What is the Hyundai Accent SR Limited Edition?

 
            The Hyundai SR was made by Hyundai Canada to showcase its Performance Parts products and the entire in-house tuner division call Hyundai Performance Parts (HPP). There were 500 made (I hardly ever see any on the road; Hyundai Canada reports that only 400 were actually built) in total where only three colours were available; Tango Red; Space Silver and Ebony Black; I chose Space Silver. There are some great Articles on the SR on Page 2.
            The Accent SR is a fabulous little car with wonderful balance and plenty of get up and go thanks to a zippy four-cylinder. A sport-tuned suspension and eibach springs lowers its ride height and provides better handling. A few faux carbon fibre interior mods combine with an upgrated stereo and special exterior touches to finish it off. The Accent SR is just the first of (hopefully) many special tuner cars offered by Hyundai. Hyundai Canada launched an all-Canadian approach to in-house aftermarket performance parts called, Hyundai Performance Parts. Available through its dealers or online at www.hyundaiperformance.ca is a catalogue of performance and design enhancing goodies that’ll even get the most diehard tuner excited. There’s everything from performance clutch assemblies to Stop-Tech brake upgrades, B&M short shift kits, suspension upgrades and lowering spring kits by Eibach. Something as simple as an AEM air intake kit can do wonders for your engine’s ability to breathe, while the DC Sports strut tower brace can improve stability through the corners. An axle-back exhaust system can do a lot for forward thrust too, while making your car sound a lot sportier. Hyundai Performance Parts offers little items like chrome exhaust tips for upgrading the exterior to carbon-fibre style interior trim kits. Or maybe a few aero add-ons are more in order, like a rear wing or a set of more than forty customized alloy wheels. Aluminum foot pedals not only look good but work better during aggressive maneuvers, while specially designed audio systems by Clarion can be integrated for a finishing touch (keep in mind that I have it all!!! lol). Not shown on the website but reportedly available are turbo kits that can boost output in a Tiburon by more than 70 horsepower; the performance division is planning to continue building its offerings so that more and more of its cars will be tunable from the dealer level, and as importantly backed by the manufacturer without affecting its full five-year, 100,000 km factory warranty.

MODIFICATIONS

EXTERIOR: - Power Sunroof - Keyless Entry with Alarm - Rear Spoiler - Falken ZE-912 Tires - Kyowa Racing 228 18" Rims - SR Body Kit - KDM LED Mirrors - KDM Chrome Door Handle Covers - Ixion Eyelines - Debadged Rear - Billet Oil Cap - Billet Gas Cap - Silver Calipers

LIGHTING: - Underbody LEDs 3 Million Colours - KDM LED Mirrors - 6000K HID Headlights - 3000K HID Foglights - SMD LEDs Throughout

EXHAUST

For the exhaust setup, I've got Megan Racing 4-1 Headers and downpipe installed with a MagnaFlow High Flow Catalytic Converter. After the CAT is the Hyundai Performance Parts mid-pipe. This 2" pipe is used in conjunction with the Hyundai Performance high flow axle-back dual tip exhaust, resulting in a true "cat-back" exhaust system. Here's how it sounds.

LIGHTING

6000K HID Xenon Conversion Kit for the headlights and a 3000K HID Xenon Conversion Kit for the Foglights. HID startup video. Sorry for the slow beginning.

Well, I am done my SMD LED conversion. Basically I changed all my incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs (listed below). This video was during my installation. In the video, I didn't have my load resistors on the car so don't mind the quick turn signals. A few bulbs were not installed at the time; the license plate bulbs, the side markers and the glove compartment light. In the video below you will see a comparison between incandescent bulbs and LED. Driver Side tail lights have LEDs and Passenger side tail lights have incandescent bulbs. You'll notice that the LED respond faster and light up first. You'll also notice in the front that I have white bulbs as turn signals (they look blue in the video but they are white in person), but I have changed them to amber. The comparison is seen better in person and not on camera but meh. These LEDs are brighter than incandescent bulbs. And i like how they respond as fast as the 3rd brake light (LED). These are SMD (surface Mounted Diodes) LEDs; very expensive for a bulb but very bright! Now I have to find the courage to do my dash lights.

Under Body LEDs with 3 million colours...

AUDIO

Clarion 4-channel external Amplifier (Clarion MAX385VD AM/FM/CD/MP3/WMA/DVD/Ipod/Siruis Stereo with Aux input; 7 speaker system including a Clarion 10 inch subwoofer and Amplifier in a custom enclosure. 

I didn't buy this car because it's cool (because some people say it's not; Not that I care what they think), or because it handles like a champ (because it does), I bought it because I love it (thats all that matters to me) and I see great potential. I appreciate your time and leave me a comment so I can check out your ride :)! I'll leave you with some pictures...

WINTER SETUP

MORE PICS...

UPDATE! 

Stage II Performance Clutch Kit!