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My 2013 Sonata

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So I haven't started a thread about my sonata so I figured I might as well do it on here with pictures.

I Traded in my 2007 Nissan Sentra 2.0S for a new 2013 Sonata Limited w/ Tech Package in December 2013.



Not long after my purchase, I went ahead and ordered new Bulbs for my interior as well as exterior(Headlights, Taillights, Reverse lights, etc...) as well as an F24 GDI emblem from Korea. While waiting for the parts to arrive, I arranged to get free tint with the dealership at a tint shop and ended up getting 5% rear, 30% front with a strip across the windshield.





At this point I thought I was done modding and was satisfied with my car until I graduated from University of Houston. Boy was I wrong, my step dad woke me up one morning and told me that my car had been hit. I didn't believe him and told him to stop playing with me because it wasn't funny and tried to go back to sleep until I finally got up and went outside to look. I walked out to find this:



My car was hit so hard that it was moved up quite a bit(as you can see my skid marks) and the body panels were bent.



I immediately called the police and my insurance and fount pieces of a Toyota Camry underneath my car.


The claim got filed under my uninsured motorist protection so my deductible was very low. I proceeded to get in contact with a friend of mine that manages a shop to see if he can hook me up. He told me to compose a parts list of what I wanted on the car and he would take care of me with no deductible. I ended up getting a 2014 bumper because I thought they looked way better than the 13s and made sure to get the Turbo one because I had exhaust plans. He also changed out my taillights for LEDs. I also asked him to debadge the trunk.



What to do with this brand new car with 2 open slots in the rear for mufflers? Go get an exhaust system. I got dual Magnaflow exhaust for the car while trying to maintain a stock look.



I thought this new look was menacing on the car but the front still seemed to plain so I upgraded/downgraded the chrome looking grill to a flat black one off ebay



Finally got the car looking pretty decent for myself on a budget right? Not quite... I managed to find a Set of 19" Gencoupe wheels for a pretty good price on the forums and also decided to plastidip the front bumper trim while waiting for them.




And that is how she looks today...



I would like to do some more work to it like Suspension or some roof/trunk spoilers in the near future.

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