How Are You Preparing Your Car For Winter? - Hyundai Performance Forums

Crooked_H · 11-01-2004, 01:33 AM

Well, the title says most of it. What things are you doing to prepare your Hyundai's for winter? So far I have done an oil change, flush the radiator, and purchased a nice set of floor mats. I am also investing in a nice car cover for the nights it snows. Also, I have heard from mutliple mechanics I know to run a lower octane gas if you run mid or super, so I will be dropping to mid. I don't exactly know why but I think it has something to do with the combustion heat from higher octanes, could be wrong, please tell the facts if you know.

Jay Dickson :chinese:

**i8acobra** · 11-01-2004, 02:14 AM

Ummmmmmm...... I'm puting my engine back together.

Tugger5000 · 11-01-2004, 06:44 AM

Replacing the struts, brake shoes, pads/rotors. Maybe some new wiper blades.

stickshift · 11-01-2004, 10:58 AM

I did my winter oil change a few weeks ago and I'll be putting the winter tires on soon. I might get the underside oil sprayed. Otherwise, there's not much to prepare... the car is about as winter beater as it gets at this point: runs great but looks like hell.

Jed118 · 11-01-2004, 04:24 PM

...by storing it indoors.

jerkitt · 11-02-2004, 11:18 PM

... driving a different car.

fixati0n · 11-03-2004, 08:45 AM

I'll be throwing my stock steelies back on for the winter and really cleaning the aftermarket wheel. Flush everything and just pray I can hold off on the tune up until spring.

beppomarx · 11-03-2004, 09:47 AM

buying new 14" steel rims and snow tires for the front

putting 13" snow tires on the rear

selling my whiteline adjustable swaybars- going back to stock

raising the rear coiliver sleeves up about .75"

(hopefully) replacing my transmission

winter wiper blades

full vacuum, wash and wax, clean insides of windows etc.

flush out about 1 or 2 quarts and add some coolant (im running about 80/20 water/coolant now, wann aget closer to 50/50)

probably a new air freshener

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fixati0n · 11-04-2004, 07:59 AM

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selling my whiteline adjustable swaybars- going back to stock
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Do you have a buyer and how much? Do you have front and back?

beppomarx · 11-04-2004, 11:23 AM

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Do you have a buyer and how much? Do you have front and back?
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yes i have both. i have a buyer in mind but if he falls through you will get dibs- i still need to finalize everything. send me an email to remind me.

[Edited by beppomarx on Nov 4, 2004 7:24 AM]