2005 Dodge Neon

[DaneckiAP]

Was having some issues with the halo rings on the retros after washing the car. Couldn't figure out why the damn light was flickering on/off. Then it stayed on, but was dimmer than the other one. Then when I decided "fuck it, I'll just take some pictures real quick." it was bright... like it's literally doing it's own thing. Now, as of this morning, half the ring lights up. I had a similar issue with my eBay projectors, so I don't know if it's something to do with the engine bay wire harness? If someone's had an issue similar to this, please share... it's pretty mind-boggling.

Anyway, here's the pictures... enjoy =)

More stickers to come...


Front end all done up Oh, and yes the paint is chipping. Brought it to the paint guy and showed him. "it's not supposed to be doing that." Said that I can bring it back to him to get it redone, but it'll be a little while till I do that. That big chunk in the center of the bumper, I was trying to pressure wash some bug splatter off and it just ripped the whole paint off right there :banghead: oh well.


Rear end. Nothing new.


Pillar gauges. Nothing new except that my oil pressure gauge, for some reason, lost it's color. The light blue isn't a light blue anymore, it's a... iono. Purple-ish blue. Happened after I got my tires changed. Don't ask me how that works out, but yea... Pretty upset.


Gotta represent the Mopar with the Koreans! :rofl:


Odd angle. But cool, methinks.


And the retros, LSP Style 6000K Bi-Xenon projectors, White halo ring, and blue "Demon Eyes" (which aren't hooked up yet).


So that's about it. She's fairly done, as far as exterior mods. What I've done to her since I've been back from Afghanistan were:

Stock folding side mirrors (color-matched)
Front bumper & lip painted
Retro-fit headlights install
Brand new tires (Nitto 450's, 205/55/15)

Things I will be doing this upcoming weekend (weather permitting):

Color-match fog deletes
Repaint eyelids, and install
Attempt install of MM Inserts

Nothing else for the car for a while. Getting out of the Marine Corps, so I gotta watch my spending. Don't want to jump into the civilian world with no dough.

Any feedback, criticism, comments, props, et cetera are welcome. Thanks :rockon:

[Matt McKenzie]

I have never been a big fan of Neon's, but I will admit that you have been doing yours tastefully and it's not running around trying to look like a super fast car, just like a really nice one! Good job on it!

Originally Posted by DaneckiAP

Them SRT-8 Cherokee's are fucking quick! I'm startin to like them a lot. Though I've never really liked Jeeps.

Funny you say that, I'm not a Jeep person, never have been either...I just love the SRT8, I don't really consider it a Jeep, LOL!

Originally Posted by acezhigh24

As for Jeeps? I can't seem to grasp the concept of an SRT-8 Jeep. Granted I know it's cool, and fast and all that jazz, but it's a jeep. Not bashing, just lost is all....

No worries, what's fun to me is the "Oh Sh!t" factor that you get from most people, because it is a Jeep!

[DaneckiAP]

Originally Posted by Matt McKenzie

I have never been a big fan of Neon's, but I will admit that you have been doing yours tastefully and it's not running around trying to look like a super fast car, just like a really nice one! Good job on it!

Thanks man. I appreciate it. Really puts a smile on my face now that all my work is really startin to show. Now I'm just cleanin things up, here and there. Making it look more cleaner and factory looking. Ordered some stock Neon "Oh-Shit" bars that I'm going to install, got some eBay front/rear strut bars (eBay or not, they do their job, right? lol $50 eBay front/rear strut bars will probably do just as well as a $200/piece strut bar), some MM inserts, and some other things I can't think of right now. In the future I want to upgrade my suspension by getting some coilovers, sway bars, and upgraded bushings. Then, perhaps, I'm going to turbo one day. But don't want to deal with that right now

[acezhigh24]

Try looking around a few junk yards for parts... Ya never know. you might get lucky and find a treasure or six that you can pick up for cheap....