2009 Dodge Challenger Hellcat conversion
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Here is my 2009 SRT8 Dodge Challenger. I wanted to make a video to show how to make your first gen Challenger look like a Hellcat.
I hit a deer, and had a body shop repair it using the below parts.
Ikon Motosports 15-18 Hellcat conversion. I paid $799.00 for this kit. The only missing parts to this conversion, is the front bumper protection foam, side marker lights, and I also needed the air dam front lip spoiler close out. I've since seen that Ikon makes a conversion kit for the 08-14 years now, and hopefully you can find that kit on the internet.
The only custom cutting was to remove 7/8 inch of headlight mounting on the radiator support. The headlights will bolt right up and fit perfect. The body shop also made the belly pan work, (unlike others that say it won't)
You''ll need to paint part of the headlights so that they look stock.
LM Performance: Amerihood Hellcat fiberglass hood. I paid $599.00. The hood fits pretty well, but not as perfect as a stock hood.
Please leave a comment if you have any questions.
thanks!
It would look much better with its own badges man, if it's an SRT8 that's still an SRT! Forget about the hellcat logos and put SRT8 logos on it.
The conversion looks great, I happen to ruin my front end as well on my Scatpack and I just received my Hellcat front end.
Yeah, I might do that.
Your car is awesome man I’ve been waiting for a video like this forever finally got one thanks man just earned a new subscriber.
Cj Walker Thank you!
I’ve seen videos where guys have done a complete tail light conversion to the new style. Would look great on your vehicle imo.
Donkey Muscle yeah, I want to do it very soon!
@@carstuff4u942 dooooooo itttt
I did that also the headlights i think i have a video on my channell lol
thank you dude. i have a 09 and i wasnt sure how a hellcat conversion would look on mine. this is a perfect example thanks again
You're welcome!
Wheels really tie the whole car together man. Looks good 🔥
Thank you!
Steve anytime man. I was looking into purchasing a hood from the same company. Have you had any problems with it? I noticed that on the website that hoodpins are recommended because it’s not OEM. did you end up having to add hood pins or has it been fine just how it is?
@@phchallenger0941 no, I never added hood pins. I know they recommend it, but I didn't want the hassle. The hood moves a little at speed, but I'm assuming its because I don't have the corner bumpers on the radiator support tight against the hood while closed. If I do, the hood sticks up a bit. But no cracks or anything. It seems to be well made. But its not perfect. If you're really picky, I'd go factory hood. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably go factory.
Steve cool man, thanks for the advice
so clean, very clever with the taillights as well
Thanks
the hellcat emblem looks too small, but it’s dope af
alx Thanks!
A&k makes aftermarket tail lights for the 08-14 that look like the 15+ for $590 if you want it to completely look like a hellcat. Also your car looks great!
Carlos Rodriguez Thank you!
@@carstuff4u942 no problem brother! ✌️
Amazing man! But shit just take those hellcat badges off and be proud of that clean ass SRT8! You will forever get flack for that hellcat badge cause indeed it isn't a hellcat. But its yours!! Do what tf you want!!
She came out beautifully!!!!!
Seven Thank you!!
So unique this how I wanna do my srt8
Bruh I was jus telling my brothers I was gone make some part conversations on my srt8..maybe put a supercharger in it.. but most definitely wont up badge tho no need to
“So, I hit a deer” lol the start to every good car story
Facts
This is a very nice conversion kit you put on your srt,
You should look into proformance chips for this SRT since superchager is not your thing... You can get more power out of it a lil back for your buck.👍
Ricko Jones that’s the next step!
Good job bro! The way I see it this is no different than a Super Sport Chevelle clone and we all know there are many thousands of them on the road
benzlick Thanks! I agree!
Car looks sick man🔥🔥🔥🤟🏽🤟🏽 I have a 09 challenger also updated the taillights and headlights and I hate the 09 front bumper cant wait to do this
Nice!
Looks really good, I like what you did with the taillights, I have done something similar on mine to resemble the 69 Charger look
Canada Guy Thanks!
Those taillights are 🔥🔥🔥
The headlights and rear bumper are the only thing off about this car but everything else is on point
Love it definitely gotta do it to my 09 R/T
Dont
U can do it ...jus don’t upbadge it
@@jayguti6137 Why not? Even the current RTs have that "performance hood" with the center hood inlet, shit doesn't make a difference if it's near identical
It came out looking amazing !
