Newb from South Eastern Pa

Hey everyone... I bought my 06 Quad Cab 1500 5.7 about 2 months ago. I have done a ton of mods so far to it. It was bone stock when I got it, 176k miles but it's so damn clean it's unreal. Everyone who sees it thinks it has 50k-60k miles. I also got it for $5,300 less then the dealerships asking price!!!

-- Here is what the truck looked like the day I bought it --






-- Here is my list of mods as of 11/12/2016 --
▪Dodge/Mopar Dealer Nerf Bars (Factory installed before I bought it)
▪Tailgate Cap/Protector (plastic, looks like small spoiler. Factory installed before I bought it)
▪Smoked OEM Style Headlights (removed, sold)
▪Plastidipped Stock Grille Inserts Black (removed & sold)
▪Plastidipped Stock 20" Chrome Wheels
▪EAutoGrilles Mesh Rivet Grille
▪T-Rex 4" Bolt-on Grille Grenade Emblem
▪Bolt-on Grille Dodge Emblem
▪Bolt-on Grille Hemi Emblem (removed)
▪Opt7 Boltzen 6000k HID KIT w/ Relay Harness & Capacitors (removed, sold)
▪Opt7 60" Tailgate LED Light Bar
▪20% Tint on Front 2 Windows to Match Stock Back Windows Tint
▪DT Moto Black Led/FiberOptic Smoked Taillights
▪Lund Tri-fold Tonneau Cover
▪BC Racing Intake
▪Phillips Crystal Vision H1 High/Low Bulbs
▪Phillips Crystal Vision 9006 Fog Light Bulbs
▪Pilot Automotive LED Canbus Front Turn Signal Bulbs (hyper blink; returned)
▪Black & Red "Hemi 5.7 Liter" Front Fender Badges
▪DT Moto Smoked Chrome Projector Headlights w/ CCFL Halos & LED's
▪Matte Black "R/T" Bed Stripe Vinyl
▪Custom Cut Matte Black Vinyl Decal To Cover The "Raised" Middle Section Of The Hood
▪Plastidipped front middle section of front bumper Matte Black

-- Here is what the truck looks like now --












-- Here is a list of stuff im waiting to get delivered or has already been delivered , but I haven't yet installed --
▪Blacked Out "RAM 1500" Door Badges
▪MainEventEmblems.com Custom Red & Black "RAM" Front Grille Emblem
▪MainEventEmblems.com Custom Red & Black "Red & Black Edition" Tailgate Emblem
▪2 - 6" Custom LED Strips Inside Bed w/ Switch For Lighting At Night
▪Paint Front Bumpers Bottom "Air Deflector" Matching Red
▪Customize Universal Ebay Black Front Lip To Fit Truck


-- Here is a list of stuff I want to buy/do in the future / My Wishlist --
▪Extended Power & Heated Towing Mirrors
▪Textured Rivet Style Fender Flares Matte Black
▪Volant Intake
▪Flowmaster Dual Exhaust
▪Headers & Off-Road Y Pipe
▪2006 Sport "Front Lip/Air Deflector" (same lip as 04-05 Rumble Bee & Daytona but came on 06 as factory option so it fits 06 bumpers)
▪ 22" Authentic OEM SRT10 Rims
▪Duraflex MP-R Hood (resembles 09-15 sport hood)
▪ 4" Lift Kit
▪Morimoto H1 Retrofit w/ Custom Painted Housing & Shrouds (eventually)
▪Katzkin or LeatherSeats.com Rewrapped Interior (Black Body/Red Inserts/Perforated Inserts/Double Red Stitching)
▪Ionic "Factory Style" Side Steps
▪06 Stock Double Din Center Console w/ OEM Navi Unit w/ Backup Camera
▪Bully Locking Black Gas Cap
▪Bully Locking Tailgate Handle

Welcome to the forum from LA (Lower Alabama)


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Thanks guys... I'm loving my "new" truck.

One more thing I want to do in the future and which will most likely be my next mod, is the 4th gen (09-15) center console with console shifter. I want to remove my steering column shifter and custom fit the 09-15 center console in place of the middle jump seat, wire up everything and switch over the shift linkage to get the console shifter to work properly.

Right now I'm searching ebay and craigslist for a good deal on the console. Gotta find one that matches my trucks interior colors or if a deal comes up I just cant pass on, I will just paint the console to match if I find one super cheap that doesn't match my interiors colors.

Can't wait to do this "upgrade". I hate the column shifter, and I love the center console shifter look of the 4th gens. I was so so fricken happy to find out its actually super easy to swap it over

Welcome to the forum from Boston. My last Ram was an '06 QC and I loved that truck. Yours looks great, good luck with it.

RumRunner said:

Welcome to the forum from Boston. My last Ram was an '06 QC and I loved that truck. Yours looks great, good luck with it.

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Thanks... it's my first ever truck, I've always owned 240sx's, integras, Eclipse gsx's etc. Small sports cars lol.

Anyways, I can't stop modding this thing lol its crazy.

Update:

So i picked up a full set of 04 black leather with gray suede Inserts front and back seats. Both fronts are electric and heated . I've got them put in, with the electric parts working on both sides but I can't figure out the wiring for the heated seats

So i paid $200 for the leather seats, I then turned around and traded my old cloth seats to a member on here from ewing, NJ for anl BRAND NEE 06-08 hemi sport front lip, which I was planning on buying for $200 from him. So in the end, I was going to pay $200 for the lip anyways, so now I got full leather heated seats AND a front lip for $200!!! I'd say that's a killer deal!!!

I also picked up a 2013 center console with cupholders. I haven't put it in yet, because I'm waiting on a custom ordered Clazzio black leather seat cover for just the middle jump seat so it will match my new seats. Once that gets here I'll throw in the new '13 jump seat. I can't wait!!

Also, my custom front grille emblem came in from main event emblems. I love it. Still needs some adjustment to get it to sit right, but it looks awesome.

Future:
• Clazzio Leather Seat Cover for 2013 Jump Seat to Match current Interior.
• Picking up a Mopar intake tomorrow.
• Finish sanding and painting 06 hemi sport front lip and install.
• Finish wiring up 04 heated seats in an 06 slt. Looking for a local automotive electrician to help problem solve.
• Finish wiring up 4 12" 10k LED bed lights under tonneau cover.
• One final detail before winter. Clay bar, cut & Polish paint, spray undercoat under truck.

So that's about it before I call it quits for the winter. These cold winters in Pennsylvania are no joke, I dont have a garage so I have to work outside and it snowed last night so the winter is here lol.