What did you do to your Kia Stinger today?

[nhcowboy28]

Nice. Where did you get that badge?

Custom 3D printed by a member in here. I’ll wait for him to reveal himself. Not sure if he wants attention/requests.

 

[Gargamel]

I have hard time with the wrapping.
Found another design that looks cool and now im indecisive

 

[RedCal]

I think the "chrome red" is nicer than the colour shift... but I think the colour shift look is dated / spent... but ultimately it is your car to do with as you please

 

[Svet]

Added Injen Hydro Shields.... jb4 and new plugs next.... mbrp catback already there.

 

[Crisis]

Custom 3D printed by a member in here. I’ll wait for him to reveal himself. Not sure if he wants attention/requests.

Damn. For a guy with a red Stinger, that’s easily the best looking badge I’ve seen.

 

[friss]

^^^The size seems fine, but should the tips have been shorter?

Yeah thats part of the fitment issues. The tips didn't want to go on the exhaust as far as I would have liked but it is what it is.

 

[Darthvader8]

I have been meaning to do this. That looks amazing! Definitely need to get it done. How dark is it?

25%

 

[Darthvader8]

I have been meaning to do this. That looks amazing! Definitely need to get it done. How dark is it?

Sorry for the late response. I didn't get a notification of a reply.

 

[mhal8876]

Got my Mishimoto Direct Fit OCC from Amazon after a month of waiting for it. And ordered from ADD W1 the Carbon Fiber License Plate Holder which on SALE right now and there BOV for the Stinger.

 

[Shrike]

I put my GTS wheel center cap covers and GTS steering wheel emblem cover on today that I got last night. Thanks Sal, for the crazy fast delivery! I put the Hood overlay on a while ago.

 

[Shrike]

25%

Thanks. Can't go any darker than 35% here in Maryland. Don't want to draw too much attention from the law, so I'll probably do 35.

 

[Drudge]

Since I'm a carbon fiber fiend I was thinking about adding these accent pieces. Even though they are only CF dipped these rear bumper moldings look pretty decent. Anyone have them put on, would love to see a pic or two? How hard/easy is the install? Thank you.

 

[CJ Wolf]

G’day Drudge. My name is CJ and I’m relatively new to the forum. I’ve actually just been speaking with MerlintheMad about these CF parts because I’ve just ordered them from Sals store for my Stinger. I’m asking the same question as to how they are fitted and if they were easy/hard to instal. Agree, they look pretty good so I guess I’ll find out the rest when they arrive!
Anyway, it could be about a month before they arrive here in South Australia but, I’ll be sure to let you know how it goes and I will post some photos. If you hear of anybody who has bought and put them on,, please let me know? Cheers mate!
Regards CJ

 

[Drudge]

G’day Drudge. My name is CJ and I’m relatively new to the forum. I’ve actually just been speaking with MerlintheMad about these CF parts because I’ve just ordered them from Sals store for my Stinger. I’m asking the same question as to how they are fitted and if they were easy/hard to instal. Agree, they look pretty good so I guess I’ll find out the rest when they arrive!
Anyway, it could be about a month before they arrive here in South Australia but, I’ll be sure to let you know how it goes and I will post some photos. If you hear of anybody who has bought and put them on,, please let me know? Cheers mate!
Regards CJ

I appreciate that CJ, keep us posted and I'll be on the lookout as well.

 

[MerlintheMad]

What have I been doing TO my Stinger today? Buggering up my TSW "Watkins" LR wheel, getting a car wash. When will I ever learn?!

Why did I break my resolve to myself, made last year when I got these spiff wheels first put on? "These are NEVER going through a car wash tunnel!" Well, a series of unfortunate events sort of weakened that resolve. The tl;dr version is: the unfortunate events made the wheels less than perfect; some I inflicted, some was natural attrition. And the end result is that I became less scared of doing damage in a car wash tunnel. Well, that is no longer true! I am NOT going to subject my "summer" wheels or myself to this abuse ever again.

Today, my car, having just been spattered by a very dirty rain; while I was about to turn onto the highway that leads to my street, I had a sudden "inspiration" to save myself some time and give Karl some business (last time I was in there was the end of winter to get an undercarriage spray, before I put the TSW wheels back on). Well, dang! That wasn't inspiration, it was demonic influence.

I didn't see it until I got home and walked around the car drying the last vagrant water droplets off. I immediately returned to report to Karl what he had done; because he had personally put my car into the tunnel.

His response? Not interested in seeing the damage, because he assured me that the problem wasn't his tunnel or his placement of the car. And I believe him, as far as him doing it right. But he blamed the car possibly having an out of alignment issue, mentioned "pothole" once and then said that he hadn't noticed these wheels were different from the ones I send through his tunnel during the winter: he admitted to noticing that they were sticking out beyond the tires a bit; but assumed, as the car had gone through his tunnel "a million times, hundreds of times anyway" (whatever!), that there would be no problem. However it occurred: in the tunnel the car drifted to the left and mangled the ends of every spoke and the rim between; but the LF wheel was totally spared. He said that his policy is to refuse to tunnel any car that has rims that stick out beyond the tires. Well, why did he not double check? Just because this is the same care doesn't mean it has the same wheels as winter: so, he should have looked twice to make sure these rims were out too far. I didn't know that there was an issue with this, but now I do. Live and learn!

