car stereo shop/site?

Overlord

Looking for a good price on a new car audio system.
Any recommendations in ireland or abroad?
Thanks

evilmouse

Try www.securesounds.ie. There based in Cork and Waterford. Give www.autozone.ie a shout as well. Subsidiary of PR Reily in Dublin, big motor factors.

Kali

http://www.icetronix.com are worth a shot as well..

daveg

Try these. BTW I wouldn't buy a car stereo in Ireland.
Not unless you want to bend over first :eek:

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/

http://www.incarexpress.co.uk/index.php3

http://www.hendoncarstereo.co.uk/home.htm

http://www.incar-discount.co.uk/

http://www.carmedia.nl/carmedia.htm

http://www.locostcaraudio.com

DMC

There is also Jonesboro market on a Sunday.... Del Boy style.

ButcherOfNog

Incarexpress

I highly recommend the above, bought 2 systems from them with no problems at all. Last system was pretty high-end and they were 300euro cheaper than anyone in ireland.

Overlord

cheers lads

louie

Originally posted by ButcherOfNog
Incarexpress

I highly recommend the above, bought 2 systems from them with no problems at all. Last system was pretty high-end and they were 300euro cheaper than anyone in ireland.

€ 300 cheaper?
That's a bit hash, don't you think.
We are probably a bit more expensive then UK, but first of all our VAT rate is higher - 21% compared with 17.5%, and second of all if you have any problem with any products you buy from UK, think about the shipping cost and time to get there - be fixed - and get it back as well. In Ireland, we are only a phone call away.

pclancy

Advanced Car Entertainment in Tullamore looked after me nicely.
cant remember the shops number but bloke who runs it is on 087 2995006

ButcherOfNog

Originally posted by louie
€ 300 cheaper?
That's a bit hash, don't you think.
We are probably a bit more expensive then UK, but first of all our VAT rate is higher - 21% compared with 17.5%, and second of all if you have any problem with any products you buy from UK, think about the shipping cost and time to get there - be fixed - and get it back as well. In Ireland, we are only a phone call away.

True, and if the difference was only €50-€60 then i'd have bought in ireland. In July 2002 I ordered a Kenwood MP3 head unit, a Kenwood 10 disc MP3 changer and a steering wheel remote. Heres the head unit i ordered and the price it is now:

Kenwood KDC-M9021 D-Mask+ MP3 CD Tuner
BeSecure : € 605.67
Incarexpress : £314.99 = € 453.92

thats €150 difference on one item. Explain please. Carriage was £17.50stg btw. An email that was answered immediately confirmed everything was in stock before i ordered and i received the stuff 2 days later.

louie

Fair enough. You found a product out of more than 2500, and it could probably be more but we leave in Ireland, not UK, and we are trying to bust our economy not others...and the rate going at the moment is €0.67 / pound, and don't forget we are paying 21% vat.
We are importing all our products and everything has to be taken in cosideration...including the warranty, which is up to us because buying from the internet, they are not covered by the manufacturers. I bet you didn't know that.

ondafly

try cel-direct.com - my headunit cost me 500 euros from them, and its selling at 950 euros in Motorway in Blanchardstown. Thats a serious saving on price. Shipping to my door cost me 15GBP, which included 2 sets of 6x9 speakers. Two days is all it took to arrive.

daveg

Originally posted by louie
Fair enough. You found a product out of more than 2500, and it could probably be more but we leave in Ireland, not UK, and we are trying to bust our economy not others...and the rate going at the moment is €0.67 / pound, and don't forget we are paying 21% vat.
We are importing all our products and everything has to be taken in cosideration...including the warranty, which is up to us because buying from the internet, they are not covered by the manufacturers. I bet you didn't know that.

The reason things are cheaper in the UK than in Ireland is because 9 times out of 10 the Irish retailer is shafting his customers - esp when it comes to electrical goods. I bought a JVC MP3 stereo about a year ago. I did my home work. Shopped around in Ireland and got found the best price I could - I bought it from Germany and undercut the best Irish price by €300. This was not just a one off. I checked several models and all came back with a huge saving over Irish prices.

including the warranty, which is up to us because buying from the internet, they are not covered by the manufacturers. I bet you didn't know that.

What a load of crap. If I buy an electrical product from the UK (say a head unit) and it goes faulty of course it is covered by warentee. You still have to ship it back to the UK but it's still under garentee. Louie you don't own a car stereo shop by any chance do you :rolleyes:

louie

Yes I do own a car audio shop and I am right about the waranthy trust me.
The warranthy is actually covered by us, not by the manufacturers.

daveg

If I bought a car radio from Germany or the UK and found the product was/went faulty I would be able to return the item for replacement or repair.

I know this for a fact as I bought a DVD player over the web. Laser went after 6 months - returned to company and was promptly sent a new one.

Yes I do own a car audio shop

Can you explain why there is such a HUGE differences in prices between Ireland and the UK/Europe ?

ondafly

Originally posted by daveg
Can you explain why there is such a HUGE differences in prices between Ireland and the UK/Europe ? [/B]

Now thats a question I'd love to know the answer too !

daveg

ok louie. I know your only trying to run a business and my comments were not directed at you personally. You have to agree with what I'm saying though there is a huge difference in price between UK/Europe and Ireland.

