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I bought my Passat in June of 2001, after having owned a Jetta for a few years I had no doubt about wanting to move up the line in the Volkswagen family for my next car.  I owned my B5 for about 8 months before I found Club B5, and I loved the car just the way it was in stock form. If I only knew what was ahead of me! 

The day I stumbled upon Club B5, I was awed by the current B5 of the month.  At that time it was Wunder Wagen (David Graas). I had never seen a modified Passat before, especially a variant, but after seeing his car I was inspired and immediately planned a list of mods for my car.  The first of which was to rid the car of that huge suv-like wheel gap.  I started acquiring more and more different mods and soon thereafter I decided upon a style I wanted to go with, which is simple and sleek. The black car allows for a stealthy look with the dark tint (20%). 

I’ve kept the interior of the car relatively simple. I have aluminum trim, door sills and shift knob, plus an upgraded stereo system which includes amps, a stealth box, Pioneer head unit and JL components plus XM satellite radio and a 12 disc changer.   The more important parts of the car to me are the suspension, exterior, and engine. I have KW Variant 2 coilovers paired with neuspeed front and rear sway bars, which provide better handling, plus 18” Axis speed six wheels wrapped in P Zero Nero M&S tires and Stoptech brakes with slotted rotors and black calipers for serious stopping power. The tinted tails, side markers and bumper reflectors are done by Jonboy.  Euro spec bi-xenon’s with Stage 2 bulbs provide extra lighting up front, and are good for lighting up the woodsy area I live in.  Under the hood I have the GIAC chip, EVO intake, HKS blow off valve, and Brullen Exhaust.  Beyond that, there are a few other minor modifications, but again nothing crazy.  It was all done within a span of a few months when I was motivated and eager to modify the car, but after a lot of long weekends, I have reached a level that I am happy with.   

I haven’t gone crazy with modding the car, although I have been tempted by many group buys and other inspiring B5’s around Club B5. There is always something new that pop’s up on the forums that is hard to compete with, but I’ve tried to keep it simple and when all was said and done I basically went with performance modifications, and simple styling. After I was content with everything I had done, I did decide to show it once – that was the first and last time, because second place is good enough for me.  I never imagined that I would be able to put together a car that is worthy of any awards or being chosen for B5 of the Month.   

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