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Originally Posted by GTO Damn, that is a good looking Baleno! Love the golden rims & aesthetic enhancements. Congrats to you guys on a nicely done up car. |
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GTO . The golden rims indeed enhance the look of the Baleno by leaps & bounds.
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Originally Posted by TrackDay Sorry if I missed it anywhere, but how much did the whole project cost ? This thread will be helpful for Baleno owners unfamiliar with modifications and looking to work on their cars. |
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Originally Posted by batish Nice choice of wheels. It seems you have spent all your pocket money on modifications. Mind sharing how much have you invested till now? |
I would say my friend has spent all his pocket money & some on the car.
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Originally Posted by jkaushik Awesome mods Shankhanil and thanks Chiranjit for giving us the details.
I often see the baleno on my commutes and it always catches my eye and i look for "what new this time"
Will love to personally check it out some day. |
Thanks kaushik da, we all should catch up soon (after the Corona situation becomes normal).
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Originally Posted by amol4184 Beautifully done. Love how lowering springs completely transform how a car looks. Has to be my favorite mod here. Any further mods planned for the performance side? Visually the car is complete! Love this car. |
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amol4184, glad you liked the modifications. As for the future mods planned, we are looking to upgrade the intake system.
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Originally Posted by amvj Looks like you spent a whole load of money.
How are the Brembo pads compared to stock ? Where did you purchase it ? |
He says there is some improvement in braking after upgrading the brake pads, though the difference isn't huge. He got them from Delta5 Performance.
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Originally Posted by gunin Lovely write-up Chiranjit! Great work by Shankhanil to do up his Baleno as per his vision. I especially liked the functional modifications like the lowered springs and remap. Although the car is now a little less practical than before (talking mainly of the lower stance and low profile tyres) |
Thanks Gunin da. As for it being less practical with the lowered setup, I am certain this Baleno won't be able to reach your workplace
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Originally Posted by BhaskarG A superb backstory of a glamorous Baleno! Very aesthetically and tastefully done, unlike so many others. Wish you many many happy pops and bangs! |
Thanks Bhaskar da, glad you liked the thread. You should drive the car once & experience the
pops &
bangs yourself.
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Originally Posted by Dr.Naren Nicely Modded Baleno , thanks for the detailed write up
What was the cost of custom header and decat ? Any CEL post decat ? |
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Dr.Naren. The cost of the custom header was around 12k. As for the CEL, we didn't get any CEL. The O2 sensor is still fitted in the new header.
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Originally Posted by Dr.Naren I too have done couple of mods in my Baleno, but more to come . |
Your car looks quite lovely, actually my friend Shankhanil is a big fan of your S-cross 1.6. He's also looking to change the steering into something a bit more sportier, maybe we will plonk the Swift steering in his car.
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Originally Posted by Vss2110 A quick question though, would these mods not make this vehicle illegal to ply on our roads? especially the spring swap? |
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Vss2110. The car is perfectly road legal & is a daily driver. The spring swap isn't at all illegal, even some OEMs have different springs for different variants of the same car. The Punto in 2012 got an upgrade, the ride height was increased by around 20mm. There are pre 2012 Puntos riding on the new setup, while some new ones are running on the old lowered setup. Then there was the Fiesta 1.6s, a limited edition variant of the Fiesta that had a lowered ride height.
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Originally Posted by driver52001 No other Baleno has got as much love as this one. Great work. I am also looking to replace Ignis Delta headlights with projectors. Saw that Om guy on YouTube. But had a nagging thought about his plug and play claim. Doesn't projector assembly need separate wiring? Some have suggested it might not be a good idea to piggy ride projectors on stock halogen wiring. I'll go for the swap if I get the green light from here. |
The setup in my friend's car is working perfectly. He's running the current headlights on stock wiring itself. As per my friend, you can go ahead with the modification.
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Originally Posted by LONG_TOURER . Love the overall stance of the car and those beautiful golden wheels makes it icing on the cake. I can guarantee that this is by far the best modded baleno in entire Guwahati. Keep updating the thread on future mods on the car. And looking forward to a small meetup to witness how she roars on the streets. |
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LONG_TOURER. This Baleno does turn heads everywhere it goes. We should meet up soon, I am also very eager to drive your Tuscon.
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Originally Posted by ramgkulkarni Kudos to you guys for a wonderful writeup. This made my boring wednesday afternoon a treat.
The car looks sharp and I am a fan of gold wheels on any coloured cars.
I always found tyre upgrades a bit of mixed bag, when i upgraded to 15" on Swift from the 14s, it seriously impacted the ride quality in the already bad roads of Bangalore. |
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ramgkulkarni. I am also personally not a big fan of low profile tyres, considering our road conditions. But the big wheels give an excellent stance, helps in the handling as well. The Baleno does come with 16" rims from factory, so I guess going one size up is okay.
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Originally Posted by JD_404 Thanks for documenting such a detailed report of the modifications. I was lucky enough to get a chance to drive this beast and boy it did leave quite a impression.
Personally I am not the biggest fan of the Baleno hatchback (rejected it back in 2016 to get a i20 ), but this car feels special. Sadly due to the lockdown haven't got an opportunity to drive it with the new lowering springs yet, but even without them it handled better than a regular Baleno. Can't wait to get my hands on it for another drive. |
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JD_404. I clearly remember that drive, you really enjoyed driving the Baleno. So much so that I have heard you are planning to modify your i20 with pops and bangs and 17" low profile tires. You must drive the car now with the lowering springs, drives very differently now.
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Originally Posted by Fiestaboy Great thread.
Just a doubt, will Baleno take such powerful audio without any jarring in the doors? |
The Baleno takes this music system very easily, there aren't any unwanted rattles/jarring from anywhere. There were initially some rattles on low frequencies, which were gone after the damping job.
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Originally Posted by Fiestaboy Also, with the new alloys, tyres & springs - seems the wheel arch liner sits pretty close to the tyre. Is it not hitting, when there are 4+ people in the car? |
No scrape or anything like that. Even with 4 people onboard my friend has only managed to scrape the arches only twice or thrice, which is mainly due to the aftermarket alloy's offset.
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Originally Posted by viren83 Only a couple of days ago, I was admiring the Baleno RS experience of a fellow member.
LOVE the steering wrap. I never knew that custom installations can be executed so beautifully. Maruti should hire your installer right away. |
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viren83. The installation was not done by any professional installer, it was in fact done by his Mother
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Originally Posted by viren83 Isn't the steering too stiff after the massive tire upgrade? I am sure you guys must be feeling every inch of the tarmac. How's the Brembo braking feel compared with the stock bite? Mind sharing the brake pad pricing here. |
There isn't any noticeable increase in steering weight when compared to a stock Baleno, I have one more friend who has a 2020 stock Baleno. The steering feel is certainly better here, especially after the lowering springs went in.
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Originally Posted by jithin23
Awesome thread Chiranjit, and you have gone the whole big in terms of making your car unique. Great passion and taste for modification. Your car looks like one of the cars from KL and not AS . Also an unbiased view on the mods make it even better. Hope the modded Baleno serves you for a long time. |
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jithin23. The car indeed looks like it's from KL. My friend was studying in TN & has many car friends from there. He got the inspiration to modify a car by looking at the car culture down south.