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[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

They did offer a pull out single din head unit too.

Truthfully I've never seen a radio shack hu in the wild

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Truthfully I've never seen a radio shack hu in the wild

Pinellas County Florida had MANY Radio Shack stores, several Circuit Cities and a few Sound Advice stores. I think Best Buy was too much for the other stores.

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

Pinellas County Florida had MANY Radio Shack stores, several Circuit Cities and a few Sound Advice stores. I think Best Buy was too much for the other stores.

Pierce county WA had a bunch in my younger days too. Just never seen any of their hu outside the stores

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

It's a shame Radio Shack blew it. Would be nice to still have a store where you can get smaller quantities of parts as needed.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

It's a shame Radio Shack blew it. Would be nice to still have a store where you can get smaller quantities of parts as needed.

Agreed.

 

[Old_Slapper]

Best Buy killed all the electronic retailers. I remember my old company, I worked for, trying to stay afloat after BBY moved in. BBY had free HU installs, so Tweeter/Dow Stereo would have advertisements that read "We fix free installs." That didn't help. They folded 2 years after BBY moved in. Same with Good Guys. Circuit City only lasted about a year, I think. Now, with Amazon, BBY is taking a serious hit.

BBY's method was to make money off the attachments, and not the equipment, where all the other stores were trying to make money off the equipment. BBY realized you will only make $100 on a big screen, and another $100 by selling $150 worth of cables. All the other stores didn't carry cables.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Did you know that an engines firing order is set by the design of the crankshaft?

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

Did you know that an engines firing order is set by the design of the crankshaft?

IIRC Ford had and engine that you changed the firing order depending if it was for a truck or sports car.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

IIRC Ford had and engine that you changed the firing order depending if it was for a truck or sports car.

I believe it is the current Coyote Engine in the Mustang and F-150's

 

[Mr12voltwires 10+ year member]

Tweeter/Dow Stereo would have advertisements that read "We fix free installs."

I remember those ads. I was a rep for Alpine at the time.

I got my start in 12V as an installer for Tweeter in the '80's when they were a small 8 store chain in New England. I was making what union tradesmen were making to 'sling radios'. Margins were at 50%, and higher, and the work we did was top quality. It was great, then, but as they tried to grow and compete with Circuit City, and well, ... we all know what folllowed.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Fact... to bridge is to:

""To bridge" means to physically span, connect, or reduce the distance between two sides, often used metaphorically to mean connecting ideas, cultures, or differences (e.g., "bridging the gap"). It signifies creating a connection, transition, or passage over something, such as in construction or closing differences.

 

[Old_Slapper]

Did you know that an engines firing order is set by the design of the crankshaft?

LOL...
Yes, this is correct. The spark is set to ignite the fuel as the piston reaches the very top, also known as TDC. Some ignite closer, but never after TDC. The crankshaft determines where the piston position is.

 

[Old_Slapper]

I believe it is the current Coyote Engine in the Mustang and F-150's

Yes,
The Coyote engine, in the truck and Mustang, have a different firing order. There are quite a few differences with them. Basically, they only share the same block. The Mustang is designed for high HP and RPM, where the truck is designed for low-end torque.

 

[Old_Slapper]

I remember those ads. I was a rep for Alpine at the time.

I got my start in 12V as an installer for Tweeter in the '80's when they were a small 8 store chain in New England. I was making what union tradesmen were making to 'sling radios'. Margins were at 50%, and higher, and the work we did was top quality. It was great, then, but as they tried to grow and compete with Circuit City, and well, ... we all know what folllowed.

What area were you a rep in? While working at DOW, I was making $100k a year. Nobody could believe it. I believe Best Buy opened in San Diego in 1999. Dow immediately took a hit, and that is when Tweeters bought them out. I jumped ship, in 2000, and went to BBY. At the time, my income dropped to about $75k. By 2008, I started an entirely new career. I knew car audio was never going to be the same. To many hack shops.

 

[Mr12voltwires 10+ year member]

What area were you a rep in?

I covered southern New England.