Ordered spare parts from Korea for my Sonata V6 restoration project

It was a nail-biting 2 days for me when the EMS tracking showed "Present to import customs" at Ahmedabad.

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The hunt for OE spares

The second batch of spares from Kerala have arrived (spare headlights, tailights, all 4 power window motors with winder mechanism, chrome strips for all doors). The seller didn't send the air purifier I'd asked for, though. These are all backup spares and nothing will actually go on the car right now.

Below are the spare parts orders that I've placed so far. I began with Hyundai Mobis India and ordered the rest through Avto-Korea.

Shoutout and my heartfelt gratitude to TBHP member “KK_HakunaMatata" - his references were invaluable in my spare parts search! Both of these companies were recommended by him earlier in this thread.

Mobis India order 1 - placed 30/11/2023:

Mobis India order 2 - placed 13/12/2023:

Mobis India order 3 - placed 26/12/2023:

Avto-Korea order - placed on 28/12/2023: (I subsequently added 1 small part worth $6 which isn’t shown here)

Kogoos parts Korea order - placed 15/01/2024

Since the windshield is removed, the rubber moulding that seals in the windshield is done for and has to be replaced. I was told to get one for the front as well in case I wanted to change the front windshield later. I asked Avto-Korea and they didn't have them! It was a jolt for me because I thought they carried everything. However, help came in the form of Kogoos spares Korea who had the exact parts in stock - in fact, they arrived the first!

They arrived on 30th January 2024. I was pleasantly surprised that India Post did not charge customs (the technical limit for customs duty exemption is goods value worth ₹1,000+. The box clearly mentioned parts worth $40). It was a nail-biting 2 days for me when the EMS tracking showed "Present to import customs" at Ahmedabad.

One quirk was the Korean newspapers lining the parts when I opened up the box. My wife is a BTS fan and was chuffed. Here are the pics of the mouldings.

Now the pending work is as below:

• Full body respray
• Interiors to be refreshed - seats, roof lining, fabric upholstery on the door cards
• Spares install. Nearly all spare parts are yet to arrive! Mobis India is taking their own sweet time

The project is taking longer than I imagined but then that’s the price of wanting to do a 100% thorough job. I can’t wait to see the car put back together after a complete respray!

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