Car Accessories- Car Shoppe (Trivandrum, Kerala)

jkdas · 1st June 2010, 20:22

Products sold:

Car audio/video head units, speakers, amplifiers
Alloys for car and SUV
Sun Films
Hiker car accessories
Seat cover
Light bulbs and relays
Horn
LED for interior etc

Authorized dealer for

Focal speakers and amplifiers
Hiker products
Trivandrum dealer for Ilumar Sun film

and so on.

What I like:

Behavior of owner and works-man
Not much product dumping; enthu to get the products you ask for in short duration
Average installation quality
Acceptance of faulty installation if any occured and no question asked re-installation
Loan option !
Parking space in front of shop
Availability of most ICE brands ( Alpine, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, JBL, Focal, Hertz)

What I don't like:

Number of skilled works-man; 1 or 2
Average quality and technical know-how of workmanship
Average installation quality

Speciality / USP: Know the owner for last 8 years and had been helpful in sourcing/fitting/exchange/troubleshooting of ICE and hence trust the work and products he sell.

What I have bought from him: I have bought amplifiers, components, sun film for myself and seat cover, horns and relays for colleagues.

Contact Information

- Name of the contact person: Vinod
- Phone numbers: 984 742 5883
- Postal Address: Car Shoppe, Near HDFC Bank, Pongumoodu, Trivandrum
- Helpful landmarks / directions: Its on your left side, right after HDFC bank/ATM and the HP petrol pump; few meters before Pongumoodu junction.
- Email / Website : N/A
- GoogleMap:

Car Accessories- Car Shoppe (Trivandrum, Kerala)-car_shoppe_pongumoodu.jpg

anupam9557 · 1st June 2010, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

Products sold:

Car audio/video head units, speakers, amplifiers
Alloys for car and SUV
Sun Films
Hiker car accessories
Seat cover
Light bulbs and relays
Horn
LED for interior etc

Authorized dealer for

Focal speakers and amplifiers
Hiker products
Trivandrum dealer for Ilumar Sun film

and so on.

What I like:

Behavior of owner and works-man
Not much product dumping; enthu to get the products you ask for in short duration
Average installation quality
Acceptance of faulty installation if any occured and no question asked re-installation
Loan option !
Parking space in front of shop
Availability of most ICE brands ( Alpine, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, JBL, Focal, Hertz)

What I don't like:

Number of skilled works-man; 1 or 2
Average quality and technical know-how of workmanship
Average installation quality

Speciality / USP: Know the owner for last 8 years and had been helpful in sourcing/fitting/exchange/troubleshooting of ICE and hence trust the work and products he sell.

What I have bought from him: I have bought amplifiers, components, sun film for myself and seat cover, horns and relays for colleagues.

Contact Information

- Name of the contact person: Vinod
- Phone numbers: 984 742 5883
- Postal Address: Car Shoppe, Near HDFC Bank, Pongumoodu, Trivandrum
- Helpful landmarks / directions: Its on your left side, right after HDFC bank/ATM and the HP petrol pump; few meters before Pongumoodu junction.
- Email / Website : N/A
- GoogleMap:
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Just near my house bro. Have installed a K&N Air filter for my Getz.

shibujp · 2nd June 2010, 10:47

I had a bad experience with a saleman here.

Dropped by to buy a can of upholstery cleaner and get handed protectant instead. I say it's not what I wanted but the guy insists that it is what I need.

This was my first and last visit here. Might be stupid to make a judgement on one incident but it left a bad taste in my mouth.

Drive on!!
Shibu.

Sankar · 2nd June 2010, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

What I like:

Average installation quality

Jk, i'm sure you meant to put this in Don't Like

What i like:

Behavior of owner and works-man
Loan option!
Parking space in front of shop
One of the few honest shops in Trivandrum.

What i didn't like:

When it comes to sunfilm, product dumping does happen. I wanted 3M for my car but Llumar was forced on me said 3M was not available and will take couple of days. Also the rates given for 3M sunfilm was higher than what was given when i & jk went together. Prolly to push Llumar since they're authorised dealers.

Installation quality of both steering wheel cover & front windshield sunfilm. Steering wheel cover has partially come off. Front sunflilm installation could have been better, few scratches and bubbles still exist. Blew a 10amp fuse when the installer took off the RVM+cabin lamp assembly.

I haven't asked them to look into these issues yet, probably they will rectify these FOC if i request them to.

What I have bought from him: LLumar sunflim for windows, Garware ice cool shield for front windscreen, Pro-grip steering wheel cover, Philips HID kit for my Karizma (last year).

sps · 9th June 2010, 14:23

Car shoppe is one of the better shops in trivandrum

The things which I installed and my rating are as follows.

