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Hello everybody. It was a great two years of ride with DJ. A lot has happened in the life and with the car. I've had mixed feelings leaving DJ at the dealership. Great car that can handle almost everything you throw into it, but I'm off to another ride. Thank you folks for keeping the forum live - i referred to the forum for experience and inspiration, even though admittedly haven't contributed enough to the forum.

All the best to all DJ owners and see you in this big small world!

Try  theretrofitsource.com.

there are other reputable companies out there that build hid kits. Buying a reliable kit is better than building your own, imho.

That's how such wheels look:

After making a research (including this forum members survey), I found this working the best for me:

http://www.amazon.com/Sinjimoru-including-Lightning-Charging-Package/dp/B00MLZZ7KA?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Minimalistic and clean sight. One issue - they use proprietary charging cable, so you have to decide micro USB or lightning, but not all cords will fit into the bracket. The seller replaced my cord for free, though (I'm not affiliated with the seller).

Also tried cupholder mounting solution, but switched to the above.

http://www.amazon.com/Macally-Adjustable-Automobile-Smartphones-MCUP/dp/B002JTWRN8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

might be rough on the feet if you are wearing flip flops and misjudge when getting into your journey....

Yeah, life is tough. Winter always comes after summer

where did you find them

AliExpress

Those don't look to bad.

Wow, that's a lot from JK

Sorry, didn't make any pictures of the process... They replace the original plastic skirts and fit right into the original side holes. You have to mount them on the supplied metal brackets, though.

I was looking to install nerf bars to help my kids get easier into the car. Didn't want DJ to look "truckish". came across those bars. they replace the side plastic cover and install flush.

I was browsing the web and found the resource with workshop manuals, including DJ, and wanted to share with you. Models are sorted in alphabetical order, so scroll down to Journey

http://workshop-manuals.com/dodge/

Many pictures and pretty clear guides on many "how to's"

Enjoy and happy modding

Always did AVS. Both AVS and WT are great, won't miss if go with any of those. Don't buy no name products to save 20 cents.

Have the les tail lights is a plus when tinting them. I got my wife to drive down the road and still from two blocks away can see the break lights perfectly. Last night was at a meet and a cop showed up and said he liked how the journey looks for being a manvan lol. He said I shouldn't have issues. I tested them I front of him just to be sure. Time will tell I guess haha

Do what you want to your car and let others have their own opinion

I've had mine VHT tinted for a year with no issues, BUT I have lower reflectors converted into breaks:turns as well. So in total I have five break lights (2 lower + 2 middle + 1 high). Hope even the oldest dudes can see at least one of them LOL

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Now you need a shark fin antenna

Yeah if I were to do my tails again it would be with film. Easy to apply with a heat gun and some soapy water to make sure no bubbles are in. YouTube is awesome for videos btw

This is what happened with the film on my lights.

I want those, but damn is it hard to part with that much money for fogs...

Agree with Cody - this is the best bet so far. Well worth it. Quality product, plug and play installation, [almost] lifetime span. Make it a Christmas gift for your DJ

I'm not a big fan... it distorts the LEDs and the flat black look just doesn't look finished to me. A vinyl film or spray tint that is shiny would look much better IMHO.

This was the reason why I ended up with VHT coating. Tried plastidip, vynil wrap and the clear coat.

Plasti dip - easy to apply and remove, but distorts the light - not "clean" look

Vynil wrap - the best look, high visibility of the light when lit together with black out look. The best look, but hard to apply on curved lights. I didn't manage to wrap without bubbles, so eventually removed.

VHT - easy to apply. No light distortion, but reduces the level of light emission IMHO. Not completely blacked out look (I was looking for black out), but definitely darker than stock.

All in all - VHT was the best solution for me.

I purchased it off superbrightleds.com

Thats what I'm proud about I have a remote, so no need to wire it down to the dash, just to the battery and that's it.

I'm in - created an account

What kind of Pi (type, model, brand) do you recommend?

This makes total sense.

Radar display eh? Haven't seen that.

Yep, phone as display: http://www.amazon.com/Escort-0100014-1-SmartRadar-iPhone-Version/dp/B008LXRA7E

I use mine for nav too, the voice comes over the speakers and tells me what I need to know while I am streaming over bluetooth.

Siri doesn't like my accent and voice activated systems never understand me Besides, I don't like them telling me what to do

I have a sticky pad on the back of my sunvisor that holds

my Samsung Tab 4 for nav.

This is neat

I'm not aware of solutions like app launcher for iPhone. NFC is still not allowed by Apple as well. There some roundabout solutions to make this working, but they are way too more complicated on iPhone.

Pocket is great, but I personally don't feel comfortable feeling something sized iPhone 6 sitting in the pocket. Besides, I use the phone for nav, to stream music and as escort radar display. So need the device in a plain view.

i still struggle to find the best solution to hold the smartphone in the car. Tried several and ended up with the Ram gooseneck, but not very happy with it. What solution did you chose?

235/45r20 is the closest to the pen outer diameter and thus gives you almost no error in speedo reading. This is the right diameter if you care about oem sizes. Selection of tires is pretty bad, though in this diameter - Pirelli only.