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Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jun 30 2009, 08:10 AM
Here is my 08 Elantra SE. It is the Apple Red with Black Cloth Interior. The black interior is extremely rare and I love it! It includes the heated seat/sunroof package. Currently has 31,000 miles on it.
Mods:
Exterior:
Tinted Windows - 35% on the sides, 5% rear window
Rear Glass Spoiler
Trunk Spoiler (not sure of the name)
Avante S20 badging
Custom Incus Grill
Sunroof Air Deflector
Under the Hood:
K&N Air Filter
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
Coming Soon:
Wheels - The exact set is being left a surprise
Tires - Not sure of the tire yet
Eyeliners
NGK Spark Plug Wires
Angel Eye Headlights
Black Vinyl Taillights
There is also a bumper sticker above the center brake light that says, "Don't touch me, I'm not that kind of car."
Posted by: Elantrababe Jun 30 2009, 11:09 AM
Wow! That's sweet! Welcome to the club. 
Check out the club garage!!! http://www.elantraclub.com/forum/index.php?autocom=registry
Posted by: sarge Jun 30 2009, 12:02 PM
I'm really liking that Incus grille! And that rear glass spoiler really does add to the HD's appearance, me likes.
So does the carpet match the headliner? 
j/k
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jun 30 2009, 02:08 PM
nah the headliner is a light gray. i wish it was black though. thanks for the welcome
Posted by: cobas Jun 30 2009, 02:16 PM
Welcome, and nice car! I like the grille and it's nice to see people taking pride in their cars 
Posted by: edge718 Jun 30 2009, 07:47 PM
Nice car...I love that tone of red paint!
Posted by: MEly Jun 30 2009, 07:57 PM
I LOVE that grill man! Changes the look of the car entirely. Great job!
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jun 30 2009, 09:07 PM
hey now im a chick. i forgive you. its not the first time it has happened.
Posted by: Alex2004GT Jun 30 2009, 11:05 PM
Sweet car chica!
I have angel eyes for my Sonata and absolutely love them. They look really great at dusk when I turn just them on. I love that grill too. Very sweet
Posted by: popeye Jul 1 2009, 12:04 AM
Coo, nice command of the lens too.
Posted by: elantragt Jul 1 2009, 12:07 AM
I'm really liking what you've done so far. Awesome. And guys, the "female" on her profile means she's a girl in case you didn't know. 
Posted by: slowgls Jul 1 2009, 10:36 AM
That grill is hot.Very nice looking HD.Put some tint on the windows if not done already.Great start
Posted by: MidnyghtHD Jul 1 2009, 03:36 PM
Hello and welcome, tho you have been with the club for more than a year. I like what you have done with the HD. Are you state side? Where did you get your addons from?
Posted by: Spectre Jul 3 2009, 11:40 AM
Greetings from another elantraxd member. Glad to see that you signed up on here as well.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jul 7 2009, 02:30 PM
yeah i live in Pennsylvania. badging is from seoulfulracing.com. rear glass spoiler is from kspec.com. grill is from koreanautoimports.com
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Aug 18 2009, 03:43 PM
Here are the highly anticipated new wheels and tires!
Tires: 225/45R17 Pirelli Nero M & S All Seasons
Wheels: Drag-31 Flat Black with Red Lip
Friend Snapped the Picture while I was driving and the car was still dirty
me adding tire shine
I plan on getting the calipers painted black
Posted by: Alex2004GT Aug 18 2009, 07:25 PM
Looks great! They really compliment the car very nicely. Not too shabby for a Lancaster girl!
BTW is the Chameleon club still around? I used to kick it there a little when I was in H/S. 
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Aug 18 2009, 08:55 PM
yes the chameleon club is still around. im from berks county actually.
Posted by: Alex2004GT Aug 18 2009, 09:00 PM
^^^ No way. . . that's where I'm from. What high school did you go to?
