VR1

Wow, very nice. Those gen. wheels look great.

2012wagon

On the way to work this morning, saw exact car like your wife, but dark grey. Tried taking a pic for you, but couldnt.

It was lowered on black wheels. Full limo tint. Rear bumper had LARGE sticker "DROPPER"

Each of the rear door had LARGE sticker that said "PANTY DROPPER"

Front door had tons of stickers (like they used to do in the 90s), and big letter that said JDM.

THought it was supposed to KDM?

TacoBello

It was probably a Lexus you were looking at.

2012wagon

04WDPSeDaN

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She uses optimaforums.com It isn't nearly as active or as great as this forum.
I think a facebook group or two as well.

It's suppose to be KDM, but no shocker on that.. Most that do modifications to the Optimas have some terrible, tacky taste.

Most likely!

UA6

Great looking car sir.

TheBlueBomber

The Kia looks absolutely fantastic. Those badges really set it apart. Car looks really good in White with that panorama roof.

usdmJON

Let me put it in a clear perspective so you understand the mentality. Remove yourself from someone who is a car enthusiast, to the average joe that drives a vehicle because it takes them from point A to point B. You see this vehicle from behind and confused a bit because the emblems look like it's a lexus but not quite. There's no badges on the trunk either, so some will take a picture and most likely post it on the interwebs or social media asking "What kind of car is this?" Many kia owners that change their emblems to the K badges get asked that question. If it makes you feel better, nobody takes pictures of my TL anymore, She gets most of it and more so with the HHR's on the vehicle. [/QUOTE]

I would take many pictures of your gorgeous TL my friend. That is a good looking car... even stock. The kia is just a kia to me. If it's super fast then cool. But it just looks like a kia to me. The trunk could be missing and I would know it is a kia still. Just found it weird people took pictures of a kia... it's a kia.

Good job on the mods done so far. I just found that one quote funny.

Gorgeous tl dude. Love the works.

usdmJON

No people don't. It's your average slightly modded car. I'd say the same about the kia expect less mods and it's well... a kia.

I was just surprised people take pictures of it. Looks cool for a kia I suppose. No reason to get all nasty and name call dude.

FamilyGuy

Great job on the Optima dude

My girl has a 2013 in white with a black roof. Her fuel economy makes my TL feel like a v8. I try to ignore that

JS + XES

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You are the only nasty dude in here.

GTFO. We are not stupid.

GhostTL09

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Great looking Optima.

I bought a 2013 Optima SXL for my wife 16 months ago and she was blindsided.....by a damn hooptie!!! $35k! Gone.....

airbags everything went off to save her life...




....she fit the car perfectly.

usdmJON

lol No you're just getting mad because I said it was just a kia and questioned why people would take pictures of it.
You preceded to name call and talk shit simply in retaliation to my opinion about some dudes wife's car. An opinion that wasn't even bad. Didn't say the car was ugly. I said it's a kia.

Sorry OP. Didn't mean anything negative aside from question why people would take pictures if what I see as an ordinary kia. Nice tasteful mods that don't look ricey at all. If it drive next to me I would think it was stock and came like that... as it should have.

Saintor

The Genesis wheels suit this car perfectly. Lowered suspension + larger wheels is always a win modification.

I like the Kia bold designs.

2012wagon

No insurance?

TacoBello

Dude, you're the one coming into another guy's thread and shitting on his car, and then you get all defensive about it, while still bashing it. Don't like it? Press "back" on your browser and don't let the door hit you on the way out. It's just a Kia. You're right. And it's just a hell of a lot nicer than your civic.

2012wagon

Real car enthusiasts don't bash other enthusiasts. Whether they are donking up their cutlass or ricing out their Hondas. You don't have to like everyone's car, but one can appreciate someone spending money and time and effort, even if it isn't your taste.


There is even a Pontiac Aztec forum http://www.aztekfanclub.com/

Acuramon

I often mistake those for Lexus also. There's two in my development. Very nice looking cars. I must say I prefer Kia over Hyundai.

Acuramon

Ouch! Glad the airbags did their job. You said $35k gone so did the person who hit her not have insurance?

usdmJON

His wife's car. I said his car was gorgeous. I just think the Kia looks like a Kia. And again I am not bashing on it. If you take offense by calling the car what it is then fuck. Life must be hard sometimes.

I just questioned people taking pictures of a damn car. OP took the comments far better than the rest of you did. Get over it. It's just an opinion and talking cap about my car frankly changes nothing about it. Very adult of you guys though.

