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Remote start your Porsche Cayenne, Macan and Panamera Vehicle
Regardless of the outside environment you can now enter your Porsche to a climate you are more accustomed to, from cooling off the interior in the warm weather to heating it during the cold winter days. Access 1 Alarm and Audio, Cleveland Ohio's leading Viper dealer, can professionally install a remote start systems that will allow you to start your vehicle 15 minutes prior to entering the vehicle.
Offering multiple solutions from the basic system that utilizes the factory key fob to the SmartStart 2-way system that includes communication to and from the vehicle to your smartphone with virtually unlimited global range.
Have a Porsche sports car? Contact us for remote start and security options
A spare key will be needed for the vehicle to remote start
Please contact our locksmith division for pricing 216.252.KEYS or arrange with your dealership.
There comes a time when your vehicles radio isn’t cutting it anymore, either it is broken or technology has passed it up and the idea of throwing several thousands of dollars at an antique is not an option.
But what to do, as even a refurbished Mercedes-Benz radio is $4,000.00? In the past the only option was to replace the whole entire system COMAND navigation, amplifier, and speakers. Not true today with the implementation of the OPTI-1. The OPTI-1 allows for the factory radio to be replaced with an aftermarket radio allowing you to retain the integrity of the factory optical system, including the audio gateway (AGW), amplifier, and speakers while adding a modern day navigation system or multimedia radio.
Add a Backup Camera to Your Factory Navigation Screen
Pioneered and designed by an Access 1 Technician, the Aston Martin backup camera integration is the first and only solution to adding backup camera to the 2011+ Aston Martins with Garmin based navigation systems. Our solution is what Aston Martin dealers across the United States utilize to add a rear backup camera or an additional video source.
$699.99 Professionally integrated including the camera!
Want to add a front camera, FLIR thermal imaging camera, or an alternate video source such as an iPad to your navigation screen? we have the ability to add multiple video sources to the Aston Martin backup camera system. Contact us for details
Are you in another state or country and want to add the video integration? You can send in the navigation screen harness and we will modify it for the camera or video input, we also offer same day turn around. Contact us for details.
$299.99 + shipping
NOTE Some of the older vehicles require a different camera integration kit, please let us know which model and year of vehicle you have
Turn your alarm system into a security system!
Well what does that mean? You just spent a few hundred dollars on an alarm system to protect your vehicle and you go to bed at night feeling easy knowing that your vehicle has an alarm system, but is your vehicle really protected? Time and time again we hear from many people across the nation or read the stories online in forums that the vehicle was broken into or worse, stolen and had an aftermarket security system installed on it. So what to do?
First by definition an alarm is a signal that warns or alerts while security is the state of being protected or safe from harm. Two different terms each describing an aftermarket or factory system, but which one would you prefer for your vehicle?
Now we do write alarm system throughout our website but that is because the term is loosely used in the world and makes it easier for Google to search the term when people do not distinguish between the two. However, we hope that more people read this and armed with this knowledge understand the difference.
Access 1 Alarm & Audio's basic alarm systems come with door trigger monitoring, siren, shock sensor, flashing parking lights, keyless entry, starter interrupt/kill and a flashing light indicating the status of the alarm system in which all are professionally installed by one of our highly skilled and trained technicians. Currently this is an alarm system as it will warn or alert anyone within ear shot of the vehicle. Now there is some limitations to the basic system as it does not monitor the trunk or hatch depending on the vehicle and the hood leaving them vulnerable to thieves. A pin switch at a minimal reasonable price can be added to ensure that they are integrated into the alarm system.
Alpine 8-Inch Screen Now with Bigger Features.
The record-breaking 8-Inch AVN System is back better than ever to suit your needs with an enhanced My Favorites feature, Dual Zone Video Control, retained factory controls, 3D navigation and built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology.
Perfect fit for Nissan Altima, Toyota camry, Ford F150, Ford Escape, Ford Fussion, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Yukon, Volkswagon Jetta, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Kia Optima, and many more...
Price: U.S. $1599.99

