Vehicle Modification Thread

[Ryan]

Hey everyone. A lot of forums have a place to post your modifications to your vehicle and that would be nice to have here.

I'll start with one I just finished up a few minutes ago. It's a minor, $20 mod for my wheels. These are on Amazon and they are just little vinyl stickers to go on the Dodge rhombi center caps on the 2017+ wheels. The center caps themselves are a mod too, since my car is a 2015. I just liked how they looked better than the nearly invisible "DODGE" letters that came from the factory. The decals are available in a lot of different colors to match your car, but since mine is white I chose red vinyl.

The edges aren't perfect but they aren't very noticeable either. I've also considered replacing the chrome Dodge letters on my tail lights with one of these decals centered on my lights since they shipped me a couple of extra decals. Some of the Dodge concept drawings have the rhombi emblem on the tail lights, which is where I got that idea.

I've done a lot of other mods to my prior cars, but not very much to this one.





I know that several of you have done things to your vehicles, so let's see some of them!

 

[Ryan]

Did more modifications to this car, though I no longer own it.



- Satin black fuel door
- Black stripes
- Tinted side marker lights
- HID headlights
- Challenger script badge
- Black grille surround
- Black DODGE letters on tail lights

 

[redriderbob]

Let's see...

• Barton Pistol Grip Shifter
• All LED Interior Lights
• LED 6000K Foglights
• "Powered By SRT" Half Covers
• Speedlogix Oil Catch Can
• Mopar Scat Pack Stage 1 Kit (Mopar Cold Air Intake, Mopar Scat Pack Stage 1 ECM, Mopar Cat Back Exhaust)
• LED Smoked Side Markers
• SRT Performance Pages and EVIC
• Red Dash Trim
• Line Lock
• Mopar "Charger" Aluminum Door Sill Guard
• Mopar "Charger" All-Weather Rubber Floor
• All Windows Tinted
• Rear Bumper Trunk Guard
• Huskey Trunk Liner
• LED 6000k Reverse Lights
• Mid-Muffler Delete
• Z Automotive Tazer Programmer
• Yokohama 255 All Seasons Tires
• EBC Performance Rotors and Ceramic Pads
• Colored Wireless LED Lights in Engine Compartment
• Carbon Fiber Window Vinyl Trim
• Gray Carbon Mirror Caps
• 345 Aluminum Badges

 

[Ryan]

Let's see...

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• Barton Pistol Grip Shifter
• All LED Interior Lights
• LED 6000K Foglights
• "Powered By SRT" Half Covers
• Speedlogix Oil Catch Can
• Mopar Scat Pack Stage 1 Kit (Mopar Cold Air Intake, Mopar Scat Pack Stage 1 ECM, Mopar Cat Back Exhaust)
• LED Smoked Side Markers
• SRT Performance Pages and EVIC
• Red Dash Trim
• Line Lock
• Mopar "Charger" Aluminum Door Sill Guard
• Mopar "Charger" All-Weather Rubber Floor
• All Windows Tinted
• Rear Bumper Trunk Guard
• Huskey Trunk Liner
• LED 6000k Reverse Lights
• Mid-Muffler Delete
• Z Automotive Tazer Programmer
• Yokohama 255 All Seasons Tires
• EBC Performance Rotors and Ceramic Pads
• Colored Wireless LED Lights in Engine Compartment
• Carbon Fiber Window Vinyl Trim
• Gray Carbon Mirror Caps
• 345 Aluminum Badges

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Love your car and all the modifications you’ve done!

 

[UN4GTBL]

Haven't done much to the Cherokee so far - front window tint, vent visors, Husky floor liners and a dash cam

 

[UN4GTBL]

I had done a few things to my Caliber over the years:

Mopar Items:

• Mopar Bug Deflector
• Mopar Vent Visors
• Mopar Cargo Nets (From Jeep Patriot)
• Low Speed MyGIG RER Radio
• uConnect Microphone Kit
• 2009 Caliber Bezel
• Illuminated Window Switches
• Body Colour Grille
• SRT Pedal Covers

Misc:

• Blacked out Headlights with Eyelids
• Mini H1 bixenon projectors with 4300k HIDs
• Custom front LED turn signals
• LED Tail Lights
• LED Rear Turn Signals
• LED Rear Plate Lights
• Husky Floor Liners
• Rear Bumper Protector
• Door Sill Guards
• Painted Window Switch Surrounds
• Leather Shift Boot
• De-Badged
• Side Moulding Removed
• Tinted Windows (35% Front, 18% Rear)
• Custom Center Bezel Cubby Door
• Custom "Boost Gauge Cubby" Door
• Front Camera
• Rear Camera
• iPod Cable
• Aux. Input Jack
• LED interior lights
• Mud flaps
• SRT Leather shift boot

My Caliber (left) vs a stock Caliber (right)

 

[UN4GTBL]

As you guys know, "the mod bug" is contagious, so, I've also done a few things to my parent's Caravan:

