Leviathant

[Leviathant]

OEM Upgrades:
OEM Woodgrain Dash Kit
OEM Tiburon Pedal Set
OEM 19mm Tiburon rear sway bar
OEM Cargo Net
OEM GT Leather Shift Knob
OEM GT Suspension (struts, springs, shocks)
OEM GT Alloy Wheels
KDM 3-way windshield washer nozzles
KDM Tiburon Multigauges
KDM Business Card Holder
KDM chrome tweeters & GT tweeter panels
KDM chrome interior door handles

DIY/Non-OEM Upgrades:
Mussa Front Strut Bar (thx Vsolo)
Alpine iDA-DX300 Stereo (MP3/iPod only! Well, and bluetooth or satellite radio, if you want)
Akron iPod/iPhone mount arm
Thule Roof Rack
Euro Antenna
Chrome Instrument Cluster Rings
LED Dome Light (via Diode Dynamics)
LED License Plate Lights (via Diode Dynamics)
LED Instrument Cluster (via Diode Dynamics)
Clock Color (matches the multigauge)
Garmin Nuvi 360 GPS + Handsfree Bluetooth

[CuddleBug1899]

If I looked I could probably find it myself, but where did you get the card holder, and how much was it if you don't mind me asking? Thanks. :)

[BlackElantraGT]

I didn't know that Hyundai had different stock cd players for the Elantra.

:abovelol:

God I'm an idiot I should have read what you wrote in your comments. Nevermind!!

[Leviathant]

If I looked I could probably find it myself, but where did you get the card holder, and how much was it if you don't mind me asking? Thanks. :)

Vsolo picked it up off Carbonman when he was still selling them, I think for around $15 or so. However, he has a GT, which has no space for the card holder... so I nicked it off him. I'm not sure who sells them anymore... I believe they are KDM only.

Oh, and on the old board, there was a fellow (who doesn't post here anymore, apaprently) who actually got the Clarion/Hyundai system stock with his Elantra... I believe he lived in Texas. The one I got is from an '01 Canadian Tiburon.

[CuddleBug1899]

Damn. I just wanted something to take the place of those little black placeholder things. They make it look so plain lol Any ideas?

[Leviathant]

We just gotta sucker another person into selling KDM trinkets like the cardholder, heehee.

Though I've never dealt with them myself, everyone says wonderful things about Kspec.com & Dreamka4u.com, and being that they are in Korea (right?), maybe they can do a special order or something.

I quite like the ticketholder, it's a lot more useful than those placeholders ;) Especially if you're on the turnpike with any frequency! I keep my business cards in there, you never know who'll need some nerdwork done.

[CuddleBug1899]

Well I wouldn't need it for the turnpike tickets because I have ezpass but I'm sure I'd find something to stick in there. I'm gonna check out those sites and see what I can find. Not that it's important and I need it now or anything but I figure I'll check it out and see what I can find. If you happen to come across anything, would you mind shooting me a message? Thanks! :)

[Leviathant]

I'm a tool. Carbonman has em still, and is selling them for $8 a pop. That's a steal. Go here (http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1388).

[vsolo]

you are a tool :diablo: When you you going to post (or modify your first post) with the new dash instruments pics ? :cool:

[Leviathant]

Ask and ye shall receive!

[ilanpro]

And you derove by allentown and did not stop

[Leviathant]

I couldn't stop! My torque gauge isn't hooked up, and my fuel gauge still acts funky. It would have been completely embarrasing! Seriously though, I was driving by Allentown at noon, and then at 3am. I don't think anyone was around during those times :\

[ilanpro]

I was there at 3

[Leviathant]

Changed my clock color today, used some plastic from a broken CD case, and orange stage lighting gels, layered four deep.

[ilanpro]

Leviathant, Why dont you change the rest of the illumination to Red?? is really easy for the cluster all you need is 4 #194 bulbs and 2 #74 for the HVAC 3 #74 and you are done, also ofr the window switches 7 red LEDs, and the lighter is a #74 as well as the ash tray.

