I've seen a video where this part was changed to an aluminium or similar one. I want to do that but don't know where to look. Anyone know what to call this piece?
Hydro dip is a great idea. The stuff works great, and a piece like that would be a walk in the park to do. I did the center console on my last Ram (Outdoorsman), so you can handle doing that. You can get pretty much any pattern, design, color, etc you can think of. Chrome, carbon fiber, flames, skulls, geometric, animals, etc.
Here's a shot of my console in Timber Edge XD camo.