santafelove Could you please post how the tailights were done. My wife erased my email and I lost yours. Is this something that must be done at a shop?? Thanks for the help. ciao
Since I already have the LCD screen! It cost me about $100-150 to have the rear monitor install in my car. I will have it install within 2 months. Wow! HDK finally got this item for me later.
Thank you ddlyod for the great link too. Hi ddloyd; I don't have to go to the Pismo Beach anymore because I have illegal drive my Santa Fe in the Ocean Beach. I saw a few SUVs drive in the Ocean Beach illegal so I did the illegal thing too. However, I only drive in the sand short and then drive right out (Illegal; you know)! Santa Fe handle very, very, very well. Here is the picture.
You guys are welcome. Hung, the name of the beach you were on is called Ocean Beach? Where is that located at? Thanks for posting the cool photo! But you still need to go to Pismo Beach so to be able to drive on a long LEGAL beach! LOL
Yes! I am still consider to go to Pismo Beach for my field trip when I have time. Pismo Beach is much better than this Ocean Beach. This Ocean Beach right next to the Cliff House at Highway 1 too.
The AWD weighs substantially more than the FWD and because of the additional weight, you would not want a four banger when you are trying to get on the Interstate.
My whole family just come back from Lake Louise in Alberta at 3 am Tuesday morning! (Leave on Sunday noon)
That is 900Km one way! (My SF gained 1800km in 2 days).
From Vancouver, BC to Lake Louise in Banff, Alberta! Santa Fe did it beautifully, plus safety, the whole trip is fun & stylist, my (8 month old + 22,000 km) Santa Fe still attracted a lot of drivers/car passengers attentions all the way, so many 2001 SUV challenged my SF but failed to pass me. Lot of tourists in Lake Louise saying "Santa Fe", "Where u got this beautiul Sport Uti?" when they saw the 4 "Santa Fe" Labels on my stepbars!
We took Home Video inside the car on most of the trip, when we watched the video this morning we SURPRISINGLY found out it is the most stable video movie we ever took, thank to the smooth & stable ride of SF!
My SF climbed up/down Rocky's mountains mostly at 120 km/hr. If I don't press accelerator when going down deep sloppy mountains, the XUV will slow down itself to around 60 km/hr, I don't have to apply brake at all, the SF speed restrainting feature is a great safety enhancement, I love it.
Those cars I drove through Rocky's before, when travelled down the Coquihalla Toll Highway (take an hour of continue downward) usually like free falling(keep accelerating even u don't touch the accelerator at all), & all u can do is constantly applying the BRAKE, that is a high consumption of brake shoe! I don't know how the SF computer chip do the trick, but very impressive.
Also the cruise control help me & my wife a lot in climbing up the huge Rocky mountains, the computer constantly maintain 100/100+ Km/hr by shifting between 2000 to 3000 RPM, our toes were pressureless (Otherwise have to keep apply pressure for more than an hour!).
PS: We used shiftronic (Sport mode) most of the time if not using the cruise control, the feel of handling is confident! Especially helpful to handle the Zip-Zap mountain cliff's edge roads around Rocky's without applied too much braking!
This is sheet material sold and installed by detailers that do after market alarms and stereos. It has great sound insulation properties (if you're into that sort of thing).
I got them from hdkautosports. I also have the bumpers and side steps. But so far I have decided not to put on the side steps and will propably put on the bumpers.(as soon as they give me the instructions. It's been 6 months since I bought them!!)
:confuse: anyone can tell me how and what are the proper way/s to use the gear (shift-tronic) is there any certain speed to use this, need some info from a regular user of Santa Fe, thanks
These are some photos of the self installed hitch and all necessary wiring. This is a AWD SE touring+ultimate, powder white pearl. We will be towing a tent trailer 1800lbs.
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Could you please post how the tailights were done. My wife erased my email and I lost yours. Is this something that must be done at a shop?? Thanks for the help.
ciao
Go to the URL below then click on the Santa Fe and watch the movie video for it's excellent!
http://www.autobytel.com/content/framed/index.cfm?id=7919;4&action=video
liz
You guys are welcome. Hung, the name of the beach you were on is called Ocean Beach? Where is that located at? Thanks for posting the cool photo! But you still need to go to Pismo Beach so to be able to drive on a long LEGAL beach! LOL
Enjoy!
http://www.webshots.com/search/search.fcgi?words=hyundai&noRedir=1&ws=1&ch=1&cl=1&page=0
That is 900Km one way! (My SF gained 1800km in 2 days).
From Vancouver, BC to Lake Louise in Banff, Alberta! Santa Fe did it beautifully, plus safety, the whole trip is fun & stylist, my (8 month old + 22,000 km) Santa Fe still attracted a lot of drivers/car passengers attentions all the way, so many 2001 SUV challenged my SF but failed to pass me.
Lot of tourists in Lake Louise saying "Santa Fe", "Where u got this beautiul Sport Uti?" when they saw the 4 "Santa Fe" Labels on my stepbars!
We took Home Video inside the car on most of the trip, when we watched the video this morning we SURPRISINGLY found out it is the most stable video movie we ever took, thank to the smooth & stable ride of SF!
My SF climbed up/down Rocky's mountains mostly at 120 km/hr. If I don't press accelerator when going down deep sloppy mountains, the XUV will slow down itself to around 60 km/hr, I don't have to apply brake at all, the SF speed restrainting feature is a great safety enhancement, I love it.
Those cars I drove through Rocky's before, when travelled down the Coquihalla Toll Highway (take an hour of continue downward) usually like free falling(keep accelerating even u don't touch the accelerator at all), & all u can do is constantly applying the BRAKE, that is a high consumption of brake shoe! I don't know how the SF computer chip do the trick, but very impressive.
Also the cruise control help me & my wife a lot in climbing up the huge Rocky mountains, the computer constantly maintain 100/100+ Km/hr by shifting between 2000 to 3000 RPM, our toes were pressureless (Otherwise have to keep apply pressure for more than an hour!).
PS: We used shiftronic (Sport mode) most of the time if not using the cruise control, the feel of handling is confident! Especially helpful to handle the Zip-Zap mountain cliff's edge roads around Rocky's without applied too much braking!
See the trip photos, pls click the link belows:
http://community.webshots.com/album/16746966NzIMFshUPO
KarenS Feb 2, 2001 11:11am
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Could anyone see the pictures?
thanks,
liz
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