OP again sorry for the thread jack. Kia is clean. I would take pictures of your TL 100 times over before even looking at the kia... then I'd walk back to the TL.

04WDPSeDaN

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I'm glad she's alright! I love the SX-L. Beautiful cars, especially the 2014 version and that diamond stitching interior. What other vehicle did you get?

I remember a while back reading a thread of someone who just bought an Optima and had his wife follow him home from the dealership. No more than 15 mins into it she got into a nasty accident. Saved her life, She rolled the Optima a few times. Here are some pictures

CLtotheTL32

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Fuhhhhhhhhhh

TacoBello

Holy shit. She's lucky to be alive!! Hopefully injuries were minor and she's ok. I'm surprised the panoramic roof didn't shatter.

Husband must've been pissed, lol.

TheAcAvenger

i got smoked so miserably in the RL by one of these the other day. Looks great!

MTEAZY

I have those wheels. Car looks better than anything Honda will ever make.

Acuramon

MTEAZY

Yeah I was exaggerating. Just pissed off with Honda.

NYTHAWK

Both rides look great. Awesome mods to both!

I was driving through a parking lot a couple months ago and saw a really nice white car with chrome wheels, and thought man what is that, Lexus??? Went by and realized it was an Optima. Very surprised. They really have come a long way

charliemike

I will believe that car is real when I see a picture of someone buying one.

JS + XES

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so serious

TacoBello

You live in Maryland. Why don't you take a trip to the manufacturing facility and see them being made in the flesh in a few months. Or did Honda just invest a few hundred million dollars for vaporware?

2012wagon

Are the GDI models, diesels?

charliemike

At the Marysville, Ohio plant? That isn't far from my dad's. I may have to swing by with binoculars to see if I can find one sitting in a glass case somewhere

04WDPSeDaN

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Tell me about it. However, on the bright side, that KIA kept her safe.

I remember a while back on the 3rd gen facebook group, they protested against the new Optima and said KIA was still crap. Some claimed they rape the Turbo Optima's till one day someone put up a video of a TL VS Optima. The Optima walked the TL. It's not a blazing fast car, but certainly not one to sleep on. Here is one video they posted

Sup MTEAZY!! Haven't seen you around in a long time. Hope all is well. Thank you, I agree those MRR's look amazing.

There is no Diesel model. GDI stands for Gasoline Direct Injection. All of the newer Optimas have Direct injection. Just like the TLX. Thing with direct injection engines is the build up of carbon. She always uses 93 and follows the manual on using a fuel system cleaner every 7K. Try explaining to those TLX guys that using regular is really not good for a high compression, direct injection engine.

mrmako

Very nice looking car OP. There is a fine line to doing a lot of mods and keeping it tasteful. Well executed

Now, if we could just find out what someone was compensating for when buying an ILX.

(I couldn't resist)

1StGenCL

Wow, that looks fantastic! The one part of the car I didn't like was the grill and you swapped it to clean up the whole front end, good call. Really loving the genny wheels too.

GhostTL09

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hell yeah i had GAP insurance!

GhostTL09

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there were no witnesses to the accident, but GAP insurance paid the car off. So we didn't have a claim against the other driver

04WDPSeDaN

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Small update:

NJ has had some winter so far. A lot of snow and ice. One day my wife calls and tells me someone brushed up against her bumper and bent the fender just a bit and her bumper was missing some paint and had marks. naturally nobody leaves a note, and nobody saw anything. We looked at her insurance deductible and we both decided to go out of pocket since it would still be under her price. She found a guy selling a used turbo bumper for a great price with a hair line crack on the very bottom. The body shop wanted $400.00 to paint and fix it as long as I let them have it for 3 weeks. Tomorrow her bumper should be ready.

Her brakes were due, so I got Cross drilled and slotted rotors w/pads from R1 Concepts! Packaged perfect and looked like top quality stuff.

Decided to install them in the freezing cold today. It was roughly 9 outside but certainly felt like -10. As I started with the passenger front wheel he ran into a problem. Long story short, we had Firestone install the genesis wheels. One of the wheels had a bubble on the sidewall which they failed to tell us. I ordered a new tire and had them install it. Today was the 1st time since they touched the car last that those wheels had come off. They cross threaded a stud and mangled it pretty good. I have to take the car back tomorrow so they can look at it. It's a pretty involved job since they can't just remove it without removing the hub and pressing out the wheel bearing.

Did the brakes all around.










The bad stud

CLtotheTL32

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The new brakes look fantastic! She's certainly riding in style

Sorry to hear about the damage. I'm excited to see the new bumper installed!