Well the 97 is....

[AdidasCJ]

Gone. But never fear i have went and traded her for a


http://members7.clubphoto.com/chris412109/4089541/guest.phtml


05 Dakota. :)


I wasnt to fond of the body styling at first but then i started to drive it andit grew on me.

3.7 v6, 4x4, FULLY Loaded, the works. So.... Now iam need to start moding it up :) Ima start normll with the intake exaust and then maybe by then i will need new tires :) and a lift :) !

It was hard to say good bye to my 97. I will miss it. I had to goto the dealer and they had it parked in the back awaiting whatever fate the dealer has for it. I will miss it, it was very hard to say good bye to it.

[snobrdrdan]

Sweet!! Nice truck

Yeah I wasn't too fond of the '05 looks at first, but then it grows on you

There's a (very affordable) 2" front leveling lift kit available....something you might wanna look into. Here's a post from www.dodgeforum.com with some pics of the kit installed:
http://www.dodgeforum.com/m_339478/tm.htm


Also, try and ditch the woodgrain bezel. That's the first thing I swapped out....it's sooooooooooo UGLY and matches absolutely nothing in the truck.

I went with the silver painted one (found in the Laramie) and it looks very nice. I have the khaki interior & it looks alright still (matches the silver on the gauges & my Alpine radio). And it'll match the exterior of your truck as well, ironically. Here's my post about it:
http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13378

There's also a dull black version (found in base ST models) & a dull light grey version too. You would have to get the VIN number off a Dakota with the one you like & then give it to your Parts Dept. & they can pull the part number of that exact bezel.
Simple swap to do though.


Welcome!

[AdidasCJ]

I did see the post about switching the wood out and i like it! only thing is that when i goto that site and put in the part number the serch returns nothing?

[Jecht]

nice truck but your frist mod should of been a V-8 :rofl:

hope you enjoy your new truck and never figured out why dodge would put just one peice of woodgrain in a interior. its like when some one builds a new house and spends too much on one room . then the rest of the house is plain. makes no sense.

the steering wheel looks better than the 03 one in my truck.

[snobrdrdan]

I did see the post about switching the wood out and i like it! only thing is that when i goto that site and put in the part number the serch returns nothing?


How come everyone has a problem putting in the part number?!?!

1. You click on www.dodgeparts.com
2. Click on "Got a Part Number?" at the top of the page under Dodge Accessories Catalog
3. Put in "5KF61XZAAB" in the field & then select "Dodge" from the drop down menu next to the field
4. Click Search
5. It returns: "MSRP $121", "Core $0.00", "Price $94.38", "BEZEL INSTRUMENT PAN"

[TheOtherBear]

It was hard to say good bye to my 97. I will miss it. I had to goto the dealer and they had it parked in the back awaiting whatever fate the dealer has for it. I will miss it, it was very hard to say good bye to it.

I traeded my '97 for an '05 CC SLT 4.7 4x4, a little over a year ago. It had ~160K on it, losing paint and some creeping issues.

But I know exactly where you're comin' from. I loved that truck.

But I love this one too, at about 13K miles.

[AdidasCJ]

I traeded my '97 for an '05 CC SLT 4.7 4x4, a little over a year ago. It had ~160K on it, losing paint and some creeping issues.

But I know exactly where you're comin' from. I loved that truck.

But I love this one too, at about 13K miles.



Yea, mine went in with 135xxx, the heater didnt work, the water pump was leaking, the passenger door pannel was falling off.....


And im am growing onto this one, im at only 2500miles :) :banana2: