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Chris
Daraban (Jinxx)
Hawaii
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It
all started in September of 2000.
My wife and I were selling our 2-door Integra
GSR (red of course) and looking for a
4-door-family-mobile due to the arrival of our newly
born daughter.
The main things we were looking for were decent
power, leg and head (and car seat) room, leather
interior and a manual transmission.
We looked at the IS300 (too small and only
available with auto-stick), the GS400 (too expensive),
the S70-T5 (only available in auto unless we waited 4
months), the A4 (too small) and the Stratus (yuck,
yuck, barf).
We looked at the Passat GLX a couple of
times and we liked everything about it except that it
took a while for the look of the car to grow on me (am
I weird?).
We narrowed it down to the VW and the Volvo.
Then, my wife dropped a bomb on me…since she
was going to be driving it 90% of the time and would
have to deal with a screaming child, etc….she wanted
an AUTOMATIC (oh the horror)!
Since the Passat was available with a Tiptronic
transmission, 4Motion and a lower price tag than the
Volvo, it got the nod.
Because I had to live with an automatic, my
wife agreed to let me set aside some money to fix up
the car a bit (muahahahaha ßevil
laugh).
The modifications started simply enough with
wheels and tires…and then I discovered Club B5.
And through ClubB5, I met Lawrence, aka IslandT,
who was part of a European car club (Eurotechnik) here
in Hawaii.
With all the inspiration and comraderie from
Club B5 and Eurotechnik, I don’t think I’ll ever be
done modifying our Passat!
My goal is an aggressive, stylish, but subtle
look
(oxymoron?)
So here’s what I’ve done so
far:
| Pioneer
FH-P8800 headunit |
35%
Tint |
| Pioneer
CDX-P1250 12-disc CD changer |
Body
color matched painted side panels |
| Wheelskin
leather steering wheel wrap (red & black) |
New
Beetle sunglasses holder w/chrome strip |
| Red
interior pin-stripe |
Red
leather accents |
| FER
crystal clear corner lenses |
In.pro.
crystal clear side markers |
| Matrix
pedals (red & black) |
Painted
engine and intake covers (red) |
| Kamei
grille |
H&R
Sport springs |
| 1BE
shocks |
ATE
Powerdisk brake rotors (painted red) |
| Painted
brake calipers (red) |
Caractere
wing |
| Oettinger
front spoiler |
Oettinger
rear valence |
| 17x8
Mille Miglia Action wheels w/ Bridgestone
225/45/17 RE730 tires |
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