Posted by: fuelrat Aug 18 2009, 11:13 PM
Lovin' the car! The rear glass spoiler looks great. I've been thinking about it and after actually seeing it (not just the pic on the add) I'm thinking I may go ahead and get it. Planning to get the LED spoiler. Once I get a new fender and hood, maybe I'll get these too before having the car repainted.
(You know what they say about opinions.....everyone has one. Ahem)
just my personal taste but I'm not feelin' the wheel color.
But it's your car and you made it the way you like it. That's what counts.
Posted by: uberdruck Aug 19 2009, 12:50 AM
Nice looking Elantra! I've had my eye on that grill and rear glass spoiler for a while, looks great.
K&N Air Filter
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
Has there been any noticable difference with the plugs and filter? I've been looking to get a K&N filter but can't really justify the high cost if it's not going to do anything other than make my wallet lighter.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Aug 19 2009, 02:01 PM
Twin Valley u?
just my personal taste but I'm not feelin' the wheel color.
But it's your car and you made it the way you like it. That's what counts.
i like opinions like this because not everyone is going to like the same things you do. and as long as you arent degrading then it is a valved comment. (i hope that made some kind of sense)
well i got the k&n filter for $48.00 dollars. it is a lifetime filter. it just needs to be cleaned and re-oiled occasionally. just dont over oil it because the car wont like that in the long run. next i got the spark plugs. there wasnt a noticeable difference until i put NGK wires on. there is defiantly more spark being produced. has a little more "unff" when you accelerate from a stop. i see a big difference when im going say 45 mph and i floor it. it takes off quite nicely.
Posted by: Alex2004GT Aug 19 2009, 04:38 PM
The better valley. . . Schuylkill Valley! haha
I think the only time I ever was at twin valley was for a XC meet.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Aug 19 2009, 05:12 PM
oh you were a runner! nice. i believe 4 years ago we won states in XC
Posted by: Alex2004GT Aug 19 2009, 08:56 PM
Yea you guys did have a good team. . . But look no one from Twin Valley finished ahead of me! Shhh don't tell anyone you were AAA.
Boys AA Cross Country
Milton Hershey Senior Hall Campus - Saturday
Event 1 Boys 5,000 Meter Run
Results by Order of Finish - Saturday 10/30/99
RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL TIME SCORE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 275 Joel Moceri 11 Wyomissing 16:43.34 1
2 125 Andrew Diffenderfer 11 Greencastle-Antri17:19.21 2
3 177 Erik Taylor 12 Littlestown 17:26.24 3
4 48 Matt Cornwell 11 Christian Sc York17:29.86 4
5 65 Chris Muldoon 10 Conrad W6i6er 17:35.41 5
6 70 Devin Stauff 11 Conrad'Weiser 17:35.84 6
7 290 Scott Miner 11 York Suburban 17:37.93 7
8 131 Rich Polifka 12 Greencastle-Antr17:39.40 8
9 256 Jason Moser 12 Tulpehocken 17:40.28 9
10 78 Steve Gault 12 Donegal 17:42.91 10
11 213 Alex Anthony 12 SchuylkillValley17:45.82 11
12 133 Ross Snider 11 Greencastle-Antr17:48.11 12
