It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that Cayetano (Eddie) Farcon is a car audio fanatic. While his day job doesn't always allow him to indulge in his passion, it does serve as a kind of release from the whirring grind of his work. When you spend all day looking into people's mouths (and possibly smelling what they had for lunch), you need to get out on the open road to unwind, blasting the stereo as you cruise. In case you haven't guessed, Eddie Farcon is a dentist whose car audio habits are madder than a shot of nitrous that he sometimes gives to his patients. But having a great sound system isn't enough for him. In order to have a crazy audio setup, Eddie firmly believes the rest of the car should look the part. "I have always tried to personalize my vehicles both with internal and external mods. [After] you do it once, it is hard not to personalize your next vehicle."
Eddie's first car was a new 1984 Toyota Supra. But even back in that old-school era, he needed to upgrade the sound of his ride: "I put a small Alpine system into the Supra. Alpine head, EQ, component speakers, and two 10" subs." That wasn't all. This dentist was one of the first to catch on to the import performance trend. "Even back then," he explains, "the car had a Kaminari Aero kit and rolled on 15-inch [sizeable for the day] Enkei alloys."
Fast forward to 2002 and Eddie's craziest project to date: his 1992 BMW 325is, a project ten years in the making. Eddie is the original owner of this black beauty; and he loves it so much, he wanted to make it the platform for the ultimate system, which of course had to be complemented with plenty of non-car audio upgrades. The first modification was a full body kit using components from AC Schnitzer and Racing Dynamics. The wheels are insane 19 x 8 Hartge Classics. To add more engine firepower, an AutoThority air intake, big bore throttle body, and a Dinan ECU were added. Although Eddie is a dentist and understandably loves nitrous (the 70-shot wet system is by Nitrous Express), his future plans call rather for grafting two turbos on the powerplant. According to Eddie: "This vehicle is by far the most fun to drive out of my other cars which include a 1996 Porche 911, a 1999 Mercedes Benz E430, and a 2001 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition". However, because he attends a lot of events on the East Coast with this car, it has suffered a lot of exposure to the elements.
Aside from his own desire to improve his car inside and out, Eddie had more impetus for taking things to the next level after his experience at a car show. He explains: "In 1999 at a Hot Import Nights event in New Jersey, I decided to enter my car thinking it could hold its own as a showcar. I was rudely awakened by the killer sound systems of the other highly modified BMWs." Following that experience, Eddie tossed the keys to his pride and joy to Mobile Innovations in Lodi, New Jersey.
Shop StopEddie chose Mobile Innovations because of the numerous celebrity vehicles they have done, especially for local baseball and New Jersey Nets players, as well as some R&B artists. Martin and Nick Vulaj are brothers who are well known for their craftsmanship which they dedicate to creating outrageous systems. Eddie notes, "The major strong point of this system is the ability to maintain all stock functions, look stealth, yet when demonstrated, display a vast amount of motorization and 'wow' factor."