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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / May 2005

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04 Elantra GT - Price to rotate and balance tires, plus headlight bulb experiences

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Neil - 12 Apr 2005 17:48 GMT
I'm going to have my tires rotated and balanced as part of my 21k service
tomorrow (missed the 18k so playing catch up).  I've been offered $30 as
opposed to the normal $40, but just want to know if i'm being taken for a
ride as I get the oil change for free.

Also, one of my head light bulbs has blown.  I recall reading this is common
on the Elantra, but just curious what the experience is of others.
Fortunately it's covered under the warranty.
irwell - 13 Apr 2005 00:31 GMT
>I'm going to have my tires rotated and balanced as part of my 21k service
>tomorrow (missed the 18k so playing catch up).  I've been offered $30 as
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>on the Elantra, but just curious what the experience is of others.
>Fortunately it's covered under the warranty.

Sounds about right, see if you can get them to throw in
a wheel alignment.
Brian Nystrom - 13 Apr 2005 12:56 GMT
> I'm going to have my tires rotated and balanced as part of my 21k service
> tomorrow (missed the 18k so playing catch up).  I've been offered $30 as
> opposed to the normal $40, but just want to know if i'm being taken for a
> ride as I get the oil change for free.

If they're actually re-balancing the wheels, it's a decent price.

> Also, one of my head light bulbs has blown.  I recall reading this is common
> on the Elantra, but just curious what the experience is of others.
> Fortunately it's covered under the warranty.

I had a low beam bulb burn out a few days past one year. I checked the
warranty book and bulbs are listed under "what's not covered", so I just
replaced both of them with Silverstars. I probably could have gotten a
free replacement, but the other side would probably have burned out in
short order and I'd rather just install better bulbs and be done with it.
irwell - 13 Apr 2005 16:19 GMT
>> I'm going to have my tires rotated and balanced as part of my 21k service
>> tomorrow (missed the 18k so playing catch up).  I've been offered $30 as
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>free replacement, but the other side would probably have burned out in
>short order and I'd rather just install better bulbs and be done with it.
Saame with my windshield, got a chip in the glass from
a flying pebble, the insurance company would repair the
chip for free, or install a new windshield for $50, chose
the new windhsield, seems to be better quality than the original.
Neil - 14 Apr 2005 18:33 GMT
> > I'm going to have my tires rotated and balanced as part of my 21k service
> > tomorrow (missed the 18k so playing catch up).  I've been offered $30 as
> > opposed to the normal $40, but just want to know if i'm being taken for a
> > ride as I get the oil change for free.
>
> If they're actually re-balancing the wheels, it's a decent price.

I believe the wheels were balanced also, but I have no reason to doubt them
as the run home on I-495 saw me reach 80-90MPH with no discernible
vibration.

> > Also, one of my head light bulbs has blown.  I recall reading this is common
> > on the Elantra, but just curious what the experience is of others.
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> free replacement, but the other side would probably have burned out in
> short order and I'd rather just install better bulbs and be done with it.

I was assured that the bulb was covered under the 5yr warranty, but it
doesn't matter because the bulb appears to be working again.  I don't know
what it is but every time I go into that service dept with a bulb-related
issue (previously interior light), they come back and say it's fine.  I'm
going to keep an eye on it incase it becomes intermittant.
HaynaGuy - 18 May 2005 17:40 GMT
I had two headlight bulbs fail in my 2002 Elantra, both between 50,000
and 60,000 miles.  They were replaced under warranty.  Headlight and
foglight bulbs are covered for 5 years, all other bulbs 1 year
according to my Hyundai dealer.  BTW, the only other maintenance I had
on the car before trading at 60,000 miles was a new clock, and a wheel
bearing also covered by warranty.  Still had the original brakes.  The
cheapest car to maintain that I ever owned and I've owned at least
fifty.

>> I'm going to have my tires rotated and balanced as part of my 21k service
>> tomorrow (missed the 18k so playing catch up).  I've been offered $30 as
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>free replacement, but the other side would probably have burned out in
>short order and I'd rather just install better bulbs and be done with it.
 
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