All in all, it was Rs 27,000 well spent. I regret delaying it, should have done it earlier.
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Hyundai dealership had placed an order for my parts, somewhere around 30 different parts + Tail gate release button. Parts took somewhere around 15-16 days to arrive, as some parts were exclusive to the i20 Active variant and 1 part was imported from South Korea.
Went in at the dealership at 12.30 pm on Sunday, the 7th Sept, the work was completed at 6.30 pm, took a long test drive of 25 kms along with my SA, paid the outstanding amount, discussed a couple of hiccups that we faced (more on that later), and finally left for home at the closing hour of 8.30 pm. A long wait game it was!
Most of the old parts were so bad in condition that I could not even fathom how the suspension was still keeping the weight of the car and driving around. I wonder why it didn’t just fall apart at this point. I immediately noticed a couple of things post-suspension replacement –
- Car now drives at least an inch higher. The old and beaten suspension had reduced my original height. Up goes GC as well!
- Much less body roll. While test driving, SA instructed me to change lanes at 70 kmph or above with a sudden manoeuvre. The car felt much more planted.
- Much less sideways movement while going on speed breakers at an angle.
- Absolute zero noise. No thuds, no clanks, no rattling noises.
- Now I am hearing noises from my water bottles, sunglass case and keys. LoL!
I am attaching a pic of the bill, which consists of almost all the parts that were ordered, except the rear upper rubber pads and lower arms. Both of these parts, which the dealer received, were incompatible. Whoever sent them did a stupid job and sent parts of a regular i20 Elite and not the Active variant. Now, SA has asked me to drive the car for around a week or so, and then if I want, he can place a re-order for the correct parts and I can get then get them replaced. However, the lower arms are in a total mess; they definitely need a replacement. Rear Upper pads can wait for now. Same has been confirmed with the SA.
I got the boot release button replaced as well. It’s an imported part and hence costly at almost 3k for a simple button. That old button had simply refused to work, and there had been instances when I was forced to keep the luggage on my seat just because the boot refused to open. A very recent embarrassing turn of events came up at the airport when my bhabhi showed up and we had to adjust the luggage on the back seat. That was probably the final nail in the coffin for me. They also replaced the boot light bulbs along with it as they were very dim now!
All in all, it was 27k well spent. And now I regret why I was delaying it. Should have done it earlier.
PICS –
Front suspension in place.
Struts, shock absorbers, and incompatible lower arms (which we discovered later).
All rubber components, pads and dust covers.
Imported boot release button. See SOUTH KOREA.
3 technicians were working all the time. You can also see the shiny rear strut in place.
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