[Leviathant]

Working on that. Primarily, I want to make sure everything matches. Red LEDs produce an entirely different color than the Tiburon Orange that the stereo and the guages are in. I've tried to get bulbs from Tiburon clusters, but the guy who does the conversions (that I found) throws them all away (ARGH!)

Mostly, it's a matter of finding the free time. Trust me, if I could do it all at once, I would, becuase this wood dash fits a lot more snugly than did my black dash, and it's a bit of a pain to take out and put back in.

[KeWLKaT]

Oh, and on the old board, there was a fellow (who doesn't post here anymore, apaprently) who actually got the Clarion/Hyundai system stock with his Elantra... I believe he lived in Texas. The one I got is from an '01 Canadian Tiburon.
I have the stock Clarion/Hyundai head unit too :D It's also a facelift.

Question:

Where did you buy the Euro antenna from? I'm looking for those.

[Leviathant]

Where did you buy the Euro antenna from? I'm looking for those.

They're all over eBay, going for $14 + $4 shipping by Antenna X (http://antennax.com/). It is my experience that you do lose some reception with this smaller antenna, but I don't listen to the radio very often anyway. It looks like on their website they sell a power antenna for $30 as well, might be a nice option.

[Leviathant]

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Updated 3/29 with a photo of my new chrome gauge rings.

[SGTFelix]

Your car is looking awesome!!!! How is your Dad doing??? Keep it up!!!!
I feel like I am behind the power curve with all you guys... Divorce stinks. Too damn expensive!!!!!! :angryfire

[mrhoaf]

are those rings the ones that dreamka4u has on their site? They've never gotten around to posting pics....

[vsolo]

Your car is looking awesome!!!! How is your Dad doing??? Keep it up!!!!
I feel like I am behind the power curve with all you guys... Divorce stinks. Too damn expensive!!!!!! :angryfire

Sgt Felix, I'm "TSgt Dunphy" here is the desert of Qatar "Doing the Deid", the desert put a hold on my mods altho they will be waiting for me when I get home. I was here as a test of the C-130J in the desert, it went so well they want us back (no good deed goes unpunished) for maybe 2 years :) I'll have to get my mods done quickly when I'm home.. Levi is getting ahead of me with his mods LOL

[Leviathant]

My mods are all internal aesthetic mods, for the most part :) vsolo's GT looks sharper on the outside and probably handles a bit better.

are those rings the ones that dreamka4u has on their site? They've never gotten around to posting pics....

They are one and the same. They're plasticky, and there is no adhesive that comes with them. Truth be told, the set I got is a little tiny bit warped, but you can't really notice. It looks really sharp though, and I got em for $20 off someone here on EXD, bit of a lucky break :) I was going to post a DIY but it's really, really easy to do.

[ilanpro]

what are you waiting for to put the red bulbs on the cluster and HVAC??

Maybe we can do it when I do your Dads springs

[Leviathant]

$$$$

No one at New Tiburon seems to keep their old bulbs when they do LED conversions. Really that should be all I need, because the other components (save for the HVAC) are all stock Tiburon lights. I'd like them all to match... technically it's more of an orange than a red.

[ilanpro]

Just try it I think you will be happy with the result, the green helps it get a little orange

[Leviathant]

I'm a web designer man, I'm picky about color matching ;)

We could possibly get amber LEDs and put red lighting gels in front or something, but that'd be a little bit too much work. I used lighting gels to get my clock to match the orange of the rest of my console (not counting the HVAC) and it's a perfect match.

[ilanpro]

An LED conversion for the Cluster is going to be PIA

[Leviathant]

That's why I just want the lights from a Tiburon cluster. Easy swap, cheap, and the color should match the rest of my stuff... save for the HVAC, but I have plans for that too. Cheap plans, of course. I mean, I am a hyundai owner, right? ;)

[ilanpro]

have you seen the Tib lights??

http://img.imotorroom.com/diy/60-1_IMG.jpg

not 194 bulbs

[Leviathant]

There you go, spoiling my ignorance. :p

[ilanpro]

There you go, spoiling my ignorance. :p


I just want to lend a hand ;)

[Leviathant]

Just added three-way nozzles to the Elantra. The extra dispersion of the spray is tres nice.

