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Hi, I would appreciate any help that I can get, My Wife's 2013 Kia Optima LX won't start. Tried to jump, didn't work. Everything inside works well, dash comes on. Headlights good power. I took the battery to Autozone just to make sure, it was at 100%. charged and I cleaned the battery terminals...

I am replacing the radio (stock one was stolen, don't ask why?) In my 2008 Kia optima. The stock wires have been cut during the theft, and now my heater fan does not work. Behind the dash coming from the same collection of wires that leads to the radio harness there is a grey sleeved jacket...

Approaching the final stages of my installation but I’m still not absolutely sure where I’m going to mount my amplifiers. I’ve been thinking about mounting them on the back of the rear seats. The hard plastic seems like it’ll work well. Anyone do this before or have a reason why this wouldn’t...

Hello there, everyone! I'm basically new to here as well as a new car owner in general. I had a question for you all because I just got off the phone with a KIA Dealer for my 30,000 mile inspection and they want to charge $450. Background: I purchased my 2016 EX Optima Hybrid in February, this...

Hello, newbie here... I've been admiring the Optima for quite some time and I'm planning to buy one in the next week or so. I'd love to have an SXL, but that's not in my limited budget at the moment. For starters, I'm going the pre-owned route(2016 or so) and the max I can spend is around...

Looking to buy a used Optima for a daily driver. I commute 200 miles a day. I have an option for a 2012 Optima Hybrid with 105K miles, my trade plus $500 cash or 2015 Optima LX with 85K miles, my trade plus $3,500 cash Both are clean, no accidents, Kia certified from a Kia dealer.

Hey guys, As you guys already know, I’m currently running the 20x8.5 +35 245/35/20 tires with Truhart Sturt and Shocks with Eibach Springs. It rubs in the front. I have decided to go with 18s to clear that issue. However, what tires size should I go with, I have seen two size already...

Hello All I am actively shopping for my Brand New Used Kia Optima Hybrid. I live and work in NYC and was hoping to get the advice from current Hybrid Owners about what to put on my MUST HAVE list of options and what I need to look out for and avoid. I drive for UBER/Lyft part time (in a friends...

My lx has cloth light gray seats ot white i guess, i have found a set of black and white heated and cooled seats close to me but hes not sure on a price, i found a set of oem skins that are leather for 235, the fronts seem easy as its just clips and velcro, but for im clueless on doing the rear...

I?ve been reading a lot on here over the last few days, and decided to join being that I?m pretty sure I?ve decided on buying an Optima! Is there anything I should look for? I know I want a 2012+ EX or SX Turbo, with the panoramic moonroof (I miss my convertibles but need a 4 door & good mpg)...

Hi there time to replace front pads and can anybody recommend a quality brand that I could get in Autozone or sth like that, need nothing fancy, but definitely not the noisy/dusty ones, just for everyday commute. 2014 optima lx. Thanks! Sent from my LG-H820 using Tapatalk

Hey guys, Im new to the forum, and yesterday I put down a deposit on a 2012 SX turbo and was looking for some advice! It has 150km (about 100k miles). I got a really good deal on it $11,000 CAD. It also comes with an 18 power-train warranty. My question is, should I extend the warranty...

Id like to do some minor changes to make my new car match my bike. I got the pearl white optima just because it was well, pearl white :) It has a total of 9 miles on the car, 4 of them where me driving the car back from dealership. The black interior really matches well with my bike, I really...

So, as you can read in my prior thread, I recently had an issue with my thermostat and it was fixed under warranty at my Kia dealer. Here are the sequence of events AFTER I picked up the vehicle yesterday morning. I drove it straight home where it sat until this afternoon. As I was walking...

Hey Guys, I just bought a 2013 Optima EX Premium pkg Dark Cherry with 26K miles on it from Carvana. Thing I noticed right away after the guy delivered it last night...It's a beautiful car with more features than I expected, he gave me the keys and said test drive it he would wait didn't care...

Need some insight about the following for my 2013 optima sx. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. 1) Interested in a high output alternator for my cars system. Sometimes light flicker especially instrument panel center console. Anything you recommend? 250 amp suffice? Just replaced my...

Hi Everyone! I just got rear ended this morning in my 2015 Kia Optima. Luckily there was no damage to my bumper... I had been thinking about getting a dual camera for both the front and rear of the car, and this basically this was the "bump" I needed to pull the trigger and decide to buy a dual...