Installation Accessories

When making any type of changes to your mobile audio system it is important you have the right tools, fittings, accessories and related hardware in order to yield the best performance and aesthetic while inflicting the minimum about of damage to your vehicles panels, clips, connectors and wiring loom. Thus you’ll want to check out our Installation Accessories category, where you’ll find all the Power Distribution Accessories you’ll need. Our Terminals and Blocks section contains things like Inline Connectors, Speaker Terminal Cups, Fused and Unfused Distribution Blocks, Battery Terminals, Spade Connectors, Terminal Inserts and Capacitor Busbars.

This category also contain Speaker Grills and Subwoofer Grills, as well as all manner of Speaker Spacers to help you adapt your factory mounting locations to suit aftermarket replacements, seal your speaker against its baffle or interior panel, provide a bit of extra space for the rear motor assembly, added space for speaker installation where once there was none or add an acoustic baffle to help prevent spurious vibration from transmitting to your interior panels.

Adapting your aftermarket gear into modern HVAC integrated dashboards and interfacing it with the factory ancillaries like the steering wheel controls is a challenge made a great deal easier with our range of Dash Fascias and Info Adaptors to suit most popular makes and models. Interfacing aftermarket amplifiers is also made a great deal easier with the help of a High-to-Low Level Signal Converters ranging from the Rudimentary that is little more than a basic voltage divider right up to something Elaborate enough to act as a pre-amp and remote control for your entire system.

When adding an aftermarket source unit to your vehicle it might be necessary to find a suitable antenna adaptor cable. It may also be necessary to replace or upgrade your AM/FM antenna, find an OEM replacement antenna, add a DAB specific antenna or simply replace your existing antenna with something a bit more modern and aesthetically pleasing. All this and more can be found in our Antenna category.

We’ve also constructed a broad array of Installation Kits designed to save you both time and money tracking down and pulling together all the necessary parts, cables and accessories required to complete an audio upgrade. These installation kits combine a fascia kit, mounting hardware, control interfaces, harness adaptors and whatever else is required to take the guesswork out of your next installation while ensuring that all your factory ancillaries, features and functions carry over to the upgraded system.

System troubleshooting and tuning tools include the elegantly simple MTIBR68 which is a great resource to have on hand when finalising installation of any aftermarket upgrade, providing easy to use tools to help you determine speaker polarity, verify crossover points, confirm speaker wiring and test signal paths. Apple device users interested in creating a properly calibrated reference system should consider the SA4140i, which is an incredibly capable yet ultra compact tuning tool that interfaces with your iOS device and partners with the AudioControl Mobile Tools app to provide provide the powerful capabilities of a full blown Real Time Analyser (RTA) in a package small enough to fit into your pocket. We also carry the Audio Control DM-RTA in shortform and as part of a complete commercial grade RTA kit with carry case for proper audiophiles and audio professionals.

One of the most important considerations when upgrading your factory sound system, especially if you are to add even the smallest of subwoofers, is the prevention of vibrations being transmitted into the interior trim and exterior body panels. The best way to address this is with a liberal application of Sound Deadening. We stock everything you need treat your roof, doors and wherever else you might need it.

You should also make sure you have the right tools to help remove interior panels without damaging anything, so best to ensure you have whatever Trim Removal Tools are required. You don’t need to spend much to minimise your chances of breaking a panel or lunching a clip either, however you might see fit to invest in something a bit more substantial if you are to do this kind of thing more than once. You may also be interested in improving the noise floor of the vehicle by reducing the amount of road noise that makes its way into the cabin, which will lower the volume required to overcome background noises and increase the comfort level of the vehicle. Those keen to achieve these sorts of results but fearful of adding too much extra weight to the vehicle will want to opt for something that provides the best of both worlds. Aftermarket speakers can be coupled to the speaker opening for better efficiency and reduced distortion, edged can be made neat and tidy and installation made a whole lot easier on your hands.