99,700 miles on the car and rising.

[sleepered]

how did you do the side panel black? did you do it yourself? if so how or did you have a pro

[A&F 01 GLS]

is it safe to take off the needles?? I never thought it was...

[Leviathant]

Take off what needles?

The side panels were really easy, actually. Used a screwdriver, some 3m Spray adhesive, and black canvas that I got in the scraps pile at Wal Mart nice n' cheap. The side panel comes off with some unscrewing, and some pulling. Keep taking off screws and you can get most of the obstructing panel pieces out of the way. I'm pretty sure I got the idea off someone on this forum.

I basically cut the cloth in the general shape of the brown mouseskin I was replacing, and trimmed it up as I went. I used a pair of very thin scissors to scrunch the excess cloth into the gap along the top and side of the panel.

Be very careful not to let any spray adhesive get anywhere but on the cloth you are covering! It makes your door panels very ugly if you get this stuff on them, and if you try to clean it off, your interior will come off with your cleaner. It took maybe an hour or two to do, on either side. Like with any DIY project, the more patient you are, the better your results will be.

Someday I'm going to do the same thing for the back of the car, but for now, all that I've done back there is wrapped the armrest in black canvas, so it matches up front. I guess I don't have pics of that online now, but when I clean my car out, I'll get photos up for that too.

Ilan, if you're reading this, can you remove that gigantic tiburon gauge image now? Pretty please :)

[vsolo]

Just added three-way nozzles to the Elantra. The extra dispersion of the spray is tres nice.

99,700 miles on the car and rising. Copy cat LOL

[Nixxx22]

Ok i'm the new guy here and i love sound systems and all that but have any of you acutally raced. or not. AGAIN i dont want to step on toes i have seen some awsome rides
and i got love for what yall are doin. Races please!!

[vsolo]

Heck yeah we have raced. At the Baltimore meet we went to Capitol dragway. I forgot who it was I raced & he had a CAI & I didn't , you could see him pull away from me at over 4000 :).. there are also autocrossers here.. most of the time it is having the time off to race. Check out Faster Ford, he has done alot & posted it..

[Leviathant]

Got me some chrome tweeter grilles for my new tweeter panels (Thanks KDMguy for the grilles, thanks SilverBullet03 for the panels)... when it gets less windy, I'll have em in and will take pictures.

Also got a new (used) transmission last week.

[03SilverBullet]

Got me some chrome tweeter grilles for my new tweeter panels (Thanks KDMguy for the grilles, thanks SilverBullet03 for the panels)... when it gets less windy, I'll have em in and will take pictures.

Also got a new (used) transmission last week.
Good deal, I cant wait to see them in.

[Leviathant]

Tweeter photos are in effect.

[Cypher]

man i want the tib multiguages! :( what guages are in it anyway? i forget

[vsolo]

Does the Tweeters make your music sound sweeter ? :D

[03SilverBullet]

Tweeter photos are in effect.
They look great man, im happy you like them.

[Leviathant]

Ordered chrome door handles for the interior last week from dreamka4u, finally. This weekend Vsolo and I are installing a practically new full suspension (taken from a GT after 1,500 miles)... considering I've got 130,000 miles on my current suspension, that should be a noticeable upgrade :)

I'll probably be slapping in an Alpine MP3/iPod head unit next month, to boot. The OEM Hyundai/Clarion head unit I've got doesn't like to eject CDs anymore, and frankly, I'm sick of CDs.

[Midnightsky]

Ordered chrome door handles for the interior last week from dreamka4u, finally. This weekend Vsolo and I are installing a practically new full suspension (taken from a GT after 1,500 miles)... considering I've got 130,000 miles on my current suspension, that should be a noticeable upgrade :)

I'll probably be slapping in an Alpine MP3/iPod head unit next month, to boot. The OEM Hyundai/Clarion head unit I've got doesn't like to eject CDs anymore, and frankly, I'm sick of CDs.

