I've been on the forum for two months now. Finally got around to making one of these. At first I didn't see the point in making a dedicated thread for my car since I'm not planning any major changes to it. Only a few cosmetic touches here and there. Despite that I thought it would still be nice to "record" it's history somewhere other than my phone gallery (plus I'm tired of always searching for that one photo I took a month ago and is lost somewhere on my phone). So, here is my N:
My previous cars:
- 2013 Ford Fiesta ST
- 2014 Renault Megane R.S. 275 Trophy
- 2016 Infiniti Q50 2.0t
What I have done to my i30N so far (not in order):
- Black covers for front and back Hyundai badges
- Black covers for front and back N badges
- Got Racechip RS as a gift (happy with it)
- Did the RPM Performance GPF Delete (sounds amazing)
- Full exterior and interior detail and ceramic coating
- PPF Smoked film on headlights
- PPF the front of the car (bumper, fenders, hood, mirrors, tail lights and rear fog lights)
- Debadge "Hyundai" and "i30"
- Wrap the small panel next to the spoiler in gloss black so it matches the rest of the roof
- LED reverse light bulbs
- LED rear indicator light bulbs
- LED licence plate light bulbs
- Remove anti-theft lug nuts from all wheels and replace with normal ones (they were installed by the dealer. 1 per wheel)
- Replace brake fluid with Motul R660
- Replace brake lines with braided ones
- Replace discs with EBC Sport GD
- Replace pads with EBC Yellowstuff
What issues I've had so far:
- Condensation in passenger headlight (replaced under warranty. The new headlight has even more condensation) (update: dealer put in moisture absorbers in headlight housing. issue completely resolved. cost 50 EUR per headlight)
- Turbo makes high-pitched whistling noise (Replaced under warranty. Issue completely resolved)
- 6th gear hard to engage (I rarely use it anyways) (gets better with time)
- Rattle from passenger seatbelt holder surround (haven't been able to reproduce at dealer)
- Occasional engine startup issues (haven't been able to reproduce at dealer)
- Rattle from exhaust back box (Replaced under warranty. Issue completely resolved)
- Rattle from suspenion (fixed but then came back months later)
- Rattle from catalytic converter heatshield (Replaced under warranty. Issue completely resolved)
- Spark plug in 4th cylinder failed and lost the cylinder (spark plug replaced. Issue completely resolved)
Service expenses at dealer:
- 1000 km post run-in oil and oil filter change - 119 EUR (132USD)
- 10000 km service - 119 EUR (132USD)
- 20000 km service - 193 EUR
- 30000 km service - 205 EUR, Sunroof service - 40 EUR, New front wipers - 35 EUR
- 40000 km service - 164 EUR
- 50000 km service - 123 EUR
- 60000 km service - 360 EUR (had to replace spark plugs)
*Pictures in next post
- My Name: Stefan
- My car: i30N Performance (with GPF)
- Sunroof
- Comfort Package (Heated, electrical and part-leather seats)
- Navigation Package (SLIF, MapCare, Live-Services)
- Price paid: 33,250 EUR (discounted from 34,700 EUR)
- Color: Engine Red
- Model year: 2020
- Order-Date: 20th August 2019
- Pickup-Date: 16th October 2019
- Where to find her on the road: Dodging potholes in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Distance driven as of 28-Feb-2023: 60700 km
- Average fuel economy (95% city): 13.7 l/100km
My previous cars:
- 2013 Ford Fiesta ST
- 2014 Renault Megane R.S. 275 Trophy
- 2016 Infiniti Q50 2.0t
What I have done to my i30N so far (not in order):
- Black covers for front and back Hyundai badges
- Black covers for front and back N badges
- Got Racechip RS as a gift (happy with it)
- Did the RPM Performance GPF Delete (sounds amazing)
- Full exterior and interior detail and ceramic coating
- PPF Smoked film on headlights
- PPF the front of the car (bumper, fenders, hood, mirrors, tail lights and rear fog lights)
- Debadge "Hyundai" and "i30"
- Wrap the small panel next to the spoiler in gloss black so it matches the rest of the roof
- LED reverse light bulbs
- LED rear indicator light bulbs
- LED licence plate light bulbs
- Remove anti-theft lug nuts from all wheels and replace with normal ones (they were installed by the dealer. 1 per wheel)
- Replace brake fluid with Motul R660
- Replace brake lines with braided ones
- Replace discs with EBC Sport GD
- Replace pads with EBC Yellowstuff
What issues I've had so far:
- Condensation in passenger headlight (replaced under warranty. The new headlight has even more condensation) (update: dealer put in moisture absorbers in headlight housing. issue completely resolved. cost 50 EUR per headlight)
- Turbo makes high-pitched whistling noise (Replaced under warranty. Issue completely resolved)
- 6th gear hard to engage (I rarely use it anyways) (gets better with time)
- Rattle from passenger seatbelt holder surround (haven't been able to reproduce at dealer)
- Occasional engine startup issues (haven't been able to reproduce at dealer)
- Rattle from exhaust back box (Replaced under warranty. Issue completely resolved)
- Rattle from suspenion (fixed but then came back months later)
- Rattle from catalytic converter heatshield (Replaced under warranty. Issue completely resolved)
- Spark plug in 4th cylinder failed and lost the cylinder (spark plug replaced. Issue completely resolved)
Service expenses at dealer:
- 1000 km post run-in oil and oil filter change - 119 EUR (132USD)
- 10000 km service - 119 EUR (132USD)
- 20000 km service - 193 EUR
- 30000 km service - 205 EUR, Sunroof service - 40 EUR, New front wipers - 35 EUR
- 40000 km service - 164 EUR
- 50000 km service - 123 EUR
- 60000 km service - 360 EUR (had to replace spark plugs)
*Pictures in next post
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