Mercedes-Benz E Class HID and LED Lighting Upgrades
Upgrade your Mercedes-Benz halogen headlights to HID lighting giving you the look and feel of the factory installed Bi-Xenon headlights. Our Mercedes-Benz kits are not the same as the cheap "too good too be true" kits found on Amazon or eBay.
Originating in Germany and designed to work with the complicated factory CAN BUS electronics of the Mercedes-Benz, our installed kits come with a 2-year "no hassle" replacement warranty. We do not use resistors that will eventually fail to "trick" the factory system into thinking that the halogen bulbs are installed as the other kits that do not work after one of our infamous winters.
Access 1 Alarm & Audio has "peace of mind solutions" for all Mercedes-Benz vehicles and can upgrade the headlight marker lights with optional LED bulbs as viewed in the before and after images located in our Photo Gallery. CLICK HERE
Available Kits for:
- A Class
- C Class
- E Class
- GL Class
- GLK Class
- GLE Class
- ML Class
- R Class
- S Class
- SL Class
- SLK Class
- Sprinter Vehicles
$299.99 Professionally Installed
$49.99 white LED headlight markers at the time of HID installation
Nissan and Infiniti Touchscreen Garmin Navigation Integration
Add Garmin touchscreen navigation to select Nissan and Infiniti vehicles utilizing the factory color screen.
How does it work?
You initiate the navigation system by touching the new factory touchscreen display which will switch the system from the factory information over to the Garmin navigation system.
Once the navigation appears enter your destination as you would any other navigation system and you are off.
All voice prompts will be through the audio systems front speakers or if you have the Bose Audio system, they will be heard through the center channel.
Want to go back to the factory screen, then simply touch the bottom left corner for 2 seconds and you will be back to the factory.
Want to add backup camera?
Not a problem, this unit will allow you to add any camera you want. It even allows for another video input that can be used for a front camera, FLIR thermal imaging camera, or any video source you want such as Bluray, DVD, iPhone screen, Android Screen, or a gaming system.
So what separates this from other people copying it? Quite simply the utilization of a factory replacement touchscreen. This is a certified Nissan/Infiniti OEM part, there is no overlay added to it, or modifying the existing non touchscreen. the extra mile was taken by the NAVTV design engineers to provide you with the highest quality products.
Watch the video to the right to view the system in use. Navigation system is shown with the optional Live Nav Traffic system activated, which monitors the traffic flow patterns of your route.
Pricing Starts at $1499.99 Professionally Installed
Applications:
Infiniti
FX35 2007-2013
FX45 2007-2012
G25 2011-2012
G35 2007-2008
G37 2008-2013
QX56 2008-2010
QX60 2014
Nissan
370 Touring 2012-2014
Armada 2007-2014
Maxima 2007-2014
Murano 2007-2014
Pathfinder 2007-2014
Quest 2007-2014

October 1, has officially kicked off the 2016-17 remote start season with the arrival of the wet and cold weather which have our phones ringing non-stop! Access 1 Alarm & Audio is kicking off the season with new products from Viper with added features to make your new system even more convenient and reliable to use.
So what's new?
Pretty much everything! With the new Viper Systems even the way we integrate the remote start system to your vehicle has changed. With the introduction of Viper's digital solutions no more are we going wire to wire on the newer vehicles. Today we load a digital remote start system up with vehicle specific software and connect it to your vehicles data system which will send the commands from your new remote control, factory remote control or your smartphone to start, lock, unlock, slide open the doors or pop your trunk. Further, Viper released a few vehicle specific T-harnesses that allow for up to 70% of the wires to be now plug and play with factory plugs. We just unplug your factory harness, plug it into the Viper harness and the reinsert the Viper harness into your factory plug location. This ensures a reliable connection that will not come undone and makes for a cleaner looking installation. Your mechanic or dealership will love us!
Cleveland Ohio source for Vehicle Night Vision FLIR Camera Integrations
Access 1 Alarm and Audio offers several solutions for night vision for your vehicle. From standalone camera systems that have a separate display to integrating the image on your navigation screen we have a solution.

Our most common camera is the FLIR thermal imaging system, bringing you the same technology to your vehicle as our military and Law Enforcement agencies utilize, such as aerial drones and stealth aircraft to vehicle mounted units on the HUMVEE’s and police SWAT vehicles. These units are designed to provide the user the ability to see in the night when there is no or limited lighting conditions.
Other options is the use of an infrared camera, however the optics are nowhere as near the quality of the FLIR thermal imaging camera and is susceptible to wash out from oncoming lights. Most infrared cameras need a separate infrared illuminator to provide light for the camera to operate whereas the FLIR camera does not.
Ghost Shadow Valet Lights - Light The Way To Your Vehicle With Style
The new fad covering the automobile world is the implementation of the Ghost Shadow valet lighting kits. Access 1 Alarm and Audio is Cleveland, Ohio's source for quality valet lighting such as the Ghost Shadow lights.

What are Ghost Shadow lights?
Ghost Shadow lights are a valet light that upon opening the doors shines a logo on the ground. Logos can be the vehicle make, model, or a custom logo such as Batman, Superman, Captain America, or even the Deceptacon image. Want your own special logo to be displayed? Since these kits are made and designed in the United States, a special order with a minimum quantity can be made for your vehicle.
Quality
Yes, there are several types of valet lights out there that imitate the Ghost Shadow lights that we stock at Access 1 Alarm and Audio, some cheaper and some even more expensive. But what makes ours better than the rest? Access 1 Alarm utilizes the original Ghost Shadow light kits that come with the very high end CREE 5 Watt LED that illuminates a laser etched piece of glass. The glass is not plastic and disperses the image vividly and accurately. Further our kit comes with a metal housing unlike the plastic housing that comes with the imitation kits.