Ernie H.

Ernie Hofstetter

Owner: Ernie Hofsetter
Location: Howell, NJ., USA
Vehicle: 1991 BMW 325i
Car Club: Slam'n Euroz
Horsepower: 200
Website: Personal

Ernie has owned this car since 2008 and it has been a labor of love. Every mod has been meticulously thought out and executed. He was lucky enough to team up with a brilliant talent whom he met on a BMW forum, a friendship developed and this great project was born.

Photos By: Ernie Hofsetter

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE
M50 motor swap from a 1995 BMW 325i
swap to manual transmission, headers
custom Vibrant/Borla exhaust
Mishimoto radiator
SPAL electric fan

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WHEELS & TIRES
16 x 7.5 and 8.5 BBS RS slant lip
flat center cap with white powder-coated faces

SUSPENSION
Full Air Lift air suspension
Front rolling sleeves, and rear bags  
Autopilot V2 air management with 150 gallon air tank custom paint match to the car
dual Viair 444c compressors
AUX air hose

EXTERIOR
Front bumper turn signal delete
integrated signals to "city lights"
8k low beam HID's and 3k high beam HID's
Smoked tail lights and corner markers
35% window tint including a whole front windshield

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INTERIOR
Mtech II suede steering wheel
suede shift boot and e-brake boot
Aluminum gauge rings with Alpina tach strip & painted needles
ZHF shift knob
Custom trim for housing Autopilot V2 controller & Garmin navigation

AUDIO
Alpine IDA-x305s iPod head unit
JL Audio C5 6.5" components in the front (tweeter in stock location & there was only supposed to be a 5.25" where we put the 6.5" driver)
JL Audio C2 5.25" coaxials in the rear
JL Audio 8W3 subwoofer with power wedge enclosure
JL Audio 700/5 amplifier
Viper 5904 Color Remote Alarm & Remote Starter
Viper Smart Start w/GPS locator

Ernie Hofstetter