch of the 2021 Exhibitor Space Rental Agreement, which is due May 7. Companies that reserve space by the deadline are eligible for the year’s Early Space Selection, where exhibitors select their booth location at the Show.
With dates set, exhibitors can make preparations to invest in the SEMA Show with confidence and reconnect with the industry in November.
Here are essential deadlines for the 2021 SEMA Show:
Exhibit Space Reservation Application Deadline: Friday, May 7
Early Space Selection: Monday, June 7–Wednesday, June 23
Full Refund Cancellation Deadline: Wednesday, September 1
Show Dates: Tuesday, November 2–Friday, November 5
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