North County Mobile Electronics

Mike has installed 2 complete sounds systems for me. One in an SUV, another In a sprinter van. Both sound AMAZING. They really know what they’re doing here. I also got my windows tinted and added exterior lights and solar panels on my van. Wouldn’t trust anyone else in town to do these jobs. Thanks Mike!

Just had a Back-​Up Camera installed!
Mike’s team did an excellent job.
Wouldn’t go anywhere else.
Thank’s Mike

I’ve visited this place numerous occasions, not once did I leave unhappy. The window tint guys do a wonderful job. The price is very fair. Mike definitely knows his stuff. I would recommend him to everyone I know for their window tinting needs.

Lousy experience. The rear speaker replacements sound like muffled mono. Worse than a boom box from the Dollar Store. My fault though. I took the nonchalant owner’s word that the speakers his shop would install would deliver a quality sound without requesting that he provide a demonstration.

I’ve been coming to Mike’s shops for 16 years now, and he’s installed great sound systems for me in an Olds, a Mercury, and 3 BMWs, and all of them sounded better than anything my friends had in their cars. We did have some problems with one of them, a Sony unit with a factory defect in the USB plug. It was in my daughter’s car, and between her not using it much, and my delays, we didn’t get around to bringing it back to Mike until about 9 months after we bought it. Mike was on vacation that day, so one of his techs repaired it. Unfortunately, the same part broke again about 2 or 3 months later, so I brought the car back in to Mike to see about possibly replacing the unit with something cheaper, but functional, I suggested maybe a stock radio pulled from another vehicle. I was expecting to pay, because it was my fault that much time had passed since my initial purchase, and I thought it very unlikely that Mike could get warranty coverage from Sony, a year after purchase. But, much to my surprise, Mike set me up with a brand new Pioneer unit, much better than the Sony I’d initially bought, and he wouldn’t take a dime for it! Now that is fantastic customer service!
I’ve always lived paycheck to paycheck, but I’ve always prioritized my music, so value is very important to me, and Mike has always given me the most bang for my buck in sound systems. But, on the other end of the financial spectrum, while I was waiting for my daughter’s last install, I saw a brand new $ 110,000 Mercedes being dropped off, via tow truck, for some work by Mike. That new owner preferred to wait to drive his new car, until Mike had finished installing his audio system! When you hear what Mike can do to your car, you will understand.
I wouldn’t even think of bringing my car to any other shop, and even if I lived a few states away, I’d still return to Mike for my car audio needs!

I had a bad experience at best buy, so I was referred here, the guys are great, and the price (which was a beyond reasonable) never changed and I’m pretty sure they even vacuumed my carpets and cleaned my dash! I’m so happy I had them install my car stereo will definitely be referring people this way

Come on, I’m not sure how this place has such high reviews. I came in for a tint job only to be left with sub-​par work. Unfortunately I wasn’t paying close attention prior to driving home, once I gave a more thorough inspection i noticed some issues (see attached photos).
There was a section on each of my passenger/​driver side windows where the tint abruptly stopped and and you could of see the edging of the tint about a cm away from the frame. There was some major bubbling on both of my passenger side windows (sparkle effect), the driver side window had what appeared to be a glob of tint which I assume was from holding the heat gun too long over that section. Lastly, there was a scratch on my window perfectly aligned with the tint, which makes me think the scratch happened during the install.
Seeing that this was the first time I ever brought a car in for a tint install, I wanted a second opinion to see if these are normal issues with aftermarket tinting. I brought my car into SD tint in sorrento valley for a second opinion, where they confirmed the job was pretty «sub par». To save a drive up to Oceanside and wait another 3 hours to have the tint re-​done, I had SD tint re-​do the work correctly.
On a side note, the guys at SD tint gave the back window an «okay» rating so that saved me a little bit of money during the re-​tint.
I believe this store specializes in speaker installs and other types of car electronics, as a result the shop has a lot of saw dust everywhere and is pretty loud most of the time. If you want your tint to be installed correctly you need to find a shop that only specializes in tinting, this way the shop is clean from miscellaneous debris which can get caught between the window and the tint. Also, I think it’s important to not have many distractions in the shop, tinting appears to be more of an art form and needs a lot of concentration to be installed correctly.
I called Mike and we agreed on a partial refund, to no surprise this never happened. My advice is to go with a place that may charge a little more (seriously, only $ 50 more), north county mobile electronics is a cheap option but this is one of those cases where you will get what you pay for… Unless you’re going in just to have your back window tinted, they do a pretty okay job on that one.

