bluestar

So I was looking for an econo-box car with relatively good MPG and looks to begin a mod project on. Stumbled on the Hyundai Elantra... Hyundai??? WTH, eh? Well check out my sig file, I have never ever owned a Korean car in my adult life. Long time Lex owner/fan (all SOLD, unfortunately) but now all German lux cars in the stable... Audi, BMW and an AMG

So I bought this new 2013 Hyundai Elantra and began the project. The story will be told in pictures.. So here we go.

On the dealership lot on pick-up day... fully bone stock...


Body kits & Lighting Mods
--Tuix front lip kit
--Rear dual-exhaust diffuser
--Rear deck-lid spoiler
--35% tints all around
--Halo Projector headlights with LED surround fogs,
--LED stock fogs, LED Halos, LED high beam, 6000K HID lows...
--exLED Trunk Smilie LEDs




Now on to rim and suspension stuff...
--KYB shocks (rear)
--Eibach Pro-Kit Springs (for the Hyundai Veloster)
--18" Genesis Coupe rims (+33 offset)
--225/40/18s





Now all coming together...

Front profile


Side profile shots



Night shot


Comparo--- mine versus Stock... at night


At a 2-car photo-shoot...


Finally, here it is sitting right next to "The Beast"...


Coming soon...
--front tower brace/stabilizer (Luxon)
--rear sway bar (torsion beam) - PierceMotors/Whiteline
--and more to come..

Stay Tuned...

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Cool little car. Mods look very OEM. Well done

MrMark

iTrader: (3)

Those headlights/foglights are money !!!!

RXSF

A neighbor of mine also mods his elantra. A lot of it looks OEM, surprised how many options there are for this car

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

very impressive! looks way more upscale than an 'econobox'!

i thought you got the car for your daughter?

mmarshall

Some nice pictures, Blue....and welcome to CAR CHAT.

You made a good choice with the present-generation Elantra (and good luck with it). Unlike the previous-generation model, the interior/exterior styling is a little too Space-Age for my tastes, but it seems to be a well-built small car, and has an excellent warranty.

Since you are new to CAR CHAT, Here's my personal review of the present-generation Elantra (I occasionally do reviews in this forum, and Hoovey2411 posts a lot of autoblog reviews). I did it a couple of years ago, but it is still essentially the same car today, without a major redesign. I do reviews both spontaneously and, when possible, by CL request....this is a slightly shortened one, but typical of my style.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...tra-sedan.html

bluestar

Thanks. I was going for close to OE look. Got a few sales guys at the Hyundai dealership impressed and taking pics to show their bosses. One told me if Hyundai makes a stock car like mine they'd sell them out...

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

I'd believe it.

Lighting gives a car so much personality at night

bluestar

Thanks Bit. The E is mine as my DD so that the SLK remains the weekend/nice day ride. My older daughter drives the A4 since she turned 16, now at 21, that car is like crap but she loves it so. My other daughter lives in NYC so no need for a car...

bluestar

Thanks so much. I agree. The lights made the most dramatic change with the DRL on.

edgeucated

iTrader: (4)

Love that rear duel exhaust diffuser. The trapezoid exhaust tips flow perfectly

hlee12

nice job!! great start. love modding econo cars.

i would get a new wheel and do some more exterior mods.

bluestar

Excellent review, Mike. I agree with your pluses and minuses... For me the worst minus is the tail waging on that car. It floats around on the freeways, and can get pretty bouncy around manholes and dips. Many E owners quickly replaced the rear shocks with KYBs which helped but didn't quite eliminate the hop around. Rear sway bays are much needed to stiffen the rear and balance out the handling... One area some of us are exploring is the ability to shim the solid rear axle to be able to truly improve handling with a full 4-wheel alignment. Right now the rear is non-adjustable which sucks... I am looking to find a specialist alignment shop that can shim the rear and get it adjusted to make the car perform much better.

Finally, the 143Hp motor is anemic and really lacks any true performance. Turbo kits are still in development so no help for now... If one becomes available I may be tempted...

We shall see...

Fizzboy7

Trunk smiley LED's? Oh man.... you had me until I saw those.

CK6Speed

iTrader: (1)

I think that is the glare/reflection from the license plate LED lighting shining off the curves of the bumper.