Bluetooth Radio + Speakers – 2008 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic

This referral from a prior customer stopped by with his beautiful motorcycle and needed some help with a non-functional radio. It had been months since it had worked and he was headed out of town with his motorcycle club for a motorcycle rally in Florida and wanted to have music for the trip down. He figured the original motorcycle radio had some minor wiring issue and that was why it wasn’t working. He left us the motorcycle to troubleshoot early in the afternoon. We found the radio was bad (it had a refurbished unit tag on it) and we had to quickly come up with a plan so he could make his trip in time.

We decided together that upgrading all the speakers (since they were original) as well as the receiver (opting to not retain the factory intercom functions) would meet all of his needs and that adding an amplifier for the speakers [...]

This customer brought his brand new custom built golf cart to us because the sound system was not performing anywhere near its capabilities (it had 6 speakers and an amp). After a quick examination of the installation, we found several issues that the golf cart manufacturer overlooked and/or did incorrectly. So we re-worked the whole audio installation.

A dedicated battery was utilized to supply power to the audio system and both wiring and system integration issues were addressed. Once we completed all the necessary work, the golf cart was looking and sounding beautiful!

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What was supposed to be a BMW Certified Pre-Owned car slipped past the BMW mechanics that checked this very special 135i over (it has a Dual Clutch Transmission for you gear heads and not a common option for these cars). Their inspection neglected to reveal a very obviously placed aftermarket amplifier with very sketchy wiring installation which was apparently done by the previous owner.

The new owner came to us because of lack of audio. It turned out that the aftermarket amplifier was no longer functional and warranty/repair was not an option. We temporarily wired the car back to factory to get him going for the day and put together a plan to correctly implement the audio improvements that needed to be made. We decided that a modest 5 channel amplifier and proper automotive grade wiring would do the trick along with appropriate OEM integration pieces for the scope of his project. We also found that the high-end replacement tweeters were marginal and [...]

A long-time customer came back to us to have their sound system removed in preparation for trading the car in for a newer one. We were able to utilize their amplifiers and initially were going to keep the subwoofer and enclosures but they decided on new subwoofers, a ported enclosure and grills to protect the drivers.

A new GPS receiver was also added to integrate with their smartphone and to ensure they have navigation at all times. Steering wheel control integration and a replacement factory panel were also included in their installation along with some vibration dampening material in the doors.

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After discussing the various car radio options and trade-offs, this customer decided to replace the ailing factory radio in their Volvo with a double-din radio. They chose a radio with Bluetooth connectivity so they could make hands-free phone calls, play music from their phone and much more.

They also decided to boost the sound quality of the vehicle by adding a size-appropriate subwoofer and amplifier combination to provide better bass response while not occupying too much space.

Note the concealed subwoofer/bass level knob in the OEM blank switch position. Sneaky, eh?

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