HAYWARD, CA (05.29.2020) – The COVID-19 Pandemic has given rise to consumer needs for protection from the CoronaVirus. In-vehicle protection is a new category that provides a unique opportunity for 12volt retailers.
Manny Moncada, mask in place, pictured holding a PermaSafe sprayer and items by a standup banner in his Hayward location.
Autohaus Automotive Solutions is now distributing PermaSafe. PermaSafe is a revolutionary EPA approved antimicrobial surface protectant that safely and continuously eliminates passenger cabin germs, bacteria, viruses and other harmful microorganisms.
Hayward CA based Autohaus Automotive Solutions is an established 12volt retailer that is now offering complete vehicle disinfection and long term antimicrobial protection for the store’s customers. Autohaus Automotive Solutions is also distributing the PermaSafe product line.
PermaSafe master cartons are stacked on a pallet, with more to be added, before the freight line picks up.
Manny Moncada, company owner, related “Consumers today want to be protected from the CoronaVirus. We treating vehicles with PermaSafe. At between $249 and $299 we offer a complete package for our customers. That includes disinfecting the vehicle and applying a protective layer with a 3-year life.”
Autohaus Automotive Solutions has inventory on hand and is filling PermaSafe orders across the U.S.
AVON LAKE, OH (05.28.2020) – Show off your muscle car engine in style with new Pre-Cut Hood Insulation Kits from Design Engineering, Inc.
Custom-cut to fit a variety of classic muscle car hoods, the Pre-Cut Hood Insulation Kits control heat and sound in the engine bay, protect the vehicle’s finish from high temperatures and chemicals, and look great doing it.
“DEI’s Pre-Cut Hood Insulation Kits are the perfect replacement for worn-out, dirty hood liners,” said Mike Buca of DEI. “Made from our black under-hood material, the kits help control heat and sound, protect your paint from engine heat, and provide a clean, stylish appearance.”
Pre-cut kits with an aggressive adhesive backing make for an easy peel-and-stick installation. Kits are available for a variety of muscle car applications including:
1964-’65 Chevrolet Chevelle (# 050128) 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle (# 050127) 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle (# 050126) 1968-’69 Chevrolet Chevelle (# 050125) 1970-’72 Chevrolet Chevelle (with non-functional cowl) (# 050124) 1967-’69 Chevrolet Camaro (Z/28, SS, base) (# 050099) 1969-’70 Ford Mustang (base, Mach 1, Grande, GT-350, GT) (# 050098) 1966-’67 Chevrolet Nova (# 050093) 1969-’74 Chevrolet Nova (# 050096) 1971-’74 Pontiac Ventura (base, GTO) (# 050096) 1973-’74 Oldsmobile Omega (# 050096) 1973-’74 Buick Apollo (# 050096) 1965-’67 Pontiac LeMans/GTO (# 050094) 1968-’70 Pontiac LeMans/GTO (# 050095)
NORTHBROOK, IL (05.28.2020) – Dynaudio North America has announced that ARPA will serve as the exclusive distributor for Dynaudio Car Audio products in the United States of America, effective immediately.
Michael Manousselis, President, Dynaudio, Americas, commented on the announcement, “For Dynaudio, this agreement underscores our commitment to the 12-volt market. By partnering with established mobile audio professionals and aligning Dynaudio with other leading brands serving the industry, we will be better positioned to offer the highest level of sales and customer support while providing improved service to our dealer partners and end-user customers. We are thrilled to be working closely with respected and experienced industry professionals such as George Jenkins and Scott Welch of ARPA of America. Everyone at Dynaudio looks forward to a long-term partnership that will not simply benefit our respective companies, but more importantly our dealers and customers. They remain as committed to the high-end car audio market as does ARPA and the roster of brands that the company distributes, which we are now so honored to be a part of.”
George Jenkins, President, ARPA of America, stated, “ARPA is delighted to welcome Dynaudio into our family in our quest for the ultimate sound reproduction. Their addition to our product portfolio will undoubtedly be an enormous contribution towards our goal to offer the American consumer another brand of exceptional audio quality. We look forward to a successful and prosperous future for years to come.”
Scott Welch, National Sales Manager, ARPA of America, added, “Dynaudio has a long standing and legendary reputation. We are proud to work with Dynaudio Car audio products and recognize the extraordinary sound quality they’ll bring to the audiophile market.”
According to Manousselis, “Dynaudio will continue to heavily invest in developing new technologies for our loudspeakers and partnering with ARPA will allow us to reach a wider audience when new mobile audio products are brought to market. Meanwhile, at the present time, it will afford our dealers and Dynaudio owners the absolute best service and support available in the car audio industry, as is befitting for a brand as refined, respected and exceptional as Dynaudio.”
To better meet the demands of an expanded product lineup while maintaining their high standards of customer service, ARPA has consolidated their sales functions with their new, larger west coast shipping and warehousing operations in Vacaville, CA. Existing Dynaudio dealers are encouraged to contact Scott Welch at the Vacaville office at scott@arpaofamerica.com or by phone at (707) 816-2415.
