So i called my dealership for the strut bar and gray leather steering wheel.

$77 for the bar and $330 for the steering wheel

Why i hate stealerships... "oh we cant price match other dealers"

Whatevs

 

Those new prices are from hyundai corp, so they should update their prices :S but of course, they are dealer so we know that's never gonna happen :S

 

call a different one

 

Its on the car I made that b**** fit

 

Bigger Hammer works every time.....

(well, at least it makes you feel better, anyway!)

 

Is there a safe way to paint the blue steering wheel gray or black?

Or anybody willing to sell theirs?

 

Why don't you just buy one from the dealer? I bought the gray one for $12 and it looks sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!

 

Painting leather would likely end badly....

You might be able to find some sort of dye that is acceptable for use on leather but I would worry about the longevity of the finish as it will have to take a lot of abuse.

 

Yeah i dont think i wanna go that route...

Why don't you just buy one from the dealer? I bought the gray one for $12 and it looks sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah i tried my dealer they want 330 something, then i said its 20 online and he said we dont price match either... maybe i should talk to a manger?

And it appears to be sold out online for 30

 

Sooooo last night I wanted to swap my grill... Needless to say I broke like every single clip! Lol I guess big hands and arms don't fit. So now that I got it off, I wanna take the bumper off to put the new grill on without breaking any clips. How you take that bumper off again?


Also I'm at the dealer trying to finally fix my alignment issue. So as you guys mostly know the alignment of the car has a locked in camber and caster and adjustable toe. So since my camber is out of whack.... I'm guessing something is bent or broken! sucks.

Hopefully they can fix with minimal cost lol

 

hmaservice has some good pics on how to remove the bumper.

it only takes 5 minutes or so to undo the clips and a few bolts.

some adjustable camber bolts would make your camber adjustable and you could correct your out of whack alignment. not sure how a hyundai dealership would feel about using those though. i just end up taking my car to the local tuner shop for aligments because they can set it how i ask them to exactly, its like $85 per alignment though, but it tracks completely straight.

most dealers and shops just get you within the factory specified range, it almost never matches side to side and sometimes the car will pull to one direction, etc...

 

For some reason i couldnt sign up for hma... oh well. So i went and did it the ole fashion way. Pull on it and see whats attached lol I figured it out after maybe 30-40 minutes. Toughest part was figuring out how to pull the bumper off from the side where its clipped in.

Well after being at the dealer for like 4.5 hours i find out that my alignment is ok but my toe was out. I figured i needed an alignment So i went and had them do it since i was already there. $89 haha

 

Also took me like freaking 3 hours to swap out the grills haha it was a pita!!!! I had to take the bumper off which i didnt know how lol. Then when i took the bumper off the wires to my little leds got disconnected. So i had to do surgery to reconnect those. Then my friend lost a little plastice screw for the plugs and i had to take the bumper off again to find the screw. Then i took the headlights out while i was figuring out how to take the bumper off. Then i put the bumper back on... then i realized i got to take it off again to put the headlights on! So a huge pita! haha a headache and if i had to do it again it would only take 30 minutes lol

before

bumper off

new grill on

final product

 

Where did you buy that grill!? D:

 

shinny << my shades on. looks good does it move around since you broke the clips.

 

Thanks haha

Nah cuz the clips were attached to the grill itself. So the new grill came with its own clips

I like it and I think it will look better with a darker color. I hope to paint it soon. Or just leave it primered lol

 

lookinnn good!!!! but shame on you taking so long on taking the bumper off...

 

Haha it took me like 30-40 mins max to take off! And it was like 10-15 minutes figuring out that i just had to pull the sides out once i unscrewed everything lol. Now it will take me like 15 min depending on how fast i take the screws out. I didnt jack it up either lol

 

I wanted to do the opposite - put the "smooth" grille on my GLS (but the chrome does look pretty good).

The clips you broke taking it off - are they replaceable? Do you plan on doing anything with the "old" grille?

 

cute little present left from the dealer

 

 

wow are you serious! and you just got them

 

Yup i had them for a week and 2 days...

So of course they are going to fix it! Right? Sucks i didnt notice it till the next day...

 

you should update yours here. you part of the "cool people now" lol
http://www.hyundai-forums.com/184-mc-2006-accent/109742-wheel-tire-suspension-encyclopedia.html

 

Lol i know right! I'll try and get some better pics and then i'll post

 

daaamn!! D: kick their butts!

 

I know! I will for sure!!!

about two months ago, I got sandblasted by a semi on rout 81. Now I have a bunch of spots on my hood, and my front bumper. I know how you feel.

Its the worse! But you can only do so much

parents bumped into my car. bleh oh well im gonna paint it again

Yup i did it myself on my neighbors car. Gotta get the whole rear bumper fixed and painted, i wanna paint mine dark like my rims

 

about two months ago, I got sandblasted by a semi on rout 81. Now I have a bunch of spots on my hood, and my front bumper. I know how you feel.

 

parents bumped into my car. bleh oh well im gonna paint it again

 

Oh hello..

Such beauty

Also started my sub box, not 100% done but not bad for my first attempt lol

 

You're gonna love the strut bar. And the sub box is looking great.

ps. I envy your california weather.

 

Thanks!

Lol its been so hot over here! Well hot to me anyways, im used to 50 degrees and fog lol. I wear cut sleeve shirt and shorts in that weather.
its like 65 and sunny and im melting lol

 

when its 65 here im actually freezing... lol

 

Lol that's hella hot for me and where I'm from! I like it a nice foggy 55 all day!


And here we are! Took like 10 min. Yes you have to struggle slightly to get I on. Nothing a little American muscle couldn't fix

I hope the pics work as I'm on mobile right now lol

 

Looks good. Still envy you for not having snow. haha.

How did you mount your ecu? Mine still isn't bolted in, or anything.

 

Well it came with a bracket... I'll have to look in the morning haha. It's at an angle tho. With a bolt trough the stock location and a little self made bracket to help with movement. I'll take more pics in the day unless you want dark night pics. I have flash

I kinda wish I got snow! But I could always drive a day to Nevada for some snow haha

 

Sorry I haven't taken pics! You didn't remind me lol. Well I have ordered a couple goodies and you are all just gonna have to wait till I get them lol

I'll get pics of my ecu in a few short minutes!

 

I just mounted mine flat under the intake filter yesterday. I like it there. The only problem is if I had to get to it for some reason, I'd have to take the filter off, and then unbolt the ecu from the car,and pull it out.

 

Lol wow do i suck at taking pictures! Im just to busy with school and work and battlefield 3 haha

But im glad you figured out a way. Seems like too much hassle tho. I'll still take some pics and figure out how i do it just in case you wanna change it.

Also since the website (hma) is being uncooperative. Can someone explain to me how to change the rotors and pads, preferably with pics!

 

Epic. depends on what you like. cod is more for getting thrown in a meat grinder.
bf is more strategic

 

Yeah cuz cod shoot i was pretty good at cod. Consistently in the top players, but i freaking ran around and killed people! Never camped haha

But in BF i have to take it slow and be smart. And i hate the realism of the game lol! The recoil is crazy! Im just barely getting used to it