references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message directed electronics inc. type public traded as otc pink deix founded cleveland ohio 1982 headquarters vista california united states website www.directed.com directed electronics inc. often abbreviated dei is a producer of car security and audio products including viper car alarms and accessories . it is a subsidiary of dei holdings . history edit dei was founded in cleveland ohio in 1982 by darrell and kathy issa . in 1986 the company moved to southern california ; its headquarters are now located in the san diego county city of vista . darrell issa was elected to the house of representatives in the year 2000 ; the issas subsequently sold their controlling shares in directed electronics and the company is now managed by jim minarik . external links edit directed electronics inc. dei corporate history this california related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title directed electronics & oldid 701340657 categories 1982 establishments in ohiocompanies based in san diego county californiamanufacturing companies established in 1982vista californiacalifornia stubsunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from november 2013all articles lacking in text citationsall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 january 2016 at 23 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view