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Old 6th September 2019, 15:43   #2581
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Kia Seltos black top

I've ordered a Kia Seltos in pearl white shade. I wanted to paint/use film on the top to make it black. The company is giving an option for a painted black top at around Rs.25k extra. Is it better to get this from the company or have it done outside. Pls advise.
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Re: Kia Seltos black top

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I've ordered a Kia Seltos in pearl white shade. I wanted to paint/use film on the top to make it black. The company is giving an option for a painted black top at around Rs.25k extra. Is it better to get this from the company or have it done outside. Pls advise.
Will they paint it at the factory or will this be done at the dealer level?
25k is absolutely worth it if it's done at the factory.
Paint will always be much better than a wrap.
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Old 6th September 2019, 16:01   #2583
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Is it better to get this from the company or have it done outside. Pls advise.
I would suggest getting it done at OEM. My friend had got black wrap done on his i20 and it started peeling off after 4~5 months.
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Old 6th September 2019, 16:27   #2584
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Will they paint it at the factory or will this be done at the dealer level?
25k is absolutely worth it if it's done at the factory.
Paint will always be much better than a wrap.
I think its from the factory because you have to select the variant and colour option at the time of booking.
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I think its from the factory because you have to select the variant and colour option at the time of booking.
In that case, I would go ahead with it. Like I said, paint will always be much better than a wrap. You will never have to worry about the wrap peeling off. And nothing beats a "factory" paint job.

A decent wrap at 3M should also cost you about 25k. There will be cheaper options elsewhere but honestly it won't beat a good paint job.
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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

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Anyone has any idea if there's a difference in functionality between the monochrome display and colour display?
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And please get us the images of the 3.5 inch MID screen as well, thanks.
Haven't been to another test drive yet, but here's a video I found on youtube showing the monochrome display quite clearly. It doesn't have all the screens, though, I'll get pics of them soon, or possibly a video. Skip to the 5:30 mark.

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I think its from the factory because you have to select the variant and colour option at the time of booking.
A black roof in Bombay is not really a good idea , especially if you’re going to park it in the open.

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Re: Kia Seltos black top

I think they have the "dual tone" option for Seltos. Confirm that it's a paint job from the factory. I got my Gi10 wrapped at dealer level (A,B,C pillars) and it started to peel off after 1.5 years.

And 25k is pretty good for a factory finish paint. I would say go ahead with the paint job.
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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

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Haven't been to another test drive yet, but here's a video I found on Youtube showing the monochrome display quite clearly. It doesn't have all the screens, though, I'll get pics of them soon, or possibly a video. Skip to the 5:30 mark.
Thank you for this.
I am afraid I just love the 7 inch MID too much

The 3.5 inch one will get the work done, I guess. The Creta MID is also larger than 3.5 inches.
Look at this video, doesn't the 7 inch MID look really cool?


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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

Looks like the Seltos deliveries have started, saw this in Delhi.

The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs-img_20190906_201855.jpg
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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

So I sent the cancellation email to the customer care lady at Allied motors and even told her on the phone that I want to cancel my booking. Haven't heard back from her in the last 5 days. Truth be told, I've been busy with work and haven't really followed up myself. I finally got a call from someone at the showroom yesterday who wanted to know my model preference. When I told him I'm cancelling, he just cut the phone. I called back and asked him about the cancellation and when will I get my money back and he said he'll ask "mam" to call back.
I, of course, haven't heard back from anyone.
I'm going to escalate this to the Kia management tomorrow.
Whatever one might say about Tata, all it took for cancelling the Harrier booking was one email and one phone call after two days to confirm the time I should reach to collect my cheque. Success has clearly gone to Kia's head and I'm glad to not be a part of this, not right now atleast.
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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

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I'm going to escalate this to the Kia management tomorrow.
Success has clearly gone to Kia's head and I'm glad to not be a part of this, not right now atleast.
Please tell them that I am in the same boat with a booking at Ajinkya Autowheels Aurangabad. The dealer is just not listening to me for cancellation. Keeps giving one excuse or the other. I am with you on this.

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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

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Looks like the Seltos deliveries have started, saw this in Delhi.
Yesterday a dealer in Bangalore claimed to have delivered 50 out of the 560 bookings they have received, all of them in the TechLine trim.
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Looks like the Seltos deliveries have started, saw this in Delhi.

Attachment 1913280
This is the htk variant
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Re: The Kia Seltos SUV (SP Concept). EDIT : Launched at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

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Thank you for this.
I am afraid I just love the 7 inch MID too much

The 3.5 inch one will get the work done, I guess. The Creta MID is also larger than 3.5 inches.
It does look pretty slick. My main issue is that I'll have to go for the HTX+ variant for the same. And I don't feel that the car is worth 18 lakhs on road.
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