Appreciate the response. The quads are nice but they're a bit underwhelmed now with the extended diffuser and the side pods. Which is why I wanted to try out the circular tips. They're starting to grow on me.

 

On that car...they all look nice!

 

Did you do the noise insulation by yourself? If so was it long to do.

 

I did, but I didn't do a full blown job. Only just the areas I find to be the weakest links. Mainly the doors and the trunk. So I lined the entire trunk (floor, parcel shelf, sides, spare tire well), the bench of the rear seat, and the doors. Took me about 3-4 hours which I spread over 3 days.
The doors were the most pain in the ass because you have to remove the inner panels. Be sure to order some extra door clips from eBay because I broke about 1-3 door clips per door. Luckily I was prepared and had spares handy. Otherwise removing the rear seat and the liner of the trunk was relatively straight forward.
But it's done wonders to quiet the cabin. The doors block out the environmental noises while the trunk lessens the noise from the exhaust.

 

@Arith do you know if those Xforce quad tips will fit on the stock exhaust pipe if the factory ovals are cut off? Thanks!

 

Not without modification unfortunately. The Xforce tips have a 2.5" inlet, while the stock pipes are 2.25". Plus the stock pipe is at an awkward angle and with the length of the Xforce tips would be an issue. On top of which the Xforce tips are quite expensive on their own.
If you want it done properly take it to an exhaust shop where they can cut the factory tip and weld new tips in a proper position. Alternatively you can pick up a set of quad tips from AliExpress and DIY. If you're planning on using the stock muffler, you'll want an inlet of 57mm and outlet tips of 76mm (per tip so about 150-160mm per side total)

This is one of the sets I bought for example:

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So a couple of questions,
1. Do you have any detailed pictures of how you installed the catch cans?

2.where did you get the rear wing and is it only held on by adhesive?

3.What are the first mods you recommend? For reference I have a 2021 GT Automatic already have wheels and tires,Eibach springs in the way, and a HKS BoV.

 

1. I only have this one chart. Since you guys don't have the brake fluid reservoir you could go the other direction with the hoses.

2. The R style spoiler can be found here: 83.66US $ |Carbon Fiber R style Car Rear Trunk Spoiler Lip Wing Guard for Kia Cerato Forte Sport GT 2018 2019 2020 2021|Spoilers & Wings| - AliExpress
But yes, there's enough surface area for it to be held on just be double sided tape. I used x5 rows of 3M VHB acrylic tape (included with the spoiler) and it's held on for 8 months without any budge or movement. However some people have opted to screw into it via the hole leftover from the GT spoiler for more security.

3. Depends on what you're after. For appearance the lowering, wheels, and spoiler are a good start. For performance an intake, catback exhaust (Xforce), and perhaps even a piggyback like JB4 or Racechip. For fun factor a throttle controller and rear sway bar.

 

Same for North American Fortes:

Olszewski's catch can set up - same routing:

 

That guide was with my original setup. I since cleaned it up with proper brackets and hide the hoses under the engine cover.

 

But it looks better in red...JK! LOL!

 

But it looks better in red...JK! LOL!

You should take it further and use red braided hoses.

 

Got to make a video with Xforce

 

For best car in a commercial: LOL!

 

So I see you have the Eibach lowering springs, did you install them yourself? I’m fairly confident I can do it but can’t seem to find any installation instructions or any advice from anybody else who has done them.

 

Sorry, I had a suspension shop install them. I'm not mechanically inclined, plus I don't have the necessary tools to do it properly. I'm sure there are YouTube videos on how to do it available. But they probably don't include instructions on how to do it because each car would be different, and they don't want the average user attempting it themselves.

 

Did I ever post about the eye lids? Got them from eBay back in May, and they came pre-painted in the car color. It's subtle with dark grey. I think a white car would be more of a stand out.

 

They look like the car came that way...

 

Hey bro, do you have the links for the front lip, roof spoiler, duck wing and rear diffuser you got?

 

Front Lip

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Rear Window Visor

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R Style Spoiler

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Rear Diffuser

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Goals!!

 

THE finest "lightly modded" Cerato in the World...

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First time here and first post as well. I've been slowly building up my sedan. However because it's a daily driver I don't want to go too nuts on it. The good thing is that it's pretty new so stuff available for it is relatively low.

