Boston Acoustics Passat Turbo
ink and pics: Edsel Labao
| Our New Feature car is one out of the ordinary. This car was started as just another showcar for speaker giant Boston Acoustics. But after all the time and effort its owner Al Patel has put into it. It has turned into his favorite hobby. This car is not "just another showcar" for boston, but one with a loving owner and true enthusiast behind it. | ||
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For braking power, Al went to stoptech and had them install their ferocious brake setup for the front, coupled with matching slotted rotors for the rear. Greddy used Al's car to make the G2 exhaust for the B5 (thats why he has them already folks) Now you all know whose car this exhaust system was fashioned from. |
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Now to what everybody is waiting for,
what is inside. Check out how custom the set of Greddy guages are installed.
The alpine headunit and in-dash DVD player take command of the center console. |
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Accele 7 inch monitors fill the front headrest with wireless infrared headphones for the rear passengers. Custom fabricated kick panels house the boston component speakers. |
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| To prevent the turbo from coking, a HKS
turbo timer is installed to babysit the car after hard runs. Right
underneath the sunroof motor, a new cover was fabricated to hold the alpine
dolby digital processor. |
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Onto the trunk, Here is where the remainder of the electronic gadgetry are all mounted. After every amp, sub, changer, etc. has been mounted, Wetworks painted the trim silver to show the equipment better. |
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| Did you say cameras? underneath the trunk lid is a 8 inch accele LCD monitor, on top of it is a nightvision camera to scare the heck out of those people poking around in the dark at hot import nights. The factory trunk keyhole was replaced with a backup camera. | ||
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Exterior: Caractere Euro Front bumper with euro plate holder Caractere Rear valence Caractere front grille Caractere rear wing Wetworks Tinted rear taillights, side markers, and emblems Wetworks Euro Turn Signals on mirrors Modern Image Vinyl graphics with carbon accents
Engine/Performance Wetworks Custom Engine painting Greddy G2 Exhaust System Greddy Type S blowoff valve Iridium Spark plugs Neuspeed P-Chip K&N Air Filter 52 mm Greddy Boost guage and Exhaust Temp guage (Custom Mounted in AC vents) HKS Turbo Timer
Wheels/Suspension 19 inch TSW Xenon Pin Drive Wheels - Custom Painted Graphite Yokohama AVS Sports 235/35/19 - Front 265/30/19 - Rear Eibach Prokit Springs, Struts and Dampers Front Sway bar kit
Mobiletronics/Interior Wetworks Custom Interior Painting (Trunk) Boston Acoustics Pro 6.53 inch component, 6 inch woofers (Doors) Boston Acoustics 4" Mid and tweeter in custom made kick panels Neo3r ambient tweeter kit in factory tweeter locations Boston Acoustics Pro 10 Subs Mounted in custom enclosures Alpine IVA-C800 Multimedia headunit Alpine DVA-5205 InDash DVD player Alpine PXA-H510 Dolby Digital Processor Alpine CHA-S624 6 disc CD Changer Alpine MHA-S670 6 Disc CD Changer Alpine NVE-851a DVD Navigation System Soundstream Rubicon 604S and 1002 2 Accele LCD7R 7 inch Headrest Monitors LCDP8 8 inch Trunk Monitor WPLC269R Color Car Backup Camera WPL269IR B&W Infrared Camera TVTNR4 TV Tuner 2 Wireless Headphones 4 Strobelights
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