I recently bought an older honda civic with an alarm installed but didn’t know the car had one since I didn’t get no alarm remote (s) from the original owner. Well long story short I found myself in a situation where my alarm was going off in a parking lot, with no remote and couldn’t set the alarm on valet either. Plus I had my 2 yr old toddler in the back crying saying that she wanted to go and she was hungry. I was so stressed out and I figured I googled car alarm shops in the area. And I found the answer. North County Mobile Electronics, Mr Mike picked up the phone when I called their shop. Let me tell you «This guy is a blessing». Mike was able to get me back on the road in no time and more importantly my daughter was Happy.
Thanks Mike for your great customer service!
You guys rock!

I came here to have the windows tinted on my new car. It took me almost a month to get the tint done because I’m super picky and didn’t want to end up with a botched job. Originally, I was sold on getting a 30% Lumar tint job at Sunslayer for $ 500. In my opinion, $ 500 is excessive for tint; and even Rick at Sunslayer admitted that I would likely be just as happy with a «Solar Tint» for half the price. Thankfully, further research conveyed that I would’ve paid too much for Lumar at Sunslayer. Even Signature Glass Tinting in Costa Mesa offers Lumar for half the price Rick quotes. Hard to get a Saturday appointment on days I’m in the OC, so, off to North County Mobile I went.
This place came highly recommended by family members who all took their luxury cars here and we’re happy with the craftsmanship performed on their car.
Tint choices are:
Global Window Films — $ 199 with a 5 year warranty and following:
5% Limo
15 Dark
35% Medium
50% Light
70% Very Light
3M FX-​Premium Window Films — $ 269 with a Lifetime Warranty and the following choices:
5% Lino
15% Dark
25% Medium-​Dark
35% Medium
55% Light
I went with 3M which is $ 69 more, but totally worth it as it offers a better quality and lifetime warranty. And, why would anyone put cheap crap on a new luxury vehicle anyway? They performed an excellent job. I’m super happy with my cars new look. Watch out, I’m rollin now!
Keep it classy San Diego! Do not hesitate to take your car to North County Mobile for your tint. Ashton Kutcher even had his tint done here (Check out the Unilocal photo of his whip) for goodness sake — so why can’t you? LOL.

Been going to NCME for decades … Each time I’ve bought a car or truck, I’ve come to see Mike every time. Nicest guy and most knowledgable car stereo man I’ve ever met. He and his team can do ANYTHING you want and do it well… I’m a drummer and demand great sound… NCME has always delivered !!

Made an appointment and was completely blown off. Mike you’re awesome but setting an appointment with me 3 days prior and when I show up saying you don’t want to do it and let’s pick another day is very rude and shows you don’t really care about me as a customer.
I would have been okay with a phone call telling me you were to busy and we needed to reschedule, but instead you waited for me to make a trip for nothing. I now know you are unreliable. Not cool

These guys were GREAT! I had purchased a new stereo from Crutchfield. I was soon out the door with my Bluetooth working!

These guys spent about three days working on my rv/​van updating the sound system, alarm, backup camera, tv etc. and they did a great job. The owner is pretty funny and easy to talk to. He calls it like he sees it and is very upfront. Removing my old alarm turned out to be a colossal mess and I was expecting a call that they couldn’t do it for the original estimate but Mike stuck to his original quote. The installer was very friendly and showed me what he did. He even bought my old equipment from me!

