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[padigree]

Driving with the N in a car park is always something nice.

(If nobody else is there and the paths are wide enough)



I love the reverb of the exhaust sound.

 

[padigree]

Some people asked "How to: Remove the rear spoiler..?"

Here it is. Thats the way i tinned my triangle :3

 

[Varmint]

Thanks for the video.

As my spoiler seems to be loose at the right side I'll have a look at the screw.

So perfect timing.

 

[padigree]

Thanks for the video.

As my spoiler seems to be loose at the right side I'll have a look at the screw.

So perfect timing.

Yes it was perfect timing another guy was happy to give this to his car wrapper, another had problems with his washer and the third wanted to make his triangle looking like mine

I'm glad to help people. Maybe many people will need this stuff in 4-5 years, when warranty time is over and the won't visit every single time their dealers...

 

[Varmint]

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I'm glad to help people. Maybe many people will need this stuff in 4-5 years, when warranty time is over and the won't visit every single time their dealers...

That´s why I love this forum. A lot of helpfull ppl.

As for my problem. The screw nut was actually loose. Tightened it and now everything is fine. No more squeeking plasic noises.

 

[padigree]

@Varmint I'm glad to hear that!

Spotted!

 

[padigree]

Looks like New..

Yesterday I decided to mount my Winter wheels..


Wow. Really big brakes.


That's how it looks like..


And the whole car..

After mounting the tires, I made a short test drive. It's really crazy how much difference between the 18 and the 19 inches. The steering wheel is easier to move, the car is much smoother on the road, you do not get bruises on the butt when you drive over a pebble ..

Visually, the 19s are a bit fancier, because they are bigger. I managed to get in my rims in the 8800km in which I own the car now no scratch or anything like that. They look like new. I hope that I will succeed this with my winter shoes. Unfortunately, I had no scales, so I could not measure the difference in weight. However, I have seen much heavier (but also lighter) OEM rims.

 

[Mightymoo]

Looks like New..
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Yesterday I decided to mount my Winter wheels..

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Wow. Really big brakes.

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That's how it looks like..

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And the whole car..

After mounting the tires, I made a short test drive. It's really crazy how much difference between the 18 and the 19 inches. The steering wheel is easier to move, the car is much smoother on the road, you do not get bruises on the butt when you drive over a pebble ..

Visually, the 19s are a bit fancier, because they are bigger. I managed to get in my rims in the 8800km in which I own the car now no scratch or anything like that. They look like new. I hope that I will succeed this with my winter shoes. Unfortunately, I had no scales, so I could not measure the difference in weight. However, I have seen much heavier (but also lighter) OEM rims.

Hi,

Great photos. My car came with 19 inch winter rims. The winter tires in 19 inch is still more smooth than the PZ summer. Hopefully they work well in snow and ice.

 

[padigree]

Nice day! Will be updated soon

 

[padigree]

Saturday was DynoDay:



We were a nice little group with 7 Ns, an Abarth Punto and an Audi RS.
First time I spotted another micron grey in "wild" (except one guy near me, with his normal i30 in MG).
Most of the people from n-cars.net or hyundaiboard.
It was a lot of nice talk and all in all a nice day despite the bad weather.



Interesting: There were all 7 vehicles in the 5% tolerance, so acceptable.

Vehicles with V-Power / Ultimate had 1-2hp more. The i30N non-performance of @justr0st was the same performance as our performance variants.

Short Video: [...Coming soon...]

 

[Varmint]

How big was the difference in driven kilometers between the N's?

And very interesting, that the non Performance car as the same Power.

 

[justr0st]

And very interesting, that the non Performance car as the same Power.

Almost. My non-performance had much more transmission power loss, the whole 34% (because of LSD absence, i guess). So only 188 hp on the wheel by 261.5 hp engine power.

 

[padigree]

How big was the difference in driven kilometers between the N's?

And very interesting, that the non Performance car as the same Power.

Mine was~9.1k; @justr0st with ~6.7k; @TaiTheKing ~3.5k; @notonncars.net ~3.7k @Schnurbs ~7k @Skipz ~113.7k

 

[Maverick]

Power figures look good nonetheless!

Next time I hope I can make it and tag along..

 

[padigree]

Power figures look good nonetheless!

Next time I hope I can make it and tag along..

Anyway, I would say that this winter we can all meet somewhere comfortable. Talk a little and drink coffee / tea / cocoa. And you can bring us delicious food from the oven.

 

[Safcwarrior]

Anyway, I would say that this winter we can all meet somewhere comfortable. Talk a little and drink coffee / tea / cocoa. And you can bring us delicious food from the oven.

Maverick in a pinny I’d pay good money to see that!

 

[padigree]

Video from the Dyno-run

 

[Xerlox]

Almost. My non-performance had much more transmission power loss, the whole 34% (because of LSD absence, i guess). So only 188 hp on the wheel by 261.5 hp engine power.

Can anyone explain me what this means at the end?
How and when do you notice in the car?

 

[padigree]

A while ago, I swapped the front speakers for HERTZ speakers. The speakers have caused a great improvement of the sound. Since I was missing something in the low-frequency range, last week I installed an active subwoofer (JBL Basspro II). Again Many thanks to @Haba1205 for the nice support ;D

If you want to do this job clean, the N looks like a construction site.


When installing I have removed almost all panels, but not the B-pillar. I pushed the cables after I wrapped them up behind the pillar.



The most ugly part:I pushed the cable into the engine room first, then attached a cable to it and pulled it inwards. Pull this cable to my power cord and then with this back to the engine compartment. That was a work that was not nice at all.


After that, I have the cables laid under the seat in the trunk.

On this picture you can see how the cables look wrapped up.


On the passenger side, I have also laid a line for the volume control. This could now be checked in the glove box.


The connection to the battery I have made with a fuse holder. The fuse should only be used when the other connections are ready.


Here you can see the mess. I also insulated the luggage compartment with alubutyl, because the spare wheel well is very thin and produces unpleasant vibrations.

 

[padigree]

I stole the signal from the connectors for the rear speakers. Since I use a cable lug, this connection can be removed if necessary.


After all connections were made, I tested my setup. After everything worked, I have installed all the panels.


Since I had problems with my high level input (The speakers have a long time noise after the vehicle was turned off, so the subwoofer was almost always on) I connected a wireless relay to the subwoofer. This can now fake the remote signal from the radio. In addition, it can now be switched on and off via the remote control.



Luckily, I found a cheap trunk bag that matched the interior color after I installed everything. In this bag are now a grocery bag, my umbrella, the compressor, [...] stowed.


The installation took a while, but every minute was worth it. It does not matter to me to let the car shake, but the small subwoofer can do that. Now I can hear the lower frequencies much better, without setting the radio loud and set the bass to maximum.