Creative Modifications

xtimgx · #1 12-17-2007, 04:11 PM

I did some searching through the archives but did not find much to avail. I'm curious about mods you have done/thought of. I'm looking to mod my Dakota creatively. I'm not so much trying to get anything out of the motor, but making the interior an interesting ride. Obviously, I can buy parts for most things and such. Though, even doing your own paint work seems to bring out some great touches. I'm most likely taking a theme; just like you would in tattoos and such. So what have you guys done creatively? I'm thinking of starting on my dash cover and possibly the guage faceplace.
-Tim

ZiggyNeon · #2 12-17-2007, 04:45 PM

these guys are really creative
http://www.madrt.com/darren.html

xtimgx · #3 12-17-2007, 07:46 PM

Ziggy,
That was a great site. Some really awesome work there. Gives some good inspiration. I can't decide whether to theme it high tech or geek it out with comic stuff.
-Tim

xtimgx · #4 12-18-2007, 11:41 AM

So, I took a pic of the dash and thought about putting blue as an accent into the dash. On the dash cover, I added blue in Fireworks and tried to give it a realistic look. I thought about trying to put some lines into it, but am not sure. I'd like to get input on what can and can't be done.
-Tim

The "stick" is my flash drive for my cd player.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/viewP...54872184553026

Alright, so the picture isn't appearing right, but you get the idea.

varsis · #5 12-18-2007, 01:45 PM

Gotta love that RT it's all sweet interior. I like the fake leather in red. Must of cost a fortune tho. If you were to paint anything blue, I would do the whole interior at the same time. It will look dumb one peice modded.

xtimgx · #6 12-18-2007, 01:48 PM

I definately agree with you there. I would use the blue as an accent. I wanted to get the blue/white guage face from truckperformance.com. I figured I would carefully pick the accent points. The dash cover, parts of the doors etc etc. Any ideas on the best accent points on the sport interior?
-Tim

xtimgx · #7 12-18-2007, 02:24 PM

I also plan to accent the seats. I need to take a pic and Fireworks it to get a good pic of it. Should be up today or tomorrow.
-Tim

xtimgx · #8 12-18-2007, 10:30 PM

Hey guys. Here is my online google photo alblum for the truck. I made 3 photos with blue added in Fireworks. Of course, it can't represent the actual look, but I think it will look nice. Let me know.
http://picasaweb.google.com/xtimgx/Dodge
-Tim

SinCity R/T · #9 12-19-2007, 11:19 AM

Probably the ultimate interior mods short of building custom fiberglass panels:
http://www.phoenix-image.com

They take your stock body panels and can apply a variety of colors/patterns to them - wood grains, granite, camouflage, snakeskin, brushed aluminum, etc.

I had my 03 CC R/T processed with silver brushed aluminum - looked wicked. I also had silver brushed aluminum vinyl on the doors/console/rear seat stripe, Dodge Viper leather seats, suede headliner, billet goodies, etc... Won Best Interior & Best of Show at the 2005 Dakota R/T national meet. In 2006, Darren Alcorn (seen on MAD R/T site) won the same awards for his truck which also had a Phoenix Imaging interior.

xtimgx · #10 12-19-2007, 02:45 PM

That's a great looking interior.
-Tim