take more work and do more jobs.” Despite being the owner, Chris doesn’t mind giving his four employees a hand. In fact, when chaos hits the shop, you’ll find him hard at work, painting cars. He actually painted his own 2006 BMW 645Ci. “For my Bimmer, I mixed three colors in one,” he says. “I used a Kandy Apple Red, Kandy Purple and mixed in some Kandy Wild Cherry [all from
House of Kolor] to get the dark color it has now. I wanted to do something different in terms of the color and wanted to still keep it luxury and sport. I love red and purple and when I mixed it all together, it came out looking pretty good, especially in the sun when all the colors can be seen. You can’t tell if it’s a deep purple or a brandywine.” While at the shop, the stock Bimmer was transformed to an awardwinning vehicle that raised tons of attention at its Anaheim DUB Show debut. “We started by locating the parts and creating a vision for the widebody. I took and modified a Prior Design body kit to fit with the metal widebody, which was crafted by Topo at TS Designs. I added air vents to the exterior, built custom fenders, modified the hood, raised the exhaust and molded a new spoiler wing to the trunk before spraying it with the custom paint.” Treating it as a priceless artifact, Chris doesn’t plan on making it his daily driver. “I don’t want it to be an average car on the road,” he says laughing. “I want it to keep its exclusivity and unique appeal, so that when people see it at shows, they’re still in awe of all that it has. This baby is on lockdown.” Some wise words from a 24-year-old businessman whose future is only filled with success and more award-winning paint jobs.
TECH SPECS: 2006 BMW 645Ci OWNER: CHRISTIAN CASTELLANOS
AUDIO BY JC’S CUSTOM PAINT: • (2) JL Audio HD 750/1 amps • (1) JL Audio HD 600/4 amp • (2) JL Audio 8-inch w7 speakers • JL Audio component speakers INTERIOR: • Interior by California Upholstery • All fiberglass work by Juanito at JC’s Custom Paint: dash, door panels, center console and glass trunk
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EXTERIOR: • Prior Design body kit modified by JC’s Custom Paint • Molded spoiler wing on trunk • Added vents on upper part of the trunk • Added vents to both stock fenders • Extended front fender to give head light a newer look • Added vents to stock hood • Modified rear bumper and brought up the exhaust to the actual bumper • Flared out both quarter panels 3-inches to make it a widebody with help from Topo, and did all sheet metal work.
WHEELS/TIRES: • TIS Modular 16 3-piece 24-inch front and 26 -inch rear wheels • Pirelli PZero Nero 275/25R24 front and Falken 305/25R26 rear tires