[cewi]

Hi community,

I also want to show you some pictures of our creamy white i30. Almost all of the modification I did myself.


A black gecko walking across the car roof and bonnet 


I changed the turning signal bulbs - "silver vision" by Philips. Now you see almost no more orange


Bonnet hood dampers. Were really easy to mount - just plug 'n play


DRLs: Mercedes L-Style. That was hard to install. I had no idea of the electricity. But I got lot of help in a German Hyundai forum


White painted caliper - unfortunately we have only the standard 16" aluminum wheels...


A shark fin antenna (matt black) with DVB-T, GPS and FM.


I removed the "Hyundai" and "i30cw" lettering. Maybe I'm going to change the logo, too... Of course the windows were tinted 


A closer look to the rearview camera. It took almost three (!) hours to install the cam. I had to remove nearly the whole interior and boot trim. Consider this: It's the CW


And last but not least: The China RNS/Naviceiver. I love it 



Without showing you more pics: I installed an instrument dimmer (rheostat) and a overhead console.
There's much more I want to change - but my wife... 

[Dazzler]

Might have been cheaper to change your wife 

Your pictures aren't coming up.. you may have to try a different host site - seems to be some sort of a block

Bit of a pity as sounds like some excellent modifications 

[cewi]

Might have been cheaper to change your wife 

 

I registered at photobucket. Hope the pictures can be seen now.

[Dazzler]

Might have been cheaper to change your wife 

 

I registered at photobucket. Hope the pictures can be seen now.

Yes thanks (that was quick) Excellent 

Never seen anything like that Gecko (I like it) 

[eye30]

Your pictures aren't coming up.. you may have to try a different host site - seems to be some sort of a block

OK here. 
great pics

[Dazzler]

Your pictures aren't coming up.. you may have to try a different host site - seems to be some sort of a block

OK here. 
great pics

  He just swapped hosts ...

[Asterix]

Hey Cewi, that look's very nice..

[tla]

Looks great! 

I noticed that your car doesn't have a hood (bonnet) liner.   They're relatively inexpensive, and will noticeably cut down on engine noise at 80+ km/h.
I guess you have to wait for clearance to buy more mods from the trouble and strife   

[Phil №❶]

Love that nav unit, It does TV as well doesn't it. 

[cewi]

I noticed that your car doesn't have a hood (bonnet) liner.   They're relatively inexpensive, and will noticeably cut down on engine noise at 80+ km/h.

I was wondering, 'cause my brother-in-law's i30 has an hood insulation/liner. There are different dealers offering hyundai parts (e.g. fourgreen, koraps... but the shipping costs are a multiple of the value) 
As well I don't know the part no. I found two different: 811253X000 and 811252L000.

Love that nav unit, It does TV as well doesn't it. 

Love it too 
Yes it does. My son is delighted watching cartoons

[Doggie 1]

Some nice mods there.
I like the bonnet struts. 
Valentines Day today - just get some flowers for the wife (the cemetery can be a good place) and then you'll be right to do more car mods. 

[Phil №❶]

Valentines Day today - just get some flowers for the wife (the cemetery can be a good place) and then you'll be right to do more car mods. 

 

[Argus]

Very nice I30. Good idea with Bonnet hood dampers and DLRs
I my I30 calipers quickly did the ugly from road salt, that's why I also painted (I used Hammerite and is OK)

[tla]

I was wondering, 'cause my brother-in-law's i30 has an hood insulation/liner. There are different dealers offering hyundai parts (e.g. fourgreen, koraps... but the shipping costs are a multiple of the value) 
As well I don't know the part no. I found two different: 811253X000 and 811252L000.

Sorry, can't help you with the part number because I have the pre-facelift i30. 
I got the liner from the hyundai dealer; less than USD20 including installation.

[panda]

Loving the gecko!! 

[The Gonz]

Os that a stencil job under clear layers? Was it expensive to do?

[cewi]

I didn't stick on the Gecko myself - a specialized shop did.
It cost me approximately 120 USD (90 €). Price is reasonable mainly becuase we're currently the only having an Gecko 

[neoto]

Can you tell more on the navi unit? I am looking at them for the last two years, but hadn't had guts to order a $400 unit from China...

[cewi]

I bought the navi unit on ebay(.de) 'cause I didn't want to order in China, too. It cost me 470 € (much more than 400 $). The great advantage: I have two years warranty in Germany. If anything will work incorrect I'll send it back. They'll repair or give refund.

The unit came with fitting frame and was relatively easy to install. Just plug 'n play. Nevertheless it took approx. two hours because of all the cables. Not enough space for them... 
The user interface is... "poor"? old? Can't describe... But I use thhis unit mainly for playing music while navigating. So that's no problem for me.

[neoto]

I bought the navi unit on ebay(.de) 'cause I didn't want to order in China, too. It cost me 470 € (much more than 400 $). The great advantage: I have two years warranty in Germany. If anything will work incorrect I'll send it back. They'll repair or give refund.

The unit came with fitting frame and was relatively easy to install. Just plug 'n play. Nevertheless it took approx. two hours because of all the cables. Not enough space for them... 
The user interface is... "poor"? old? Can't describe... But I use thhis unit mainly for playing music while navigating. So that's no problem for me.

Is it possible to give a short video walkthrough the interface? Basic functions, bluetooth (does it transfer and display names from the phone?), navigation...

[cewi]

I'm sorry, don't give a short video.

There are three videos on youtube I found (the unit is called TID7501)
1 - (shows the bluetooth at 6:57 - names were not shown)

2 - (shows the TV function)

3 - (shows the very unpretentious user interface)


Hope these videos will give you an insight

[neoto]

Thank you, cewi.

[cewi]

Hey guys/girls,

want to give you an update:
Back foiled radiator grill (stilled chromed emblem)

[Shambles]

Great photos cewi - you could add those links to your gallery entry

[Shambles]

No, that's not what I meant cewi

Edit your existing entry (we only allow one gallery entry per member per car) and add the photobucket links into the "description" box, using [img]http://photobucketlink...[/img] tags


I'll do one of your pics for you.... go take a look

[cewi]

No, that's not what I meant cewi

...

I'll do one of your pics for you.... go take a look

uuups...  . Never seen it before 
Thanks. I edited my favorite pictures

[Shambles]

Fantastic

Now your gallery entry looks perfect