I've updated the mod list as of March 2nd 2021:

Exhaust

• Xforce catback exhaust
• RS Style gloss black oval tips

Suspension

• Eibach lowering springs (Pro Kit E10-42-047-01-22)
• Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar (BHR98Z)

Lighting

• All lights replaced with LED's (signal, trunk, interior, license plate, foglights, reverse, dome, map, vanity, glove box)
• LED strips under footwells

Wheels

• Rims: V8 V-14 wheels in matt black 20x8.5 (+45mm offset)
• Tires: Kumho PS71 225/35-20 tires

Engine

• aFe Power Takeda Intake
• SaaS Throttle controller
• GFB Respons Adjustable Blow-Off Valve
• JB4 ECU module
• JB4 Fuel Wire Adapter
• MSD Ignition Coils
• King 3D Air Intake Scoop
• Intercooler Resonator Delete
• Oil Catch Cans x2

Comfort & Convenience

• Silent Guard noise insulation
• Tensioned boot spring
• Umbrella hooks
• Cargo net
• Boot liner
• Piaa Sports Horns
• Boot pull strap
• Second cargo net behind the driver's seat
• Boot hook for backpacks and shopping bags

Cosmetics

• 15% ceramic window tint
• R Style gloss black duck tail spoiler
• Rear diffuser by Aero.Ball Customs
• Side skirt extensions by Ewing
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• Rear window visor
• Vinyl wrapped: red accent on rear diffuser, red accents on front grille, rear panel
• Brenthon badges
• Vinyl wrapped lower interior doors
• Vinyl wrapped lower front lip
• Smoked taillights
• Smoked front & rear signal lights, reverse lights
• Carbon fiber plate over shift knob
• Blackvue DR750X 2 Channel Dashcam

Video Clips

• 2020 Kia Cerato GT With An Axleback Muffler
• 2020 Kia Cerato GT With An Xforce Catback Exhaust (Valve Closed)
• 2020 Kia Cerato GT With An Xforce Catback Exhaust (Valve Open)
• 2020 Kia Cerato GT At Night After Vinyl Tint
• 2020 Kia Cerato GT With Tension Springs
• 2020 Kia Cerato GT With Bonnet/Hood Strut

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How did you black out your grille? Did you use vinyl? Plasti dip? Paint ?

 

I did try Plastidip but the surface area was too small so it was quite fragile. So in the end I resorted to vinyl wrap for the chrome bezel. So far it's lasted quite well. If you want a more permanent solution you could remove the grill and paint it but I was too lazy.

 

I'm pretty much done with the performance mod side of things as I still have another 5 years on warranty so I'm not going to jeopardize that further.

So it's more show pony parts, this time for the interior. I've decided that the dash will follow a carbon fiber/red accent theme. So I got some carbon fiber looking steering wheel overlays, a red steering wheel hub ring, red lining along the dash and door (non-LED type), and not sure if I posted the hand brake cover but I got a leather hand brake cover with red stitching.

And before anyone says anything, the driver's airbag deploys from the bottom of the center. It doesn't burst open at the center so it's safe to have the steering wheel ring.

 

Hey Arith, Car looks great and im 100% with you on the warranty concerns. I was looking to spice up the interior of my Gt2, I've done a few ricer mods on the exterior and im going for a fully blacked out forte, still am working on a solution for the chrome around the grille and the red accents inside, in the meantime id love to know where I can find these carbon fiber products for the kia, I don't see them anywhere, I'd also love to add the handbrake cover, let me know if you are able to remember the source of any of these products thanks for your time and ill upload some pics of my gt to the forum soon.

 

love the interior! wondering what you've used to cover up the red/blue ring on the climate control panel as I'm thinking of doing something similar to my new GT

 

Lol. I stumbled upon these by accidentally when I was looking for the start button cover.

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However it doesn't look like they produce them any more. But I found these for the BRZ so hopefully they're the same size:

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thanks, might pick these up

 

hey Arith, sorry for bugging you lol, I beleive I remember seeing you have the r type hood spoiler, I was wondering how that process went did you do it yourself? And how the hell are you supposed to get the stock lip off? Thanks for the help!

 

See post #2 and #3:
20 gt aftermarket spoiler | Kia Forte Forum (forteforums.com)

 

I haven't done anything to the car lately, but with the rains approaching I thought I would sneak in a few pictures. My 20s have a puncture so I'm riding on the 19s at the moment.

 

What wheels are these?

 

While the black wheels were nice, I thought the flat paint was a bit drab. So I swapped to a set of Vertini RF1.1 in gloss black with dark tint spokes. Looks a bit edgier but I'm not a 100% fan of the two tone.

 

With the majority of the company close for the Christmas break, I took advantage of the empty parking lot to take some snaps.
Still not entirely sold on these new wheels but they're slowly growing on me.

 

Hi, I was wondering where you got your slimline Weathershield from? I can't seem to find any that have the C-Pillar bit

 

The eBay seller I got them from no longer sells them but I did find this:

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How long have you had them and how are they holding up? Any issues to know about?
Thanks!

 

It's been over a year now and I haven't had a single issue with them. They're not cracking or fading nor are they starting to move or loosen.