frame left frame top frame right
Auto Stereo header image
frame bottom
 
MENU
ARTICLES
BOOKS






Modify Your Auto Sound System

It looks like you are one of those people that is “car crazy” and also enjoys modifying your sound system yourself. This new craze/pastime is called “modding”. There are so many car enthusiasts who find the most pleasure in taking a junky, out-of-date radio and car and turning them both into a showpiece. For them, this is the same as buying a blank piece of canvas and turning it into a masterpiece; the only difference here is that we are talking about their vehicle. You can do the very same thing with your old sound system.

 

There are all sorts of neat little gadgets and components that you ‘light up you life’ while you drive down the road to wherever you are going. You will be both seen and heard and might also create an awesome and lasting impression. You might even have a few people trying to mimic you. This might please you or it might annoy you.

Looking in any electronics section will tell you that you have a lot to choose from when it comes to sound systems. Many of these are plain and very simple. Someone who is a “modding” genius can take this very simple sound system and turn it into something altogether different by mixing and matching components, thus creating a dynamic new sound system.

For a true modifying expert, no challenge is too great. There is no limit to what you can modify if you know what you are doing and have the creative drive. What really gets most modder’s hearts beating faster is all the possibilities and maybe all those blinking lights. Have you ever sat down and thought about all the possible combinations you could come up with? No…well, I have and it is absolutely amazing!

If you are going to rebuild and customize your car, then why not take it one step further and make that plain old sound system into a kickin’ sound system? You will find a dizzying array of gadgets and components that will make that sound system one that pumps up your music and might ever make you the envy of the neighborhood. Car crazy people are all over the place and can always be seen working on their cars and their sound systems, turning something that was very plain into some amazing creations by creatively using light, color and sound in some very interesting combinations.

Although you might not have though of doing any modifications to your existing sound system, it is easy to see that you are really thinking about it now. Any serious modder can really amaze even themselves with the dizzying array of component combinations that they can come up with as well as the dynamic new sound systems that they will be creating. Adding a lot of lights and sound effects and a few bells and whistles will really make that plain Jane sound system come alive!

Try it and see what I mean. Watch TV shows like “Car Crazy” or “Unique Whips” to get some ideas as to what is possible, then see what you can come up with on your own. Chances are, you can come up with an absolutely dynamite car and sound system once you really put your mind to it. It helps if someone decides to ‘throw down the gauntlet’ and really challenges you to come up with something that is better than what you already have. That kind of challenge has often led to the most amazing discoveries, inventions and creations the mankind has ever seen!

PRODUCTS















SPONSORED LINKS
 
 
Car Electronics News

Electronics, more stolen in spate of vehicle break-ins - Columbus Local News


Electronics, more stolen in spate of vehicle break-ins
Columbus Local News, OH - 2 hours ago
29 to report that someone broke the window out of her car but did not steal anything while the car was parked behind her apartment in the 1100 block of ...

Read more...


CEA: Car Enthusiasts Want More Technology - Twice


CEA: Car Enthusiasts Want More Technology
Twice, NY - 6 hours ago
CEA estimates that sales of combined aftermarket and OEM in-car consumer electronics products will grow by 13 percent in 2008 to $12.2 billion, ...
Kodak Wins 2009 Innovations Awards From International CEA TAXI Design Network
Vegas Hotels Cut CES Rates Twice
all 3 news articles

Read more...


In The Autoblog Garage: BMW X6 XDrive 35i - Autoblog


In The Autoblog Garage: BMW X6 XDrive 35i
Autoblog, CA - 5 hours ago
X6 buyers will be thrilled with a complex in-car-electronics setup sporting a navigation system that's bested by those in cars costing thousands less. ...

Read more...


US auto industry's health affecting Silicon Valley chip makers - San Jose Mercury News


US auto industry's health affecting Silicon Valley chip makers
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Nov 30, 2008
Cypress Semiconductor sees a number of potential automotive applications for its chips that are designed to give radios or other electronic devices ...

Read more...


12-Volt Firms React To Woes Of Automakers - Twice


12-Volt Firms React To Woes Of Automakers
Twice, NY - 5 hours ago
It is not surprising then that Directed Electronics exited the mobile video, satellite radio (see TWICE, Nov. 17, p. 4) and car locator markets this year ...

Read more...


Communities Find Better Ways to Recycle Toxic Electronic Waste - Voice of America


Voice of America

Communities Find Better Ways to Recycle Toxic Electronic Waste
Voice of America - 9 minutes ago
By Shelley Schlender In the United States, the fastest growing type of trash is e-waste: computers, TVs and other electronics. ...

Read more...


 
 
Copyright 2008. All rights reserved.
bottom bar