they broke a bunch of stuff during their install and refus to take accountability or replace the stuff they broke. Almost $200 worth of parts they broke. read more

PLEASE .....think twice before doing any business with this business if ya can call it that. Ordered a home base digital police scanner on 12-23-23 and finally received it 1-17-24 and it was a hand held digital police scanner. Not even close to what I ordered and paid for. So I called them and informed him it was wrong. He told me to send it back and he would get the correct one to me. So i sent it out that same day 1-17-24 . I contacted him to see if he received it on 1-25-24. He informed me that he had not. I looked up tracking # and it was delivered and signed for at his home in laporte county. I have a photo of the signature and his home. USPS will not grant me the $550.00 insurance that I put on it because it was delivered and signed for at his residence. So he made $550.00 off me and got his scanner back. And I'm out $570.00 for the cost of the scanner I never received and the cost to ship the wrong item that he sent to me. Never once offered to pay for return shipping on his fuck up. I got scammed by midwest electronics and by tim downs if it is in fact his real name. And it's always someone else's fought my order has the model # and it's for a desktop scanner. This guy couldn't tell the truth if his life depends on it. Must be a cousin of joe Biden. Just saying carma works in mysterious ways and by the looks of these reviews your day is coming.....shame , shame Jobahma Downs. read more

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DON'T DO IT!!! I don't usually post bad reviews, but in this case I feel as if I have a public duty to do so. I had my car stereo updated by this company. It was one of the worst car audio installations I've ever experienced and I say that from 29 years of experience in this area. I was just too busy with kids and school things to waste time installing. So I figured I'd let someone else do it. BAD IDEA!! Tim, was nice enough and I knew of him through a family member but I never had a great feeling about his honesty- that has now been confirmed as a justified gut feeling. First he really didn't take my wants into consideration, he just kept saying: He'd take care of it and it would be so much better than stock. I paid 50% down to get the parts ordered and then before he dropped the vehicle off to me- he kept asking for payment in full. I was nervous but also thought that it would be ok... I mean he seemed very confident... I shouldn't have paid because as soon as I used the van the next day I could tell there was lots wrong. (I dropped van at his shop early in the morning for a "4 hour" job only to find out that at dinner it still wasn't done and he tried to get me to leave it overnight to do a "deep clean". In other words it was taking them much longer and didn't want to admit it. It was dark when they finally got to to me (as I had to have the van back that night because of an outing the next morning).I should have looked it over then but I put it off the next day since I had 2 kids hanging off me and it was dark so I couldn't look it over at that time. Here are my grievances which I texted Tim the next day: Amp was in the wrong location (I wanted it under a seat out of the way- but instead they screwed it to a rear wall panel totally covering an AC outlet! Front speakers (tweeters) were way over-driven and without the treble control turned completely down was unbearable to listen too. (I found out after investigating that they were mounted to cardboard- see picture) Every panel they opened was not secured properly and I could see many of the panel clips were broken. *just found out from Nissan after a service that the amp isn't installed correctly (no inline fuse between battery and amp) and is causing a draw on the battery when van is off and could also cause a fire. But the worst part of all was his response when I complained. He straight out refused to even look at the van and said his installer was awesome and the problem was with me. And said that he had given me "friend" pricing and at this point we both should just walk away. So I took my van to another installer (Amelings) and he confirmed all my concerns and then asked if Midwest Electronics had done the install- as he has had to fix other vehicles they had done. So now I'm out $500 to fix this mess. Sorry for the long review but I want to save others the same pain and waste of time. Since I can't REPLY TO OWNER, I'm adding to my review my reply: Tim is an absolute liar on top of everything. Let's review shall we: 1. Yes my van was a little dirty and had some garbage in it... I have 5 boys under 12 but it wasn't that bad. And that has nothing to do with the terrible installation. No one asked you to clean it. 2. I tried to tell Tim where I wanted amp but he was so cocky he wouldn't listen. Just kept saying don't worry when we are done it will be awesome. 3. There was no fuse. I have the report in writing from Nissan to prove it. And I'm pretty sure Nissan isn't your competition. 4. I've been in audio visual since I was 18. I didn't need Ameilings to tell me it was a crap install I just added that because they had fixed many other crap installs by this company. 5. Obviously Tim has a bad memory since I never called him but texted him to which he basically replied saying: we are awesome, you don't know anything, and we should just go out separate ways. (A good business man who actually cares about his customers would have at least agreed to see the van and see what I was complaining about.) yes, I might have been a bit testy in my text but I had been promised a great install and spent $900 only to be totally disappointed and left with a ruined stereo. 6. I don't review companies unless I'm super impressed or very disappointed. I never talk trash about people- that's a huge lie! read more