For Innova
1. Art leather seat cover (rating: Excellent, See my garage for pictures)
2. Audio Player - Pioneer (rating: Average, it still vibrates, thanks to the inexperience of the installer who bent the mounting tray, but the owner tried to fix it personally after accepting the fault)
3. Vinyl flooring (rating: good)
4. Door side beeding (rating: poor installation). the beeding came off after one week. They again fixed it, but came off. The beeding got bent and its paint also came off. Still living with it
5. Fog lamp (rating: good, install was good, but lamp currently not working, got to take it to the shop for fixing)

For Santro
1. Sun Film, 3M (rating: Excellent)
2. Audio Player - Pioneer with speakers (rating: good, the installer was quite experienced)
3. Seat cover (rating: good)
4. Autocop - keyless entry (rating: good)

The thing which I liked most about this shop is the attitude of the owner. He is alway willing to listen to our needs and tries his best to ensure a good install. Unfortunately he has only very few skilled workforce.

The difference in attitude can be easily understood, if you have visited other accessory shops in Trivandrum.

clevermax · 9th June 2010, 14:44

My Punto was ICE'ed there, overall experience was pretty good. Visiting there again with jk to do the components transfer from his Safari to my Palio while he is getting some hi-fi stuff installed in his car.

greenhorn · 10th June 2010, 12:31

I've had them pull a bait and switch on me twice, and the installer there was a hindi speaking dude = majpr communication gap = botched up install.

The guy actually insisted on installing 6.5"ers over holes drilled onto the plastic pads which were covering the stock locations of an i10 instead of using spacers. Had to redo it elsewhere. havent gone there since :|

CrAzY dRiVeR · 11th June 2010, 16:52

@ jk, clevermax : Anyone did damping from there?

Recommended or not?

jkdas · 12th June 2010, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by sps

Car shoppe is one of the better shops in trivandrum

The thing which I liked most about this shop is the attitude of the owner. He is alway willing to listen to our needs and tries his best to ensure a good install. Unfortunately he has only very few skilled workforce.

The difference in attitude can be easily understood, if you have visited other accessory shops in Trivandrum.

Quote:

Originally Posted by clevermax

My Punto was ICE'ed there, overall experience was pretty good. Visiting there again with jk to do the components transfer from his Safari to my Palio while he is getting some hi-fi stuff installed in his car.

new kids couldnt fix my new components! You will have to wait tillI get it done from Cochin !

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

@ jk, clevermax : Anyone did damping from there?

Recommended or not?

Excuse me

What was it?

clevermax · 12th June 2010, 21:44

^^ Ok Jk, I was out of town, just came back to Cochin after a drive to Thrissur. Check out accidents in India thread.

pramodkumar · 17th June 2010, 14:22

Our company gets a 10% discount here, any one who would like to use it can PM me.

Pramod

Sankar · 16th September 2010, 15:16

Last Saturday I went there looking for two 4Ga fuse holder to replace a single big one. Response was cold, maybe due to the fact that i got the ICE and seat covers from elsewhere. I was kept waiting for around 10 mins without confirming if they have it or not. Owner of the shop was keen to know from where i got the ICE installed, but he didn't ask me but my cousin. Cousin replied he doesn't know and you should ask him (me)

But I procured the 4Ga fuse holders from two other shops, one is a Scosche and one is a Boss

Will replace Boss with Scosche later.

jayded · 11th November 2010, 01:56

I like the way the guys deal and hence I've recommended this shop to 3-4 friends of mine for audio installation in their cars. But I recently had a very bad experience with them when I took MY new car for Sun film installation. It left a bitter taste and I might not visit them again.

May be it's just my bad luck.

I would still recommend this shop to anyone looking buy stuff at probably the cheapest rates in town, but their installation quality/knowledge surely needs a lot of improvement. The owner is a good guy to deal with though.

jkdas · 19th April 2011, 16:45

There is a change in CarShoppe contact no: 9020225883.

joe_mclaren · 20th April 2011, 11:21

Ive got almost all my car mods done there except for ICE. I did my ICE from a guy called Pradeep, freelancer. Now I think hez out of the business.

