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Remember when car audio systems were a thing?

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HB Heisman
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Just the biggest subwoofer boxes imaginable. Everything just rattling. I went to high school with a guy who would keep ear plugs in the car for any passengers that requested them. Also knew another guy that had a competition car that would literally blow your hat off if you stuck your head in the window. So dumb. We were such assholes

Nowadays, if I hear any bass at a stop light, there’s a 90 percent chance it’s a 15 year old beater car. And I’m gonna give a “This f’n guy?”
 
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Just the biggest subwoofer boxes imaginable. Everything just rattling. I went to high school with a guy who would keep ear plugs in the car for any passengers that requested them. Also knew another guy that had a competition car that would literally know your hat off if you stuck your head in the window. So dumb. We were such assholes

Nowadays, if I hear any bass at a stop light, there’s a 90 percent chance it’s a 15 year old beater car. And I’m gonna give a “This f’n guy?”
Don't forget the totally sweet brand new 20 inch rims. Love seeing a good hoopty
 
Remember having to remove your stereo deck when you got out of a vehicle? I had my car broken into and the stereo stolen a couple times in the 90’s. At least we don’t have to worry about that crap anymore. One time they popped the lock with a screwdriver, that pissed me off more than the stereo.
 
Remember having to remove your stereo deck when you got out of a vehicle? I had my car broken into and the stereo stolen a couple times in the 90’s. At least we don’t have to worry about that crap anymore. One time they popped the lock with a screwdriver, that pissed me off more than the stereo.
I had my stereo, and box, ripped out at a “field party”. Led to an evening of detective work on who the culprits were and a retrieval of said goods about 2am from “friends” who were there
 
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One time I was going home late from a midnight movie and I stopped to get gas. There was a guy in a sedan of some sort (can't remember the type but it had seen some use) at one of the gas pumps with his doors wide open blasting Rush Limbaugh giving the smiling "You know it" nod to anyone that made eye contact. He was damn proud of himself. So, the only thing douchier than playing bass so loud that you can't even tell what song is playing while it rattles the windows of the car is blasting political pundits at 3 AM at a random gas station.

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Well....I remember when you needed an " FM converter " to pick up one of the 2 available FM stations in the area. KIIK and____?
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I had my stereo, and box, ripped out at a “field party”. Led to an evening of detective work on who the culprits were and a retrieval of said goods about 2am from “friends” who were there
Field party??? You just gave me scary flashbacks of my kids in high school. They’re now 46 and 43 and just remembering those two words brings bad memories . Thank You Lord they lived and have no criminal records. 😳
 
You can also explain to your grandkids how cars had lighters (or little kid finger burners) built into them. That’ll confuse them

And ashtrays.

Anyway, the lighter receptacles are still in new cars today. You just have to purchase the "lighter" part separately.
 
OEM audio systems have come a long way! The ELS Studio system in my Acura is fantastic. Even compared to what's in my Tacoma, which is 100% aftermarket. JL speakers and sub. Alpine amps. And two full boxes of Dynamat. I'll bet it's the quietest Tacoma in Iowa.
 
I love high quality car audio minus the huge subs.

Agreed, although a single, aftermarket sub can make a good system a great one. The beauty of the 10" JL in my truck is that it has an independent volume knob. I wish manufacturers would add that to the subs of their factory systems. It's an amazing feature.
 
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I had two 12" Alpines and 1000 watt Alpine amp in my trunk but used the factory Mitsubishi stereo. My mom still tells people she could hear me coming home blocks away. Couldn't tell I had a boom car unless you heard it.
 
What a wild time - about 15 years, probably 87-02, every kid, first car you got, immediately went to Circuit City for a system and subs. And of course you had to take your system face plate off and lock it in your glove compartment anytime you got out of the car. And about 4 CD books full in the passengers seat floor as well. Just a wild time to be alive, and then roughly 02, that customizing of your stereo system just dropped off the face of the earth. I never really understood why it just all of a sudden stopped. I literally never hear a car bumping like that anymore. And late 90's, it's all you heard. Cruising up and down the local town's strip or mall parking lot.
 
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