EDMOND, OK (05.27.2020) – Petra Industries is working with Massive Audio to distribute their line of car audio products.
Designed for true car enthusiasts, Massive Audio is a high-performance brand that delivers powerful sound and customer satisfaction. Massive Audio products are designed to readily fit OEM spaces.
“We are excited to add Massive Audio to our growing line of aftermarket products,” said Tate Morgan, Petra President. “They are an industry leader with cutting-edge, accurate audio components across multiple series and price points. This provides retailers a tiered approach to capture more sales. And end users will love the clean and powerful results. Anyone seeking to build out their line of 12-volt aftermarket audio products will find Massive Audio an excellent addition.”
The 12-volt Massive Audio product line carried by Petra includes amplifiers, speakers, and subwoofers. The amps incorporate built-in OEM line converters and include models for marine, off-road, and powersports applications. Rugged and powerful speakers and subwoofers come in a wide array of sizes. And versatile component systems and tweeters kits offer additional speaker configurations.
To see the complete line of Massive Audio products carried by Petra Industries, visit petra.com.
CHATSWORTH, CA (05.27.2020) – CRUX has released a Brand New Radio Replacement Interface with Steering Wheel Control Retention for Select Subaru Vehicles 2016 – Up.
The CRUX SWRSU-38C is a radio replacement interface for select Subaru vehicles. It facilitates the integration of an after-market radio to enable retention of certain factory features such as Starlink for Subaru vehicles when replacing a factory-installed radio and is also pre-programmed for retention of steering wheel controls.
Key Features: Retains factory features in select Toyota vehicles while functioning with an aftermarket radio. Retains StarLink functionality Retains factory Auxiliary Input Pre-programmed to retain factory Steering Wheel Controls
RINGWOOD, IL (05.26.2020) – Race Sport Lighting has announced the launch of a brand new company Wholesale Product Group.
Pictured from Left: Steve Jergensen and Deputy Chief Thompson) WPG donates two gallons of hand sanitizer to Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office was thankful as they were running low and need to keep healthy and sanitized on the front line.
WPGsupply.com specializes in Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for small businesses to get back up running, including PPE kits, masks, gloves, retail sneeze and cough shields, social distancing decals/stickers, and vehicle protection. WPGsupply.com is already serving customers from the mobile electronics and automotive industries and hired on several MFG reps firms to represent its products in their territories.
Orders from small shops, to large chain stores to WD’s have already been flowing in daily. The line up consists of about 50 products right now that 90% is in stock in our warehouse and shipping now.
“When we decided to launch WPG, our first concern was for the thousands of small businesses Race Sport Lighting has been in relationship with for over 13 years. We are all in this together and we want to help keep the people in our industry safe and healthy.”
“As the world goes back to work and gets their local and national economies moving again, we have the proper PPE safety equipment available for individuals and small businesses to remain compliant and protected. Also, when you support WPG you support US small business and healthcare and front-line workers. With 5% of our profits dedicated to front line workers, and 80%+ of our products supplied by US based small business”
AVON LAKE, OH (05.26.2020) – Design Engineering, Inc has introduce a new product to help UTV riders keep their cool. DEI Heat Control Kits are now available for 2014-’18 Can-Am Maverick Sport XC two-seater applications.
The Maverick Heat Control Kits (Part # 010885) reduce the radiant heat coming through the seats, console, cupholders and driver’s right leg area while operating the popular UTV. At only 3/16-inches thick, the material is 10-mil dimpled aluminum with a glass fiber layer and an aggressive self-adhesive backing, allowing for a quick, clean installation.
“UTVs have cockpit heat issues, including the Can-AM Maverick. DEI offers a great solution with a CNC-cut Heat Control Kit,” said Mike Buca of Design Engineering Inc. “The material will withstand 1,750 degrees F of continuous radiant heat while increasing the comfort of you and your passenger.”
DEI’s adhesive-backed, precision-cut thermal barrier material blocks heat build-up in the UTV cockpit area while reducing engine noise and vibration. The kits are shipped with all components clearly labeled for a straightforward installation in 2014-’18 Maverick Sport XC two-seat models with no modifications required.
To learn more about DEI’s entire lineup of innovative heat and sound controlled products, please visit DesignEngineering.com
“UTVs have cockpit heat issues, including the Can-AM Maverick. DEI offers a great solution with a CNC-cut Heat Control Kit,” said Tom Miller of Design Engineering Inc. “The material will withstand 1,750 degrees F of continuous radiant heat while increasing the comfort of you and your whole crew.”
DEI’s adhesive-backed, precision-cut thermal barrier material blocks heat build-up in the UTV cockpit area while reducing engine noise and vibration. The kits are shipped with all components clearly labeled for a straightforward installation in 2014-’18 Maverick Sport XC two-seat models with no modifications required.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA (05.22.2020) – Accent Mobile, a division of Accele Electronics focused on solutions for Expeditors, Restylers, Upfitters and Fleet Managers is pleased to announce their latest innovation in the Rear Seat Entertainment category, the ACTHRVOD10K. This system is the perfect solution for new vehicles that have Active Headrests. Each mount has adjustments for different headrest pillow depths and includes different post diameter adapters. Adjustability of 90 degrees allows for an optimal viewing angle.
