Armando Sounds | Car Audio, Speaker, Amplifiers, Dashcams, Remote Starters, Subwoofers and more! — Attraction in Niles Township

About a week ago, I decided that I wanted to get a new module and radio unit for my 2006 H3 Hummer. After looking at local options here in McHenry county, I really wasn’t happy with what I was seeing and it was taking especially long to have an install scheduled. I mean, we were talking about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks out. That even includes places such as Best Buy or ABT. Growing up on the northwest side of Chicago near Lawrence and Elston for almost 30 years, I decided that it was time to go back to my roots and find something that was going to be able to satisfy my needs and on the same day if need be. Hands-down, if you want a car detail, you do it in Chicago, if you want a radio installed, you do it in Chicago. About 20 years ago, a lot of people from Chicago started migrating to McHenry county and that’s good and all but, the best of the best in my opinion has always been in Chicago.

So, I called these guys up because the ratings seemed to be legitimate as well as the people leaving the reviews. I mean, it wasn’t somebody just making up a fake Google account to jack up the rating. This past Saturday, I called and spoke to Mohammed. I told him that I would be coming about an hour and a half down from McHenry county and I was looking for a new module along with head unit for my vehicle. I made the drive, spoke to Mohammed and the first thing he told me was, if you just need a new module, why do you want to get a radio unit? I thought, this guy wasn’t out to get my money, he was out to be honest with me and if I wanted something, he would let me make that decision. No pressure whatsoever. After we determined that yes, I needed a new module, I decided that I wanted to get a new unit as well. I decided to go with a Kenwood unit and I also needed something that was going to work with my Sirius XM. Instead of breaking the bank, Mohammed gave me an offer I couldn’t refuse. I mean, he really took care of me and did it all the same day as well. By the way, he did it quicker than any of the major installation chains in the country. How quick?? One hour! From the time I walked in to the time I walked out, the whole process was about three hours because it did take time for him to finish somebody else’s vehicle, look at mine, install the module and then further install the radio unit. During the process, I even went across the street and got a haircut. It was a win-win for me on Saturday and it was worth the hour and a half trip one way to get it done. I hope this review helps you decide that these are the people you want to entrust working on your vehicle. I understand that not every day he’ll be able to get to you in about an hour, but the fact that he was able to juggle multiple vehicles and do it right, that’s top notch customer service at its best! The only issue I had was the wire was not hiding above the headliner and that’s something that took me about one minute to fix when I got home. I’ll definitely be coming back to these guys in the future.

As of November 18, 2020, I called to get a price on a radio unit with Bluetooth. I was quoted almost $900. This is for a 2003 Acura MDX. Not sure if it’s new owners or the price of technology went up 200 hundred percent. Dropped my rating...

I rarely write reviews bc I’m not a Karen, but this place is trash and unprofessional. I’ve been beyond patient. Do not get undercar lighting installed here!!!!!!! My lights have gone out AT LEAST every month or so. I’ve had to come back for fixes about 10 times. Mind you, my car is garage parked and it’s my second vehicle so I don’t drive it super often at all. I also don’t drive it in the rain or snow bc of my rims and low profile tires, so there’s no reason I should have this many issues with my undercar lighting. To avoid constant trips across town to their shop, I’ve literally had to get under my car myself and reconnect the plugs as well as secure them with electrical tape on countless occasions bc they weren’t secured properly and always come loose. They even wired one of the connections over my exhaust pipe which was melting it, so I had to cover that piece with aluminum foil myself to deflect the heat. Why am I securing and protecting connections myself when they’re the “experts”??? Also if they say they’re gonna call you back, it’s a lie, so be prepared to follow up yourself. My lights have currently been out for months.. They said they would give me a call in 2-3 days about replacing my lights but never did. I’ve been thru this before so I knew I’d be the one having to call for an update. I called a week later on a Friday and they said they would call me on Monday. Never called of course. So I called a week later AGAIN and left a voice mail…. no response. Now it’s been over a month and I had to call again and I’m still just getting the run around. At this point I’m taking my business elsewhere to get an entire new kit. $600 install down the drain, lasted less than 6 months. I’ll never do...

I had them install my viper model 5906V remote start system back in early 2015. The system is still working, but I lost the two-way LCD display remote. I ordered a new remote on Amazon and could not get it to pair on my own, though I followed the directions in the user manual and YouTube videos. I stopped by Armando Sounds today (11/28/2022) and had them take a look. It took them 2 minutes to pair not only my new replacement LCD display remote (model 7945V), but my backup remote (model 7654v) that lost its pairing. When I asked how much I owed them, they didn't even charge me. Can you believe that? Talk about customer service! I offered to tip them for their trouble they were too humble to take anything. I had to firmly insist on them taking a mere $10 for their trouble and they took it so I can go on my way.

I highly recommend these guys. They really are as good as their 5-star Yelp rating and will return to them anytime I need any to purchase, install or repair audio, remote start/security systems, or tints on any of my vehicles. I have found them to be honest, give competitive pricing, do excellent work, and give stellar...