13 148 Robert Dressler 11 Juniata 17:50.51
14 103 Shannon Doll 11 Eastern York 17:51.49 13
15 95 Tason Bender 10 Eastern Lebanon 17:52.11
16 162 Andew Abramczyk 12 Lancaster Cathol17:53.65 14
17 85 Ryan Blood 09 East Pennsboro 17:54.09 15
18 120 James McDonald 11 Fleetwood 17:54.69 16
19 292 Mike Na2imack 11 York Suburban 17:55.14 17
2O 150 Paul Gardiner 11 Kennard Dale 17:55.65 18
19 82 Jeff Jerman 10 Donegal 17:56.98 19
20 201 Robert Schaefer. 12 Northeastern 17:58.05 20
23 71 Chad Alena 12 Daniel Boone 18:00.00
24 254 Damian Mahaffey 11 Tulpehocken 18:03.27 21
25 294 Andrew Smith 11 York Suburban 18:04.83 22
26 147 Derrick Yoder 11 James Buchanan 18:16.58 23
27 296 Zach Wiest 09 York Suburban 18:17.16 24
28 247 John Moore 12 Trinity 18:18.01 25
29 191 Perry Campbell 12 Newport 18:19.30
30 291 Dan Mitchell 11 York Suburban 18:22.18 26
31 288 Dan Frey 11 York Suburban 18:22.76 27
32 6 Ben'Slabaugh 11 Annville-Cleona 18:23.25 28
33 293 Andrew Platt 12 York Suburban 18:25.13 29
34 280 Josh VanderVeen 10 Wyomissing 18:27.10 30
35 269 Ryan Sell 12 West York 18:28.03 31
36 171 Vincent Tokonitz 12 Lancaster Cathol18:30.39 32
37 128 Ryan Hudson 10 Greencastle-Antr18:33.37 33
38 145 Kirk Peckman 11 James Buchanan 18:33.95 34
39 92 Travis Miller 12 East Pennsboro 18:34.48 35
40 186 Mike Dunkle 12 Muhlenburg 18:34.95 36
41 227 Jered Knutelsky 12 Shippensburg 18:35.47 37
42 160 Kyle Hardenbrook- 11 Kutztown 18:38.55 38
43 152 Kevin Harkins 12 Kennard Dale 18:39.08 39
44 1 Mark.Bixler 12 Annville-Cleona 18:39.62 40
45 21 Chris Kissell 12 Bible Baptist 18:40.03 41
46 99 Justin,Benedict 10 Eastern York 18:40.52 42
47 276 Jeff Muir 11 Wyomissing, 18:41.39 43
48 87 Martin Geier 11 East Pennsboro 18:42.89 44
49 26 Mario Arnold 11 Boiling Springs 18:45.99 45
50 91 Sean McNeal 11 East Pennsboro 18:46.49 46
51 172 Rob McLane 12 Lancaster Country Day18:47.05
52 127 Cory Fries 12 Greenc'astle-Antrim 18:48.78 47
53 279 Paul Stoltzfus 09 Wyomissing 18:50.08 48
54 69 Evan Sola 11 Conrad@Weiser 18:51.65 49
55 283 Adam Johnston 11 York Catholic 18:52.72 50
56 272 Joel Goodling. 12 Wyomissing 18:55.16 51
57 80 Brian Hess 10 Donegal 18:56.28 52
58 196 Sterling Dunlap ll.Northeastern 18:56.89 53
59 285 John Prosser 10 York Catholic 18:57.45 54
60 68 Jason Schaeffer 11 Conrad Weiser 19:01.90 55
61 101 Jason Carter 11 Eastern York 19:02.27 56
62 75 William Ansalvish 12 Donegal 19:03.08 57
63 219 Curt Hines. 12 Schuylkill Valley 19:04.01 58
64 197 Stephen Lobianco 09 Northeastern 19:09.99 59
65 81 Kevin Hufnagl 11 Donegal 19:12.56 60
66 63 Caleb Farrell' 12 Conrad Weiser 19:13.28 61
67 76 Tony Campbell 10 Donegal 19:14.43 62
68 258 Matt Varone. 12 Tulpehocken 19:15.65 63
69 208 Devin Kelly 09 Oley Valley 19:16.70 64
70 7 Mike Yanchuk 10 Annville-Cleona 19:17.22 65
71 273 Shawn Goodling 10 Wyomissing 19:17.81 66
72 5 Ryan Rittle 12 Annville-tleona 19:18.49 67
73 286 Dustin Rhodes 10 York Catholic 19:19.95 68
74 218 Mark Hafer 12 Schuylkill Valley 19:20.54 69
75 181 Jason Metzger 12 Milton Hershey 19:21.28 70
*** Finishers 76 to 228 NOT SHOWN. See print results for full statistics.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Aug 19 2009, 09:21 PM
i wasnt even in high school in 99!
