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PICTURES & VIDEOS => MEMBERS i30s => Topic started by: icatcher on June 24, 2008, 20:24:43

Title: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: icatcher on June 24, 2008, 20:24:43: Hey guys!

Here a some pictures of my i30 (the i-catcher):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Tonpagen/i30/21062008220.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Tonpagen/i30/21062008222.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Tonpagen/i30/21062008223.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Tonpagen/i30/21062008224.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Tonpagen/i30/21062008216.jpg)

Hope you like it...
Greetz,
Tony
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: eye30 on June 24, 2008, 20:29:27: Like the colour. Don't think colour on sale in UK.
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Shambles on June 24, 2008, 20:40:21: A "reet proper beaut", as they would say in the UK (well, some parts of the UK)
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Hemmi on June 24, 2008, 22:57:30: Nice car, I see you got the brown dashboard, haven't seen many of those.
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Dazzler on June 24, 2008, 23:50:19: Very nice... great to have a new colour on the forum. Brown interior looks strange to me as not many cars in Aus come with that...but a nice change all the same.

So they don't actually have an icatcher badge anywhere on them?

Thanx for the pix....

Rgds,

Dazz
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: EymaTeapot on June 25, 2008, 00:31:14: Tony, Very nice.

Do those wheels come standard on that model?
We get those same wheels only on our sports model, the SR. It is coupled with a body kit.
Was the GPS standard or did you add that?
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Thumper on June 25, 2008, 03:10:31: Love the GPS! :D
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: EymaTeapot on June 25, 2008, 11:35:12: The radio antenna is different. It also has rear parking sensors
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: icatcher on June 25, 2008, 18:59:26: Well, well, I see you're all good observers!
Congratulations! You discovered the 10 differences... :oops: )
4) At the ride home from the showroom I stopped at the carshop and bought the new antenna. Couldn't stand the long thing that it had on its roof. Costs: € 6,95 Looks: €25,-
5) the navigation comes standard at all the Hyundai-models at this moment in the Netherlands. I don't know if they sell it aftermarket. It works fine, though.
6) There's no i-catcher badge anywhere on the car. It's just the name they gave it in the sales promotion. But I like it...
7) What you didn't notice: I removed 'Hyundai' from the backside. Just left the i30 sign. I think it looks better. (Removing is very simple: just use a hair-dryer and the stick-on letters will let go from the body...)

Plans I have: roof-spoiler on the backside. Other door-sills (metal-look or chrome). Later: a bodykit (still looking for a nice one).

That's it for now!

Greetz,
Tony
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Shambles on June 25, 2008, 19:06:19: Quote from: "icatcher"
... I removed 'Hyundai' from the backside ...
Can I ask why you did that
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: icatcher on June 25, 2008, 19:47:11: Just like a smooth backside...
From my Tucson I removed both Hyundai and Tucson. Let people guess what your car is.
It's not unusual in the tuning-world to 'shave' your car...
I think it's a matter of taste. anyway: the 'H' in the middle says "hyundai' as well, don't it?

Tony
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Shambles on June 25, 2008, 19:58:42: Fair point. I quite like the lettering, Might paint mine black to suit the paintwork
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Dazzler on June 25, 2008, 23:18:22: Hi Tony,

Thanks for the detailed reply... you are fitting into this club very nicely... ;)

He makes custom wheel badges when I buy after market wheels (as per pix of my wifes Tiida Mag)

Plenty of info about bodykits and the like on here somewhere! (amongst our 2500 posts)

Rgds,

Dazz

(http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo286/i30ownersclub/LaserCutNissanBadge.jpg)
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: icatcher on June 26, 2008, 16:24:25: Thanks for the tip about the i-catcher badge, Dazz.
I'll think about it. I'll check out the car's prospectus to see if there's something in it. I didn't notice it yet.
Maybe my son can design one - he's studying design (amongst other things...)
Keep you informed!

Tony
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: Dazzler on June 26, 2008, 22:42:23: These laser cutting machines are amazing they can cut or engrave thin metal sheets or thicker chromed plastic..the results are very professional!

This is my friend's website (although it's a bit out of date - he gets most of his work by word of mouth)

http://www.lcat.au.com/com_prof.htm (http://www.lcat.au.com/com_prof.htm)

Should be able to search the net for Laser cutters in your local area
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: 31143 on August 09, 2008, 23:44:16: Quote from: "Thumper"
Love the GPS! :D
Hi to all!

I'm new here bud I like to give a answer to the question raised in the quote above about the beautiful looking GPS system that we (The Netherlands) get for free in every i30 factory build.

(http://www.gpstar.de/bildergalerie/thumbnail-hyundai-i30-zu.jpg)(http://www.gpstar.de/bildergalerie/thumbnail-hyundai-i30-auf.jpg)
http://www.gpstar.de/bildergalerie/hyundai-i30-zu.jpg
http://www.gpstar.de/bildergalerie/hyundai-i30-auf.jpg

The system is made in Germany at a company called GPStar (http://www.gpstar.de/Uk/bilder_de.html).
At there website you can find the kit instructions, content and hard & software info.
The used technology for the GPS comes from NAVTEQ (http://www.navteq.com/index.html) and uses the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 operating system.
The actual software that you use as a consumer is Navigon Mobile Navigator 6 (http://www.navigon.com/site/uk/en/products/mobile_navigation/mobile_navigator).

Hope to have helped you in your quest for a answer!
.
Title: Re: The Dutch i-catcher
Post by: eye30 on August 10, 2008, 00:30:57: Welcome to the forum 31143