Disappointed with my genesis, (cheap plastic door panels)

[stilgo4it]

I got my used 2010 Black genesis last week and I haven't went past 150 miles on it. Now this accident happened while I was driving and I discovered how cheap the plastic door panels and radio plastic covers they use.

I bought a gallon of water to a close supermarket and placed it on the rear passenger side (floor). I am on my way home and took a right and my gallon of water fell over towards the speakers. I take care of this baby carefully on curves since I dont want to scratch the wheels. I heard a cracking sound and I thought its the plastic from the gallon of water and when I got home, to my dismay the speakers plastic covering were smashed. Not only the radio cover but also the plastic panel below it has a puncture from the plastic cap of my water gallon. I am so disappointed with Hyundai's cheap interior panels because I drove a toyota camry and honda accord for the past 4 years and I do carry the big 5 gallons and that would be tumbling and rolling in the rear seat and hitting the panels as much as they want with a few scuffs.(more likely to be dirt)

Now I would advise everyone to be careful with these speaker outlets since only a few tap of your steel boots, or kids knee could crack these plastic radio covers[/QUOT
You are right about the cheap plastic on the doors.Any little thing will scratch them.Never seen any that cheap.scratch them

 

[stilgo4it]

You are right about the cheap plastic on the doors.Any little thing will scratch them.I am very disappointed.Never seen any others out of that kind of materiel.

 

[QuantumRift]

$1500? LoL...yea, I'd be looking online for a replacement. Generally, replacing a door panel isn't difficult if you are technically savvy. Just a matter of removing any door hardware...loosening the fasteners, pulling out enough to disconnect any wires, I haven't looked that close, but as was suggested, try salvage yards and online (eBay, etc). I guess I need to examine an exploded parts diagram to know for sure if it actually IS one piece....but $1500 is bogus. I'd look at him and say, now that you've quoted me the IDIOT price, what's your cost plus 10% ?? LoL The manual should have the procedure.

I guess this is a lesson for me. I called the local hyundai dealer and they told me the radio cover is attached to the whole door panel and have to replace the whole thing for 1500 + labor. No way I will spend that much money to replaced that cover.

Is there any cheaper way to cover this up of fix it?

 

[QuantumRift]

An ENTIRE door is less than $800 here:

http://www.autopartsfair.com/hyundai-usedparts/genesis-2010-rear_door.html

 

[QuantumRift]

I found three here, but I do not know if you need RIGHT or LEFT door....LoL...

http://www.car-part.com/

 

[QuantumRift]

Not sure if this place is any help:

http://www.newhyundaiparts.com/seccat/genesis-sedan-2081/2010/speaker-grille-30923/135/30923/

 

[walnut]

Thank you for your help Quantum.

I also found some paint chipping on the drivers door , the chipping of paint is from top to bottom and also on the gas door. I guess I wont have my car for a few days.

I called a lot of hyundai parts and they said the whole speaker grille was integrated to the whole door panel. I already called 4 hyundai parts dealer and told me the same thing. I also saw on other threads that someone also broke their speaker covers and put some reflectors on top of the hole he made.

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

It's clearly those damn 17 speakers fault! No wonder it never happened in a Toyonda.

 

[rac2873]

Force equals Mass X Acceleration.

A 8.3 lbs water bottle travelling at 10 miles per hour, would hit with a force of 83 lbs.

 

[sooththetruth]

If the sound isn't affected by the hole, I would give serious consideration to living with the defect, based on your photos. But it's 10 times as hard to do that when the vehicle is new (to you).

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[QuantumRift]

Might be possible to hand-craft some sort of nice looking speaker covers for both door panels. Ask around at your local car audio shops and see what they might be able to do....as long as the cover does not protrude above the panel much, you might get away with a 'cosmetic' upgrade of sorts...

 

[QuantumRift]

I don't always post messages in online forums, but when I do, it's the Hyundai Genesis Owners forum! LoL... man, there have to be a bazillion that you can invent....

hahah. those dos equis memes never get old IMO

 

[genesis20]

I've had the car for 3.5 years and never had any problems. Passengers go in the back seat not cargo.

I totally agree. People go in the back and cargo goes in the very large trunk.

 

[QuantumRift]

..the roomy and SPACIOUS trunk.... LoL