I’ve been into sound systems for a long time and had toiled under seats and dashes for years installing my own alpine head units, amps and sub boxes– but now as a busy professional and father of two i have no time nor desire. But when i had to upgrade to the family vehicle to accommodate this young family i wasn’t ready to give up on my beats. The dilemma? Maintaining usable space for baby seats, strollers, groceries and the like was imperative in the SUV but i also wanted the sound system i deserve– cause i work my ass off and am not ready to cash in my cool factor for parenthood boredom. After reading their reviews i approached 2 businesses but after one pressed me to make all my purchases thru them versus buying online and saving hundreds i went with North County Mobile. They did not even blink when i showed up with all my equipment. The biggest challenge was building out the sidewall to a custom enclosure for the 12″ subwoofer (for which there was no original place to accommodate) that would remain out of the way for practical usage of the SUV’s rear cargo space. Mike put Zack in charge and he confidently accepted the challenge. It took a couple days for them to create a fiberglass enclosure for the sub but they did it right– reinforcing the entire panel and creating the correct volume to compliment the Hybrid Audio Claris 12″. I wanted to maintain the stock look so no prying eyes would see the investment but discerning ears would appreciate it. So they got my 2 alpine amps, my Audio Control DQ61 OEM interface and Focus speakers all installed and sounding great. What i really appreciate was Zack’s commitment to do it right whereas others could have cut corners to save time and increase profit but they truly want their customers to leave happy and i am. My two year old can rock out to some serious beats and bass as i load up the family war wagon for weekend excursions from the zombie apocalypse. Attached are some pics of the end enclosure which looks stock and has a low-​vis style but serves up plenty of bass for everything from my Hip-​Hop, rock and blues to the wife’s Adele and Rihanna. Thanks NCM– see you again. and again.and again. Check em out peoples.
–mw
(discovering i cannot add photos to Unilocal?)

I am a stereo newbie, I don’t really know up from down. They quoted me a price to replace my stereo, and ended up having an $ 80 extra charge at the end for wiring or some crap. They did not ask me if it was okay, they mentioned something along the lines of it will be a little bit extra because of some reason. On a $ 300 installation, $ 80 is not a little bit extra. It’s over 25% extra.
Now the real problem. They cracked the trim on BOTH sides of my stereo upon installation. They never said a word, they kind of just superglued it back together. When I went to armor all my dash about a month later I noticed both cracks. Subtle yes, but if you break it you need to tell me and fix it right.
I feel burned, like they took advantage of a newbie, effed up my dash, and glued it back together hoping I would not noice it before I got out of the store.
Basically, I would NEVER go back to this place, and NEVER EVER recomend it to anyone. Unless you are okay with hidden charges and them damaging your car, avoid this place like the plague.

They were awesome… quick and stellar job! He knows how tinti BMW windows perfectly1

Had my car stereo upgraded there this week. Customer service is WONDERFUL! I was in & out in a decent amount of time. Staff is so friendly! Thank you Mike!!!

Well, their 5 stars seem quite appropriate. I just bought a little Mercedes SL500 and wanted a couple of cigarette lighter style plugs installed for the ever growing array of devices we all seem to carry. I wanted 1 in the glove box and 1 in a storage compartment behind the drivers seat (I hate having a cord from the console cigarette lighter to my phone, cluttering the console and shifter).
Mike suggested he could do the job fast, cheap and with «one hand tied behind his back». In truth, he could have done it with both hands tied behind his back since he didn’t actually do the installation. What he did do was tell me to come back the very next day around noon. I showed up early and all he asked for was the key, he remembered what I wanted and his crew went to work. The shop is very large and very clean, always a good sign.
Armed with a soda & chips from across the street I listened to a couple of chapters of an audio book seated at an outdoor table on the front «patio». It was a beautiful day. When I walked back inside he said «Your car is ready», and indeed it was.
The installation was perfect. Both plugs were flush mounted as though they came from the factory, no rattles, no loose panels, no dirty fingerprints, just a super professional job on time and on budget.
It couldn’t have been any better without bein’ illegal. Thanks guys!

Mike and his staff did a great job on my 2005 BMW 330i. I didn’t have Bluetooth for phone calls nor music. They installed the Mic in a convenient place and the other component was installed in the trunk. You wouldn’t know that it was taken apart.
Now I enjoy hands-​free calling and music from my Ipod or phone. I can when use my steering wheel controls for track skipping.
I found out about this great shop through Carlsbad Exclusive. Thank you for the referral!

I’ve had two cars upgraded here in the past two years, and I am completely satisfied and very impressed with the work they’ve done. Yes, it’s going to cost more than a big box store or some shady electronics shop to do it, but the work quality is off the charts. They make knowledgeable suggestions that aren’t overkill if you have no idea what you need. They install components out of sight and keep the wiring in the walls, not all over your trunk and backseat. I would never go anywhere else, Mike is the man.
Here’s a breakdown:
Audi A4
Replaced deck
Installed 1000W mono amp
Installed 12″ subwoofer
The Audi has a fantastic stock speaker setup so I did not touch those, this system slapped.
Volvo S60
Replaced deck
Installed 1000W mono amp
Installed two 12″ subwoofers
Replaced front speaker set (4)
Tinted windows too!