Well I guess it took a bit longer to get this gallery live than it does most of our other events… Why? Because I made it a point to shoot every car, truck, and two-wheeled vehicle that crossed my path! There are almost 1500 pictures in our Austin Heat Wave coverage, with an amazing amount of trucks, SUV, domestic and import cars blazing in the hot Austin sun. There were even a few crazy motorcycles, ATVs, and a few lowrider bicycles to add a little flavor to the show. Can you find yours? For a break down on the coverage, check out the SoundDomain Blog.

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Over the weekend I was down in Austin, TX for the Custom Sounds Texas Heat Wave. The show was much larger than I anticipated, a good thing of course, and I did my best to shoot every single car, truck, motorcycle, and whatever else looked cool. Many car audio and car and truck performance manufacturers were on hand to show off their products and demo vehicles, but none impressed me more than MTX’s assault on the show.

They brought an arsenal of custom trucks for their booth, each displaying jaw-dropping style and eardrum splitting sound systems. The cartoon-like matte black Escalade that debuted during CES was on hand, along with a red and black Escalade equipped with the legendary 22" Jackhammers. And a bagged and dumped Chevy S10 extended cab had an awesome industrial-styled install with crazy doors, a blow-through box, and a bed full of amps and video screens. But even with all of those amazing demo cars, nothing impressed me more than the Lamborghini-blue completely custom Nissan Titan you see below (with more pics after the jump!), built by Kustomz Unlimited, Inc of Garland, TX.

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Scions are owning recent car shows. These guys roll in huge cliques and really represent their brand, each with a unique and sometimes entertaining style. Some owners choose a tuner theme to show their style; others go way over-the-top; almost following in a Japanese Bosozoku fashion; some attempt to add a touch of luxury to their econo-boxes – and all variations were represented well at Heat Wave.

But for some reason, this VIP-styled xB really grabbed my attention. Now, (no offense) Scion will never truly be considered a car that can be part of the VIP styling craze since it’s not part of the luxury marques, but this xB was just clean and well thought-out. The basic low profile body kit, the deep dish color-coded monobloc style wheels, the chrome trim – all followed the VIP styling with a slight sport compact flair. But the color-coded minibar extending from the dash is what really grabbed me and had me giggling like a Japanese school girl. The rest of the interior followed the color-coded theme, finishing off the simple and clean design of this xB. Nice job! Check out the Gallery after the jump.

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The Texas Heat Wave show series is one of the biggest in Texas, and quite possibly the entire South. I attended back in 2003 while working for Custom Sounds (the title sponsor), and was blown away. I had never attended a show with so many cars in one location! The event offers a lot of everything: from hot rods to muscle cars, to donks, boxes, and bubbles, to sport compact, trucks, sport bikes, choppers, if it rolls on wheels, it’s here. Seriously, this show is ginormis! Soulja Boy, Paul Wall, Lil Boosie, and Lil Will will also be performing during the weekend—and then there’s the bikini contest. I just hope I have enough time to check it all out! I’m heading down to Texas tomorrow to get ready to shoot the entire show, and we’ll have my pics posted as soon as I get back. There might even be a few Team SoundDomain members on hand at the car stereo competition. More details to come, so stay tuned!

Get more details over at the Heatewave’s website!