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    Car Audio Specialties

    4.7 (133 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

    Services - Car Audio Specialties

    Auto electronics installation

    Auto electronics repair

    Tint application

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    Tint removal

    Tint repair

    Window tinting

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    New rear camera, installed with Alpine license plate mounting kit
    Andreas P.

    Felipe installed an Alpine head unit, and rear camera in my 1997 Chrysler Town & Country. I provided the head unit, camera, camera license plate installation kit, and parking brake bypass wires, which I had purchased on eBay. An old head unit and camera were installed in the car some years ago. I gave my OK for Felipe to reuse the existing wire that connected the old rear camera with the old head unit. Taking me up on this offer would have saved him work, but he installed a new wire for the originally quoted price. Not only that, he worked lightning fast. I dropped the car off on a Tuesday night for a Wednesday installation. The work was complete Wednesday at 8:45am. Similarly, I sent my initial contact email on a Sunday afternoon, and was not expecting a response until Tuesday, the shop's first weekly opening day. Yet, I received an answer by Sunday night. No attempt to change the price after the fact. Everything was smooth, and so far the installation works great. I will go to this shop again with similar work in the future. The shop also does window tinting, but I have no experience around the this service.

    Bent and Damaged $600 JL C3-650X Speakers due to Poor Installation
    Eric R.

    Update 11/04/2022: I met Felipe during my lunch break to retrieve the promised check of $2300 for refund of labor. He wrote and signed but immediately crossed it out due to "his son having to sign it instead because he is retiring today and giving the shop to his son Andres Orozepa" Then, he tells me that it happens to be the only check left and asks if I can come another time. I asked if he could use Zelle and he refused because he claimed to not have is cell phone. I told him to drive with me to the nearest Wells Fargo to withdraw the money, so he sends his son, Andres. Before we departed the shop, I saw Felipe on the phone spelling out the number on my company truck, reporting me. On the drive, Andres admitted to still be learning about installing car audio and apologized. At the bank, instead of just withdrawing the money, he bought three checks and wrote a new one to me. I immediately cashed it with the same teller he worked with. This was the most childish and disrespectful experience I have had with anyone. Not only should Felipe and his son shut down their business -- they should be fined and face jail time for unethical practices and damage to property. At my third party installer, who knows many other Bay Area audio installers, the owner stated that many of his colleagues are reporting the same case as mine for customers coming from Car Audio Specialties. Apparently, these other customers were infuriated with Felipe and also seeking reconciliation. I will continue disputing this until every last cent and every wasted second is returned. Update 11/1/2022: I met Felipe during my lunch break at Car Audio Specialties and presented the picture evidence of negligence, unethical business practices, and damage to property. He had no answer for this and said he "just wanted me out of his life". He asked me what I want, and he agreed to reimburse $2300 for the labor portion of $4000 I had spent had his shop since March 2022. I said he could Zelle me with his phone on the spot, but demanded that I return on Friday 11/4/2022 to pick up my check. Update 10/31/2022: After my bad experience with Felipe, I wanted to get a second opinion and went to a more reputable business in Union City, Sound Innovations. I told them to open everything up to reveal the damaged, the findings were disturbing. As you can see in the pictures, no sound deadening was installed around the speakers, even though I payed $80 per door. The $600 dollar JL C3-650 speakers I had installed were bent and damaged due to lack of pre-drilling. The rear speakers were the same, but had no sound. Although Felipe claimed that he installed shielded RCAs wrapped in additional foil, they were cheap, non-shielded, and covered in Aluminum foil. Although Felipe continued to blame my head unit, the sound was present before the new head unit installation. My system was constantly shutting down and Felipe reported to me during a warranty visit that he had put fuse that was too small and had blown. Instead of addressing the issue, he said he increased the replacement fuse size. Apparently, this is dangerous as it blew to protect the system. Due to this, the new shop found out the my 12" JL powered sub that Felipe installed was blown as well. Lastly, the firewall wiring was installed dangerously, in contact with sharp metal, and the fuse box was lazily throne into the engine bay and zip tied without any bolting. Before I departed, Felipe instructed me to tell my third party installer (Sound Innovations) to "F*ck themselves!". This was more than unprofessional as I could tell this was personal for Felipe.

    Pioneer touch screen radio. Not apple car play or android auto.

    Came to the office and they helped me immediately and changed my stereo same day and really fast. Here is my reason why I didn't give them 5 stars. I wanted apple car play and I got a Bluetooth albeit touch screen radio. I need to see the maps on the stereo not on my phone so I don't have to constantly look down. I got home and I was absolutely disappointed. Now I have to spend more, which the stereo was 399 plus tax to get what I actually want.

    Ben M.

    sub woofer blew out, hours before i was selling my corvette, so i gave these guys a call. I showed up, he determined my sub was blown, explained to him i was selling my car and he did not hesitate to get my beats back up and running! Great price on subs, no finger prints on my freshly detailed car and he was super fast! thank you very much!

    Fog lights.
    Kevin C.

    Thank you for your great work Marco, the fog lights look great. I recommend these guys to anyone looking for professional installation. The price is great, Nissan wanted to charge me $500.00 just for labor, CAS did it for hundreds less and their work is guaranteed for life. And Marco is great, he and his friend had me laughing the whole time I was there. And Marco, I remember you saying that you wanted those fog lights for your car, here's where I got em. Note the price and you understand why. Thanks again. https://www.carparts.com/results/?Ntt=SP5083104&searchType=global&N=0&uts=true&shopId=1&searchType=global&N=0

    Felipe is a pro. Beautiful tint job and updated my media console (I wanted Apple play) perfectly.
    Yasmin S.

    Tbh I don't know anything about cars, audio systems, or tint brands. But I am extremely picky about details, quality, and customer service. After a long search for a quality, super professional, and reliable service provider I went with Felipe, and even though I live over 40 miles and a bridge away, he's now the only person I'll take any of my cars to. His prices are competitive for his quality of work and, more importantly (for me), for the experience. There's no ambiguity and frustration working with him. He upgraded my media console on my TT with an Apple Play enabled one, installed a rear camera, and tinted my windows. He turned it around super fast and did a pro job. Everything works perfectly and the car looks gorgeous. Money well spent.

    New Sony head unit, with a beautiful, professional installation.

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    Felipe was AMAZINg!!! He was able to help me over the phone with my issue and he didn't even charge me.

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    Friendly, professional people to work with and they charge fair prices. What more can I say, highly recommend!

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    Felipe was really efficient, always friendly, didn't upsell at all, and is very thoughtful in his work.

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