What did you do to your Kia Stinger today?

[GenesisG70]

Somthin' different.
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Coccrodille dundee fan

 

[Manaz]

The dislike for the fake hood "vents" rears its head again.

I heard (when I bought my car a year ago) from my salesman that a local Stinger owner had made the hood "vents" into the real thing. But I never learned anything more about it. To me the risk of water getting where it doesn't belong outweighs any perceived advantage of admitting more air to cool the turbos or whatever.

Doing so would be hard, as I noted, the hole in the secondary skin is very small, and making the vents (not scoops - vents let air out, not in) functional would require cutting metal - not something I'll be keen to do on a brand new Stinger (I do want to add a rally-style Spec.C roof vent to the 02 STI I have access to - but that's 17 years old, and 14 years outside its warranty )

 

[westcoastGT]

So today I finally fixed the scraped front lower right fascia I damaged when I avoided a dog and ran into a rock . I was quoted over $1000 to fix it ( they were going to remove the bumper etc etc etc ) I thought I could do it myself for the cost of paint , filler , sand paper , totalling about $65 ( $50 was paint alone ) . I masked off the damage and sanded the area with 200 grit to knock down the rough plastic then 320 , 400 , filled the area with Bondo filler , rough sanded with 320 , then wet sanded with 400 , 600, 1000, and finally 2000 . I laid down 2 coats of primer , 3 coats of color and 3 coats of clear coat . . I will let it set up for a day or 2 then , clay bar , wet sand and polish the area . There is one small drip in the Clear which I'll deal with in the fine finshing , but generally , I'm very happy with the results :

 

[Stinger GT SS]

So today I finally fixed the scraped front lower right fascia I damaged when I avoided a dog and run into a rock . I was quoted over $1000 to fix it ( they were going to remove the bumper etc etc etc ) I thought I could do it myself for the cost of paint , filler , sand paper , totalling about $65 ( $50 was paint alone ) . I masked off the damage and sanded the area with 200 grit to knock down the rough plastic then 320 , 400 , filled the area with Bondo filler , rough sanded with 320 , then 400 , 600, 1000, and finally 2000 . I laid down 2 coats of primer , 3 coats of color and 3 coats of clear coat . . I will let it set up for a day or 2 then , clay bar , wet sand and polish the area . There is one small drip in the Clear which I'll deal with in the fine finshing , but generally , I'm very happy with the results :
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Nice job, love your handy work, looking at your pics for where that scrape was located you would never know that area had any damage.

 

[GenesisG70]

So today I finally fixed the scraped front lower right fascia I damaged when I avoided a dog and run into a rock . I was quoted over $1000 to fix it ( they were going to remove the bumper etc etc etc ) I thought I could do it myself for the cost of paint , filler , sand paper , totalling about $65 ( $50 was paint alone ) . I masked off the damage and sanded the area with 200 grit to knock down the rough plastic then 320 , 400 , filled the area with Bondo filler , rough sanded with 320 , then 400 , 600, 1000, and finally 2000 . I laid down 2 coats of primer , 3 coats of color and 3 coats of clear coat . . I will let it set up for a day or 2 then , clay bar , wet sand and polish the area . There is one small drip in the Clear which I'll deal with in the fine finshing , but generally , I'm very happy with the results :
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Nice you deserve a bottle of Tequila!

 

[Kazz]

Front and rear Eibach sway bars with Whiteline endlinks. My butt felt a difference pulling out of the parking lot where I had it serviced. I get the perception that the little bumps and things that made a bit of jostle is gone. A flat, straight ride instead. And the flat ride I LOVE on the interstate ramps. I need more miles with this mod, but it's looking to be my favorite for my driving style - on CRAP roads.

 

[westcoastGT]

Nice job, love your handy work, looking at your pics for where that scrape was located you would never know that area had any damage.

Thanks , its a pretty simple job in a low visabilty section of the car so I'm happy that it turned out so well and saved $1000 ! I also painted my rear diffuser so the paint has served double duty !

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Front and rear Eibach sway bars with Whiteline endlinks. My butt felt a difference pulling out of the parking lot where I had it serviced. I get the perception that the little bumps and things that made a bit of jostle is gone. A flat, straight ride instead. And the flat ride I LOVE on the interstate ramps. I need more miles with this mod, but it's looking to be my favorite for my driving style - on CRAP roads.

That’s exactly the feel I get now, did you do softest settings on the sways.
Trust me the more miles you do, the more your going to love this upgrade, it just lifts this car to another level IMHO.

