Keep an eye out for future customization

As a lover of America who has visited the country many times on trips, and with the influence of her brother, who is an American car driver, “mika” acquired her dream American car, a Dodge Charger. What kind of attention to detail is put into the Charger, which is customized with a DIY interior and partially incorporates genuine parts?

In the summer of 2023, she bought the American car of her dreams

On Sunday 14 April 2024, the all-genre American car meeting ‘K-Styles’ was held in Ashikaga, Tochigi. Nearly 300 American cars, including guest cars, gathered at the venue, and among them, we spotted a black-bodied Dodge ‘Charger’. We immediately spoke to the owner, “mika”.

In addition to being an American lover who has been on numerous trips to the USA, mika had always wanted an American car due to the influence of her brother, who is an American car driver, but after much consideration, she initially bought a Japanese sedan. In the summer of 2023, she happened to visit a shop fell in love at first sight with a 2012 Dodge Charger SE, and decided to buy the American car of her dreams.

“I thought about the Challenger, but decided on this one because I liked the tail of the Charger. It was surprisingly easy to drive and the fuel consumption wasn’t that different from my previous car. I wish I had driven it sooner.”

DIY interior customization

The exterior of mika’s Charger SE has not been modified since she bought it, and the lip spoiler and other parts were originally installed. The wheels are stock with wheel caps, which is part of mika’s preference for stock wheels. The rest of the car is fitted with Wightlets (wide tread spacers) and adjusted with the originally fitted dampers. Although mika has not modified the exterior, she seems to have customized the interior herself.

“When I first bought the car, the panels were black and silver carbon, but that bothered me a bit. I bought a white Alcantara fabric with a sticker on the back and replaced it. It’s still in the process, but there’s no end to it and I don’t know where to stop.”

Further customization is planned

Since there are no American car drivers around, mika says she mainly uses social networking sites to exchange information about cars. At the “K-Styles Vol.3” meeting she attended this time, it was impressive to see her saying “Nice to meet you” to her friends she met on SNS. This meeting will be a good opportunity for them to acquire new seasonal information and do more of what they want to do. But first, are there any areas that need work in the current situation?

“The headlights are all scratched up, so I want to process the inner ones to black.”

The headlights, which have remained the same since the car was first purchased, would look completely different with a black inner finish. We would like to keep an eye on Mika’s future customization.

translated by DeepL