Posted by: Alex2004GT Aug 19 2009, 09:52 PM
WOW probably a bad time to do a google search. . . . haha I can't believe that was almost 10 years ago. How time flies!
Posted by: elanbaby Aug 19 2009, 11:14 PM
Those wheels are great with your car.
Posted by: fuelrat Aug 20 2009, 12:59 AM
I guess I should have finished my drunk post from last night. Lol
I have been thinking about getting the rear glass spoiler and LED spoiler. After seeing a pic (not just the product add pic) I'm definately going to do it. Maybe when I get a fender and hood I'll get these also before getting the car painted.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Aug 20 2009, 08:42 AM
thanks for the complements.
got to love drunk posts!! i cant seem to find my spoiler anywhere for purchase. it is one of a kind. the new elantras come with a smaller, more flat spoiler. the rear glass is an awesome small addition.
Posted by: elanbaby Aug 20 2009, 09:33 AM
I plan on getting the calipers painted black
I love your car but wouldn't the calipers be better red?
Posted by: fuelrat Aug 20 2009, 11:40 AM
Agreed! Red would really **pop** behind the black wheels. Plus it would take away part of the "black hole" illusion.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Sep 1 2009, 09:35 AM
maybe i will paint one black and one red and put them back on and see which one i like better. im still tore on which way to go. the black is easy to match, the red not so much. the red on the lip of the wheels is a slightly different red then the red on my car. to get the wheels custom painted to match the color of my car it would have cost me 50 dollars a wheel.
Posted by: Alex2004GT Sep 1 2009, 11:34 AM
I would go with red. Even though the color won't match perfectly, I don't think it would be very noticeable. Plus once a little brake dust gets on there, you definitely wouldn't be able to tell. I know I debated about black v. red, but am quite happy that I went with red.
Worst case scenario is you don't like it and then repaint them black.
Here's a shot of mine for reference:
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Sep 3 2009, 08:49 AM
how long does it take the paint to dry? just curious because i use my car everyday.
Posted by: elantragt Sep 3 2009, 09:37 AM
I'm pretty sure if you put a couple coats of paint on and let it dry overnight you'd be fine the next morning. 
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Sep 8 2009, 09:35 AM
is there a special site where i can buy caliper paint? i want a custom red because the "regular" is too bright for my car.
Posted by: Vex Oct 12 2009, 11:05 PM
Local automotive...for you in Berks county.....
NAPA Auto Parts (610) 286-0065 - 108 Mulberry Ct, Morgantown, PA
They should carry caliper paint...fairly cheap. Any if you are unable to paint the calipers yourself (hard to remove?) you could probably go to a local shop that will charge u cheap to do it....Ask around. Good luck!
Posted by: Alex2004GT Oct 13 2009, 10:19 AM
hey Amanda, the regular red might not be as bright as you think. I thought it might look bright (granted mine is on a black car) but once it went on it wasn't nearly as bright as I thought it would be. Ideally I wanted a deep maroon color, but the red really wasn't too bad. Plus once a little brake dust gets on they look much darker. I never did look into whether I could get a custom color, so I'm not sure where you could get one or how much it would cost?
Posted by: IRUN619 Oct 13 2009, 01:24 PM
I used the high heat red gloss on mine. Came out pretty decent. Took one rim off at a time and filled in the holes with news paper/paper towels and blue paper taped the discs and covered the lugs with a walmart plastic bag (yeah I shop at Walmart). I only wanted to paint the caliper. I left all the nooks and crannys alone and just painted the exposed parts of the calipers. Cover that little hole on the top of the caliper too. You don't want any paint dripping in there(who knows were that goes). Try to cover the pads and those little metal clips really good too. No primer or sanding required.