Thank you!
Honestly looks brand new, hold onto this car
Thank you!
LOL it may look like one, but it's definitely not a Hellcat clone without the most important factor, and thats the 6.2 motor. Even though the 6.1 hemis are damn good mills, it's not the same and is more than just throwing on a supercharger like so many people think. Otherwise why would they even bother developing an engine if it's just a matter of throwing on a part or two, and doesn't even make sense. My SRT8 is a 2010 and is a lot of fun to drive, even with the 6.1
Yeah, but this looks better.
@@carstuff4u942 yeah sure it looks better than when it was stock, but it's not a clone without the motor and was my point. Someone can't legitimately claim that it's like Hellcat without the most important part, aesthetics are least in those regards and takes more than that to be a real tribute car without the goods man
@@carstuff4u942 that being said, it's still a nice car and you did a good job
@@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374 I get your point. And thanks!
Car looks great
Thanks!
So will this fit on my 2010 challenger even tho it’s a 2015 conversion kit?
Yes! Only small mods like I list in my video!
@@carstuff4u942 nice, appreciate it!
Power Nation on UA-cam just took a 08-10 challenger SRT8 and rebuild the motor and got a performance trans, they managed to get over 600whp from the car.
Bitemyshinny Metalass nice! Glad they are still modding these cars! I may need to do that!
hey man can you confirm if you have an actual hellcat engine if so did u have to reinforce the chassis or is the frame able to handle the weight of the motor?
No stock 6.1
I just wish u can swap the dash from the 2015 and up models to the older versions
Yeah
True mopar hack job! 👌🏽 can’t be anymore muscle than that.
Thanks!
Awesome Job Brother !!!! I have a 2010 SRT8 and my Fiancé damaged the bottom front spoiler on mine and it’s no longer even Attached the car .. so now the front of mine just looks naked ... I have been looking for someone recently who did it right an u did it right .. I went to ikon an was kinda scared to order it over fit concerns or missing parts ... but fuck it I’m gonna do it .
Eric Anderson that’s awesome Eric. Yeah icons customer service is slow to respond, and sketchy, but I did get my parts in about a week or two. The body shop guys said the grill and the bumper took some time to attach, they had to grind here, shave there a bit, but it all worked out.
Great job! Looks badass. Thanks for sharing this.
jason velez thanks!
“blind luck hitting a deer” lmao
Well luck as I hated the front end of the model anyway, so lucky to upgrade with replacement!
You should put the newer headlights on.
I may someday.....
Stupid Amazing!! I Must do this to mines!!! Except adding the stickers and icons.
That’s a no no.
Albert Wilson I hear ya. But how do the Shelby cobra clone do it then?
Steve for some reason Dodge fans don’t like that. And I understand because it’s not a hellcat it’s more like tricking people. But Ford fans don’t really care. But it’s your car you can do what you like. I just wouldn’t do it...
Albert Wilson got it! Thanks for explaining it
Steve as best I could I guess Dodge fans feel like they’re being tricked or something.
Albert Wilson I guess so!
You need the Vland headlights.
I may one day.
Hellcat makes a hellcat a hellcat other than you got a regular challenger
I'm super jealous looks great
Abram Brown Thanks!
Nice video man, grats on being lucky for change on the bumper, no so lucky with hitting a deer. Much love.
Thanks!!
I like everything except the hellcat badges. The Ikon kit looks really nice. I always wondered about their quality...
Nice conversion man 👌🔥🔥
Kevin Perez Thanks!
I love the look just not the hellcat emblems. It’s nice af
Beautiful! I just want the front bumper and real tail light kit from the 2015+ models
You're a genius 🧠💪🏾... I loved it ❤❤❤❤ thanks for this video
Thanks!
Good job man
Thanks
Honestly I could not risk getting gapped
Haha
Nice Car Bud!
Coyote carguy Thanks!
You can put a hellcat blower on it I’ve seen it done, I’m actually getting ready to do it myself in a few weeks
Oh, I don’t know that! Are You going to video it?
Love The Video Man Motivating Me To Buy A Challenger V8 & Do The Conversion!!
Nice!
