As Teslas enter the used market offering various audio options, retailers face the challenge of decoding the different system configurations.
Alpine has released an industry first Tesla VIN decoder, to help retailers navigate the audio options available for their customers, it said.
Here’s an example of numerous audio Tesla audio options, followed by an appropriate Alpine system:
The decoder was created in-house by Alpine’s Product Engineering and Application Development teams in partnership with Tesla experts from Alpine’s Authorized retailer force.
“This is a first for the aftermarket car audio industry,” said Dan Sparks, National Sales Director for the Alpine Aftermarket Division at Alps Alpine North America. “We learned early on that we’d need a solution to ensure full integration into the Tesla vehicle while taking the guesswork away from the customer. We’re happy to have launched a solution that alleviates both of those challenges.”
The decoder is designed to read the vehicle build date and vehicle identification number (VIN), pairing each Tesla Model 3 or Model Y vehicle with the correct Alpine sound system kit and harness in a matter of seconds.
Alpine’s Tesla selection includes speaker options, a 10” Subwoofer and Amplifier Upgrade kit designed for plug-and-play installation into select Model 3 base, premium, and Model Y vehicles – an upgrade from the factory 8” in premium models. The 13-Speaker Plug-and-Play Sound Systems, originally launched in 2023, have been refreshed with new harnesses for integration into the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y platforms using the Tesla Fitment Decoder.
See more at www.alpine-usa.com.
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With all these brands putting Tesla kit’s make sense on paper. And maybe it’s just a my market thing, but Tesla owners seem to be the last people to customize there cars. My area’s roads are filled with them, and my city was and is ahead of the curve on the number of charging stations. And we have done upgraded audio in many electric vehicles…. Not a single Tesla. Is the demand really there for these kits? Are others moving these? Anyone bother to stock them? Are DIYers buying these over coming to a shop?