Advanced Car Stereo

When here on a Tuesday looking to get a sub box built for a Tacoma. while I was their tony showed me his sub box in his Tacoma which was nice, so he said it would be done in Saturday because Friday was a holiday so I said ok. Call Saturday they it was done just wait for the wood to cure and get carpeted so they said to call Monday. So call Monday morning and sometimes says it finished just need to get carpet that it would be ready buy 3 or 4pm, I call and ask if it done the guy did even know what I was talking about, he say he was going to ask his boss that he would call me back waited like 30min and nothing so I called them and they said call back Tuesday that it would be finish by this time I was looking for other options for the build. Then on Tuesday early in the morning like at 9am I get a call them never left my number with them so I didn’t even want to answer anymore of how annoyed I was. Then I get a call like at 10:30 and its tony I think the owner he say to bring the truck and a sub to a warehouse where he has his guys that build sub boxes tony said that the box was finished just need to take some measurement and it would be done by the end of the day. He gives me the number of the guy who works there so he can give me the address never answers try calling back tony never answer neither I go to the shop and a worker gives me the address so I go and guy working their doesn’t even have anything done wanted to start from scratch not to mention that the guy building the box had a attitude I literally but say forget you and left. Never left a deposit because tiny said it was not requires just made me was gas and time.

So I took my car here and I thought everything was good until I smelled some smelly smell that smells smelly. I look back and my entire trunk was in flames !
After my car was nothing but rims. I had an inspector see what caused the fire and he said it was a bad installment of the stereo system. I advice you never to come here.

I’m writing this review about a year late but I am now pulling all my stereo equipment out of my old car and had to buy all new gear due to the original I bought was never installed correctly about 4 thousand I have into it, when I was here the owner tony assured me that I was gonna be satisfied and got me a custom box and dash kit and supposedly fixed occurring problems from past stereo shop which wasn’t true. So I decided to pay him to do it and I came back to pick my car up and I couldn’t even play my phone through my new head unit and the box wasn’t even mounted down he assured me that it wouldn’t slide around and when I thought to leave his sketchy sales team told me tony said you owe him 170 $ more for something else he did and I said no I payed for what I had so they decided to put me on the phone with him, while talking to him I told him I was not gonna pay and he proceeded to tell me well then get the Fuck out of my store then ! That’s how he handled it and for a 5 foot 1 guy that’s some big words and the money and time I spent there was lost and I had to get this fixed somewhere else after breaking a week later. From him not bolting down my speakers and my Jl Audio w7 subwoofer in my 2014 Camaro it ruined the speakers my trunk cargo plastics and punctured the subwoofer which is 1200 $ alone! It bothers me that right before my warranty voids I can’t even feel comfortable about taking my car to them to fix the problems because I feel he would intentionally do something to my car. Next time have better customer service and don’t be so shady! I always will tell everyone about this place and looking forward to the doors closing here someday :)!

I went to another car stereo shop in Riverside (not going to mention any names but they are on Indiana not far from Home Depot) out of convenience of they were where my job site was for the day and had them install a new stereo, camera and wireless system in my new service van. When I checked it out, after the install I noticed the stereo didn’t work in ‘aux’ mode. He told me some excuse. I had no time… time is money in my field.
Later found out I lost A LOT of functions… windows didn’t roll up after I turned the ignition off, lost function of all the alerts, (chimes for keys, lights, etc) I wasn’t even going to go back to that shop so I put my tail between my legs and went back to Advanced Stereo to fix the other shop’s unprofessional install. (been doing business with them (Advance) for better than 4 cars/​work vans by them).
They found the harness that they didn’t use, found they totally screwed up my alarm wiring, didn’t install the proper kit needed for aftermarket stereo’s in GMC vehicles.
These guys charged me 200 $ including parts that was needed and had to spend half the day repairing what the other stereo shop screwed up on my new van.
I will NEVER NEVER NEVER make the mistake again by trying to save a buck or convenience factor and go somewhere else.
Thank you Brian and the crew for taking the time to make things right on my van… I’ll see you next time!

I won’t recommend anyone here. I told the guy tony what i want it on my truck and he puts different things on my truck. Don’t go to this place

Extremely shady business. Workers trying to swindle customers out of spending money on their questionable merchandise. The work done installing my HIDs was poor. Damage to the car light harness. Hope this place goes out of business.

I went to this shop twice and had a bad experience both times. Both times I worked with the young guy that’s always sitting behind the counter and picking up the phone. He is flat out rude. He shouldn’t be allowed to talk to customers. He was impatient and extremely arrogant. We didn’t want to give them our business the first time so we drove out to the shop in Temecula (which is great by the way). But we had to come back in a second time to ask a question. He was EXTREMELY rude. Saying comments like «oh this is must be your first time». He was unprofessional, rude, barely helped, and just arrogant. I’ll never be going back to that shop, which is too bad because it was nice. But that guy should be fired or at least put in the back where he doesn’t have contact with customers.