 

[Kazz]

That’s exactly the feel I get now, did you do softest settings on the sways.
Trust me the more miles you do, the more your going to love this upgrade, it just lifts this car to another level IMHO.

Both soft. Endlinks haven't technically been dialed in yet. One tire has some extra inner shoulder wear so going to get her aligned before I do much else.

And yes, I was smiling ear-to-ear on my test drive once I got the OEMs/spare parts out of the hatch.

 

[cncBilly]

View attachment 25599 So today I finally fixed the scraped front lower right fascia I damaged when I avoided a dog and ran into a rock . I was quoted over $1000 to fix it ( they were going to remove the bumper etc etc etc ) I thought I could do it myself for the cost of paint , filler , sand paper , totalling about $65 ( $50 was paint alone ) . I masked off the damage and sanded the area with 200 grit to knock down the rough plastic then 320 , 400 , filled the area with Bondo filler , rough sanded with 320 , then wet sanded with 400 , 600, 1000, and finally 2000 . I laid down 2 coats of primer , 3 coats of color and 3 coats of clear coat . . I will let it set up for a day or 2 then , clay bar , wet sand and polish the area . There is one small drip in the Clear which I'll deal with in the fine finshing , but generally , I'm very happy with the results :
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Excellent work my friend. Just like owning a boat. Good on ya!

 

[westcoastGT]

Excellent work my friend. Just like owning a boat. Good on ya!

Thanks Bud ! If you ever get some body rash on the Blue Beauty ,I've got the diploma !!

 

[AV8R]

Somthin' different.
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Do you have a steering wheel cover fitted?

 

[James5623]

View attachment 25599 So today I finally fixed the scraped front lower right fascia I damaged when I avoided a dog and ran into a rock . I was quoted over $1000 to fix it ( they were going to remove the bumper etc etc etc ) I thought I could do it myself for the cost of paint , filler , sand paper , totalling about $65 ( $50 was paint alone ) . I masked off the damage and sanded the area with 200 grit to knock down the rough plastic then 320 , 400 , filled the area with Bondo filler , rough sanded with 320 , then wet sanded with 400 , 600, 1000, and finally 2000 . I laid down 2 coats of primer , 3 coats of color and 3 coats of clear coat . . I will let it set up for a day or 2 then , clay bar , wet sand and polish the area . There is one small drip in the Clear which I'll deal with in the fine finshing , but generally , I'm very happy with the results :
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I have a similar spot. Can you share the paint and clear you used? Worried about matching the red.

 

[westcoastGT]

I have a similar spot. Can you share the paint and clear you used? Worried about matching the red.

Touch Up Paint and accessories | AutomotiveTouchup

Very simple , just send them your paint code ( its on the inner frame of the body on the drivers door ) they'll mix up a can of color coat and also provide a can of Clear ..............good luck !

 

[Gtecko]

well done !!

 

[cncBilly]

well done !!

Nope. Medium rare for me

 

[MrSmoofy]

Maybe get them installed next week with Dyno.

 

[Johnni]

Here some picture of my car:
Rims is:Volk GTF
Front: 8.5Jx19 + 43
Tires:245/40/19 Hankook
Rear: 9.5Jx19 + 49
Tires:275/40/19 Hankook

Front lip: carbon fiber G4 Werkz
Back lip: stingerhaus

Lower spring: Eibach

 

[MerlintheMad]

View attachment 25638 View attachment 25639 View attachment 25640 View attachment 25644 View attachment 25641 Here some picture of my car:
Rims is:Volk GTF
Front: 8.5Jx19 + 43
Tires:245/40/19 Hankook
Rear: 9.5Jx19 + 49
Tires:275/40/19 Hankook

Front lip: carbon fiber G4 Werkz
Back lip: stingerhaus

Lower spring: Eibach

"BLING!" Going that extreme actually looks really good. (But keeping all that tight, bright stuff clean will occupy some serious time; better you than me; I'm not THAT enthusiastic!)

 

[robz32]

View attachment 25638 View attachment 25639 View attachment 25640 View attachment 25644 View attachment 25641 Here some picture of my car:
Rims is:Volk GTF
Front: 8.5Jx19 + 43
Tires:245/40/19 Hankook
Rear: 9.5Jx19 + 49
Tires:275/40/19 Hankook

Front lip: carbon fiber G4 Werkz
Back lip: stingerhaus

Lower spring: Eibach

And here I was wondering how a dish style/type wheel will look on the Stinger. As it seems concave is what is mostly available in te market now a days.
Thank for posting this it looks pretty good.