As our longstanding customers will be aware, the ‘Fast Ford’ scene has always been our ‘bread and butter’ in terms of product ranges. This is partly of course due to the enthusiast market for these vehicles but also because both our Managing Director and I have owned a number of Fast Fords over the years and this is essentially how the business began.
Despite a personal interest in Fast Fords we are acutely aware that several other vehicle marques have a significant following of modified car enthusiasts. As a result we evolved and began to develop parts for Vauxhalls, Volkswagens and Renaults, amongst others!
Developing Hyundai Mods
One vehicle manufacturer that we were not aware had such a following however, was Hyundai. Following my attendance at a local car show, I was introduced to Jack (j90_ckj) and we gained access to a Hyundai i20N development vehicle.
We initially developed a battery cover and fuse box cover for the i20/i20N along with a washer bottle cap cover. This was followed later by a coolant tank cover which needed a slight tweak following an issue with the factory bonnet prop fouling the cover.
Easy to install Hyundai mods
As with the majority of our parts, these simply stick on over the existing factory parts using strong double sided tape or velcro which are supplied. They can be left on the vehicle during normal road use, including motorway driving and are easily removable for servicing or should you sell the vehicle.
Our covers were initially launched in our usual range of Gloss Plastic finishes...
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But we later added selected paint finishes too...
If you are interested in having any of our parts painted in a different vehicle colour, please contact us for a quotation as they can be done to order.
We did not initially develop a coolant tank cap cover for the Hyundai i20 as we would usually do due to issues with excessive heat from the tank, however we are still looking in to solutions to this issue.
Following the launch of our Hyundai i20 range, we were soon being contacted by a number of Hyundai i30 / i30N owners asking if we made parts for their car too.
After a short “We Need You” campaign on a social media owners group, Darren kindly left us his car for a fortnight whilst he was on holiday. During this time we were able to develop a full range of engine bay dress up parts including covers for the battery, fuse box, coolant tank brake reservoir, caps along with slam panel/end covers.
As with the majority of our parts these simply stick on over the existing factory parts using strong double sided tape or velcro, supplied. They can also be left in place during normal road use and motorway driving and are easily removable for servicing or should you sell the vehicle.
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We were also able to develop an upper middle brake light cover along with a range of interior parts including a dead pedal/foot rest plate amongst others.
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As with the i20/i20N, our parts are available in our range of Gloss Plastic and selected vehicle paint finishes. If you are interested in having any of our parts painted in a different vehicle colour, please contact us for a quotation as they can be done to order.
A main engine cover for the Hyundai i30N is in development, but unlike most of our other engine covers its positioning in relation to the turbo on the vehicle is causing heat related issues which are yet to be resolved.
The introduction of the new i30 / i30N parts led to a large number of enquiries from i20 / i20N owners so we quickly developed the upper brake light cover for this vehicle…
… and in the last week we have also added a set of slam panel covers and a number of interior insert plates to our i20 range…
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What does the future hold for our Hyundai ranges? We are continuing to investigate solutions for the heat issue on the i30N main engine cover as this would be the finishing touch to the engine bay. If you would be interested in this cover (bearing in mind we may only be able to release it as ‘Show Only’), please drop us an email or message us on Facebook or Instagram.
In terms of the i20 / i20N, we are hoping to launch a set of rear door handle inserts, bonnet catch plate cover, slam end/headlight cover panels and possibly under bonnet panels… all of course subject to access to our development vehicle. Covers for the oil cap and washer cap are also on our 'to do' list. Keep your eyes peeled on our homepage for new products!
On behalf of all of us here at Paintmodz Proform Ltd I would like to thank both Jack and Darren for their support in our product development.