2025 Electronics Stores Guide

A full service car parts store

One of the newer auto parts stores on the Outer Banks, Car Quest is a locally-owned chain store that has what vehicle owners need to take care of anything from a motorcycle to a pickup truck to a SUV. Basic supplies like oil and transmission fluid can be found here, as well as summer needs like air conditioner kits and boosters, sun protection window tint, sun shades for windows and antifreeze/coolant for the radiator. The store stocks a good supply of car wash equipment and cleaners and waxes, too. Plus traveling road warriors can come here to find such necessities as  trailer hitches and new batteries.  Car Quest also custom makes high pressure hydraulic hoses and custom mixes vehicle paint colors. The store also carries some marine supplies for boaters. 

Have a boat? You’d probably like what this store has to offer. Top shelf electronic equipment from major manufacturers is available here for fish-finding, marine communications, entertainment and navigation needs. This store specializes in sales and service of new and used marine electronics, including Furuno, Garmin, Northstar, Shakespeare Antennas, Simrad, Icom, Standard Horizon, JL Audio, Fusion and Poly-Planar. Credit is given for trade-in equipment, after it is inspected and tested. Repair service is also available for Furuno, Northstar and Garmin products. The store displays select equipment, including marine radios, GPS, autopilots, broadband radar, satellite TV antennas, Sirius Marine Weather and various electronic accessories and parts.

This unusual shop combines computer expertise with a range of musical services and equipment. Serving the Outer Banks for more than 20 years, the store opened in 2005 at the current location.  There are not too many businesses where you can bring your laptop in for service, and look at some guitars, mandolins or drums while you’re waiting. A whole range of PC computer services are offered, including virus and spyware removal, repairs, upgrades,  and flat panel and laptop screen repairs. Used systems are also available, and custom systems can be designed for restaurants, hospitality businesses and property management companies. On the music end,  a variety of new and used instruments and music accessories are for sale at the shop, with many displayed on the walls. Also, the store buys vintage and used instruments. This is a great source for wedding and club DJs, bands and musicians. Instruments and PA equipment are also available for rent. 

The Outer Banks Hotline is a crisis intervention center with a 24-hour hotline. The also have thrift stores up and down the Outer Banks including one in Manteo. 

From computer repair to home office supplies, Staples is the modern version of the old stationary store.  And it does in fact sell stationary, as well as photo paper, printer paper, notebooks and legal pads. Nearly anything you need for a school project or an office presentation is available here, from pens to paper clips, to yes, staples. This chain store, located next to TJ Maxx in Nags Head, is well organized and has signs pointing customers to the products they need. In addition to standard office necessities, Staples also stocks a large supply of computer equipment and laptops; digital cameras and accessories; Kindle e-readers; digital recorders and GPS; wireless technology and accessories; and smart phone accessories.  There is an excellent selection of computer programs, including for Mac. A variety of desks, file cabinets and rolling desk chairs can be found at the rear of the store. 

Video game and comic book fans will have a great time at Super Galactic Games N Comics, a unique shopping destination that is situated in the heart of the Outer Banks. Brimming with items that range from valuable collectibles to trading cards, Super Galactic Games N Comics is a fun place for folks of all ages and interests to linger and explore.

Sometimes you just want to visit a Walmart. Fortunately, Walmart is conveniently located at milepost 1, right as you enter the Outer Banks from the Wright Memorial Bridge. 

This outfitter, one of 316 in the U.S. and abroad, offers boaters of every stripe just about anything they need to keep their vessel ship-shape, whether it’s used for work or for fun. The store has rows and rows of shelves with boat supplies and equipment for everything from a fishing boat to sailboats to kayaks. There are even some kayaks for sale.  Clothing in stock includes not just the requisite T-shirts and shorts, but also high-quality jackets that are truly wind- and water-proof.  A good selection of electronics, including autopilots, radar and fish-finders are in stock, as well as maintenance, plumbing, electrical and engine supplies. Often, if it can’t be found here, it can be delivered from supply warehouses.  And if it’s not in stock, whatever item you need can no doubt be found in the more than 1000-page West Marine annual catalogue available at the store.