Great forum, Plan to install speakers and amp soon in my GT.

I own a 2011 Genesis Coupe and I am quite active on GenCoupe.com and the Pennsylvania sub-forum. My wife just bought a 2013 Elantra GT. Since I maintain the car I wanted to join this forum. Since this is my wife's car there will not be much modding. I am thinking a catch can and a simple K&N filter will probably be about it.

We live in the far Northwest suburbs of Philadelphia in Montgomery County.

Hello from Jacksonville, Florida. Just picked up a used 2008 Elantra GLS. Been driving it for 4 days now. I enjoy the gas milage compared to my truck and feels like it drives quite sporty. Looking forward to contributing and getting involved on the site.

I've had my baby since June of 2008 she's brought me through some bad times in my life.at this point in time from me being out of work For over 3 years due to medical issues im in jeopardy of losing my car it would devastating for me as well as my 14 year old daughter. Me bring a single father and being disabled I could really use a miracle I've worked really hard in the past and made many serious sacrifices to have what little I possession as well as gaining custody of my child.its Christmas time and all I ask of people is a little mention of me and mine in their daily prayers.,and if you ever come across someone in need of help ni matter how small it may be ,make that little extra effort to help those in need thank you very much and bless you all. DANZO

I've had my 2013 Elantra Limited for over a year and love the car. Just recently joined this forum in hopes of learning how to get the most out of my vehicle. Hoping to get some tips on customizing my vehicle. Currently living in North Carolina but moving to Indiana in a couple weeks.

Josh

Hello People,

I am from the a twin island republic in the caribbean called Trinidad and Tobago.

I recently bought an 1998 elantra 1600cc that need some engine repairs. I got it for a very good price.

I would like to know if there are any easy engine swaps available.

Well, I'm an Elantraclub noobie, but not (yet) an Elantra owner.

Greetings from LA/Pasadena, where it's still sunny and the taxes are high.

When my wife and I bought our last car, I found the boards to be incredibly helpful and insightful, and thought that I'd come here given that we're 90% sure the Elantra will be joining our family soon.

So, I apologize in advance for my lurking and random questions... but thanks for having me!

Good Morning all, I am new to the group and just wanted to make sure i fully described what i was about with in the group in hopes to not violate or disrespect any forum rules or regulations. I am a Hyundai Sales person at Pohanka Hyundai in Capitol Heights,MD, Since working here i ve grown to have a large respect for the Elantra as well as the other models Hyundai is producing these days. Now as far I go , I am here to one assist anyone who may be looking to purchase a new or preowned Elantra or other Hyundai, two assist anyone who may need service help with their vehicle, and three meet some enthusiast about the Elantra and Hyundai brand in that I plan to own one in the near future. I hope these intentions follow all the guidelines and if not please feel free to give me a heads up. Thanks alot

Hi! I have a 2013 Elantra Limited, and I love it. Looking forward to looking around and learning a lot!

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Hello!
From time to time I flipping the forum and this time I took a step and signed up.
I have a hyundai elantra 2006 2.0L silver,Love the car, serves me well.
i'm love detailing and Riding a bicycle (70 KM 3 days a week)
I'd love to join the community here, to help and to ask questions and laugh.

Hello folks.

Been a while since I been back here. Not for the lack of love. This forum will always be a special place for me.

Car Facts:
*2003 XD GT Manual
*94,000 miles
*No longer racing it

My car has survived my insanity rather well. Not without problems but given my history of abuse, I cannot complain.

List of recent problems and repairs:
*Brakes of course. No longer running slotted/drilled rotors or Hawk pads. Just off the shelf stuff from Advance Auto Parts. There is a dramatic difference but it is not so important to me anymore.

*Front Wheel Bearing. Holy crap was that a damn nightmare. Got the bearing and had to have it pressed out since about the only tool I don't have is a press and found out the spindle was bad so had to order one of those. It would not have been so bad I guess if I could have done the press work myself but I went to a motorcycle shop for the work and had to interupt their business twice. They were cool and didn't have a problem with it but it was supposed to be a simple quick thing that took 2 days and 2 trips.