An industry first, just like on Airplanes, our Accent Mobile VOD Entertainment system streams Wireless HD content from your hard drive to up to 6 users This system supports up to 1TB of hard drive or USB Storage. Each user may individually control functions such as Play, Stop, Pause, FF, Rewind etc.,” said Bob Goodman, Accent Mobile, Director Of Channel Sales.
“The image displayed on the Two 10.8” 1080P HD Active Matrix LCD displays is absolutely stunning and each High Res monitor features an android OS based Touchscreen. The system has 1 HDMI input, 1 A/V input, a USB / SD Card Reader, built-in Bluetooth transmitter and Dual WiFi channels of 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz plus the option of 3G or 4G. Users can now enjoy a full Android Experience with Play Store and available game and streaming Apps. Installers will find the system easy to install and easily removable, utilizing a slide clamp style mount with only Power and Ground connections needed for the entire VOD system. Additionally, they can offer their customers the convenience of a Quick release mechanism that enables removing players from headrests easy while leaving the mount in place,” added Goodman. Like all Accent Mobile products, the ACTHRVOD10K has a 3 Year Warranty and is available immediately.
HOLLY HILL, FL (05.22.2020) – Axxess by Metra Electronics is now shipping new AXDSP-X and AXDSP-L packages for a wide range of vehicles. These kits include the digital signal processor, a vehicle-specific wiring harness and if needed, an amplifier bypass harness and data interface for seamless integration. These new DSP kits provide everything in one convenient package and cover newer vehicle technologies, including B&O A2B amplifiers. Accessories for adding a Toslink optical output from the DSP “Lite” and audio streaming via Bluetooth are also now available. Metra Electronics continues to safely develop and ship new products from all of its warehouse locations to ensure that dealers have the solutions they need to keep their businesses running.
New Axxess DSP Packages: The AXDSP-X features 6 inputs, 10 individually assignable outputs with a 31-band graphic EQ on each channel and high, low and bandpass filters. New packages with the AXDSP-X and a vehicle-specific T-harness included are: ● AXDSPX-A2B2: Includes data interface. Designed for B&O A2B amplifiers for Ford 2017-2019 ● AXDSPX-MST1: Chevrolet 2014-2019 and GMC 2014-2018 ● AXDSPX-GL10: GM 2016-2018 ● AXDSPX-GL30: Chevrolet 2019-up* and GMC 2019-up* ● AXDSPX-GM31: Chevrolet 2019-up* and GMC 2019-up* ● AXDSPX-HN2: Honda 2016-up* ● AXDSPX-HN3: Honda 2016-2019 ● AXDSPX-HK2: Hyundai/Kia 2011-2016 ● AXDSPX-TY3: Toyota 2018-up* ● AXDSPX-VW2: Volkswagen 2016-2019, non-amplified models only
The AXDSP-L, DSP “Lite”, features 4 inputs, 6 outputs and a 15 band graphic EQ. New packages with the AXDSP-L and a vehicle-specific T-harness included are: ● AXDSPL-CH3: Chrysler 2011-2019 ● AXDSPL-CH4: Chrysler 2007-2018 ● AXDSPL-CH5: Chrysler 2013-Up* ● AXDSPL-FD1: Ford 2003-up* ● AXDSPL-FD2: Ford 2011-up* ● AXDSPL-GL1: GM 2006 -2012
Saddle Tramp DSP Packages: A new water-resistant package, the AXDSPX-HD2, is now available for Harley-Davidson 2014-up* models and includes a water-resistant case and harness with the AXDSP-X. This package is also available for the same applications but with the AXDSP-L, sold as AXDSPL-HD2. A universal AXDSP-L package, the AXDSPL-HD1, has a water-resistant case and includes a harness with a rubber boot that snaps into the housing, designed for outdoor use. These Axxess packages are in stock and available now under Metra’s Saddle Tramp motorcycle accessories product line.
Bluetooth Input for DSP “Lite”: Axxess is now shipping the AXDSPL-BT, used for adding a Bluetooth interface input for the AXDSP-L, which allows the user to stream music directly to the interface. This is ideal for use in UTVs or other powersports applications, golf carts or boats that may not have a head unit or room in the dashboard to add one. The AXDSPL-BT utilizes Bluetooth 3.0 technology for audio streaming.
Toslink Accessories for DSP “Lite”: Optical cables for the AXDSP-L are now available from 1 to 5 meters in length. The AXDSPL-SP is used for adding an optical 2-channel output from the AXDSP-L to deliver a cleaner signal with more noise rejection. This allows installers to utilize a 2-channel Toslink input that is commonly required for certain high-end amplifiers or processors. The optical cable part numbers are AXDSPL-T1 through 5.
Axxess has recently updated all of their part numbers; the AX-DSP-X is now the AXDSP-X and the AX-DSP-LITE is now the AXDSP-L, with kits and harnesses following these same part number updates. Additional product information is available at AxxessInterfaces.com and installers can look for live webinars each month from the Metra YouTube channel to learn more about these products.
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