Usually doing an install on an Audi isn’t such a big thing as our Tech’s do install’s on European cars almost on a daily basis, but when a regular customer that is MAD on Digital Designs comes in with his Audi RS4 Avant I just knew this was going to be something special. Just to give to some info on this customer without dropping names, he has been a loyal customer of ABTEC for about three and a bit years, with install’s ranging from alarm and audio in his numerous courier vans to decking out his past Holden Commodore (That happened to have...
A step ahead at the 4 Star car alarm level The 4 Star car alarm market is one of the most crowded with all of the major brands offering at least one model at this mid-level price point. We’ve looked at few so far such as the AVS A4 and Dynatron D7600 but how about the AVS S4? The AVS S4 is one of the less well known of the AVS car security models and it sits at the upper end of the pricing scale with an RRP of $549. However at one level below our biggest selling alarm (the...
As Ashley ‘Mad Bass’ Burrell does on occasion, he flew up to Auckland for the 2012 Speedshow at the ASB Grounds in Greenlane. And why wouldn’t he, the combination of Hot-Rods, stunt driving and a good atmosphere it covers most grounds for most Carshow fans! We at ABTEC have been supporting and running the Carshows site for seven years now and are looking forward to the next seven years of Carshows too! Here are a few of my favourite photos from the show, enjoy! There is just something about old school muscle cars that I love and this show had a lot,...
The Dynatron D7600 4 Star Car Alarm is not a bad alarm if you are in the market for a 4 Star Car Alarm, it has forced entry protection of doors, boot and bonnet with an intelligent glassbreak sensor. Its audible warning is achieved via a 115dB standard siren (Not battery back-up), visually the warning is made via the vehicles indicators and via a dash mounted high intensity Blue LED. The Remote transponder automatically disables the immobiliser and/or alarm when it comes into range of the ignition barrel. I guess for a lot of people this feature makes their already busy life...
Its not very often that I get excited about a iPod-Dock/Ghetto-blaster but when I was told that there was going to be a replacement to the already successful Sony G-Tank I just knew this was going to be good! And what Sony has put together is on a complete new level compared to the G-Tank, the Sony RDHGTK33IP was everything I expected it to be and even more! The first thing that I did when the Sony RDHGTK33IP arrived was try out the iPhone/iPod dock, the iPod-Dock has a support arm that lowers on-top of your iPod/iPhone to stop it shaking and...
Last week after a long discussion with Ashley Burrell a decision was made to change the look of the Lower Hutt Showroom a touch. This meant not only taking the Digital Designs DD-Z18-D1.5 out of the the Pajero (ABTEC1), but it also meant that we had to carpet it so it didn’t look out of place next to all the other carpeted boxes. Once the Z18 and 9512‘s boxes were all carpeted, it was time to drive them over to Lower Hutt. When we arrived Ashley soon realised he had forgot his keys, lucky for us Darryl Burrell wasn’t to far away. While...
Its not very often that a Digital Designs Z Series gets brought here in little old New Zealand, what is even more rare is a customer that will happily let me open the box so we could take a photos of it! Today here at ABTEC is a very exciting day, not only have we sold a DD-Z15-D2 but the owner was kind enough to let me unpack it to share to the world on facebook! Even though the Z15 isn’t mine I had that same familiar feeling of being a 5 year old on his birthday unwrapping the Tonka...
We at ABTEC not only feel it is important to have your car sounding alive but also feel that having your car secure & insured is just as important! Just like the team at ABTEC our friends at Club Auto are also Car Enthusiasts, so in celebration of this friendship we have come together and now are offering special deals to Club Auto customers! To make things even better if you are after quality insurance, contact Club Auto and mention ABTEC to their friendly staff and they will look after you like if you were part of the ABTEC team. As a...
The Alpine CDE-110E is the latest entry level Head-Unit in the Alpine line up, he new CDE-110E is the replacement of Alpine’s CDE-100EUB This new version will continue to have all the features of the CDE-100EUB such as front USB & AUX input, along with full MP3/WMA music file playback for all your digital media playback The display has blue illuminated buttons, and a 1-Line LCD display for select CD text. The simplicity of Alpines display is something I’ve always liked as there is nothing worse than a cluttered display. In different words Alpine has always been function over form and I am...
Back in mid may Ashley & Darryl Burrell (The ABTEC Brothers) flew all the way over to the US of A to meet and learn a few things off the Digital Designs crew. While over there Darryl spent a day learning all about building and repairing Digital Designs Sub-Woofers, in the process taking photos and videos until his battery on his camera couldn’t take it any more! This blog isn’t so much about the trip to the States but how we at ABTEC are now doing Digital Designs Sub-Woofer re-coning and repairs. If you are interested in reading about the...