Nice! Get rid of the sticker!
Great job 👏 I'm on my way
Too late, it's sold. :(
Very nice ride sir!
Thanks!
That’s tough good job keep it as is
On RaMp Tv Thanks
You should keep doing more videos
Chanel Ziro Thanks!
Can you put a 2015-2019 rear bumper in the early models as well? Please assistance..
Xavier Horace Yes you can. I have not done it yet, but I’ve seen a video where another guy did do it to his challenger. The only problem he had was wiring the new brake lights that come with the new bumper to work perfectly. I can’t remember the issue he had, but he had some sort of electrical issue when he did the install.
Steve he just basically had to get the newer tail lights to come with it in order for it to work?
Xavier Horace yeah he did. He also needed the bumper cushion ( the piece between the cars rear frame, and the plastic bumper we are talking about)
But the taillights are not plug and play. You’d need to do some wiring mods. I guess he couldn’t get all the lights to work correctly, but most did. I think it was the reverse lights that were giving him a problem.
Steve ahh I see. Thanks man for the information.
Xavier Horace anytime. Let me know how it goes for you if you choose to do it. Maybe even a video?
Looks good. Might have to give mine a new look
Nice!
Hey how did you switch the front marker lights onto the new bumper cause I know the old 1 won’t fit on there
I purchased led ones off eBay
@@carstuff4u942 yeah I did too but the original lamp harness won’t go on to the new marker lights
@@LILJOE1254I may have cut wires, and spliced. If I remember correctly
I have a challenger 2010 srt8, the front lip got messed up. Do you think a 2015 hellcat front lip spoiler would fit?
Kevin Ruvalcaba I don’t think just the frot lip spoiler will work. The Hellcat front bumper is shaped WAY differently on the bottom compared to our stock front bumper. Sorry....
Looks good
Thanks!
Thank you.
Any links to where you purchased the front bumper kit?
I just googled ikon Motosports and found the parts that way.
Did you just keep the stock headlights or swap them ?
Stock headlights.
Put s bigger hell cat sticker.
ANGEL KRUEGER AVINA might do that!
Would you comment the link where you got the tail light block offs?? I can’t find that specific one
I actually don’t see them on eBay anymore. After this video, I put on the newer taillights, so I have these old style with the covers still on them. Would you like to buy them?
Looks nice, but please take off the Hellcat badge people hate upbadging
I guess if the guys that buy the Ford Shelby kit cars can pull off a fake, I don't see why I can't either?
Beautiful car man! I was wondering if u can link the tail light block offs?
Search eBay for '08-'14 Challenger Tail Light Covers
I am very curious about interior swapping as much parts as possible. What do you think about it, you think it would be too hard?
De That’s a good question. I actually like my interior, but I’ve heard the swap can be done. I guess the center console is the easiest part. I would guess the dash and electronics would be very hard. Seats seem similar, and I’m sure door panels would be an easy swap, as the doors haven’t changed at all!
You could get a parts car swap all the interior parts and the wiring harnesses. Idk how hard it is, but my dad's friend already has a challenger exactly like that guys and he's trying to do an interior swap with a challenger and magnum.
Herewego_2k19 can you follow up and let me know how successful he is at the interior swap? I’m curious how the wiring goes.
Steve i heard the dash is VERY difficult to do, i definitely prefer the old one due to the fact you can swap out the radio and speakers and whatnot
King EDBTZ yeah, I agree.
Probably a dumb question ,but can you install headlight air catchers in the 2009/2010 v8 ?
that's not a dumb question, I think as long as I got the hellcat airbox and somehow mounted it to my engine I could. But otherwise my current air box doesn't have the ram air feature for the headlights.
Did you buy the back bumper cushion because the reindeer broke it or it needs a new different one in Order for the new bumper to fit?
Liliana Lizeth it needs a new one to fit properly. It was about 100.00 via eBay.
Where's the forum at to make them headlights fit? Could you show the bumper cushion?
Here you go :
www.challengertalk.com/threads/2010-to-2015-front-end-conversion.472642/
And I can’t show the cushion as it’s under the front bumper cover.
Why not get the new tail lights and headlights to replace the old ones ?
I have a video that shows I finally did replace the taillights, and they looked great!