I chatted him up pleasantly, hoping that he'd relent and offer some kind of compensation (I imagined the best I'd get out of him - this second time his tunnel has banged up wheels of mine! Heh!! - would be helping pay for Wheel Werks to fix the wheel), but all he said was, "With rims that stick out you have to hand wash only. Next time you come in we'll hand wash." Right.

I immediately went to work doing touchup. This is by far the worst damage to any of my black wheels, ever; the most extensive and brutal. My touchup kits (gloss and flat black) were seriously depleted, and the gloss especially started to get gummy. Grrr!!!

But, from five-six feet away you can't see anything; and wouldn't notice it if you didn't already know the wheel was buggered up. That is why I went with black in the first place: easier to make presentable when this sort of Crap happens.

 

[TimT]

This is a sign that you need to get them powdercoated to a color that actually flatters the wheel as well as the car

 

[nhcowboy28]

What have I been doing TO my Stinger today? Buggering up my TSW "Watkins" LR wheel, getting a car wash. When will I ever learn?!

Why did I break my resolve to myself, made last year when I got these spiff wheels first put on? "These are NEVER going through a car wash tunnel!" Well, a series of unfortunate events sort of weakened that resolve. The tl;dr version is: the unfortunate events made the wheels less than perfect; some I inflicted, some was natural attrition. And the end result is that I became less scared of doing damage in a car wash tunnel. Well, that is no longer true! I am NOT going to subject my "summer" wheels or myself to this abuse ever again.

Today, my car, having just been spattered by a very dirty rain; while I was about to turn onto the highway that leads to my street, I had a sudden "inspiration" to save myself some time and give Karl some business (last time I was in there was the end of winter to get an undercarriage spray, before I put the TSW wheels back on). Well, dang! That wasn't inspiration, it was demonic influence.

I didn't see it until I got home and walked around the car drying the last vagrant water droplets off. I immediately returned to report to Karl what he had done; because he had personally put my car into the tunnel.

His response? Not interested in seeing the damage, because he assured me that the problem wasn't his tunnel or his placement of the car. And I believe him, as far as him doing it right. But he blamed the car possibly having an out of alignment issue, mentioned "pothole" once and then said that he hadn't noticed these wheels were different from the ones I send through his tunnel during the winter: he admitted to noticing that they were sticking out beyond the tires a bit; but assumed, as the car had gone through his tunnel "a million times, hundreds of times anyway" (whatever!), that there would be no problem. However it occurred: in the tunnel the car drifted to the left and mangled the ends of every spoke and the rim between; but the LF wheel was totally spared. He said that his policy is to refuse to tunnel any car that has rims that stick out beyond the tires. Well, why did he not double check? Just because this is the same care doesn't mean it has the same wheels as winter: so, he should have looked twice to make sure these rims were out too far. I didn't know that there was an issue with this, but now I do. Live and learn!

I chatted him up pleasantly, hoping that he'd relent and offer some kind of compensation (I imagined the best I'd get out of him - this second time his tunnel has banged up wheels of mine! Heh!! - would be helping pay for Wheel Werks to fix the wheel), but all he said was, "With rims that stick out you have to hand wash only. Next time you come in we'll hand wash." Right.

I immediately went to work doing touchup. This is by far the worst damage to any of my black wheels, ever; the most extensive and brutal. My touchup kits (gloss and flat black) were seriously depleted, and the gloss especially started to get gummy. Grrr!!!

But, from five-six feet away you can't see anything; and wouldn't notice it if you didn't already know the wheel was buggered up. That is why I went with black in the first place: easier to make presentable when this sort of Crap happens.
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Jc. Do you get paid per character??

 

[HDTurbo]

I'm done with the "touch" car wash joints for that reason (scratches on the very edge of the rims which are not that noticeable on the bright silver alloy) and that the spinning plastic whips seem to scuff the (plastic) headlights on my 06 LGT spec b (only 58k mi!) that is now my DD after getting the Stinger and selling the LGT wagon at 250k mi. Touchless only (primarily in winter) if not hand wash.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'm done with the "touch" car wash joints for that reason (scratches on the very edge of the rims which are not that noticeable on the bright silver alloy) and that the spinning plastic whips seem to scuff the (plastic) headlights on my 06 LGT spec b (only 58k mi!) that is now my DD after getting the Stinger and selling the LGT wagon at 250k mi. Touchless only (primarily in winter) if not hand wash.
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Holy Crap! That is just nasty. I need to find a hand wash place that sprays out the undercarriage. I'm done with tunnels too. Only an extreme situation will change that, but I can't imagine one just now.

 

[jsrob905]

My car doesn't even share car wash mitts with the other cars. It has it's own dedicated buckets microfiber and other essentials. The other cars get the old used up ones.