Looking to start my own buisness(which brands should i carry?)

[addictedtoaudioandcustoms]

I have a few company's I want to buy into and start my own business. Quite frankly I am just tired of watching a few place's around here sell junk for way to much money. We have a place here in town that does audio,tint,custom work they actually get plenty of business yet I haven't heard many good thing's about them. Other place's here in town are outrageously expensive. Anyway's back to the point.... What brand's would you guy's recommend checking into?

[addictedtoaudioandcustoms]

here's a few I am interested in...

All wiring- knuconeptz and or maybe db link

audio brand’s- sundown,crescendo audio,Skar Audio

,Incriminator Audio,RE audio,kicker,audioque

hifonics

radios:kenwood,jvc,alpine,pioneer

dash kits/harnesses-metra

[BassHead1990]

I think that something that you need to research as a business owner. When you buy into brand with a company, you need a contract with either another vender that sell their product or the manufacturer themselves, sometime they may want full price for their product, even in bulk and so you have no choice but sell to make a profit. I would call.email around and get an idea would is willing to work with you first. IMO.

[Captain Stupid]

Anything that isn't easily available online would be a good start. Maybe search out companies that allow you to buy at prices that could enable you to compete with online pricing. And any industry leaders/household names that sell well. Differentiate yourself from the competition by selling the brands or product lines the others don't carry. And for the love of god, have agod damn working demo room. Every car audio shop around here either has a room with non-working crap and wires all hanging out of holes, or they have just crap in there. Before I would ever pay a shop to build a box for me, I would like to see that they could actually build a box for their own demo room. Just my $.02 as a retail business owner.

[ChevyBoy95]

You are going to want some lower level stuff for the majority who come in and just want budget sound systems. Planet audio, hifonics, mb quart, etc. I would only do sundown scendo and others like it once you know the typical customer base for the area.

[bre2ts]

yea you should definately come up with a business plan. especially if you are going to take a loan out to start the company... but hey if you are rich enough to fund it your self you should still probably have a business plan

[addictedtoaudioandcustoms]

I have been in contact with only one company. I will not be taking a loan out if all goes well. The reason I was actually wanting most of the brands I chose was because they aren't as common locally and online. This will give me hopefully a good chance of keeping customers from buying online. All the brand's i am looking at carrying have pricing that I find

very reasonable for a customer as they have "entry level" product's as well as higher end product's.I also, have sent message's to a few of these company's and am waiting for them to contact me back. This is why I decided to post this to get more opinion's.

[Guest]

RE lol. people over there might not take your shop seriously unless you carry kicker (which is sad)

have you thought about buying huge spools of welding wire on ebay? i think the guys name is coppercableman. i hear lots of people buy from him. wire is good, its just not as flexible as knukonceptz, fosgate, etc.

[Quiet]

If you're in it to make money, the obligatory JL Audio is a must. If you're in it because you love car audio, good luck to you, sir.

Not trying to rain on your parade, but the reason you see those other shops doing what they do and selling what they sell is because that's what it takes to stay afloat. The jackholes you will be selling to are going to beat you down on price and badmouth you for it... and they'll want max bang for minimum buck. Name will matter more than quality, ("I got 2 L7 15s who the fuck ever heard of DC Audio") plan to do a lot of prefab boxes, learn your metra part numbers, and hire cheap (read: inexperienced) labor.

And what the hell is wrong with RE, Kranny???

[LT.Smoke]

I would suggest looking into Memphis,FI,AA,DC,Sundown, Alpine are some good places to start

Wire- Knukonceptz

Deadener- Hushmat