I did one caliper at a time and then put the rim back on. The rims isn't suppose to touch the caliper anyway and if it does then you have a problem. With the rim back on, the calipers will just take time to dry and cure and you can move on to the next wheel. I started at about 9:30pm in my garage and finished all four calipers at around midnight then went to sleep. Didn't drive the car for the next 12 hours.
I really wouldn't worry about getting the right shade. Perhaps they sell different rattle can colors at the auto parts store. I used the high heat spray can and was pretty happy with the outcome. Others may recommend the "caliper" spray paint or perhaps something different. Perhaps see what the shop will charge to have them powder coated same color as your body if you want that specific color but that could be pricey.
For your rims, hhmm I'd probably see if I can take those rims to a shop and have them all painted gloss red same as your body. I would just leave the spokes black. That's only my opinion though and I'm sure other people have different opinions.
PS. If you're interested, the Saab 93 Aero lip kit may just fit the HD. I measured it to be both about the same size 85"inches. Don't know if anyone else noticed it but the lip is also poly-urethane as well.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Oct 23 2009, 03:49 PM
PS. If you're interested, the Saab 93 Aero lip kit may just fit the HD. I measured it to be both about the same size 85"inches. Don't know if anyone else noticed it but the lip is also poly-urethane as well.
i totally missed this post. sorry to the late response. do you have pictures of the kit?
Posted by: IRUN619 Dec 17 2009, 08:39 PM
No, I haven't done any lip mod yet. When I was at the junkyard last week, I picked up some bigger brakes from an 06 Sonata. I totally forgot to check on Saab 93 Areo lip when I was there. I was too excited about my brake find. If I measured correctly, then that lip should fit almost perfect. Even a brand new one, would cost about $200 something online and they're are poly-urethane too.
Posted by: IRUN619 Dec 18 2009, 09:13 PM
I came across this pic of a BMW in Japan that has a red and white color scheme to thier rims. Here's the link:
http://www.emblem.jp/?p=315
Posted by: ilialazerson Jan 18 2010, 10:42 AM
Beautiful car you've got there
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jan 18 2010, 08:26 PM
thanks
Posted by: bikedad Jan 19 2010, 10:37 AM
Hey Amanda I think your car looks great. Nicely done.
Very sporty looking. Not overdone.
The outfit matches nicely as well. 
If you lived closer I'd have you model my RX7.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jan 19 2010, 10:46 PM
thanks for the compliments bikedad. few mods to come in the coming weeks
Posted by: BostonAppleRed Jul 24 2010, 06:55 PM
Your ride looks great! Did you paint the calipers yet?
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jul 25 2010, 09:54 PM
no i still havent done that. Recent mods are:
Black bezel headlight (which i did myself)
8000k HID low beams
3000k Yellow fogs
Posted by: jamhandman Jul 26 2010, 07:58 AM
So you want to swap...cars?!
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Jul 26 2010, 08:15 AM
nah he's my baby! i need to get those brake calipers painted though.
the problem is i drive everyday. so i don't have time to put it on jack stands for 24 hours while the paint dries. im approaching the 60,000 mile mark pretty quickly because of it.
Posted by: bikedad Jul 26 2010, 10:24 AM
the problem is i drive everyday. so i don't have time to put it on jack stands for 24 hours while the paint dries. im approaching the 60,000 mile mark pretty quickly because of it.I used VHT Caliper spray paint on my calipers. I masked off with painters tape the areas I didn't want to spray. Masked the rotors so I didn't overspray them. (Calipers are red and rotors are silver). I didn't even remove the calipers.
I bought silver caliper paint for the rotors and paint them each time I replace them. I mask off the braking area and spray the rest.
I put the tires back on the car. Let it sit for about an hour (go in and eat dinner or watch a tv show) went out and drove the car and did some aggressive stops.
It bakes the paint right on.
That was 5 years ago. They still look good and I live in the salt belt. I have retouched them up a little each time I do a brake job. (city driving is killer on brakes)
You don't have to wait 24 hours.
Oh, and your car still looks great.
