True “Royalty”
If King James had a car, what would he drive? Would
it be a Porsche, Mercedes or even a Bentley? No! I am
pretty sure he’d choose something that is more
traditional to Royalty ways. His choice would come in
black. It would be powerful, seductive and a level
above his rivals. His chariot of choice would be a Jetta
VR6. He would fortify it to a point that has never been
seen before. The engine bay has some conservative but
noticeable mods that contribute to its "COMPLETE
PACKAGE" concept. Paint has been applied to the
engine bay to include the motor cover, air intake, Audi
S4 engine cover and other accent pieces by Mike Marino
of Fischer Paint and repair. UPSOLUTE custom chip
tuning of Austria has been applied to the ECU to
remove the top limiter and works in conjunction with
the Cat-Back Bastuck exhaust to achieve a proven top
speed of 160 mph. An Audi TT short shifter has been
installed on the transmission to shorten the throw time
during hard accelerations.
A 30 gig video Ipod and a modified PS2 have been
called upon to provide the audio and video
entertainment for this chariot. The ashtray has been
modified with docking station for the Ipod. Both
provide video for a 7 inch in-dash motorized TV and
two 7 inch Sharp LCD screens mounted in the trunk.
Oli of BanZai "Car Hifi & More" has also installed a
Hands free Bluetooth cell phone Kit with LCD display.
The audio portion is supplied by an Clarion MAX
675VDII CD/DVD/MP3 player. A Clarion DVH 940
sound processor has been installed to provide "Time
Correction" and Dolby 5.1. Focal 165W Utopia's fill
the interior of the car with crisp sounds. The front
tweeters are mounted in the factory mirror housing
while the rear have been custom installed in the C-
Pillar. The trunk Focal components have been
fiberglased in by Sven of BanZai Car Hi-Fi too.
Amplification has been provided by some of the finest
electronics. Sinfoni 90.2 controls the sound quality for
the front Utopia system and a Xetec Gravity G600 send
signals to 4 focal sets to ensure every pin drop is heard.
In the deeper sounding section, a Ground Zero GZPA
2.3000d provides the juice for two JL Audio 12W7's.
The BettaJetta suspension was purchased from "Bullock
Style Tuning" of Limburg, Germany. Bullock Style is
well known throughout Germany and all neighboring
countries for his outstanding air ride kits. This kit has
Front, Back and Side to Side action with fast valves
incorporated. An H&R stabilizer, Audi S3 tower strut
brace and Audi S3 lower tie bar have been installed in
the front to ensure the car can achieve the lowest stance
possible and to help control the body roll under hard
cornering. Each fender has be extended by 2 inchs for
clearance and protection by Loll Tuning and Auto Haus
Rossel in Wiesbaden Germany.
The rear bench has exchanged for something much better.
Two additional front seats from a New Beetle have
been installed. Prior to installation of the new seats,
the original front seat were removed and all were taken
to "Sattlerei Duester" for a little Mercedes touch. The
seats were reupholstered with smooth black and coarse
gray Mercedes leather. All members of this Royal family
have their own personal throne to relax in. Each door
has been covered in gray leather and the coinciding name
has been stitched in with fine detail.
The team has search for 6 months throughout several
countries to find an exotic wheel. The wheel was finally
was found in Sacramento, California, but were for the
Nissan 350z. 15mm spacers convert the Nissan wheels
to fit the VW bolt pattern. The "Hipnotic 1C" covers 8.5
inches of ground and stands 20 inches tall with an
offset of 35. A complete R32 brake swap has been
installed to but the brake on this chariot. Falken has
been summoned once again to provide their finest rubber
application. GRB FK-452 tires in the size of
235/30/20 were the chosen ones. During the 2008 VW
Treffen season, the BettaJetta team does not have a
goal to win all trophies but to captivate and allure the
audience.
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