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Thanks for the recommendation Gmonk. True, I don't sell either the DLS or the Rainbow, I can't think of a dealer within 100 miles of Sarasota who does. I have heard both, and they are excellent, they just don't fit in my product mix. I do have the Hertz Mille and Audison Voce speakers on...

For now, I need to keep the buzz going on this vehicle, but after the contest ends I have a decade's worth of material show off. BTW, if you haven't already... Text "GLK25" to 48457 Every vote counts, and there's no extra charge

We have 2 installers (including me), one wheel specialist, shop manager, store manager, receptionist and 2 salesmen. If we become overwhelmed with business, we will hire more help before we sacrifice on the quality. We drove it around quite a bit before we gave it back to Mercedes, very solid...

Anyone in the St. Pete area is welcome for a tour. Aside from our install facility, we have an onsite museum of amazing vehicles, including exotics, restored customs, collectibles, even a Foose Camaro and the original General Lee from the first episode of Dukes of Hazard. Usually we leave the...

We estimated the cost of construction at $140,000 for labor and equipment. Almost a third of that in the one-off body kit. The base vehicle should retail around $40,000 when it comes out next year. Thanks for the kind words. I used to run a shop that saw a lot of drug dealer customers, and they...

Its a little more difficult to build a lot of sound pressure on a vehicle with no roof. And frankly, we never measure the SPL of our vehicles, since that is not the customer we cater to. We mostly deal in high end gear in high end vehicles, not walls of woofers. (Nothing wrong with walls of...

There are 6 of the 750/1 amps powering the 6 subs and a 600/4 powering each set of components. 750*6 + 600*2 = 5700

We also see a resemblance to the Dub City die cast toy cars. Hopefully they will want to make one out of this. In order to make the 26" rims fit, we had to add 1 1/4" to the A-arm to clear and then cut 1" from the springs to bring it back down. For a real customer we would stick with 24" wheels...

The doors were sealed with cardboard and tape to make a bowl shape where the fiberglass would not get caught under the lip of the inside edge. Here the fiberglass mat is glued to the tape to get the flatted mold possible http://www.dupontregistry.com/blvd/photos/build/full/DSC07458.jpg...

No, Spike is out promoting the vehicle in his own way. We both appreciate the kind words from those who can tell that hundreds of man hours were spent sculpting every detail of this vehicle to make it "custom," but also make it look like it could have come off the showroom floor that way.

One of Mercedes stipulations was that it had to look like something Mercedes could have built themselves. And most people think it does. No matter their requirements, something like a row of bullet tweeters or vertical doors is tasteless in any vehicle. And it may not be noticable because it...

For those of you who are not into the concept, can you be more specific? Is it the wheels? The interior? Or do you just not like SUVs? Admittedly this isn't the kind of vehicle I would own myself, I prefer sports cars, but look more at the level of craftsmanship we put into every element of the...

As one of the principal builders of this vehicle, I wanted to take some time and share it with as many as possible. What you are seeing is a concept vehicle based on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350. Mercedes asked 4 of the world's top car builders to take their entry-level SUV and redesign it in...