Posted by: 1045mn May 2 2011, 05:25 PM
thats one of the nicest elantras i've seen! good job
Posted by: ronjr8102 May 3 2011, 01:10 AM
iheartmyredcar - quick question. I noticed u painted the inside of ur HLs. Is it the same as most others are (I have done it on a few other of my cars). Put HL in oven to loosen glue and pull apart?
Posted by: jamhandman May 3 2011, 08:32 AM
Yeah, saw it at last years meet. IT was nice.
Posted by: milehighhyundai May 4 2011, 09:52 PM
I don't think Amanda has been here for quite awhile- I think she is very busy in school... Although she does have a very nice HD!
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Mar 7 2012, 11:33 AM
Sorry I haven't been around. 
School can be quite over whelming at times.
Yes I stuck the lights in the oven to loosen the glue.
Sadly, I traded in my 08 Elantra SE for a 2012 Elantra Limited with the Tech Package. He is no longer with me. He was sold to someone else in under a week. I put the stock grill back on before trade in so my INCUS grill is for sale. I want to get the rock chips fixed in it first though. My rims will be going on my 2012. I need to get new tires for those rims. The stock tires on the MD are crap. That's why I didn't transfer them over.
Posted by: hyundave Mar 7 2012, 02:24 PM
School can be quite over whelming at times. Yes I stuck the lights in the oven to loosen the glue.
Sadly, I traded in my 08 Elantra SE for a 2012 Elantra Limited with the Tech Package. He is no longer with me. He was sold to someone else in under a week. I put the stock grill back on before trade in so my INCUS grill is for sale. I want to get the rock chips fixed in it first though. My rims will be going on my 2012. I need to get new tires for those rims. The stock tires on the MD are crap. That's why I didn't transfer them over.
How much for the incus grill?
I'm sorry to hear you turned it in... I loved how your HD looked.
Posted by: benman Mar 7 2012, 02:39 PM
School can be quite over whelming at times. Sadly, I traded in my 08 Elantra SE for a 2012 Elantra Limited with the Tech Package. He is no longer with me.
Any plans for your new Elantra? I liked what you did with th HD.
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Mar 7 2012, 02:43 PM
Well currently the grill is in PA. I am in VT at school. In May, I plan on going home and getting it repainted to get rid of the rock chips in. It currently is flat black with a red accents on it. I haven't determined the price because I have to see how much it is going to be to get it re-painted which I won't be able to do until May.
I will make a thread for my MD. Let me do go that now.
Posted by: NevynPA Mar 7 2012, 02:45 PM
Is the new one red too, or do you have to change your username?
Posted by: hyundave Mar 7 2012, 02:51 PM
I will make a thread for my MD. Let me do go that now.
Well let me know! I'm definitely interested. As you know from my bio I'm right in Philly so no worries on shipping I can pick up. What do you mean by rock chips? Just small scratches in the paint? What would you call for cost without repainting?
Hope you're lovin the MD!
Posted by: IHeartMyRedCar Mar 7 2012, 03:00 PM
You better believe that it is Red with Black Interior again! They had to fight to get this one too! My life is the Red and Black combination. My wedding (will happen at some point) will be Red and Black. Hell my room is Red and Black.
Hope you're lovin the MD!
Since the grill is plastic and I wanted that flat black look, the painter couldn't put a clear coat on it without it become glossy. So I told him no. He did say I could take it back to him and he would fix the grill up for cheap at anytime since I am repeat customer. This guy does all the my custom work. Putting a price on the grill is tough. There are no more available in the world(as you already know) besides the ones that are currently on HDs. I'm honestly going to have to think about how much I'm going to sell it for. I haven't put it up for sale anywhere yet because 1) it's not with me at the moment and 2) I need to fix it up. I will for sure contact you when I figure out a price.
Posted by: ronjr8102 Mar 8 2012, 12:32 AM
I would like to second in line for the grille. Even if you don't want to pay to repaint it.
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