Car of the Month

October 2011

songee623

2005 Hyundai Elantra GT Sedan

How long have you owned your Elantra?

5 years 11 months, 1 payment to go, then it is all mine!

Is there anything special, unique, or different concerning the history of your Elantra?

Took it in for an alignment once and the guy working on it thought it was a Saab, kinda scary.

Honestly, what was your intention when you bought your Elantra?

My intention was to not go broke buying a car, instead went broke modding it.



What was your intention after discovering EXD (or other Hyundai forums)?

Just learn info about other Hyundais, modding them, and see what others were doing.

In one word describe the style of your Elantra.

Sexxy.

Who helped modify your Elantra?

Me, wifey, brother in law, and dealership.



What do you like most about your Elantra?

Drumroll........... unique lipkit.

What do you like least about your Elantra?

Lack of power and aftermarket support.

What modification is next for your Elantra?

Struts for the lowering springs that I have and fingers crossed after that the intake manifold ported, polished and gasket matached.



On a scale from 0-10, how would you rate your Elantra?

Survey says 9.25.

Most commonly, what do people say about your Elantra?

"Why a Hyundai?" and "Looks Good!"

Who is allowed to drive your Elantra?

Me and the wifey.

What is the most outrageous thing you have wanted to do to your car that you have not been able to do?

Boost.



What kind of car did you own (or drive) before your Elantra?

Ford Focus, thank god it's gone, never to be missed.

Realistically, what kind of car is next?

Daydreaming of a Genesis, but got a Santa Fe.





Modifications

Exterior & Lighting:

Evofusion 4 part lipkit
DDM 4,500 hid kit with wiring harness for stock fog lights
DDM 4,500 hid kit with wiring harness and glare shields (Tricked)
KDM headlights with clear turn signals
Aftermarket mesh grill
Lower bumper meshed to match top grill
Tinted windows 30% all windows
AVS window guards
Custom GT badge in place of H on trunk
Shaved emblems on trunk
Yellow after market fog/running lights
kspec carbonfiber badge
Euro short antenna
KDM chrome door strikers all 4 doors
Fiamm high & low horns
Headlight eyelines
KDM blue mirrors
KDM led turn siginal mirror covers
M3 lip on back window
KDM moldings with out amber lights
Turn signals changed to XD with running lite and turn singal up front
5 smt city lights
Red natural glass third brake light
Chrome/amber turn signals rear
Red natural glass brake lights
Red natural glass 194 running lights
9 smt led back up lights

Interior:

Issotta leather shifter boot
Isotta e-brake handle & leather boot
Tiburon pedals & dead pedal
KDM chrome tweeter rings
Elantra chrome door sills
Sparco seatbelt pads
3 x led lights in center vents
2 x led lights in left and right side vents
Custom frosted and back lit gt badge in passenger side dash pocket
Strobe lights and custom clear door marker lights
6 inch blue neons in front door pockets
led lights in all 4 door handle pods
Body color door handle pods
KDM chrome door handles
Dome light blue 18 leds
Door chime dissconnected
12 micro led lights in front speaker grills
KDM ticket holder
custom mission plate with skull
HVAC & clock swap (blue color)
KDM HVAC knobs
HVAC face painted body color
1 led blue in ash tray
1 smt led blue lighter
1 smt led blue ignition ring
Triple gauge pod
6 x 9 inch neon tubes
2 x 6 inch neon tubes
6 x strobe lights
3 adjustable leds in large part of arm rest bottom part
5 smt led map lights
3 micro leds in change bin
3 micro leds in top part of arm rest
3 micro leds in sunglass holder
15 micro led strip on bottom of door panel (wired to clear door light)
5 micro leds under back seat cup holder
2 x 6 micro leds in front cup holders
Small ac vents on dash by A piller body color
Caps for roof handles painted matte black
Back deck speaker covers 2 color body color and matte black
3rd brake light housing 2 color body color and matte black


Audio/Video:

Back up camera
7 inch flip jensen with iPod hook up
Tiburon inifinity sub shell with polyfill
4 way audio guage temp, vu left, vu right, volt
Aura bass shakers
Soundstorm F2.200 amp
infinity reference 5350a amp with sub remote control
infinity reference 850w subwoofer
infinity reference 9613i 6x9 3 way
infinity reference 6012i 6 1/2 2way
infinity reference 6020cs 6 1/2 components
Boom matt speaker baffles 6 1/2
9 inch monitor on trunk lid
6 inch monitor on amp board
Boss bvam5 video singal amplifier
All power/ground wires and blocks Tsunami
4 gauge power wire and ground
8 gauge power wire and ground
4 gauge in two 8 gauge out fuse block
4 gauge in five 8 gauge out of ground block
1.5 frad digital power cap
4 way RCAs front/rear and 2 way RCAs sub
36sq feet of Dynamat

Engine:

Accord 3 inch air intake
Engine torque damper kit (blue)
Catch can mod
Voltage stablizer
Engine ground wire kit home made (black)
evofusion (gen 1) catback exhaust with silencer
NGK plug wire's (blue)
Oil temp gauge (7 color tinted)
Oil pressure gauge (7 color tinted)
Vacuum gauge (7 color tinted)
Custom digital volt gauge (switch blank used)
Tsunami -negative battery terminal (chrome)1 =1/0g 1=4g 2=8g
Optima red top battery

Suspension/Brakes:

19.2mm tiburon sway bar/energy suspension bushings (red)
Falken tires ziex ze 512 215/145zr17
Falken wheels torque 5 glossblack with polished lip 17x7 23lbs
Sport edition 17x7.50(winter wheels)
Kumho kh16 tires 215/45/17
Road Race motorsports front strut bar
Shark Racing rear strut bar

In Trunk/Amp Board:
10 strobe lights in trunk
10 inch purple neon tube
3 x 10 inch blue neon tubes
15 inch blue neon tube
12 blue micro led lights in Tiburon sub shell
4 strobe lights on amp board
8 x 6 inch purple neon lights
3 micro led's in fuse block
15 purple micro led lights in 6 1/2 speaker grills
3 fighter style switches for strobes, blue neons, purple neons
Trunk floor redone with carpet to match amp board
Black chrome fire extinguisher

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