Competitors
TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS @ HOT IMPORT NIGHTS: HONOLULU (DEC 23, 2017)
STAGE 2: TOP 4
Voting Schedule: Dec 21 @ 12:00 PM - Dec 22 @ 12:00 PM HST
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Kurt Kajioka has always been a fan of the European auto scene, which is made evident by his first build. “My first car was a VW Rabbit and I modded the hell out of it before selling it,” Kajioka recalls. “Really regretted it after it was gone.” That’s when he decided to not only go back to his “roots” but also upgrade to something more luxurious. Enter the 1999 Audi A4. Sitting on Work Zeast ST1 wheels wrapped in Federal Tyres 595, the A4 is also decked with loads of carbon fiber and a custom air suspension. "This makes getting around here in Hawaii so much easier,” says Kajioka of the suspension parts. “I don't know why I didn't do this sooner.”
Owner: Kurt Kajioka
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Vehicle: 1999 Audi A4
Horsepower: 190 hp
Club: Endless Projects
SOCIAL:
Facebook: Kurt Kajioka
Instagram: @audiboy808
Written by Adam Gordon.
Photography by Ries Photography and Yuki Photography.
ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
BMC air intake
EXHAUST:
Vibrant Performance exhaust
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS:
GIAC ECU upgrade
WHEELS & TIRES:
Work Zeast ST1 wheels - 19x8.5 (f/r)
Federal 595 tires
CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
Custom air suspension (Accuair E-level key pad, plug delete, Viair air compressors (x2), Specialty Suspension seamless air tank)
UAS bags
Custom hardlines
BRAKES:
Zimmerman rotors (f/r)
Hawk pads
EXTERIOR:
Chrome blue wrap
Kerscher front bumper
Kerscher carbon fiber splitter
Rieger V3 side skirts
Rieger RSR rear bumper
Europulse carbon fiber trunk lip
Euro Gear carbon trunk
Fiber Images carbon hood
Custom carbon kevlar mid-door moldings
Carbon fiber out B & C pillars
Carbon gas doors
Custom rear roof spoilers
LIGHTING:
Depo Euro Code headlights
Blue LED lights
White LED Audi logo
INTERIOR:
Carbon fiber dash trims
Carbon fiber dash end caps
Carbon fiber radio bezel
Momo carbon e-brake handle
Black suede headliner, A, B, and C pillars
Black suede rear deck
Black & Silver leather seats
Custom carbon kevlar front seat rear inserts
RS4 interior door handles
Carbon fiber armrest cover
Carbon fiber shifter knob
Carbon fiber shifter plate
Carbon fiber ashtray cover
AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA
Pioneer DVD head unit
XO Vision headrest monitors
Rockford Fosgate 10-inch subwoofer
Nakamichi amplifiers
Audison door speakers
COMPETITION EVENTS, CLASSES & AWARDS:
2008, 2011, 2015 HIN: Hotest Audi
2014, 2015 Wekfest - 2nd Place: Best Euro. 1st Place: Best Audi
2010 Remix Auto Show - Hottest Audi
2014 SpoCom - 2nd Place: Best Euro
2015 Aloha Customs Car Show & Cruise - 1st Place: Best Euro
New Years Showoff - 2nd Place: Best Euro
HIN 2016
Wekfest 2016, 2017
HIN 2017 - Hottest Audi
FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"Full Custom air suspension. Taking it to the next level where no kits were available"
FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
PES supercharger
SHOPS / MECHANICS:
Island Sound Customs
Revision Audio
DMC Fabrications
oCarbon
XERO Wraps
Modern Detail
Wrench Werks
Auto Customs
Subcategories
2018 AutoShow
Registered Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE competitors for the 2018 Canadian International Autoshow. Those interested have until 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2018, to enter. Then, all competitors will battle it out over six stages to be crowned the 2018 Tuner Battlegrounds' AutoShow Champion.
In Stage 1, which ends at midnight Jan 18, all except the top 32 vote earners will be eliminated. Stage 2, which ends Jan. 25, will see another 16 entries gone in head-to-head battles. From then until the last day of the AutoShow, Feb. 25, four more eliminations will determine one Grand Champion.
All voting will be done online until only the final eight remain. The finalists’ cars will be on display at the AutoShow, beginning on opening day, Feb. 16, and everyone - the automobile enthusiast community, car fans, show-goers and friends and families of the contestants - will be able to vote for their favourite.