those body kits are nice. do you think they sale in the US?.. nice van where did u get your chrome Dodge decal?
Ratler9782
07-26-2005, 07:03 PM
Interesting van. Not quite my style, but I can't believe someone would go through the effort to chop the roof!!
Those body kits from Japan are nice. Stumbled upon them a few years ago but kinda shyed away from them since the shipping costs are gonna be through the roof to ship it from Japan....
2002DGC-ES
07-27-2005, 02:40 AM
Hey guys, great work with the trims and phatt rims.
That Japanese site appears to have a price listing in USD...
... But the shipping is gonna be unbelievable!!!... I'd throw 'em an e-mail to find out just how much... Who knows, maybe they'd work somethin' out to help promote their mods on this side of the pond.
BTW, The chrome "DODGE" decals on my DGC-es are by Mopar ordered from your friendly neighbourhood Dodge/Chrysler Dealership... I originally saw these on the tailgate of a Ram 1500 and figured, why not???... They'll match the 17" chrome rims.
I found that the original chrome painted rubber-based 2001+ Caravan decals peeled and faded after a couple of years... 'Made my eyes sore just looking at 'em... It took a blow-dryer, squirts of Goo-Gone, and some patient hands to get rid of that crap.
'Cheers,
75 Power Wagon
07-27-2005, 02:47 AM
didnt they trick out a caravan on pimp my ride? I thought i saw part of it, but i didnt actually watch the show, so i dont remember.
rahfolife209
07-27-2005, 05:33 PM
i just seen the rerun of pimp my ride with the caravan the other day.. i would like to see them pimp a newer caravan.
rahfolife209
07-27-2005, 07:31 PM
I called the Dodge Dealership down the street from me they had the dodge emblem in stock for $33 Im gonna go pick one up tomorrow.. its a good idea thanks for coming up with the idea.. Did you have any trouble removing your other emblems?
2002DGC-ES
07-28-2005, 12:13 AM
There's sort of a funny story to the whole decal thing... When I started noticing how crap the original weather-beaten fading & peeling DGC decals were looking, I bought some so-called "chrome" paint to touch-up the lettering... 'Bad idea... This paint was running, dripping, smearing, and making a mess of things!!!
After smashing the tube of "chrome" paint against the garage wall (which left a pretty cool lookin' splashy/abstract/artsy pattern), I grabbed a blow-dryer, some goo-gone, turtle-wax, and a spool of 8 lb fishing line... I heated each letter separately: picking-off one end, and worked the fishing line slowly underneath... Repeated for each letter... Took off the entire D-O-D-G-E G-R-A-N-D C-A-R-A-V-A-N e-s... 'Rubbed off the sticky/gunky leftover crap with the goo-gone and polished the worked-on areas with some turtle-wax.
Hey, so you're gettin' the Ram's chrome "DODGE" decals... 'Easy as pie... They come already pre-set... The lettering are perfectly set between two clear plastic strips... Peel the underside off, plant it on your ride, then peel off the top layer strip of clear plastic... That's all.
'Planted right between the Chrome Altezza Tail-lights, it's a beautiful thing!!!
cool sounds easy... I have 3 more letters because mine is a SPORT.. hey has any1 thought of getting a chrome rear wiper arm on their van? ive been looking for one i keep coming across the one in the picture its for a pt cruiser , it looks the same as the caravan but chrome im not sure if it will work though.. anybody know?
found it here
http://www.cruisermotorsports.com/ChromeAccessories.html
pt owners have it easy finding custom accessories their parts are everywhere its not fair..
:soapbox: we should start a group called The Caravan Crusaders and put a stop to the unfair treatment placed upon Caravan & Grand Caravan owers worldwide by unkind Caravan Haters... lol
2002DGC-ES
07-28-2005, 11:55 PM
.. hey has any1 thought of getting a chrome rear wiper arm on their van? ive been looking for one i keep coming across the one in the picture its for a pt cruiser , it looks the same as the caravan but chrome im not sure if it will work though.. anybody know?... lol
Don't do it man!!!... I think the black wiper blends well with the dark tinted glass (maybe in a high-glossy black instead of the original matte black)... Besides, it'll take the much deserved attention away from your slick Raiders decal.