I would give this place zero stars if I could. I got a car alarm installed from these guys. A month later, the alarm decides to stop working. I brought it back Into the shop and they said they would not fix the problem. They said it was the manufacturer’s defective product and not their problem. They refused to help me out. Even though they sale it, they refuse to stand by their product.
Hands down the worst customer service!!! You’re better off having NO alarm than buying one here. This place is a joke!

Just got hooked up with a great stereo for a great deal!!! I’ve been looking for a while and this by far was the best! Yay! Thanks Kevin!

The work these guys do is excellent, but sometimes it takes a little bit of tone to complete. Make sure you have a day off to go down there with what you have in mind that you want done that day or another when you can be there for the several hour long wait.
Make sure you hit up Kevin, he’s super chill, and is very clear about pricing and the information– he’s not steered me wrong, and this is my 2^nd time at their shop.
All the reviews about this place being full of people who hustle, etc, etc, have some truth to them; they do try to upsell you at any given turn. Keep in mind they are a business, and if you don’t like it– go somewhere else. You can always say no, lol. Just my two cents. :)

Got a radio/​touch screen Bluetooth from Best Buy. I just happened to look up stereo shops near me & Advanced stereo showed up. Take it in, everything seems to be fine and working but then 6 months down the line… my transmission won’t shift gears. Not thinking it would have anything to do with the radio since they’re not connected in any way (or so I thought) Come to find out, they were getting power for the radio via the same fuse the transmission does meaning that the one fuse was having to give power to the radio and transmission which was putting a strain on it and any normal stereo shop would get power from the cigarette lighter fuse lr similar. So I had my dad (a mechanic) hook the radio up to the cigarette lighter fuse which fixed the problem with my transmission not shifting gears.
So honestly I would never come back to this shop, EVER.
P.S — don’t need any comments from the managers/​owners or whatever I’ve had enough problems with you guys already. It’s done and over with.

Well this is where we stand, after going back and fourth all weekend I was told by the owner Toney I would receive a refund from him on what I thought was fair and to put this behind us and move on, let’s see is he a man of his word or just more slick talking, so I guess time will tell and thank GOD for Unilocal to keep hard working people from being taking advantaged of, and I do believe with out it this kind of stuff would go on for ever.

Loved this place. Went in 20 minutes before their closing time a few days after my truck was broken into and my stereo stolen. They helped me pick out a new one and installed it right then, even though they had to stay late to do it. Their prices were great and the guys were super nice. They re-​used whatever they could from what was left so I wouldn’t have to pay for things I already had, and even fixed the old work so that my steering wheel controls were right. The owner happened to be there, super cool guy. Couldn’t be happier!

These guys treated me right. I initially bought kenwood 6×9’s that were a little flat. They recommended some hertz speakers and I am blown away with the performance. They gladly took my exchange and even gave me a discount. Grade A!

Horrible ! Will take advantage of new ppl and overprice for cheap stuff — make everything sound so good but Do ur research.

It’s horrible the owner is disrespectful and from what I gathered lazy! He has zero manners and totally over charged my husband and me and their customer service sucks. I had to go twice to get my system fixed then a third time because they placed my door wrong so ridiculous I was fair way too pissed no one near them does business with them I know now why, I should I have looked around elsewhere so do yourself a huge favor and avoid this shop.

I was lucky enough to deal with the owner this time at advanced. I have bought from these guys before because of the quality craftsmanship I expect in my 4x4s. This time I was in to buy a stereo and accessories for my latest truck, a military Humvee equipped with a deep water fording kit. I was thinking maybe 200 $ for a couple or speakers and a waterproof can for the radio. I walked out with a three hundred dollar package of speakers and boxes and a marine radio. I was a little weary of my purchase at first, then I thought «wow, that dude gave you everything you wanted that you were going to piece together, in one swoop. It’s ten times nicer than what you had in mind and you don’t have to return either» I’m a proud customer at Advanced and I’ll keep returning for my audio needs.

Will overcharge you, One of the employees were even chewing tobacco while helping me out. unprofessional shady place, only thing good about it are the couches to wait on for there slow ass customer service.

I’ve been going to this place for years to get car audio needs and their prices are always awesome. The last time I went here I got HID lights for my Camry and I installed it myself. About a week later I had an issue with my ballast and when I went back with my issue they took care me and gave me brand-​new Ballasts and made sure that my lights were working and that I was happy. Tony the owner, Eddie and their whole crew are awesome and I highly recommend them and I will keep coming back!!!

I have to say, read every review here. Only time I decided to ha e a shop do work I would usually do. End up taking it here for a pair of tv’s an amp and a sub. Well end sup they broke one of the post on my headrest didn’t tell me about it til I had to replace a monitor a few months afterwards, the first sub I was given blew a coil after the first day. They have crappy workmanship and their prices are ridiculous, and the fact I was quoted a wait time of 2 hours I was there nearly 6 waiting. Do not come here, if u can’t do ur work yourself ask friends and family cause this is a shady place.