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#1 · (Edited)
Over the past 8 years, I have gotten many great ideas for appearance mods from other Challengertalk members.

I thought that it would be helpful for all of us to share our ideas.

Here are my mods, by category (i.e., interior, exterior, engine bay and trunk). List your mods, too, with photos.

Interior
MOPAR T-shifter (auto.)
“Challenger” stainless steel door sills
Stainless steel racing pedals (including dead pedal)
SRT 8 carpet patches (4)
Billet power seat control cover (driver seat)
Billet lumbar control covers (driver and passenger seats)
Acrylic cup holder “SRT” and “Challenger” accents (front and rear)
Stainless steel/carbon fiber SRT 8 door plates
Custom SRT sun visor decals.
Ravelco Anti-Theft device (with “SRT” logo)


Engine Bay
Billet Strut Covers (Beehive)
Billet Oil Catch Can (with stainless braided line & fittings)
Billet Fuse Box Cover (engraved- “Challenger”)
Throttle Body Cover (engraved- “Hemi”)
Billet Radiator Dress-up Kit (“SRT 8” and “Challenger” beverage delete disks)
Billet ABS Motor Cover
Billet Owner Signature ID Name Plate (with VIN# & build date)
Billet Oil Fill Cap (engraved- “Use Mobil 1 0-40W”)
Billet Power Steering Set (engraved- “Power Steering Fluid Only”)
Billet Washer Fluid Cap (engraved- “ Washer Fluid Only”)
Billet Radiator Cap Cover (engraved- “6.1”)
Billet Low Pressure AC Port Cap
Billet Transmission Cap Cover (engraved- “SRT”)
Stainless Steel Hood Latch
MOPAR CAI (with blue MOPAR decal)
Billet hood strut lift covers
Custom color Hemi coil pack cover lettering (orange)

Trunk
Billet strut lift covers
Embroidered “Challenger” carpet
Trunk lid liner

Exterior
"SRT" logo valve stem caps
Custom black license plate frame (rear) with orange "Dodge" (top) and "Challenger SRT 8" (bottom) lettering
Locking gas cap

Wheels/Tires
Gorilla locking lug nuts (with spinning sleeves)
Cooper Zeon RS3-G1, 275/40-20 Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires
 

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Exterior:

Cervinis Shaker hood
Classic Challenger and RT badging
Hellcat rear spoiler
Throwback-looking 18" Boss 338 wheels
Amber fog light lenses
SRT front spoiler
Removed grille badge
Vinyl tail light insert
Mopar splash guards

Interior:

Real Rosewood dash trim kit
Lloyds mats
Black Mopar T Handle
1970 TA style gauge face
Challenger script bash badge
Billet shifter plate
Blacked out shifter trim ring
Stainless sills
Red door piping
Mopar back-up camera w/Lockpick

Underhood:

Billet oil cap
strut covers,
fuse box cover,
dipstick handle
catch can
washer fluid cap
coolant cap
Hellcat ABS pump cover
Vintage Shaker decal
Richard Petty autograph :)
 

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Under the hood
 

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#5 ·
Under the doors
 

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#6 · (Edited)
Piping on door panels
 

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#7 ·
Petals
 

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#8 · (Edited)
I replaced my Powered by SRT covers with 392 HEMI, added Scat Pack Bee stickers to the cup holder area under the hood, MOROSO catch can and K&N CAI! I added Scat Pack Bee stickers to my rear stripe and Bee emblem to rear! I replaced the lug nuts with black, added the floating R/T center caps and R/T valve caps!
 

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#9 · (Edited)
Performance
Mopar Stage 1 Springs
Barton Short Shifter

Interior
Vinyl welt piping - eBay
Custom shift knob - Mr. Metal Man
Custom head rest spacers - Mr. Metal Man
Katzkin Leather seats (front and back) - sponsorship
Head rest embroidery (Thread Connections)
Amber LED Floor lights - Autozone
Amber LED Cabin lights - eBay
Custom made door sills - me

Engine Bay
Custom "Steel Curtain Challenger" theme
Hydro-dipped Valve Covers, Reservoir tank, top of CAI - Custom Functionz
Billet Technology (sponsor) Custom designed (by me) Fuse box cover, radiator cap, catch can, etc.
Custom made (DIY) ABS cover - me
Plenum Cover - American Car Craft, customized by me
Petty 2 Point front Strut Brace
Stainless Steel Strut covers
DIY Hell Cat CAI

Exterior
Custom designed (me), George Barris inspired Side Pipes with Badlanzhpe cutouts
"Steel Curtain Challenger" custom designed fender badge logos and hood stripes
Custom designed 3D "Challenger Script" rear badge
 

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Performance
Mopar Stage 1 Springs
Eibach 2895.310 front sway bar
Razor's Edge/Speedlogix Front and rear strut braces


Interior
Vinyl welt piping - eBay
Hurst T Handle shifter (core shifter)
Head rest embroidery (Jina)
Lloyd Dodge floor mats with AAR patch added (Car ID/Jina)
Hydrodipped wood grain interior accents
Challenger AAR badging



Engine Bay
Design cutz engine cover insert
Speedlogix ABS cover
Custom cover for fuse box
Charger air intake tube
Airaid CAI
Billet Tech catch can