2 letters "XM" lol.......I got an XM sat radio for my car and I haven't listened to a single cd since i installed the unit. It's got an FM modulator like the i-pods so you can hook it up wirelessly to any radio with FM on it. Install took all of 10 mins and the unit I bought also allows me to save 10 songs on it :D better than a CD, I can change/update the 10 songs as I please from live XM. No fancy headunit required:cool:

[Leviathant]

Nah, I've thought this out pretty well -- The head unit will cost me a one-time fee of $170, whereas XM is a subscription service. Also, I'm too much of an audiophile to tolerate FM transmitted music, I'm very much looking forward to going completely digital. Couple this with the fact that I've got an iPhone, so I'll always have my music with me, and now I'll be able to charge the phone while I'm in the car without the hassle of sticking an adapter in the cigarette lighter.

[OPZ]

Is it me, or have you been gone for a while, and this is your first post back?

[Cypher]

you're slow. he posted about problems with his power steering a week or so ago.

[OPZ]

Well. I am. Either way, those are good mods to pick up!

[bdiggy]

Yep. FM modulation sucks! Got the JVC interface to go with my HU for the Ipod and it's crystal clear. Plugged right into the CD changer plug on the back of the unit so it charges while it plays.

[Midnightsky]

Yep. FM modulation sucks! Got the JVC interface to go with my HU for the Ipod and it's crystal clear. Plugged right into the CD changer plug on the back of the unit so it charges while it plays.

Ya there are numerous decks out there that have inputs now, i've thought about grabbin a deck like that for cheep, the FM modulation isn't perfect no but it's not bad.

[Leviathant]

Hahah, so I got the suspension put on this weekend, and I feel like I'm riding in a truck! That is to say, over the 130,000 miles I put on the car, I guess it dropped a few inches. There is a very noticeable difference in height when you sit down in the car.

[04GTboySC]

take some pics dude

[Leviathant]

Good idea, the weather's awesome today. Even at $4.05 a gallon, I think I could do with a drive out of the city and to some suburban park. Pics shall be forthcoming -- of the (admittedly bland) exterior. My interior door panels are in terrible shape, so I'll just get some center console pics up of the new system.

[Leviathant]

And without any further adieu, here are those pictures.

[04GTboySC]

not bad looking cant even tell the car has 130 some thousand miles on it buddy

[Munky]

Looks bone stock, but I'm guessing you want to keep it that way.

[Leviathant]

Haha, well, if you read the first post, most of my upgrades have been OEM or KDM, and mostly interior or suspension upgrades. Once I get my new (used) interior panels, I'll take some shots of the inside, which isn't quite so bone stock. It's still 95% OEM/KDM though, heehee. What's important to me isn't so much performance, as comfort, reliability and convenience ;)

[Leviathant]

The latest addition - I have a floor-mounted arm that holds my iPhone for me. You can also see my new stereo in the background, an Alpine, uh, something. It takes USB, iPod (or in my case, iPhone), satellite radio, bluetooth, all that other crap. I got tired of having CDs in my car, and this head unit allows full control (essentially) of the iPod/iPhone that's hooked up to it. I had been putting my phone in the cup holder, buuuut that made me nervous. Hence the arm.

Good riddance to physical media ;)

Also: Here's my car from earlier today, during my random trip to the Poconos.

[vsolo]

Hey, you still look like your ridin' high. probably a good thing for the Philly streets. Looking good

[Leviathant]

GT rims en route. I'm running out of things I want to do to the car. Maybe OEM foglights? Who knows. Hooking up the USB and aux inputs to my Alpine head unit soon.

[vsolo]

Humm how about new speakers... You would be amazed

[Leviathant]

Welp, got the GT alloys on. Got a Garmin Nuvi 360. I think I've run out of things to do to my car. I guess I could pursue getting foglights, or installing OEM cruise control, but those kind of things are just -that- much more work than I feel like doing.

[SuperGLS]

No pictures of the new wheels? Since they are so rare it would be nice, ha.

[vsolo]

Yeah come on, you do have an iPhone :)

[Leviathant]

Photos coming soon, got a Thule roof rack for $60 off eBay (they spelled stuff wrong, I win!) so, I guess I can add that to the pile of useful accessories.