Install Highlight | 12.11.19

Install Highlight: 2001 Chevy Tahoe – A Beauty and A Beast!

Goals are important. Without them, what is the point of success? Why would anyone ever do anything, let alone something labor intensive and difficult, were it not for goals? Goals give us achievements to chase, accomplishments to aspire to, and results to prove our success. They also give us a reason to do more, try harder. When opportunity and hard work meet, that’s when success is found. Having …

Install Highlight | 11.21.19

Install Highlight: VW Golf – Ebba proves “We Can Do It”

This hobby would be a lot cooler if there were more women participating. There. I said it. I couldn’t count the number of times I have heard this over the years at audio competitions. Well, as it turns out, there are tons of women out there who are just as fanatical about their audio systems. We would like to introduce everyone to the hands-on Ebba Wickström, from Sweden and her booming VW Golf, a …

Install Highlight | 10.08.19

Install Highlight: Chevy C10 – One Smooth, Mean Cherry

There’s something to be said for getting exactly what you want. It takes a certain type of individual to buck convention, shut out all naysayers and just go for it, doing it like that old crooner, Sinatra: his way. Those are the types that have no qualms about cutting the top on a classic C-10, and painting it as red as the law allows. The tricky part lies in finding a way to make the inside of th …

Install Highlight | 08.27.19

Install Highlight: 2010 Chevy Camaro – Professionally Finished and Just Getting Started!

“We all have to start somewhere…” It is a phrase we have all heard at some point in our quest for audio nirvana. For some, it brought solace in the fact that it is all uphill from that point, but for others it is functionally the death knell. I heard this phrase bandied about liberally during this weekend’s festivities at the Surf City Soundoff, and it made me think. We DO all have to start somewh …

Install Highlight | 08.05.19

Install Highlight: 2006 GMC Sierra – Powerful, Versatile and Hardly Noticeable

Simple. Little. Basic. Huge. Booming. Crazy. There is no end to the list of adjectives that get thrown around in the realm of car audio. The problem is that these descriptors are almost entirely subjective. They all mean different things to different people. My Mom believes a single 15” woofer on 1000 watts is crazy. To me, it is entry-level. Subjective. Luckily, some of the fine folks who work in …

Install Highlight | 07.08.19

Install Highlight: 2003 Chevy Astro Van – Nature’s Fury Unleashed with The Magnitude 9!

May 18th, 1980. On a calm spring day, a little piece of scenery known as Mount St. Helen’s decided to rock our nation unexpectedly. May 3rd, 1999. The largest tornado in recorded history set down and changed how we view tornadoes forever. Hurricanes Andrew (category 5), Sandy (category 3), and Katrina (category 5) in ‘92, ‘05, and ‘12 respectively, blew apart buildings and sunk the land. When even …

Install Highlight | 06.11.19

Install Highlight: 2006 Jeep Liberty – Concert Venue on the Go

Either Confucius, a Princeton professor, or a motivational speaker (depending on your research) came up with the phrase “Love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” This was confirmed in a couple of prior Install Highlight segments featuring the handiwork of our friend and brand ambassador from Sweden, Mr. Matthias Heden, and his outrageous H2. When you love music enough to create …

Install Highlight | 05.15.19

Install Highlight: 1968 Chevelle – Showstopping Style with Crowd Pleasing Sound

There is just something about old school muscle. It is unapologetic in its simplicity, yet undeniable in its presence. The owner of this month’s featured vehicle understands the power and allure of a muscle car, and spared no expense bringing this beauty back to showroom condition. When it came time to put the final touches in place, he turned to the experts at Reference Audio Video, and they did …

Install Highlight | 04.08.19

Install Highlight: 1951 Plymouth Business Coupe – Boulevard Bruiser

INSTALL HIGHLIGHT | WRITTEN BY LEWIS JACKSON | APRIL 2019 It’s getting to be the time of year where those of us confronted with the rigors of winter weather pine wistfully, waiting with baited breath for the tide to crest, and for us to have our shot at the precious warm weather spring promises to bring. Then there are those who live where the weather is so fair, so often, that they can throw caut …

Install Highlight | 03.18.19

Install Highlight: 2004 Seat Leon – Matchless Achievement

Turning out complete audio system after audio system takes a never ending well of talent, creativity, drive and education. Car Audio fabrication is a monumental task for any install technician, let alone a firm that routinely works on the automotive industry’s finest offerings such as Bentley coupes or Brabus Mercs. Like adding diamonds to the bezel of a Rolex, the craftsmen at Tuning HIFI Shop, i …