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Chesterfield Client Upgrades His Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Audio

Harley-Davidson audio

A client from Chesterfield, Virginia, recently contacted Extreme Audio through our website, looking to make some significant audio upgrades to his 2015 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra. He’d been talking to the Harley dealer about stepping up the audio on the Tri Glide, but the $4,500 price tag for the Boom Audio upgrades was not something Read More…

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Backup Safety Camera for Lynchburg Client’s 2012 Dodge Challenger

Challenger Backup Camera

A repeat client from Lynchburg recently brought by his 2012 Dodge Challenger by for a backup camera system. We’d recently done some audio upgrades on his 2010 Challenger. Now that he had a new car, it was time for some improvements. One thing that his new Challenger was missing was a backup camera. The Challenger Read More…

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Owner of a 2016 GMC Sierra Chooses a RetraxPRO MX Bed Cover

GMC Sierra Bed Cover

A client from Midlothian, Virginia, recently came to us, looking for a Retrax bed cover for his 2016 GMC Sierra. He’d been thinking about adding a bed cover to his 2016 GMC Sierra and really liked the way the Retrax looked in pictures he’d seen, as well as some of the features that set Retrax Read More…

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Repeat Richmond Client Adds Dodge Challenger RT CD Player

Dodge Challenger RT CD Player

A couple of months ago, one of our regular clients from Richmond called. She was looking to order a brand-new 2016 Dodge Challenger RT, but it was missing one feature that she still REALLY wanted: a CD player. It seems that Dodge decided that it was time for CDs to be a thing of the Read More…

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Street Glide Audio Upgrade for Williamsburg Harley-Davidson Client

Street Glide Audio

A client contacted us recently from Williamsburg, VA, looking to step up the output of his 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide audio system. He’d done a bunch of research on the 2014 and up Harley audio systems, and knew that they were a little bit different from the norm. Harley has multiple different “flashes” for the Read More…

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Backup Safety Upgrade for Midlothian Dodge Charger Client

Dodge Charger Safety

A client came to our Midlothian location recently, wanting to increase the backing-up safety in his 2015 Dodge Charger. He was interested in adding a backup camera to the Charger, but wanted to make sure it would fit the vehicle as if it came that way from the factory. We’ve become quite the experts at Read More…

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Safer Driving for Glen Allen Client with VW Beetle Backup Camera

VW Beetle Backup Camera

A client from Glen Allen called us recently, looking to enhance her backing-up safety with a 2013 VW Beetle backup camera. She’d done some research online and had come across a plug-and-play interface for her Beetle made by Crux Interfacing Solutions. When she called Crux, they referred her to us as one of their authorized Read More…

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Mercedes SLK350 Stereo Upgrade for Richmond Client

Mercedes SLK350 Stereo

A new client came to us from Richmond, looking to upgrade her 2005 Mercedes SLK350 stereo system. She had bought the Mercedes from a car dealer that we’ve done a bunch of work for, and they suggested she give us a call. After spending some time on discussing options with her, we decided that the Read More…

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Maserati Grand Sport Spyder Audio Upgrade for Chesterfield Client

Maserati Grand Sport Spider Audio

A new client from Chesterfield recently called us about his wife’s 2006 Maserati Grand Sport Spyder audio system. It seems the factory Auditorium upgrade system was having issues, and you could just barely hear it when it was turned all the way up. Needless to say, she wasn’t happy about that! We brought the Spyder Read More…

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Powhatan Client Upgrades Road Glide Technology With Extreme Audio

Road Glide Technology

A client from Powhatan recently brought his 2000 Harley Davidson Road Glide in looking to upgrade to some 2016 technology! His Road Glide had the OEM Harley Davidson stereo and speakers, and just didn’t sound or work with his phone the way he wanted it to. We spent a little time going over the options, Read More…

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Stereo Upgrades for Colonial Heights Harley Electra Glide

Harley Electra Glide Stereo

A new client from Colonial Heights came in recently with his 2012 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic, looking to upgrade his stereo system to something with a few more modern features. One look at the AquaticAV AQ-MP-5UBT-H radio and he was hooked! The AquaticAV unit is the perfect receiver for the Harley rider who wants Read More…

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Richmond Client Adds Audio & LED Upgrades to Victory Vision

2016 Victory Vision

A new client from Richmond came in to see us recently. He had just bought a brand-new 2016 Victory Vision motorcycle and wanted some upgrades for it. A friend of his recently had some cool custom work done to his Harley-Davidson, and referred him to us. His motorcycle was in spotless condition, with only 68 Read More…

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Henrico Silverado Client Keeps Cargo Safe With Truxedo Bed Cover

A client from Henrico was recently in with his work truck to have a aux cable installed. While he was here, he checked out a truck bed cover for his Silverado and took home one of our huge truck accessory catalogs. He came back in a few weeks later with his personal 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Read More…

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Midlothian Clients Get smart fortwo Navigation System

2013 smart fortwo Pioneer NEX

One of our repeat clients from Midlothian recently came in to see us about his 2013 smart fortwo navigation system upgrade. We had already added an Alpine Restyle Navigation to his 2013 GMC Sierra, and he wanted to upgrade the factory radio in his smart car as well. He is going to use the smart Read More…

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2015 Can-Am Spyder RS Roadster JL Audio Complete Audio Upgrade

2015 Can-Am Spyder JL Audio System

(Note: Since we published this article in 2016, JL Audio has discontinued this solution. If you are located in the Richmond, VA area please stop in or reach out to discuss other solutions that we currently have available.) When a client recently called us about what we could do for an audio system on her Read More…