*Front struts. Not fixed yet but bad

*Energy suspension bushings. Not fixed but bad.

*Sunroof motor. Not fixed but bad.

*Clutch. Going to need to be replaced but not slipping.

*OBX Header/Exhaust/Muffler. Removed yesterday and oem exhaust put back on. Easy and fairly quick as I took it off when the car had about 3000 miles on it.

Other than that there's not much else wrong.

I have continued to clean out the "GUCK" from the wheelwell and those are still rust free. I did notice whilst under the car yesterday that there is rust occurring in the rear where water channels down from the rear door area. That is going to creep up the rocker panel is the next year or two. However there absolutely no rust showing anywhere on the car.

Now I want to let you all know about something I have discovered recently about getting parts for your cars whatever brand they may be. This may have been covered here already but I will confirm it. AdvanceAutoParts.com has great promo codes that you can get off the internet. You can save as much as $50 off a $125 order. I was pricing new struts (03 Tirburon GT of course) and the KYB's were $103 (I see then for around $70 on Ebay). I added the replacement energy suspension bushings and I get one strut and one set of bushings for $76. For $152 I get both struts and both bushing sets. You have to place 2 separate orders to get the $50 off for each order. They have a variety of other discount codes so you can find the right one for you. I have stood in the store and ordered parts over the website from my phone and then walked up to the counter to get them. You can't get these discounts at the counter, only online.

Personally things have not changed much.

Still married thanks to so much understanding and forgiveness on my wife's part. LOL 23 years. Both kids still not postnatal aborted (i.e. murdered by their parents) and in college. I've converted from playing the drums to playing guitar. I'm in a band playing all original music. Gigging tonight as a matter of fact. Joe Hopkinson (former regular on this forum) and I became good friends as a result of this site and have remained good friends for almost 10 years now. He is from Canada and got a job in NYC where he met is now wife Katie. I was the bestman in his wedding on August 3rd. I took him to Montreal for his bachelor party which was "Epic"! He has now moved to Ohio, near Columbus with his wife and will be able to work his same job but from Ohio instead of Manhatten.

I am still a cop. Still violating constitutional and human rights.

Finally, cars now owned:
*2003 XD GT
*2010 Mazda 6
*2002 Nissan Sentra
*2002 Nissan Frontier
*1994 Jeep Wrangler
*1994 BMW 325i
*1968 Mustang GT convertable
*1927 Model T Tudor Sedan

That is a quick update. I hope everyone here is doing well. I'm so glad to see the Club still going. Mitch is the MAN!

Take care

So I just bought a 2013 Elantra GT with the Touch and Go package, and am excited to pick it up tomorrow. Any tips on maintenance and driving off the bat?

Also I have 18' ASA rims on the 03 maxima SE that I'm trading in, and having them put the stock wheels back on so I can keep my aftermarkets. Think it's worth it to machine straighten the one that's bent ($99) and put them on the GT? I hear it might make the ride a little rougher as it did with the SE, but kinda wanna protect the new rims from awful, awful road conditions in NY.

Hi my name is Sean. I am a new member and Thomas will take me a while. But looking for some upgrades for my car. Exhaulst. Spoiler. Rims and tires. body kit. Clutch products. I'm sure others

I bought the car from a member on here. It has 156k miles. It's got Koenig imagine wheels, H&R lowering springs with the 1" drop. A K&N air filter. Resonator box removed and a Tiburon Shifter with a Momo shift knob. The bad is the rear hatch is stuck shut, the windshield is cracked and the timing belt an water pump need to be replaced. Also after getting it home I found the ebrake didn't hold. After some inspecting, found one of the cables to the brakes was froze. So I gotta put some money into it. I replaced the hyper white fog lights with some yellow ones I had left from my last 03 GT. Also installed my tiburon foot pedals. My first mod was to the fog light switch to make the bulbs come on with the running lights. So you'll see me around. Hoping the car lasts me me a long time.
















