No Stinger, not even a 2.0L Base, came with vinyl. All the main areas of the front and back seats are genuine leather. The GT2 got an upgrade with softer nappa.
There are 2 screws, 1 is hidden up top above the inner tip and an absolute pain but I got to em lol
1 above the outside tip and 2 x 10mm bolts underneath each tip.
The sad part is the last time i painted them with normal gloss black spray paint, this time I went with heat resistant powercoating and it cost me $313 !!!
I'm not home but in the pic it looks rough and not that flash at all
Today is the day to replace the lower grille, which is cracked because of that "ravine" aka a gutter approach that I hit last month.
I drove until the oil temperature reached full operating, then went to the mechanic. He will put space heaters blowing on the front end to get the plastics all pliable - and I figured a warm engineroom will help in that regard.
edit, later - all went perfectly. My main worry was that the fastening points on the inside of the bumper cover might have been damaged. But when my mechanic got it off everything on the bumper cover was fine. He did say that the lower grille was even more busted up inside than what showed on the outside. Total expense was $190 to my door for the replacement grille and $160 for labor to install. Other than this stupid incident occurring in the first place, I am a happy camper today.
Not bad. If you don't want to take the tires off, I recommend a ratchet screwdriver, otherwise the tires need to come off. But pretty straight forward other than that!
Not bad. If you don't want to take the tires off, I recommend a ratchet screwdriver, otherwise the tires need to come off. But pretty straight forward other than that!
I just found this on AliExpress:
€34.38 | 12/64 Colours LED Air Vents For Kia Stinger Car RGB Ambient Light Turbine Shape Air Outlet Nozzle Interior Decorative Lamp Refit
First year '20 GT-Line adopted all of the outward design points of the GT trims, i.e., no more Base and Premium body or grille work. The headlights in '20 on the GT-Line were the Halogen, for some reason or no reason at all.
First year '20 GT-Line adopted all of the outward design points of the GT trims, i.e., no more Base and Premium body or grille work. The headlights in '20 on the GT-Line were the Halogen, for some reason or no reason at all.
What did I do to my Stinger today? I DROVE IT. Yay.
We have had no snow for about 4 days, and all the streets are clear and dry. No salt on the roads.
It's been in the garage for a couple of weeks now, not having been started or moved.
It was still cold though. Minus 6c.
I took it easy at first. I've noticed that this car, especially the engine, does not like cold weather.
I drove around slowly in the neighbourhood, getting the oil up to operating temp.
Then had some fun after that. I got a few looks, as the car is pristine clean, while every other vehicle is covered in white dried salt.
I looked like a unicorn.
Anyway, it's back in the garage for a while now. I'll keep an eye on road conditions and hopefully do it again soon.
I can't wait for summer.