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Backup Camera Add-on to 2016 Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited

A client recently called us from Richmond who had just purchased a brand-new 2016 Jeep Wrangler. It came with the factory MYGIG radio that had an LCD screen, but it didn’t come with a backup camera. If you’ve ever driven a Jeep, you know that seeing out of the back is definitely difficult. We fixed her Read More…

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Alpine Restyle Nav Upgrade for GMC Sierra Denali

2013 GMC Sierra Denali Alpine Restyle

A client recently came to us from the Brandermill area of Midlothian who apparently had a navigation system already installed in his 2013 GMC Sierra Denali when he purchased it from a dealer, but just couldn’t stand the way it operated. It was very difficult to use and was just not giving him the functionality he Read More…

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Remote Start Integrated with 2016 Corolla Factory Smart Key

A client called us recently, interested in a remote start for her 2016 Toyota Corolla. The cold mornings were definitely not something she was enjoying since being transferred to Fort Lee, and she wanted to make sure she could warm it up in the morning and in the evening after work as well. After spending Read More…

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Awesome Audio Add-ons for 2015 Polaris RZR 900

Polaris RZR900 Audio Build

A client came to our Midlothian location recently, looking to do some audio upgrades to his Polaris RZR. It seems that we had recently done a bunch of upgrades on his friend’s RZR at our Mechanicsville location (you can check it out in our gallery) and his friend had told him we were the guys Read More…

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Jeep Wrangler Gets Arc Audio and TrailFX Accessories

Jeep Wrangler Audio and Steps

Our client asked us to keep his factory Jeep navigation radio. We replaced the factory front and rear speakers and installed Arc 6.2 components in the front and Arc XDi 602 coaxials in the overhead sound bar. We also replaced the factory rear sub with an Arc 8D2. Since the customer wanted to keep the Read More…

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Custom-Fitted 9″ Alpine Nav in ’99 Corvette

99 Corvette Alpine Nav

A return client from Mechanicsville wanted to replace the single DIN radio in his ’99 Chevy Corvette for something with navigation. We had already installed the Alpine 8″ navigation system in his Pontiac GTO, so it only made sense to go with another Alpine navigation unit. This time, we decided step it up to the 9″ Read More…

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Mechanicsville Tundra To Power Up With AMP Research Powersteps

Tundra AMP Steps

A client from Mechanicsville, VA came in with their brand new, bright red, 2015 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro.  He was asking for steps to make it easier to get into the vehicle and for matching lighting to make it easier to see the steps at night. At our suggestion the client went with AMP Research Read More…

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Bluetooth and USB For Midlothian Victory Cross Country

A client recently came to us with his new 2015 Victory Cross Country looking for an audio solution. The bike had actually come equipped with no radio, but it was set up for iPod control from the handlebar controls. The problem was that he’s an Android user! We set him up with a device that converts Read More…

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Powhatan Jeep Wrangler Adds Alpine Nav and Backup Camera

Jeep Wrangler Audio And Wheels

A Powhatan client came to us looking for a navigation headunit with a backup camera system for her husband’s 2012 Jeep Wrangler for his birthday. She liked the Nav Traffic option they had in their new Jeep so we went with an Alpine INE-W957HD and a Brandmotion custom Jeep Wrangler reverse camera. This backup camera is designed to Read More…

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Midlothian Client Upgrades Mercedes SL500 Navigation

Mercedes SL500 Navigation

A client came to us from Midlothian, VA to look into upgrading the navigation system that they had installed in their 2005 Mercedes SL500. With the vehicle being a convertible, the old unit wasn’t bright enough when the sun was reflecting off of it, and the touchscreen buttons were a bit too small and difficult Read More…

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Mechanicsville Jeep Wrangler Gets CarPlay Radio

Wrangler CarPlay

At Extreme Audio, we love trucks.  Whenever there is a truck show around, you will usually find us there.  We have a great time riding around in our tricked out golf cart.  The owner of this Jeep Wrangler contacted us after seeing our golf cart at a recent truck show.  He wanted to add to Read More…

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Ashland Navigation Client Upgrades to New Technology

An Ashland navigation client came in looking to replace his old Kenwood navigation radio that we installed here at Extreme Audio over 10 years ago. It was the old “flip out” style that fit, but never really looked like it was supposed to be there. Back in those days there were not many options for Read More…

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Mechanicsville BMW X3 Gets Backup Safety Gear

BMW X3 Backup Safety

A Mechanicsville BMW X3 client recently inquired about adding a backup camera and backup sensors to their vehicle. After looking over the options, we decided a dedicated monitor with an OEM-style camera would be a perfect solution. The monitor is a 3.5″ LCD that is mounted at the base of the driver’s side dash. In Read More…

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Harley Street Glide Radio Upgrade Replaces Factory Defect

Harley Audio

A client came to Extreme Audio for a Harley Street Glide radio upgrade.  He had a problem with his factory radio, it would play sometimes, and other times not work at all. After we spent a little time troubleshooting, it became obvious the factory radio itself was bad. He had already replaced the factory speakers Read More…

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Driving Safety Enhanced In BMW 335d With Backup Camera

Backup cameras are becoming more and more popular.  With so many vehicles now coming equipped with in-dash screens, it is a easy safety upgrade.  The owner of this 2011 BMW 335d was looking for such and upgrade.  He stopped by to find out if there was a way to add a backup camera to his Read More…

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