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MODIFYING OR DETAILING YOUR I30 => EXTERIOR => Topic started by: eye30 on June 26, 2008, 13:10:01

Title: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 26, 2008, 13:10:01

The only mod I've added is a Mud Guard Kit, oh and a set of i30 carpets.

I will say that the kit sets the car of brill and it also helps with keeping down spray and cr*p on the body work.

Anyone else invested in these?

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Dazzler on June 26, 2008, 13:34:45

I got some (after market ones) to put on but decided not to while I'm driving all over my block in preparation to build (thought they might get ripped off...)

Any chance of some pix of yours eye?

P.S. checked out my latest posting under off topic humour yet (hopefully you'll like some of them)

Cheers,

Dazz

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: i30manUK on June 26, 2008, 16:33:00

Yes, it would be nice to see a few pics. I wondered about  buying mudguards, but they'd need to look good.

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Shambles on June 26, 2008, 17:03:35

I'm in that "wanna see" club too. Also "wanna know" what they cost

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 26, 2008, 20:46:16

I'll take some pics WHEN/IF it stops raining.

Cost??
I got them and carpets as part of the deal when I bought the car.

But link
http://www.hyundai.co.uk/accessories/al ... 30&ref=176 (http://www.hyundai.co.uk/accessories/all/?modelName=i30&ref=176) to HY UK

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Dazzler on June 26, 2008, 22:44:37

Interesting the variations in terminology (we call them mudflaps in aus)

Mudguards are the the things the wheel arches are in!  

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: ouri30 on June 27, 2008, 11:19:33

We had have mudflaps fitted to ouri30.  They are small neat hard plastic things, rather than large after market types.  I believe the Aussie accessory pdf file has illustrations of them.  I quite like them.

Bob

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 27, 2008, 19:33:04

Pictures Car bit dirty because of all the rain we have been having.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/1-1.jpg)(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/2.jpg)(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/3-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 27, 2008, 19:36:53

and more

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/4.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/5.jpg)

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 27, 2008, 19:38:08

and finally

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/6-1.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/7.jpg)

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Shambles on June 27, 2008, 22:36:54

Cheers for the pics, eye. Any chance of distance shots, like 5 metres away?

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Hemmi on June 28, 2008, 02:16:33

Quote from: "i30manUK"

Yes, it would be nice to see a few pics. I wondered about  buying mudguards, but they'd need to look good.

we both got the same body kit, i'm not sure if its possible to put a mudguard on our car.
The sides of our cars will be messy when winter comes  

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 28, 2008, 10:24:19

Quote from: "Shambles"

Cheers for the pics, eye. Any chance of distance shots, like 5 metres away?

I'll do them when it stops raining !!!!!!!!!

also, you might not seem them because they are blck and car black but lets see

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Dazzler on June 28, 2008, 12:22:46

Hi Eye,

First pix of your car we've seen aren't they? You've got different wheels than most? (but they look like factory ones just the same? ) Also what tyres did you get ,couldn't quite see the brand but didn't look like kumhos or Hankook....

Thanks for going to the trouble of posting pix..

Cheers,

Dazz

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Shambles on June 28, 2008, 14:08:36

Think those tyres have HanKOOK written on them

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 28, 2008, 15:46:43

OK I've now taken pics of car and I'll post on Pics (show your car) later today.
and yes D_D first pics of my car.

Standard wheels ex factory - 15" alloys
Tyres are standard ex factory -  Hankook Optimo 185/65/ R15 and grip road brill especially in wet, but I do have ESP as standard so that must help.

Had same make on previous Hy Accent and had no probs.

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: eye30 on June 28, 2008, 18:36:57

Quote from: "Shambles"

Cheers for the pics, eye. Any chance of distance shots, like 5 metres away?

Here are distant shots.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/new1.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/new2-1.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/rearoffside.jpg)

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Dazzler on June 29, 2008, 08:56:08

Thanks Eye...

Thought they looked like some I'd seen in a brochure. As you've probably read SX over here only comes with 15" steel wheels with plastic caps SLX gets 16" and SR 17" alloys so don't see your wheels over here unless someone specifies them as an accessory.

Cheers,

Dazz

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: EymaTeapot on June 29, 2008, 12:04:46

Hey eye,

Raining in the UK :lol:

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Alesand on July 04, 2008, 19:42:49

I got the Mud Guards, but dont want them. I think it  looks clumsy. But I have I white one.

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Dazzler on July 04, 2008, 23:07:19

Which country are you in Alesand? Someone might buy them off you!

How about some pix of your car please and some info about your features please.  :?

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Alesand on July 05, 2008, 20:51:07

I´m from Gothenburg, Sweden. The Mud guard is standard on all i30´s here.
The e-sense is kind of a product of swedish taxes. Here in Sweden we have something called "environmentcars". Basicly I get some benefits if I buy a car that either is a hybrid, runs etanol or have emissions of carbon dioxide below 120 gram/km. For example the government gives me 10000SEK which is approx 1700AUD. Also the city that I live in gives som benefits to "environmentcars" such as 3 years of free parking for  50SEK (8AUD) which is worth many thuosands SEK. I can also park 2 hours in "10 minutes" spots!  

However the e-sense is a strangled 1,6 CRDI from 115hp down 90hp, and the torque from 255Nm to 235. It dont notice that much differnce but I´m thinking of a tuningbox, I do.

Title: Re: Mud Guard Kit
Post by: Dazzler on July 05, 2008, 23:27:29

Hi Alesand...

Thanks for your reply (very interesting)

Australia is a great country in a lot of ways but there is not much reward or encouragement (yet) to buy an economical, low emissions vehicle, except the savings in fuel cost...

Is the i30 selling well in Sweden (I have had quite a bit to do with Volvos and Saab through my late step-father)

Cheers,

Dazz