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Stay away from this shop at all costs. I hired them to install speakers and amps on my boat. Paid $1,500. When I got my boat back, 4 of the speakers did not work at all. I texted the owner for months asking him to send someone to fix his work, and he refused to ever send anyone. I just paid another company $1,200 to fix what I paid this company to do, and it was a total mess. The wires were held together with electrical tape, no connectors were used anywhere. They didn't even put a breaker on the amps, so both amps are completely fried and need to be replaced. Absolutely awful job with the installation and even worse customer service. I would give them negative stars if I could. read more

Midwest App - Horrendous wiring. - Auto Parts & Supplies Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

I've been to this location twice now and I will not go anywhere else for my car if MEAD is able to work on it. I've had my subs/amp/tweeters/battery terminals installed here and everything is working phenomenally. The owner personally assured me if I have any issues with my setup they'd be more then happy to take a look at/tweak my setup to make sure everything sounds flawless. And believe me, it does! Prices are more than fair and they have an awesome waiting area with water/gatorades, pool table, music, etc etc. while you wait for the technicians to finish. I will be recommending everyone I know who has interest in car audio/video as well as detailing, got to see a couple of the cars/trucks they did while I was there and they do a killer detail. Owner and staff are all very personable and I can't say it enough! read more

Midwest App - Amp/Sub still running great! Thanks! - Auto Parts & Supplies Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Ok so let me first start by saying how rude Tim downs is. He is the owner of this backyard low grade business. So for starters I inquired to him about installing subs I have purchased from market place. The subs worked fine and were in good condition. He tells me before I can make appointment I have to pay him. I'm thinking ok that's a little different usually you pay for services after they are done. So I go there and make an appointment and after I pay he then tells me his "installer" isn't answering him and he will let me know when I can come in. A day goes by after constantly asking him if he's heard anything, he tells me to bring it in. On a Saturday a hour before they close. So I end up bringing it Saturday morning before I go to work and drop it off. So the "installer" starts working on it around 6 pm supposedly. He told me his "installer" would be there late and he would leave my keys outside. I don't him do not leave my keys outside it is a brand new car. I get off work at 7 and he left my keys outside in a mailbox anyway where anybody could have came and took it. So I get there and having 3 12 inch subs lit sounds pretty good considering I was used to factory speakers. A week goes by and I'm thinking damn it should be louder then this. I open up the trunk and two of my speakers are not working. I took it somewhere else they lifted it up and seen not only were the amp settings set all the way high which they shouldn't have been but there was no in line fuse. Called multiple installers and they said it was standard to put one in. I told him that and he said it was their "opinion". His gross negligence setting my amps up all the way high along with no fuse most likely caused my speakers to blow. I then started a dispute on PayPal because I was not happy with the services they offered. And then came the threats and intimidation. This is how he treats customers. Calls them names and be little them. Outside of his dump business he is a pastor of a church. What a shame people actually follow him. read more

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I was upfront with the make and model of my stereo I needed installed in my new Jeep. Tim said he could do it and even delivered it to us when it was done. However several items did not work! I took it back and he called and said everything was fixed however he wouldn't be able to fix the CarPlay. He told us to pick it up as he wasn't going to work on it anymore and he didn't charge us enough for the install. Tim fixed some things but now back up camera and navigation do not work as well. This is NOT a professional stereo installation company! We wasted $500 and he refuses to fix it, now we are going to another installer and starting all over. They are not stereo installers! They rent U-Haul trucks and wash cars. read more

originally quoted 275 for back speakers, sub, and stereo install. when i went in the guy kept coming up excuses to raise the price. when i brought to do the install he quoted me 400 dollars for just the stereo and subs. which was completely outrageous and i felt insulted and wasted time with the old bait and switch. update. i watched a youtube video and installed the stereo in 15 minutes myself. i cant believe i was going to be charged 400 dollars .getting this place to install a stereo and 2 all included active sub 400. doing it myself and never having to deal with these people again. priceless. read more

Midwest App - i installed the stereo myself under 15 min watching a quick youtube video. - Auto Parts & Supplies Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee