Founded in 1970, Oversea Union Motor Accessories Co. (OUM) is one of Singapore's long-standing car accessory shops, specialising in in-car entertainment (I.C.E) and top-quality car accessories. For the past 20 years its storefront at HDB Block 3 Beach Road in Kampong Glam has served drivers looking for everything from speakers, amplifiers and head units to cameras, alarm systems and practical add-ons.
The shop stocks recognised audio brands including Alpine, Kenwood, JBL, Clarion, IRoad and Altec Lansing, alongside products from Pioneer, Hertz and TOA. Its range spans in-dash monitors and car audio, marine-grade coaxial speakers, alarm systems, bamboo charcoal deodorising seat covers, fibre optic ambient lighting, jump-start cables and more.
Beyond accessories, OUM carries a wide selection of spare car parts for a broad range of makes and models — including many out of production — with particular experience in Japanese, Korean and German commercial vehicles. All spare parts carry manufacturer warranties and have met the required safety standards. Family-oriented and staffed by a friendly, dedicated team, the shop welcomes drivers of all cars and is happy to make recommendations and give advice.
On the ground floor of HDB Block 3 along Beach Road, in the heritage streets of Kampong Glam, sits a shop that has quietly outlasted most of Singapore's motoring trends. Oversea Union Motor Accessories Co. — OUM to its regulars — was founded in 1970, and for the past two decades its Beach Road storefront has been a one-stop destination for car accessories and in-car entertainment.
Walk in and you'll find a range covering nearly everything a driver might want to add to a vehicle: car speakers, amplifiers and head units, car cameras and recorders, alarm systems, and a broad selection of practical accessories, from phone holders to jump-start cables. Well-known audio names including Alpine, Kenwood, JBL, Clarion, IRoad and Altec Lansing appear in the shop's brand lineup, alongside products from Pioneer, Hertz and TOA.
OUM's heart is in-car entertainment — the trade insiders abbreviate to I.C.E. — and it is here that the company's specialised services come into their own. The team helps drivers choose the right speaker, amplifier or head unit for their car, then installs it with the benefit of more than fifty years of experience. Browsing the audio range, you'll find Kenwood two-channel amplifiers, Hertz HMX 6.5 marine-grade coaxial speakers, a Pioneer in-dash monitor and the compact Alpine UTE-62EBT head unit, as well as TOA PA speakers for those with more particular listening needs.
Security gets its own attention too. The shop's exclusive product categories include car alarm systems, with units such as the Spy-Alarm and an audible handbrake alarm built to catch the small mistake every driver has made at least once. Car cameras and recorders round out the safety-and-security side of the catalogue.
Not every upgrade is about sound. OUM's accessory shelves include bamboo charcoal deodorising seat covers, designed to eliminate lingering bad smells and shaped to fit everything from separate seats to bench seats. Fibre optic ambient lighting kits add a soft glow to the cabin, while solar-powered Bluetooth speakerphones keep calls hands-free on the move. Roof-mount monitors, shark roof antennas, interior lights and phone holders fill out the practical end of the range.
Beyond accessories, OUM has built a reputation for spare car parts. The company keeps an extensive selection for a wide range of makes and models — current cars as well as many long out of production — supported by a huge network of suppliers worldwide. The team is particularly experienced with Japanese, Korean and German commercial vehicles. Every spare part carries a manufacturer warranty and has met the required safety standards, and the shop works to keep prices low enough to stay genuinely competitive.
Ask OUM about its approach and the answer is straightforward: the business is family-oriented, and it shows in how customers are treated. Staff are friendly and dedicated, happy to make recommendations and give advice rather than simply ringing up a sale. Feedback collected from SgCarMart.com echoes this — one first-time visitor praised a shop 'willing to go the extra mile to please', with mechanics who were 'friendly, efficient and precise in their work'. Repeated orders from regulars, the team says, are the surest sign the formula works.
For drivers who prefer to plan ahead, OUM runs a quotation request form on its website, and enquiries can also be made by phone or fax at 6294 9323, or by email.
The shop opens Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, and closes on Sundays and public holidays. Whether you're chasing a specific part for an ageing commercial vehicle, upgrading a sound system or simply browsing for ambient lighting and a phone holder, the team at Block 3 Beach Road is ready to help — and after more than five decades in the trade, there are few car questions they haven't heard.