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.

The KTX-MTG8/X008u dash kit is designed specifically for the Alpine X008u AVN system to give it a factory finished look matching the shape, color and texture of your Ford Fusion or Mercury Milan. This Perfect F.I.T. (Factory Integration Technology) kit is for the Ford Mustang, 2010-2014. 

Price: U.S. $2199.99 Installed

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iPod Integration to your vehicle

When it comes to iPod integration, Access 1 Alarm and Audio has a solution for every vehicle on the market. From the simplistic external controller to the vehicle specific integration kit that allows you to interface with the factory radio as if the unit came standard with the vehicle.

We understand the convenience that portable music offers with the ability to take it anywhere such as home and office, and that the iPod or iPhone is the most popular quality portable media player on the market, it would be only right to have it stream through your vehicles audio system. At Access 1 Alarm and Audio we have that ability along with the expertise to outfit your vehicle with the perfect solution.

Some of our kits have the added benefit of Bluetooth Audio or A2DP music streaming, giving you control of your iPod/iPhone’s music without taking it out of your pocket, some even offer charging while it is connected to the vehicle.

iPod External Controller

Starting at $229.99, these kits allow you to integrate your iPod/iPhone to your vehicles radio while providing a separate visual display, remote controller, and Bluetooth phone capability

Radio Replacement Upgrade

Starting at $70 for a basic radio to the ultimate full blown touchscreen navigation multimedia radios, sometimes this is this least expensive option or the best depending on the vehicle. We offer iPod/iPhone capable radios from Sony, Kenwood, and Alpine.

Black Box Solutions

Black box solutions are both vehicle and radio specific integration devices that allow your factory radio to play and control the iPod or iPhone. Such as our Porsche iPod integration solution which allows for the Porsche radio to emulate the iPod controls as if it was a CD Changer.

For those that were born after 1995, a CD changer is a device that plays back multiple CD discs which are shaped like an Xbox/PlayStation game disk but only have music on it.

Remote Start your Audi Q5 and never get into a cold vehicle again.

Viper Systems:

Replace your old factory Dodge Magnum headlights with new headlight assemblies and HID lighting

Access 1 Alarm & Audio offers a true street legal bolt on performance replacement headlights. Our headlight replacement kit utilizes projector beam headlights that will produce a sharper, more focused beam of light for safer driving at night, the bright Halos and LED lights will make your vehicle more visible to other drivers, and the Halos, LEDs and custom headlight housing will give your ride an exclusive, unique look. Meets all federal regulations for street use. Utilizes 9006 type halogen bulb which is not included or upgrade to HID lighting.

$349.99 Professionally Installed

Upgrade your halogen driving lights to HID's with Access 1 Alarm's premium HID kit! Our kit which utilizes a special circuit designed and engineered in Germany allowing your aftermarket HID lights to work as if they were factory installed. These are not the cheap eBay kits that you see online stating that they work, ours are proven and come with a 1 year warranty parts and labor on the ballasts, should you have any issues.

Unlike the eBay units or the cheap imitations, our system utilize the same chip that the OE manufacturers systems use allowing the vehicles computer to properly work the headlight circuit without throwing a code or shutting down power to the headlights. 

$299.99 Professionally Installed

Save $100 when combining both the headlight assemblies and HID lights

Available security sensors for your vehicles Viper, Avital, Python, or Clifford security system that will add the extra layer of protection ensuring your vehicle and valuables are safe.

Viper Electro-Luminescent Indicator

Bright flashing E-L badge tells thieves to back off. The Viper 620V Electro-Luminescent Indicator features extremely low current draw and high visibility – a bright blinking panel for security systems as an adjunct to the system Status LED.

Price: U.S. $49.99 Professionally installed

Add a backup camera to your Mercedes-Benz GLK 220, 250, 320 or 350 vehicle.

Outfit your Mercedes-Benz with a backup camera while maintaining the factory look! Access 1 Alarm & Audio specializes in quality aftermarket backup camera integration's and offers multiple solutions to fit within your budget or requirements.

From utilizing a separate screen mounted in the rear view mirror to displaying on your navigation screen, the options for interfacing a rear backup camera is numerous.

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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. 

