What did you do to your Kia Stinger today?

I normally go to the Johns creek one. But I went to the newer Windward/Alpharetta one since it’s closer.

I’m more pissed they didn’t tell me. It’s not the end of the world. I’ll cover it with paint. But when I showed the manager, the first thing he said “are you sure it wasn’t there before...”. What an ass hat. My car is pristine. I know every flaw. Is it possible it happened in the 7 mile drive from my house to the store.... sure. But incredibly unlikely. I’m pointing it out (not demanding repair) to highlight incompetence. Don’t treat me like a moron. Whoever did the work sure as shit knew they did it when it happened. In Houston, they fully mangled some 20” enkei’s I had too. They scratched them up so bad they replaced 2.

I’ll just have to go to a performance shop from now on (even for basic tire mounting/balancing).

Lame.
That sucks. I would definitely try to have them replace/repair the damage. Ever since I had the Athens Kia dealership totally botch my oil change, I am weary about taking my car in for service anywhere. I still need new rear tires, so I’ll mark them off the list.
 
Fresh tint job. Followed up later in the evening with a wash and a first coat of The Last Coat 2.0. Ready to enjoy that sunshine and see how TLC2.0 holds up.
 

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Just throwing this gem out there.

Who’s gonna ditch the stinger for this jizzfest. For the love of god, please look at all the pics.

 
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Just throwing this gem out there.

Who’s gonna ditch the stinger for this jizzfest. For the love of god, please look at all the pics.


I'll take this instead.
 
Just throwing this gem out there.

Who’s gonna ditch the stinger for this jizzfest. For the love of god, please look at all the pics.

He doesn't know what a flash is. Interior pics are crap. Maybe that's deliberate.
 
From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
Just throwing this gem out there.

Who’s gonna ditch the stinger for this jizzfest. For the love of god, please look at all the pics.

The diamond shaped portholes, the quad pipes, the delicate pin-striping .... striking! Seriously though, I'd have to run a black light over that interior before I'd ever test drive it.
 
I didn't do anything to the car today, but I did find out it has an electric vacuum pump for the brakes. Had no idea! I got a 3 day KDS subscription to try out a J2534 tool I bought (which did not work..) so I was digging through the service and found that out. Interesting.

I also pulled the VIN report and found that my car was born on 4/12/2019 exactly.
 
Installed a catch can with a custom mount and it went really well... Until I dropped one of the OEM hose clips and I can't find it. Anyone have any thoughts on retrieving it?? I think it dropped right behind where the new hose connects (red arrow in pics). :eek:
 

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Threw on the JUN BI mid pipes to compliment the Borla cat back. Sounds real nice! Impressed with the quality as well.
 
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From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
Had my rear chrome window pillers replaced with a new pair due to oxidation and dullness alittle after a year of ownership. Dealership had no issue replacing under warranty. $0 OOP and a fourty minute wait. Can't complain!
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Installed a pair of red DC Sports strut braces to add a splash of color. In doing so, discovered that the rearmost bolt on the passenger side brace was rather loose.

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From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
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You must be new. My condenser was made into a pancake, bought it like that. 12k gt2 rebuild thread
Yeah noob over this way. Sorry. Like that grey! Kind of wish I would've waited for that color.
 
Installed the meth kit to compliment my JB4
 

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