• Mopar fog light kit
• Mopar bug deflector
• Husky Floor Liners
• Mud flaps
• Black housing headlights
• Morimoto Mini D2S 3.0 bixenon projectors + 4300k HIDs
• Switch-back front turn signals/parking lights in imitation of a Dodge Charger
• MyGIG RHB
• Lockpick
• Front & rear cameras
• Remote start
• 2012+ Dodge// grille badge
• SXT badge on tailgate
• Vent visors
• Fog lights as DRLs
• Fog lights + highbeams enable
• Premium ceiling console
• Premium center removable console
• LED interior lights

 

[mopar22]

For the dart i got the windows tinted, a mopar design oem emblem (had ideas for teh car before it was finally killed off the the emblem is clean), husky floor mats, shark fin to get rid of that long antenna, mopar tire valve caps, mopar center caps, mopar grill insert in place of the dodge emblem, and then a spoiler. Car was a little bit dirty since the picture were from before i got back home

 

[devildodge]

@redriderbob love that charger.

@UN4GTBL I really enjoy the mods you have done to your parents caravan, and the caliber was cool. Enjoy seeing that you are keeping on with the cherokee.

@Ryan I enjoy seeing your mods and your renderings. When you got that Ram you were planning on keeping it awhile and making it yours...I know your plans got changed for you...but is there another vehicle you plan to get ahold of and keep awhile?

@mopar22 love that dart. I really thought the dart would have caught on more with the younger crowd, but I think chargers and challengers spoiled it's glory.

I haven't done any mods to my modern Mopar, my 2013 Cummins only got a bed cover and a bed extender.

But the list of mods I have done over the years to my older mopars is just things of memories as I get older and miss them more and more.

 

[Ryan]

@Ryan I enjoy seeing your mods and your renderings. When you got that Ram you were planning on keeping it awhile and making it yours...I know your plans got changed for you...but is there another vehicle you plan to get ahold of and keep awhile?

The truck wouldn't have been my first choice, but I felt like I needed a truck for the additional practicality it provided. Now I can confirm that I am still not a truck person and wouldn't consider purchasing another one. I'm really wanting a Charger Daytona 5.7. There wouldn't be many mods necessary for that car, but I'd get it ceramic coated, put an Xpel film around the bottom to protect from rock chips, do some exhaust work, replace the side marker lights with LEDs, and upgrade the sound system (unless it is HK). I'd probably consider doing a Scat Pack stage kit at some point for that car too. I've been hesitant to do anything to my white Charger since it is a V6 and there isn't much that can be done to a V6 Charger or Challenger without making it look kind of like a "poser" car.

I'd be happy with a Giulia too though after driving one for a little while yesterday. Those are extremely fun cars, good handling, acceleration, ride comfort, and front seat space. I just don't know if I'd be as satisfied in the long term with the quieter European sport as opposed to louder American performance. I've shuffled through vehicles very often... I think that is because I have made compromises or "jumped the gun" so to speak and made a purchase without thinking about it long enough. I've consistently loved the Daytona package for a while now, so I think that is what I need to go with rather than making a compromise to get a vehicle sooner or just buying what is available on our lot to avoid having to dealer trade or special order one.

 

[LordHobbit]

Can older mopars be featured too?

1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ):

• Clayton Offroad long arm suspension kit
• Clayton Offroad ZJ 8.8 axle bracket kit
• IRO 5.5" lift springs
• Bilstein 5100 shocks
• JCR Offroad sliders
• JCR Offroad OTK steering
• MVF steering brace
• KOR radiator support
• Custom front winch plate
• Smittybilt 8000 lbs winch
• custom rear bumper with swing out tire carrier
• HPD30 front axle with Eaton E-locker and truss
• Ford 8.8 rear axle with factory LSD and Clayton truss
• 33x12.5-15 Duratracs

Items yet to do:

• WJ knuckle/brake upgrade
• Ruffstuff offset 1-ton steering kit
• JCR Offroad DIY front bumper (yet to be assembled/modified for the custom winch plate)
• tube fender flares
• cage?
• 4.6(7) stroker motor
• I'm sure there is more

 

[redriderbob]

Can older mopars be featured too?

1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ):

• Clayton Offroad long arm suspension kit
• Clayton Offroad ZJ 8.8 axle bracket kit
• IRO 5.5" lift springs
• Bilstein 5100 shocks
• JCR Offroad sliders
• JCR Offroad OTK steering
• MVF steering brace
• KOR radiator support
• Custom front winch plate
• Smittybilt 8000 lbs winch
• custom rear bumper with swing out tire carrier
• HPD30 front axle with Eaton E-locker and truss
• Ford 8.8 rear axle with factory LSD and Clayton truss
• 33x12.5-15 Duratracs

Items yet to do:

• WJ knuckle/brake upgrade
• Ruffstuff offset 1-ton steering kit
• JCR Offroad DIY front bumper (yet to be assembled/modified for the custom winch plate)
• tube fender flares
• cage?
• 4.6(7) stroker motor
• I'm sure there is more

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Awesome!

 

[Ryan]

Finally got the awesome wireless charging iPhone stand that @TripleT made for me set up in my car.

 

[Jared B]

Looks good, I like it!

 

[redriderbob]

Don't mod like this guy....

or this guy...

 

[Jared B]

Those are horrible.

 

[Ryan]

It makes me very angry to think someone would ruin a Charger like that...