Layers!

Layers is what turns an alarm system into a security system and the more layers the better protected the vehicle is. For instance there are several add on sensors that will activate the alarm like a proximity sensor, tilt sensor or glass break sensor and will be discussed further in this article.

2-way security systems are the first reasonable route to go with which are like the basic alarm systems listed above but have the capability to page your remote control from 1000 ft to a mile away depending on the system which will inform you that the alarm system is going off. The draw back to the 2-way systems is that the max range is limited to a mile maximum on the premium 2-way systems and you have to be carrying the 2-way remote control fob with you. Now you can add SmartStart which will increase the range globally if you are within cell/Wi-Fi service and will provide you with text, push notifications and email to your smartphone. 

View a list of available security sensors by CLICKING HERE

Turning the alarm into a security system

The first step is to add the hood and trunk/hatch pin triggers, this allows the alarm system to monitor those areas and inform you if they are opened while the alarm system is active. The trunk is where we store valuables or is an entry point into the vehicle. The hood trigger monitors the hood area as it states and is an excellent option to add as this is where your battery, horn, and siren are located. With the battery disconnected your alarm system will not sound, and if your siren and horn wires are cut nothing will be heard.

Next would be to hook up the horn to the security system, this provides an audible warning that when combined with the siren is louder and draws more attention to the vehicle when the system is triggered.

Now it's time to add the layers of protection with additional sensors. A field disturbance sensor or perimeter sensor is an accessory that will monitor the perimeter of the vehicle and chirp if someone was to be within approximately 2' of the vehicle informing them that you have a security system. This sensor has a dual zone capability and if someone was to reach into your vehicle with the convertible top or the windows down it will set the security system off. If you have a 2-way system or SmartStart you will be notified.

Another sensor is the glass break sensor. The glass break sensor sets the security system off when it detects the frequency of broken glass. Yes you will have a broken window, but your vehicle and most likely the contents will still be there.

What about your rims or towing? The digital tilt sensor is a great addition to the security system and will monitor the vehicles angle regardless if you parked on a hill or a level surface. This sensor will trigger your security system if the vehicles angle has been tilted 1 or 3 degrees.

The shock and impact sensor, this sensor is included in all of our basic alarm packages but it deserves some explanation on what it does and does not do. The shock sensor will generate a warn away signal for minor impact or vibrations picked up on the vehicle and will set the security/alarm system off when it detects a heavy blow to the vehicle such as someone hitting it. This sensor is completely adjustable however it will not set the alarm off or trigger a warn away when the vehicle is simply touched.

SURPRISE the thief!

Here is a few additional items to turn your alarm system into a security system and will make the thief's attempt to drive away with your vehicle much harder.

Our favorite is the backup battery siren, this siren will sound if the thief cuts the wires to the siren or removes power to the battery and will continue to sound until turned off with a security key or power is restored to the vehicle.

How about a backup battery for the alarm system? This accessory powers the alarm and triggers the security system when power is removed. Surprise! The system still works.

The interior pain generator mini piezo sirens are great for placing in the interior of the vehicle and activate when the security system is triggered causing the thief to not want to be inside the vehicle.

Convenience

After all you go through great lengths and a financial burden to keep your vehicle and its contents protected, what can it do for you? How about adding remote start, power trunk actuator, window automaton, power door locks or power windows if not equipped or even headlight automation that will light the way to your vehicle at night upon disarming the security system.

Cool features

How about a security system with the talking voice module? "Protected by Viper stand back" yes, the voice module can interface with your security system and besides Viper specific messages, it can do it in Spanish or English. The addition of extra LED flashing security lights or the blue high visibility electro-luminescent "Protected by Viper" flashing warning panel lets the thief know you are serious about the security of your vehicle. 

Guarantee

What is the guarantee after you do all this or add additional sensors that your vehicle will still be there when you get back to it? Well besides our lifetime guarantee on all alarm systems parts and labor, Viper backs it up with Viper's one-year Guaranteed Protection Plan and is the most generous in the industry. GPP refunds your comprehensive insurance deductible up to $2,500 if your car is stolen with a Viper security system installed and armed – whether your vehicle is recovered or not! Click HERE for more details.