Update - I bought a new brake cable so now it works awesome. Then I changed, the timing belt, water pump and other belts. Then today tinkered and got the rear hatch fixed! Some pieces from the spoiler broke off and fell down into the latch and jammed it.

Hi!
My name is Sergey I'm from Ukraine (Kiev). Spoken Hyundai Elantra MD 1.6 AT since 2011. Found your club through Google. Take

Hi,

I am new here and own a new 2013 Elantra Limited (red w/black interior). I purchased this car just over a month ago and absolutely love this car!!! This in not my first Hyundai, I owned a new Elantra back in 2001 which saved me and my (2) children's lives. We got hit behind and the car was totaled. The rear bumper was almost flush with the rear window!! Nether me or my children hurt in the accident. But I know that car saved our lives!!! I told myself that day that I will definitely own another Hyundai someday........ Well, the day has finally came.

I'm looking forward to being part of this great community of Elantra owners.

Thanks for reading,

Tom

hi all! My wife and I got 2013 Elantra GTs earlier this year, and while I spend a lot of time over at hyundai-forums.com in the GT section there, I haven't come thru this way before!

Glad to find the board, and I'm looking forward to reading some fun posts.

I enjoy modding my GT (K&N intake, KYB shocks, tinted, looking at a 2.25" cat-back exhaust, and a new swaybar going in as soon as progress finishes it!), and will be looking for ECU tunes on an ongoing basis, to uncork this badboy! I've taken it to the track, and have thoroughly enjoyed my time there (writeup at h-f.com).

Thanks guys!

Just thought I'd say hello. Just purchased my first real car all on my own (2008 gray Elantra) and really excited to start doing some work on it. Looking forward to posting some results and getting some feedback in the future. Take care all!

Hello,
I purchased my Elantra hatchback (non GT) in 2006 while working at GEMA as a contract worker in gage management. GEMA is a Chrysler engine plant in Dundee, MI with a joint venture with Mitsubishi and Hyundai and now Fiat. I had to travel 50 miles each way back and forth and needed a reliable, fuel efficient vehicle that was affordable. The people in Ann Arbor were so kind in helping me find such a car. It was a terrific purchase back then with a 5year/ 100k mile warranty on the power train. It has been a good car to me only giving me some problems with the side view mirrors.

I just happened to stumble on this site by chance while looking for brake parts. Glad I did.

Much Thanks,
Tommy

Hello everyone. Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself, my name is Larry and I am from Carthage, NY. Just bought a 2013 Elantra Coupe less than a week ago. Found this forum while searching Google for mods and upgrades for it. This is my first Hyundai (actually bought it for the wife). Been searching for upgdrades for it and honestly haven't found a whole lot yet. I'm sure in time more will become available.

Here is how it sits now, bone stock. So far all I have is done is wash, polish and wax it using Turtle Wax Black kit.




Future Mods planned:

17in wheels
Lower 1-2 in
Tint windows
Smoked LED Tails
Projector Headlights
CAI
Dual Exhaust
Stereo System

Hello and Thanks for the welcomes!

I bought a 13 Elantra Coupe GS last weekend. Looking around on different sites and forums i have noticed all these Letters and Numbers. I really hope someone can explain what they mean and Which letter number is my car?

Other than that i can not wait to seek through all these threads and check out everyone's rides! I sure hope to soak up some of the information and knowledge also. Maybe just maybe i will find something that can help me with what i want to do to my car.


Michael

Ok guy's here we go, it's my first venture in the hyundai world but family and relatives have been running a float of them for years and i am assured these cars are tough

traded in a 2011 ford fiesta for the elantra, the car wasnt up to my need anymore, good little cars, just not for me anymore , grew out of it , I took a hit money wise but i knew it !

