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Re: I bought my Santa Fe Limited on Saturday [colonel717]
by pelican19
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Mar 05, 2007 (11:31 am)
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Replying to: colonel717 (Mar 05, 2007 11:12 am)
This site has the cover for 279.
http://www.hyundaiaccessorystore.com/Hyundai_Santa_Fe_2007_Cargo_Screen.html
AWD is on demand. Its off until you need it.
MPG gets better after break-in. Around 5000 miles. I am getting 17/22.
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Re: 2007 Limited Santa Fe Concerns [pedro6]
by mikes2
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Mar 05, 2007 (1:54 pm)
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Replying to: pedro6 (Jan 24, 2007 6:08 am)
This won't be of much help (or comfort), but they've changed it now - I just got my SF on Saturday, and the map lights come on whenever I open the door or unlock the car. I gather that there's no fix for earlier production models.
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Re: I bought my Santa Fe Limited on Saturday [colonel717]
by mikes2
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Mar 05, 2007 (2:04 pm)
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Replying to: colonel717 (Mar 05, 2007 11:12 am)
$300US for the Cargo Cover?! Wow - in Canada it's only CDN$257 (about US$218). The dealer cost is apparently around CDN$217 (about US$184).
Cheers,
Mike
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Re: 2007 Limited Santa Fe Concerns [mikes2]
by gizzer777
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Mar 05, 2007 (2:27 pm)
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Replying to: mikes2 (Mar 05, 2007 1:54 pm)
Hi...Do you happen to know the build date of your SF...on the driver's door pillar....it would not seem to be that big of a deal to have the driver's map lights come on and I am glad yours do...Mine do not
TIA
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Re: 2007 Limited Santa Fe Concerns [gizzer777]
by mikes2
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Mar 05, 2007 (4:46 pm)
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Replying to: gizzer777 (Mar 05, 2007 2:27 pm)
Just checked - January 29, 2007 - fresh from the factory! Sorry to hear about your SF - in another forum, someone posted the response from Hyundai, in which they said there wasn't a fix for already built cars. 
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Re: Day 2 [davesuv]
by jnt
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Mar 08, 2007 (6:19 pm)
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Replying to: davesuv (Feb 11, 2007 9:39 pm)
Congratulations to Hyundai engineers on their constant use of Lexus vehicles for their benchmark target: they beat Lexus radio even with one antenna vs. two on RX350 's FM diversity system. Honda typically has lousy FM radio reception anyway. Hyundai typically beats them everytime.
jt
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Re: Day 2 [gwilly]
by jnt
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Mar 08, 2007 (6:46 pm)
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Replying to: gwilly (Jan 30, 2007 8:29 am)
While I'm going here, the factory radio FM tuner has the worst sensitivity and blah sound I have ever heard. If I put my Sirius FM modulated unit in this car it sounds like there is cardboard over all the speakers. BTW, in all of my other cars the sound is crisp and bright on FM 87.9, so what to do, just pray they will come out with some sort of mini-jack adapter for this vehicle in the coming years.
The FM modulator approach is a hit or miss deal. In some vehicle, you get decent reception due to the relative location of the vehicle FM antenna and the FM modulator unit. In the case of the new Santa Fe, the FM antenna is on the roof of your vehicle. So between your FM modulator and the FM antenna, you have the metal roof. And guess what? metal shields and blocks Radio Frequency. Try this next time: make a cellphone call inside a metal container. So it is not the radio that is at fault. It is the vehicle antenna system that is not designed for the FM modulator inside the car. The roof antenna would do just fine receiving stations 50 miles away. I bet if you tape your FM modulator on the roof, the FM sound will be better since the signal is not blocked anymore. That is why people who tinted their rear glass window sometime had reception problem with AM/FM. The tin material sometime has metal particle in it. And some vehicles (like the current Sonata, Accord, Impala,..) has rear window antenna. In such case, they have themselves a RF shield again.
Next time, you should try your FM modulator out on vehicles that has similar AM/FM antenna on the roof. I have no doubt that you will be disappointed too.
jt
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Re: 2007 Limited Santa Fe Concerns [mikes2]
by lv2drv
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Mar 24, 2007 (8:13 am)
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Replying to: mikes2 (Mar 05, 2007 4:46 pm)
We are very close to buying a SF Limited Premium. I spoke with a salesman yesterday on the phone as the dealership is about two hours from here. I won't go up there until they have the color I want. Anyway, I asked him about the manufacture date because of the issue with the dome/map lights. He said there is a switch on one of the lights in the back by the hatch. Here is his explanation: "this switch gives you the option of having the lights come on when it's dark. After all, if you go t.p.ing, you don't want the lights to come on".  OK, laughter over. For those of you who have a clue what he is talking about, please check it out. I gathered it didn't matter when the vehicle was manufactured. BTW my husband is supposed to call and start negotiations. We'll see what happens.
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Re: 2007 Limited Santa Fe Concerns [lv2drv]
by slateblue
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Mar 24, 2007 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: lv2drv (Mar 24, 2007 8:13 am)
Ask your salesman to physically open the front door of the car you are considering to see if the map lights come on. The switch on the dome only activates the dome light to be on/off when the door is opened. This fix was done sometime in January or February. My Santa Fe was manufactured Feb 27 and the map lights come on when the door is open.
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Re: 2007 Limited Santa Fe Concerns [slateblue]
by lv2drv
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Mar 24, 2007 (9:25 am)
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Replying to: slateblue (Mar 24, 2007 9:15 am)
The Intrepid we own has map lights and theater lights on the doors, so there is plenty of light. There is no dome light. Someone please verify what I think: The SF comes with both dome and map lights? Is there only one dome light and it is in the back? Or is there an overhead dome light on the "ceiling" between front and passenger seats (like most cars) in addition to the dome light in back? This has been confusing for me. I like lots of interior lighting at night; I do feel safer. I don't think this will stop me from buying the SF. It is a good value, and I have looked at ALL the SUV's. And as long as I buy one with a late manufacture date, the problem should be solved? Thanks!
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