new member car pics

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:51 pm

2001 dodge neon rt

fresh paint

first snow!

let me know how you like it.

the hood and trunk arent carbon only painted and the fog lights are gone they looked soo ugly.

Paralyzer · Post by **Paralyzer** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:57 pm

looks good....I like the theme with red accents.

--is the trunk wavey or is it just how the picture is...? and does the last pic have the hood popped or is it just that way due to the carbon?

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:57 pm

not a fan of the fog lights or how you cut up a R/T bumper. (that's just really depressing for us to see)

she needs lowered, but i DO love those rims.

are the hood and trunk c/f or just painted black?

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:09 pm

I looks like they are painted black.. either way. They still look nice.

And I still have my set of MotorSport Rims sitting on my garage

Atleast now i know what they will look like sitting on silver.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:26 pm

thanks for the comments. the trunk isnt wavy it just looks like itin the pics, the hood and trunk arent carbon but i am thinking about it, the wheels were black when i got them. and the fog lights arent there anymore i hated thoose damn things! i cant wait to lower it, i am still debating on what spring and strut combo tho.

vntned · Post by **vntned** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:33 pm

Is that a homemade ram air scop I see below the front bumper?

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:35 pm

Well just keep those rims in good shape... i don't know how many DCX has left.. and they are $250 EA (last time I had to buy one)

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:41 pm

yea its a home made ram air works great until you bottom out on speed bumps at school

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:09 pm

I like it, It stands out from the norm. Welcome and enjoy 2gn.

thirteentwo · Post by **thirteentwo** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:29 pm

oklamopar wrote:I like it, It stands out from the norm. Welcome and enjoy 2GN.

That it does.

Is the red painted on or some accent sticker like they have at auto stores?

dodge_girl · Post by **dodge_girl** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:04 pm

looks good, just lower and you'll be good to go

Post by **Canada** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:13 pm

I am gonna say I like most of it. Its original but not too over the top. Good job.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:14 pm

Being an r/t owner, it makes me cry

But to each his own. Welcome!

Neon316 · Post by **Neon316** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:38 pm

umm put in the factory fogs or the fog delete covers
that is all..nice otherwise

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:49 pm

hey what part of CT are you from? car looks great! is the pinstriping? It looks sweet.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:51 pm

Yeah, I would have never cut up an RT bumper like that, but it's ur thing. Overall, I like the look of the car. The two-toned trunk looks a little off, since the rest of the car isn't two toned. The two-toned hood looks good thought, flows with the car. I'd also get those wheels blasted and painted gloss black with a silver lip.

BTW, for a suggestion on strut/spring combos...

Progress Technology springs - 1.8" even drop all around, my favorite of the bunch, even though I've never had them.

OR

H&R Sport springs - 1.5" front and 1.4" rear...not as low as Progress, but you get a better ride and the drop is still even!

For the struts, Tokico HP "Blues" hands down! I love my HP's, they are great for lowered applications and have a warranty until a certain amount of a drop (I think it's anything more than 1.8"). They also give a nice ride that's not really rough.

Andpto · Post by **Andpto** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:54 pm

WHY!!!!!!!! did u cut the bumper....

other than that the 2 tone and the red accent looks great

nate-00neon · Post by **nate-00neon** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:06 am

you need to lower it!
looks real clean tho
dont like the bumper

keep up the good work.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:37 am

I think the front bumper might look better with some black mesh in there to hide the ugly metal inner bumper.

I like the rear bumper tho. Those tailpipes look nice.

Either way, it's definitely a unique Neon.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:46 am

im from the middletown area, fairly close to middle town. i just didnt like the factory bumpers small openings but i do still have the factory bumper just encase anything were to happen. and i am going to look for the foglight inserts at a junk yard because i cant get them trough keystone at work.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:17 pm

Arro wrote:I think the front bumper might look better with a intercooler and a nice turbo setup in there to hide the ugly metal inner bumper.

I like the rear bumper tho. Those tailpipes look nice.

Either way, it's definitely a unique Neon.

Fixed.

Nice car for a 16 year old! Congrats!

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:31 pm

thanks for the comments, and i wish to turbo it sometime or srt swap when i get the money but i need to finish all the little things first. it needs to be reliable! - most important part

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:02 pm

Honestly my friend I would just get factory foglights, they might look better than what you have in there now.

Is the red trim paint or decal?

Before you turbo it, LOWER it

Both the visual improvement and the handling usually are improved.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:09 pm

the red is pinstripe tape. i wish i had painted it, but i am thinking about re-doing it. its still a maybe. the only problem with the foglights are that who ever owned the car before me had cut the wiring out and it only had 1 light.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:24 pm

rewiring isnt hard. i still think it would look better with factory fogs tho.

yeah the twotone looks different, i kinda like it.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:10 pm

yea i dont mind wiring i find it easy i will prob put the factory lights in i will look at the junk yard soon. then again im still thinking about puting a srt nose on it and rear

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:50 pm

2001rt32 wrote:yea i dont mind wiring i find it easy i will prob put the factory lights in i will look at the junk yard soon. then again im still thinking about puting a srt nose on it and rear

Hmmmm, if your front wasn't hacked up I would trade you my SRT front for yours. My Neon is Ps2 silver too.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:06 pm

lol my car isnt a facory silver, the amount of metalic in it is crazy, when my boss mixed my paint (i work at a autobody supplier) i told him i wanted viper silver cause it had a lot of fine metalic in it and he gave me a silver with more metalic than the viper silver and the flakes are fairly big. ill try to get a pic when it is sunny again to let you see what its like. all the pics of my car give it no justice, it looks so much better in person!like the black is tinted with red and blue with red blue purple and teal metalic, and my sub enclosure is tinted blue but it looks purple in this pic

all the paint is a little over board on the metallics. but i think it looks good

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:13 pm

I thikn your current custom air dam is different... I kinda like it. I think all it needs is some aluminum mesh, spraypainted flat black. Not big hole mesh, but the smaller hole stuff... maybe even a hex-patterned grill material.

Here's a how-to page:

http://vamp.darkravers.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=115

You won't need to do all those steps since this is a trimmed-out airdam on your car.

Unfortunately I was unable to locate 2001 foglights on Ebay. I think the other years while looking similar are not, but maybe someone can verify that.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:18 pm

thanks for the write up, il def get some mesh soon maybe this weekend coming up.