Auto Sound & Security-April 1999

When Worlds Collide

(Click on any of the images to get the full view.)

There are some installers who..."keep it plain and simple". There are others who can't live within the boundaries of conventional thinking. You would think that any work between the two would be as hard as putting a collar on a goldfish. You would be correct until now.

You see, he (Rich) is the kind of guy that treats everyone the same - average Joe or high roller. The bottom line was - get the job done and get it right!

I thought he (Fishman) was crazy ... gifted but crazy. The thing about Fish is this: he thinks different. He's got a knack for seeing what others can't. His use of exotic materials and techniques have really made him the visionary installer of the '90s.

According to Rich, "Fishman annihilated the stock dash to put the Alpine TME-C005A color monitor/navigational unit in the center of the dash. He cut the screen controls and moved them under the ashtray cover."

This amp/sub system in the back is perfect for leased cars because it can be removed and turned back to stock and put in another car.

Said Fish' "It was a miracle to pull of a job like this and these guys did it!" (Thanks to Ritop students: Bryan Holt, Chris Winter, Kevin Duval, David Pearson, Alex Haas, Jason Renzi, Justin Gartner, Robert Mora, Ralph Meyers, Jeff Homan, Todd Stouffer, Marco Sosa and Jeremy Favret also Rich's Car Tunes installers: Donnie Ross, Daryl Atkinson and Miguel Medina.)

Article written by DG Leadbetter, photography by Paul Morton. Copyright ©1998 by McMullen Argus Publishing.

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