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While most vehicles are outfitted with a standard stock-quality audio system, there are plenty of vehicle owners around Northeast Ohio who just want more. More bass, better sound quality, limitless radio station options. The right business for this type of work is none other than Access 1 Alarm and Audio. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, minutes from I-71, I-90, or I-480, this local mobile electronics retailer has everything a vehicle owner could want in order to amp up the quality of their car audio.
Access 1 Alarm and Audio offers professional car audio installation, a wide variety of name brand audio products, and can even give you the radio upgrade you’ve been dreaming of. They also offer backup camera systems that greatly decrease issues associated with rear blind spots. Whether you are a show car enthusiast from Cleveland, Ohio, or a music loving mom from Medina, Ohio, Access 1 Alarm and Audio has the products and the expertise to help you make your vehicle your own.
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 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.
Accessories and Enhancements For Your Aston Martin
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-GM8K2 is designed specifically for the Alpine 8-inch AVN head unit to give it a factory finished look matching the shape, color and texture of your dash. This Perfect F.I.T. (Factory Integration Technology) kit is for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. 2007-2014 Vehicles
Price: U.S. $1999.99 Kit includes all parts needed to complete installation. Not including Maestro unit
Backup Camera Solutions for 2015 Mercedes-Benz A, B, C, CLA, CLS and GLA Class vehicles.
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.
Utilizing the factory navigation screen, our camera interfaces allow for multiple style backup cameras to be displayed. From the appearance of the factory looking stealth mounted cameras to the license plate frame camera with its wide view, each camera displays an outstanding high resolution color image even in low light conditions at night.
On the above listed vehicles, the camera integration module will display Rear Dynamic Parking Assistance Lines that move along with the steering wheel position. Further, a second video input can be used for any other composite video source, such as a FLIR Night Vision or front view camera that is activated automatically when you place the vehicle in drive or can be turned on by pressing the "Return" button of the steering wheel controls for 3 seconds.
Quality Accessories For Your Porsche Panamera Luxury Vehicle
We don't just don't add parts, we provide you with a quality integration as if they were installed by the factory. From backup cameras to remote starts, we hand select the parts that we know will hold up to daily use and provide years of reliable service. Not only do we provide you with quality parts, we provide you with a quality installation from our highly trained and capable technicians.
Below are some of the products and services that we provide with more information and owners manuals.
Remote Start your Audi Q5 and never get into a cold vehicle again.
Access 1 Alarm & Audio offers professionally installed remote starters for most Audi vehicles. With multiple options available for your vehicle depending on your needs, you can utilize a single 1 button 1-way remote control with 1/4 mile range to start the vehicle, a 2-way 1 mile range remote control system both with the capability to add SmartStart for global range.
Each remote start system includes professional installation from our highly trained technicians that have minimal 14 years professional experience, Lifetime warranty that covers our labor and the product, and the ability to expand the system to add additional security and associated sensor to ensure your vehicle and valuables remain yours.
The installation of a remote start system will require you to give up the valet key.
Want unlimited range? Pair the system to the Viper SmartStart CLICK HERE FOR MORE SMARTSTART INFO.
Smartstart is $199.99 added to any of the listed systems below and does not include the service plan.
Don't have a valet key? Contact our Locksmith Division to have one made Locksmith Info
Viper Systems:
Keep your passengers entertained on your next road trip.
Add a rear seat entertainemnt (RSE) headrest video system to your vehicle with our professionally installed headrest replacement kit offering the look and styling of a tablet within your headrest. With touchscreen controls, high definition resolution and a tablet looking styling housed in a new OEM matching headrest, your new system will look and feel like factory but with more options and features.
What sets our system apart from the factory? besides being 1/2-1/3 the cost, our dual DVD system has an HDMI input. Big deal so you say? Actually it is, evolving with technology, your headrest DVD system will never be out of date. With the HDMI input you can connect to your smartphone, tablet or other HDMI devices like Google Chromecast, Roku Stick or Amazon Fire TV Stick to stream video via a WiFi connection
Additional features include:
- Auxiliary A/V input for external sources
- Auxiliary A/V output for external sources
- FM transmitter to play audio through the vehicles sound system
- Pair of wireless headphones
- 3 yr/36,000 warranty
And the most important feature, all of our headrest systems meet or exceed all U.S. crash test standards – FMVSS 201, 202, 202a, 207, 302. Passed EU head impact testing – ECE R21
Price: U.S. $1499.99
Professionally Installed 3 Year Warranty
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!