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Old 06-09-06, 05:20 PM
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Default My 2006 Commander on 22's!

Now I remember the first time I found out about the commander. It was right here on CL. Now most of you guys hated on it at first but I thought it looked pretty good. I had heard about how Chrysler had been turning things around (300c, magnum, charger...) and that in 05 Jeep got a major overhaul. I thought about now and then over the next few months. Then one day, I finally saw one on the road. I thought they looked so cool! So I went to the dealership to check it out. Turns out they have a great 4x4 system to tackle the infamous Minnesota winters, and it drove as smooth as my LS400 did. I was so impressed with the overall vehicle (and its ability to utilize it for my work) 3 days later I had one in my driveway.

Well I knew I had to mod the heck out of it. I liked the car as a whole but it needed a few things to tie it all together. Especially the number of pieces that were plastic and needed to be painted. The interior was a little boring, though it might look crappy in the picture the dash kit in person is amazing, it really really sets the car off.





Car: 2006 Jeep Commander 4.7l V8

Mods:

Exterior

Chrome Door Handles
Black Jeep Emblem
E&G Classic’s Grill
Halo Fogs (last piece waiting to be installed)
Locking Chrome Gas Cap (second to last piece waiting to be installed)

Limited chrome body moldings
Limited chrome roof rack

Color matched roof rack caps
Color matched front valence
Color matched side mirrors
Color matched rear hatch
Color matched rear roof panels
Color matched rocker panels (running boards)
Color matched rear bumper skid plate

Wheels & Tires

Wheels are 22x9 Oasis Multipeice Nomad

Tires are Nitto NT420 265/35/22

Interior

130 (yes one hundred and thirty) piece Titanium Burlwood(blackwood) dash kit.

Performance

KNN Drop in filter (for better gas mileage)

Company vynal sticker on the back (for the sticker horsepower gains of course)

ICE

I really didn’t want to go crazy with subs so I went with 2 Alpine 12” Type R’s each with a 1000 Watt Alpine amp. Still a WIP.

So what do you guys think??

or

PS - I ****ing hate ice mountain water it tastes like a battery I was only drinking it cause it was all I had in the house and I was really thirsty.
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Sorry dude, this thing is ugly as sin.
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Old 06-09-06, 07:19 PM
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So i'll put you down for 2 thumbs up then...
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So i'll put you down for 2 thumbs up then...
Sorry dude... Nothing against you, but these jeeps are fugly and drive like crap.
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i think it looks good

good job, like the woodkit
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Not a bad truck at all - I'm glad you're having fun w/ it.

M.
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i can't imagine how big you can go with rims on this thing.. Those 22 look like 13's.. you can probably put 26 under that thing.
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I think it loos good actually.
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I like the look!
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sorry man, not likin it. not even a little.
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i am NOT feeling that dash kit. AT ALL.



it really does look like a botched effort to mimick the g-wagon.
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not my personal cup of tea, but hey what we think doesn't matter. If you're diggin it, thats all that matters!! Congrats on your purchase.... hope she treats you well.

How's the ride quality on those dub-2's? Planning any other mods?
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I just threw up a little bit. But whatever floats your boat!
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I like the exterior the dash panels though.
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does it still ride as smooth as the LS400 with the big rims???
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