BTW I had a look at your site and it's very good

daveg

Originally posted by ButcherOfNog

Kenwood KDC-M9021 D-Mask+ MP3 CD Tuner
BeSecure : € 605.67
Incarexpress : £314.99 = € 453.92

Feckin hell butcher that some peice of kit. How do you find the 10 disc MP3 changer ? I would be very interested in finding out as it may be my next upgrade. 1400 songs without changing a CD :eek:

louie

That's my point and take in consideration I have Probably the Best Prices in Ireland. I import everything from UK and most of my suppliers have a website of there own.
We buy them for the same price displayed on their website minus of course VAT @ 17.5% ad 20% + 21% VAT.
Calculating everything I get at the end of the day a mear 10% profit which it's good if the sale is > 10,000/week so I could cover the weekly expenses and have a small amount left to built up the business so I could go straight to the manufacturers myself to afford giving you as customers better prices.
If you check out the special offer page you'll find few products at a very good price (ex. cdx-m630 for € 299.95).
You won't find that price in Ireland but you might find it in UK.
Do you know what I mean?
Sometimes they go cheaper" being suppliers " as they buy at bulk prices (ex. over 250.000 worth of stock) so they get better prices to sell to the public by making special offers or packages

Regarding Europe I think is the shipping over sea prices.

daveg

Originally posted by louie
That's my point and take in consideration I have Probably the Best Prices in Ireland. I import everything from UK and most of my suppliers have a website of there own.
We buy them for the same price displayed on their website minus of course VAT @ 17.5% ad 20% + 21% VAT.
Calculating everything I get at the end of the day a mear 10% profit which it's good if the sale is > 10,000/week so I could cover the weekly expenses and have a small amount left to built up the business so I could go straight to the manufacturers myself to afford giving you as customers better prices.
If you check out the special offer page you'll find few products at a very good price (ex. cdx-m630 for € 299.95).
You won't find that price in Ireland but you might find it in UK.
Do you know what I mean?
Sometimes they go cheaper" being suppliers " as they buy at bulk prices (ex. over 250.000 worth of stock) so they get better prices to sell to the public by making special offers or packages

Regarding Europe I think is the shipping over sea prices.

Point taken... and I wish you luck. As I said your website and prices are good so I'll check you out next time I'm upgrading.

ButcherOfNog

louie, i was just pointing out the difference in the unit i wanted, don't go all defensive

when i was pricing this i couldn't find a decent online irish site, and i talked to 2 shops about prices on the kit i wanted, showed them where i was getting it and the prices. despite calls to the irish distributors etc the best they could do for me on prices was 300 euros more. After i got the kit i bought new speakers from the most helpfull shop and got them to install everything for me.

daveg, the changer i got was the Kenwood KDC-C719MP 10 Disc MP3 Changer. No problems to report and it does what i need, i.e stores loads of mp3s. I couldn't track down a changer at the time tho that read the mp3's id3 tags and displayed the mp3 info (artist/title etc) on the head unit (like the heat unit does from the mp3 cds placed in it).

louie, you know any changers now that'll do this?

louie

There is nothing that I know from kenwood that will read the id tag, but there are in the middle of bringing out new products.
I'll let you know about it.
By the way, I didn't take any offense regarding the prices.
I know I am doing my best and I hope in the future to do a lot better than that.
God help me.

Turner

Louie can you answer me a question. Just bought a 1990 bmw with a cd player but no boot loader. Think its a sony stereo (in work atm and cant leave).

How much would I be expected to spend on your average 5 disc changer and would I be better off buying it second hand.

Cheers.

Chief.

louie

If your Sony has cd changer control then arround 250.00 euro fitted for a 6 disc.

louie

I couldn't track down a changer at the time tho that read the mp3's id3 tags and displayed the mp3 info (artist/title etc) on the head unit (like the heat unit does from the mp3 cds placed in it).

louie, you know any changers now that'll do this? [/B]

CDX-T70MX by Sony. Sorry it took me so long but I've been very busy.
The thing is you have to change the head unit and I don't think that's what you want to hear.

Quigs Snr

Louie,

I am probably getting an Alfa 156 very shortly. I would like a CD Changer fitted that can read MP3's etc.... if it can read the tags, all the better, although I wouldn't pay an extra few hundred euro just for that ! Dunno what the head unit is in an Alfa, guess I'd have to replace it. Give me a rough price (head - unless you think the standard Alfa stereo can link to a changer capable of this, changer and fitting) and we might do a deal !

louie

Alfa 156 comes with a Blaupunkt radio fitted as standard.
The best I recommend as a cd/mp3 changer will be Alpine, but there is also Sony, Kenwood...
I think it's all up to yourself on what you like.

Quigs Snr

I'll put it to you this way then !

Looks like I can keep the default head unit. So give me a ball park then for fitting, any of the above MP3 compatible changers that will allow me to swtich between 5 cd's or more full of MP3's.

As if the model car didn't give it away, I'm a cheap son of a bitch these days, so price up the cheapest one (with fitting) - unless it's really crap, and hopefully when I get this car in the next few weeks, I'll head up to your place instead of my local secure sounds again !

louie

Sorry but i don't follow you.
Do you want to keep the head unit that comes in the Alfa or not.
if yes, what make it is?
I know they are ment to be Blaupunkt but it might be changed so I have to know for sure.

Quigs Snr

Crossed wires, I thought from your previous post that you knew what model came standard with the Alfa (99 model).

Ideally I would prefer to keep it, but if thats not possible then fine, quote me for a head unit too.

louie

I've send you a PM.