If I were to get a 2011 challenger, would I be able to make a conversion? It only says 2015-2020 so I’m curious as to how that would work.
I’d like to make the conversion into a hellcat.
TypicalFilms Hello!
Yeah they say that, but you sure can! Only difference between the 2011 and 2015 is the front bumper cushion. It’s the plastic/foam piece in front of the front crash bar, and behind the plastic bumper. But you can buy one for 100.00 on eBay. The lower belly pan is different, but can make the 2011 work with new mounting screws. The yellow corner lights are different, but you can also get those on eBay. Maybe 40.00 or so.
The head lights will work, but the mounts on the radiator support will need to be shaved 7/8”. Their is a guide on the web if you google it. Or you can upgrade to the 2015 lights. The wires won’t plug in correctly, but someone may make a kit to make them work. Aftermarket upgrades for the 2011 may work too. I’m happy with my old headlights. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Looks good! I just got the same kit, how did you get the side markers to work?
I purchased new ones for the newer cars off ebay.
You should put the 15' taillights with a SRT lip
I actually did if you look at my other videos!
Looks good man
Thanks!
Looks great!
Thanks!
I just recently bought a duraflex hellcat conversion bumper and was wondering if I could somehow just pop a 2015-18 grill on a 2010 model
Yep!
looks amazing
Thanks!
Great job mate
Thanks!
Great video id like to see more content on your chsllenger
Thank you!
Hey I have an 2014 rt will these parts fit and would I have to change my front head lights?
This kit will fit the 2014 with no mods that I’m aware of!
I can’t find the hellcat bumper or ikon motor sports anywhere ?
This was years ago, maybe they’re no longer sell it?
Hey i really love the look on your car, could you leave links on where to find these parts????
I think I did on the video.
How much do you spent for those brembo brakes ?
Is there an option to ad the hellcat headlights???? I’m dying to know
From my understanding you can. All new headlights will fit on the older cars. Wiring kits would need to be made, as they don’t plug and play. But I think on eBay you can buy the newer headlights that are made for this body style, and they will plug directly into this cars wiring harness. Many people have told me to upgrade, but I kinda like my lights.
I’ve got a 2011 392 I’m doing both interior and exterior modifications on mine but I’m wondering if I can make the inside look as up-to-date as the new challenger
Mohamed Ahmed That’s a good question, I know you can do the exterior pretty easily, and I wouldn’t think the interior would be too bad until you got to the dashboard I’m not sure about the instrument cluster. I would assume all the wiring would be different from the instrument cluster between the two models. Let me know if you post videos about your transformation.
Yes, the new interior fits in the last gen
Nice looking car , I’m currently doing the same to my 12 SRT8 + changing the color to destroyer gray . You said everything fits well but you needed some front bumper cushion , can you please share a link to that .
Just search eBay for it. I think it was $100 for it shipped.
Do you know if you can change the rear bumper?
Charles Grigg yes u can I did the whole conversion to my 09 rt
Those taillights 🤣🤣🤣
So when are you getting the actual 6.2 Supercharged Hemi put inside of it?
I've sold it.
Only that's giving it up as clone is that 4 piston brembo in the front. Put 6pistons and youll fool even more folks
Fact!
Drop the link for the cushion!!!!
I found it on eBay
Why are you up Upbadging? And you can do a taillight conversion
I made a video that shows I installed the rear taillights. I’m upbadging because I’m a poser.....
Looks great. Ive got my old bumper off now. I havent yet pulled the trigger on the Icon kit. Can you post a link for that bumper cushion? Thanks
I would, but I got it off eBay. If you just search eBay for the front bumper, you’ll find it. Also, I think icon now offers the kit and it includes it!
Where can i buy the front end kit?
Nappyhead visit- ikonmotorsports.com
You’ll see it as a product they sell.
Any problems with your aftermarket hood, like shaking at high speeds or anything ?
Nope,it was pretty solid!!
Nice car where can I get those wheels and alloys
Not sure, I got them off Craigslist
Could you post the kit part number or link?
Looks like they are not made anymore.
Do you know if it fit the 2018 Dodge Challenger rt
Yes, it will!
Awesome ❤
Cool!
Would you give me the link to the tail light block offs you purchased
Sorry, I don’t have the link anymore.
But I think I got them off eBay.