So here comes the car it's a canadian market elantra GT GS A6 in platinum gray , went to the dealer it was the only color i was coming back to so i told the salesman this was it ! much to my surprise after all was written down for the montly payment , I learned it was a canceled delivery and it came with tinted windows, sherlock and 9 years warrantied rustproofing for free.

for now the car stands at 200kms and i already intalled santa fe alloy wheels (from my parents 2009 santa fe) and a bike rack on it. I have a roll of carbon fiber vinyl from a previous project waiting to be used as a grille wrap (3m dinoc) . HID are on order as the local company (ebay shipping is horrid to quebec) didnt have any 4300k H11 in stock and an order has been placed for i30 Led foglights.

so here's the pix

I have owned a Hyundai for the last 10 years now. My first was a 2003 Elantra GT chianti red with leather and 5 sp tran. Loved it and it is still going after 85000 miles, although I had to replace the clutch last month. In 2008 I purchased a new Sonata with a V6, since my wife wanted a larger car.

Last April, I went back to the Elantra and purchased a 2012 GLS with fogs and upgraded interior, this one also red. Difference is I bought it for my son, who turned 16, because of the cars appearance (sporty) and the fact that my insurance would be lower than if I purchased the Genesis Coupe. Not too mention the price difference and the fact that I didn't want my son to kill himself in that genesis. So here was the goal: make the elantra as sporty as possible with after-market products. The car has chrome around both front and back headlights, the windows are tinted, I have two 12'' subs in the trunk and the foglights have moulding around them. Aside from custom wheels and tires, anyone else have recommendations for further appearance enhancement?

New to the forum.

Where's all the love for the Elantra XD's.

I just bought the new elantra GT and i love it! The car is so smooth and quick. For the size of engine it has its pretty fast with nice pickup. Im looking to do a few mods to it but i was wondering if itll void any of my warrenties? Like lowering and an exhaust system.

Please let me know what websites i can get some parts off

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

Stumbled upon this forum while doing some research for Elantra.
Thought I'd drop by and introduce myself.

Just put a deposit on the car last week and will pick it up in 2 weeks time!!!

Very excited and looking forward to the new car

Hi all,
I am a 31 year old car enthusiast from Montreal, Canada
I am a supervisor for a team of developpers in IT and a father of 2 kids.

I currently have a 2011 Hyundai elantra touring GLS Sport (daily driver) and a Porsche 924 1979 (project)
My list of previous cars are (in model year order, not acquisition order)

2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer OzRally
2004 Mazda 6 V6 Wagon
1996 Toyota Paseo
1994 Ford Escort LX 2 Door
1993 Asuna Sunfire
1992 Ford Escort LX 4 door
1990 Toyota Corolla SR5
1989 Mazda 323 5 door
1988 Toyota Corolla SR5
1988 Toyota Mr2 T-Top
1987 Toyota MR2 hardtop
1979 Porsche 924

Plans for the Hyundai are simple
2013
- add insulation to quiet the interior
- Put piano black vinyl on the chrome parts
- Get lighter wheels with better tires(move down to 16" for better ride quality)

Later
- Black housing headlights
- 2din radio conversion
- Body lip kit
- eibach springs

in another lifetime maybe
- Tiburon V6 conversion (probably won't keep the car that long)

Good Morning DaddyWayne!
We're glad you're here.

im 27, from maryland and drive an 03 elantra and an 05 mustang. i worked for a ford/kia dealer as a tech from 2004ish to 2011. info on the elantra is in the mod list section but here is a quick run down....

engine/driveline:
k&n drop in filter
hole sawed the entire outer portion of the airbox
resonator removal
obx crank pulley(bought this when my factory pulley came apart)
prothane engine/trans mounts
poly shifter bushings

suspension:
eibach springs(for the elantra)
sensen struts with new strut mounts
18mm "yellow" rear tiburon sway bar
kspec 23mm poly front bushings
energy suspension 18mm poly rear bushings

wheels/tires:
15x6.5 O.Z. racing OEM "lancer" wheels
195/60r15 falken fk452's

its my daily driven car and has plenty of dents to show. it also has had the sunroof shoe gooed shut due to a bad leak. pics will be posted later tonight.

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