Its been a while since we have posted a “Random Image” on Automodified. I came across this awesome image of this BMW M3 E92 with a set of Works wheels with a super sweet Pearlescent paint job on them. Does anybody know of a car in South Africa with Pearlescent wheels on it?

Well its been a while since iv actually dropped a blog that iv taken some decent photos for. Im pretty sure that most of our Cape Town readers attended the Fast, Furious and Glamorous event at Killarney on the 26th of December. I hope you guys all enjoyed your new years and are as glad as I am to be back at work. I know that sounds a bit odd but you have to admit it can get very expensive staying at home for that period.
Here are the pictures i …

I took some time off from my hectic schedule to make a turn at the annual Streetmod Motorshow over the weekend. Thanks to Marlize Hoon for dragging me along. This event took place at the Good Hope Centre and was one promising one not to be missed by all petrolheads. Once again the Mother City’s modfathers and sisters didn’t disappoint the crowd.
The main floor was packed with some awesome metal ranging from some of the hottest hotrods to Cape Town’s finest modified mobiles. The basement was allocated to the …

These days cars are looking hotter and hotter in their OEM state. Take for example this Ford Focus RS, its got the standard trimings, but an aftermarket set of rims that have been resprayed Frozen Blue with the mirrors to match and a set of coilovers. Now lets be honest, that looks totally awesome just as is, right?
Would you do anything else to this Ford Focus RS to try improve the look?

These are the results from last weekends Sound off at Audio Kings in Brackenfell, Team dB hosted the events and it had one hell of a turn out, well done to the guys that took part in the sound off. For images of the event follow this link: Team dB and Audio Kings “Ridez and Vibez”
Bellow are the results from the event.

Not too long ago I did a write up called: “From a judge’s point of view”. This was some useful tips for all our “show and shine” petrol heads. So, it’s just fair that I do something on Stance. This is to clear the confusion between the two as most petrol heads confuse the one with the other.

Stance is all about rims with a lot of offset, stretched tyres, and negative camber. To achieve that “perfect” stance-look, you must have suspension modifications that will allow your car to sit closer …

This is something I personally have dreamt of doing to my Mk1 golf. A guy in Germany has done it to his Mk3 Golf, he has gone all out though.
The project all started off with a bare Mk3 Gti shell.

The car was then fitted with a modified Volvo T5 power plant. A couple special bits were added to the motor as you can see from the pictures.

Next the body was treated to an awesome powderkoting ,rollcage and sprayjob.

The drive train was put in place and all the bolts were secured.

The …

Growing up with a lot of Merc’s in our family iv grown to dislike them and became more of a BMW fan, but I quickly changed my tune when I saw this little red riding hood. The Mercedes Benz SLS is a very special car. Its one of the few cars in the world to have explosives, the explosives in the doors are a safely feature for when and if you roll the car, the door will automatically shoot off so that the occupants can climb out safely.

Merc says:

Ten to …