Out of Retirement: Larry Chijner’s 2014 BMW 428ix

Out of Retirement: Larry Chijner’s 2014 BMW 428ix

Photography by Klifton Keplinger


Larry Chijner has been involved in the car audio scene since his first car, a 1993 Cadillac Eldorado. Being a guitar and piano player, music was always in Chijner’s veins, but once he was introduced to car audio he was immediately hooked.

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He won his first show, and the rest is history. In 2005, Chijner retired from competition, but stayed involved in the scene by judging and promoting shows. When he picked up his 2014 BMW 428ix, what started with some simple mods to make it sound better quickly snowballed into a competition-ready audio build. Coming out of retirement was easy!


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ESSENTIALS

Owner: Larry Chijner
Vehicle: 2014 BMW 428ix
Location: Coraopolis, PA
Club: Team Hybrid Audio
Competition: IASCA

ENGINE

  • Dinan Stage 3 tune

EXHAUST

  • Dinan exhaust

INTERIOR

  • Carbon fiber interior accents

AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS

  • Mobridge signal converter
  • Milbert Tube analog pre-amp
  • Helix (P6 DSP MKII 6-channel processor amplifier, SPXL mono sub amplifier, A4 competition amplifier)
  • Hybrid Audio (X3 mid-range speakers, X1 tweeters, Legatia L8 midbass drivers, Clarus 15-inch subwoofer)
  • Astell & Kern SP1000 media player w/ Bluetooth controller
  • Kimber Kable KCAG interconnects
  • Nordost Purple Flare speaker wiring
  • Stinger (8000 series RCAs, speaker wire)

SPONSORS

  • Hybrid Audio Technologies
  • Milbert Audio
  • Helix

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