Exterior
AAR side striping
2015 SRT 8 hood
SRT 8 spoiler with custom Challenger AAR badging
Hurst Stunner (black) 20" x 9" wheels
Mopar Hood Pins
E&G Classics Louvers
Amber fog light lens covers
Tredwear tire lettering
Yonaka Exhaust Tips

 
#11 ·
Not as much as I'd hoped at this point, but here's what I've got so far:


T/A Hood with "392 Hemi" badges:




Plain Bee on the front fenders:




Plain Bee replacing the DODGE lettering on the back:




Scat Pack sticker on the rear passenger window (my wife thinks it's too big and tacky...I think it give it just the right amount of 1970's Stank...and it's funny because she's the one that bought it for me)




Green Piping on the dash and console (I still need to do the door...and please ignore the dirty floor mats...I was doing some construction work this week. They're clean now)




Still want to do:

Torque Thrust wheels
Green piping on doors
Under hood billet accents
Kicking around the idea of a T/A Side Stripe
Custom Puddle Lights on the doors
Scat Pack embroidered headrests
 
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EXTERIOR

Custom tinted taillights with ghosted RT logos
Gold trimmed Blacktop stripes
Gold RT on the grille
Gold Challenger script and red RT badge on spoiler
LED switchbacks in the front turn signals
Relocated front tag bracket to lower grille
 

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I have yet to see what I think is one of the best exterior appearance enhancers carried over from 1971. Quarter scoops.
 

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Here are 2 mods I did the coolant tank , my wife hate the OEM.lol
So had one painted Body color , also battery + terminal cover
 

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Choosing a theme for your car and then adding things that tie into that theme has always been my favorite thing to do. For example, I've always been interested in severe weather (especially tornadoes) since I live in the Midwest, so I've nicknamed my 2016 SXT Plus The Lil' Twister. The first thing I did was have a friend who runs a custom automotive wrap shop make me some hood decals that I designed in Adobe Illustrator. This past winter I converted that same logo design and had my headrests embroidered. You can also use personalized license plates to tie in a theme...Twista' is what I got to go along with my stormy theme.
 

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#23 ·
And don't forget retro styling accents like hood pins...back when they were making the original versions of our cars, hood pins where very popular. I chose the style hood pins that I used since they look very similar to what was offered back in 1971.
 

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So I finished the welt piping install around the dash, console and door panels. I've got about 10 dollars in the whole project and about 3 hours. The dash and console took about 15 minutes. The door panels took forever and were a total pain in the butt. It took a couple of hours to figure out the process and install in a way to keep them secure. I'm still not 100% sold on the look, best part is, I can remove it in about 15 seconds. But it is growing on me. The only requirement was that it didn't look gaudy. We'll see how it stands the test of time. Next project is catch can installation (next week) on the Challenger and our Charger.

House Of Boyd - living life one day at a time...
 

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#25 ·
Looks good !!!
 
#30 · (Edited)
2014 R/T Classic. Original owner. Mods are mostly centered around a retro 1970 appearance with only a few remaining before the car is complete.

INTERIOR
MOPAR stainless pedal kit
Hurst Comp Stick kit
Custom white shift ball with classic Hurst logo inlay
Custom 730N radio background
PAC Audio rearview camera integration module (to activate Hellcat spoiler camera while in reverse)
Custom 1971 style/tribute dash badge (chrome "Challenger" script on a brushed aluminum background)
Lloyd floor mats with embroidered 1970s "Challenger" script
Charcoal "Shaker" model radio bezel (to match surrounding dash color)
SRT8 brushed center console bezel

EXTERIOR
1970 Scat Pack quarter window bee decals
Amber fog lamp lens covers
392 front spoiler
"DODGE" hood letters
MOPAR hood pin kit
Custom "345 HEMI" CNC machined hood badges
1970 metal "Challenger" grill badge
1970 metal "R/T" grill badge
1970 metal "Challenger" fender badges
1970 passenger fender Pentastar
Replaced dual filament front turn signal bulbs with single filament bulbs (only headlights illuminate with lights on)
Custom 2015+ R/T Classic gloss white side stripes (no early door gap terminations)
Hellcat rear spoiler
1970 "Challenger R/T" white reflective spoiler decal (modeled after 1970 Challenger T/A decal)
Custom black license plates (with Vanishing Point plate number)
MOPAR chrome split exhaust tips
Locking fuel cap (keyed to fob key)
Tire white letter kit

PERFORMANCE
MOPAR strut tower brace
MOPAR air filter kit
MOPAR Stage 1 PCM
MOPAR Stage 1 springs

UPCOMING
SRT8 steering wheel swap
SRT8 leather or Shaker model charcoal door handle pulls

CONTEMPLATING
Program EVIC with SRT performance pages
3:92 differential swap with SRT8 axle shafts and SRT8 driveshaft
2020 426 Hemi engine swap (if/when released for counter purchase)
 

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#31 ·
2014 R/T Classic. Original owner. Mods are mostly centered around a retro 1970 appearance with only a few remaining before the car is complete.
Nicely done and all the mods look like they were done with care, planning and an eye toward detail! Your car is a perfect example of why I like R/T Classics from the pre-2015 years - they really do capture "the look" of the old school Challengers from 1970.

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