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1st June 2010, 20:22	#1
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Car Accessories- Car Shoppe (Trivandrum, Kerala) Products sold: Car audio/video head units, speakers, amplifiers Alloys for car and SUV Sun Films Hiker car accessories Seat cover Light bulbs and relays Horn LED for interior etc Authorized dealer for Focal speakers and amplifiers Hiker products Trivandrum dealer for Ilumar Sun film and so on. What I like: Behavior of owner and works-man Not much product dumping; enthu to get the products you ask for in short duration Average installation quality Acceptance of faulty installation if any occured and no question asked re-installation Loan option ! Parking space in front of shop Availability of most ICE brands ( Alpine, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, JBL, Focal, Hertz) What I don't like: Number of skilled works-man; 1 or 2 Average quality and technical know-how of workmanship Average installation quality Speciality / USP: Know the owner for last 8 years and had been helpful in sourcing/fitting/exchange/troubleshooting of ICE and hence trust the work and products he sell. What I have bought from him: I have bought amplifiers, components, sun film for myself and seat cover, horns and relays for colleagues. Contact Information - Name of the contact person: Vinod - Phone numbers: 984 742 5883 - Postal Address: Car Shoppe, Near HDFC Bank, Pongumoodu, Trivandrum - Helpful landmarks / directions: Its on your left side, right after HDFC bank/ATM and the HP petrol pump; few meters before Pongumoodu junction. - Email / Website : N/A - GoogleMap:
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2nd June 2010, 10:47	#3
shibujp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,753 Thanked: 3,225 Times View My Garage	Bad experience with salesman I had a bad experience with a saleman here. Dropped by to buy a can of upholstery cleaner and get handed protectant instead. I say it's not what I wanted but the guy insists that it is what I need. This was my first and last visit here. Might be stupid to make a judgement on one incident but it left a bad taste in my mouth. Drive on!! Shibu.
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9th June 2010, 14:23	#5
sps BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 206 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	recommended Car shoppe is one of the better shops in trivandrum The things which I installed and my rating are as follows. For Innova 1. Art leather seat cover (rating: Excellent, See my garage for pictures) 2. Audio Player - Pioneer (rating: Average, it still vibrates, thanks to the inexperience of the installer who bent the mounting tray, but the owner tried to fix it personally after accepting the fault) 3. Vinyl flooring (rating: good) 4. Door side beeding (rating: poor installation). the beeding came off after one week. They again fixed it, but came off. The beeding got bent and its paint also came off. Still living with it 5. Fog lamp (rating: good, install was good, but lamp currently not working, got to take it to the shop for fixing) For Santro 1. Sun Film, 3M (rating: Excellent) 2. Audio Player - Pioneer with speakers (rating: good, the installer was quite experienced) 3. Seat cover (rating: good) 4. Autocop - keyless entry (rating: good) The thing which I liked most about this shop is the attitude of the owner. He is alway willing to listen to our needs and tries his best to ensure a good install. Unfortunately he has only very few skilled workforce. The difference in attitude can be easily understood, if you have visited other accessory shops in Trivandrum.
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9th June 2010, 14:44	#6
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	My Punto was ICE'ed there, overall experience was pretty good. Visiting there again with jk to do the components transfer from his Safari to my Palio while he is getting some hi-fi stuff installed in his car. Last edited by clevermax : 9th June 2010 at 14:45.
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10th June 2010, 12:31	#7
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,401 Times View My Garage	I've had them pull a bait and switch on me twice, and the installer there was a hindi speaking dude = majpr communication gap = botched up install. The guy actually insisted on installing 6.5"ers over holes drilled onto the plastic pads which were covering the stock locations of an i10 instead of using spacers. Had to redo it elsewhere. havent gone there since :\|
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11th June 2010, 16:52	#8
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,505 Times View My Garage	@ jk, clevermax : Anyone did damping from there? Recommended or not?
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12th June 2010, 21:44	#10
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	^^ Ok Jk, I was out of town, just came back to Cochin after a drive to Thrissur. Check out accidents in India thread.
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17th June 2010, 14:22	#11
pramodkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gods own country Posts: 2,302 Thanked: 2,208 Times View My Garage	Our company gets a 10% discount here, any one who would like to use it can PM me. Pramod
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16th September 2010, 15:16	#12
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,054 Times	Last Saturday I went there looking for two 4Ga fuse holder to replace a single big one. Response was cold, maybe due to the fact that i got the ICE and seat covers from elsewhere. I was kept waiting for around 10 mins without confirming if they have it or not. Owner of the shop was keen to know from where i got the ICE installed, but he didn't ask me but my cousin. Cousin replied he doesn't know and you should ask him (me) But I procured the 4Ga fuse holders from two other shops, one is a Scosche and one is a Boss Will replace Boss with Scosche later.
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11th November 2010, 01:56	#13
jayded BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TVM, HYD Posts: 564 Thanked: 548 Times	I like the way the guys deal and hence I've recommended this shop to 3-4 friends of mine for audio installation in their cars. But I recently had a very bad experience with them when I took MY new car for Sun film installation. It left a bitter taste and I might not visit them again. May be it's just my bad luck. I would still recommend this shop to anyone looking buy stuff at probably the cheapest rates in town, but their installation quality/knowledge surely needs a lot of improvement. The owner is a good guy to deal with though.
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19th April 2011, 16:45	#14
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Re: Car Accessories- Car Shoppe (Trivandrum, Kerala) There is a change in CarShoppe contact no: 9020225883.
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20th April 2011, 11:21	#15
joe_mclaren BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: TRIVANDRUM Posts: 103 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Re: Car Accessories- Car Shoppe (Trivandrum, Kerala) Ive got almost all my car mods done there except for ICE. I did my ICE from a guy called Pradeep, freelancer. Now I think hez out of the business.
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