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

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.

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

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 12:48:00 -0400, "Neil" <NOSPAMnbrad@hotmail.invalid.com>
wrote:

>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.
>
>
Sounds about right, see if you can get them to throw in
a wheel alignment.

Re: 04 Elantra GT - Price to rotate and balance tires, plus headlightbulb experiences
 

Neil wrote:
> 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.

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

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:56:44 GMT, Brian Nystrom <brian.nystrom@att.net> wrote:

>Neil wrote:
>> 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.
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.

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

"Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@att.net> wrote in message
news:0O77e.570485$w62.220416@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Neil wrote:
> > 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.
> > 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.
>

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.

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

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.



On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:56:44 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@att.net> wrote:

>Neil wrote:
>> 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.