wah....i nearly want to buy osram night breaker....burn so fast....better stick with the stock light..
btw my front bonnet got around 5-7 chip off paints...wonder can i just send for touchup or need to spray the whole bonnet???

fuh tired...
just finish cleaning and washing my car. took all my mats out, then vacuum and wipe the interior with cloth. then wash my car and rim slowly and nicely. now my rims so shiny 
really good exercise but after seeing it so nice and clean now, feel well worth it. wanted to polish too, but a bit tired. will polish tomorrow morning.

good good but ur video not loaded ler

do you mind sharing with me, which brand of wax u using?     it was so damn hot & sexy!

I emailed to Proton and copy paste for you all to see.

QAR**18 - IAFM & right hand front wheel problems..
Dear Sir,

Can you kindly explain to me the following:-

1.    IAFM defect / failure producing "tak tak tak tak" sound
2.    Right hand front wheel noise ("tak" / knocking sound when turning while driving on uneven road)

For item no.1 please explain to me why on earth can it fail at such short time? Since i am currently on the waiting list to have mine replaced under warranty, how long will it last? Another lousy 5k mileage? Besides having the annoying "tak tak tak" sounding like a diesel car or a car with around 15 years old and above, what else would it effect? Higher fuel consumption?

For item no.2, i had this problem the first day i got the car and checked about 3 times by your service center and seemed like there was no solutions to it. Apparently, your mechanics could not detect / find where the sound comes from and was told to continue driving it till perhaps it got louder then have it checked again. Why is this?

Mind you, these two problems are very widely discussed and complained in forums and in the general public. And since my car is brand new having such nonsense problems is really a pain in the ass. What is Proton going to do about it?

My details are:

Name:     
Mr. ****

Vehicle:   
Proton Persona 1.6 (A)

Reg. No.: 
QAR**18

Year and registration date:
2009 / 4th September 2009

Contact No.:
0128828***

I thank you for your attention and look forward to your early response

Ok. Just waiting for their replies. I wonder if they would reply or not. For regular / normal servicing i go to Voon Brothers @ Jln Laksamana Cheng Ho. Authorized Proton service centre. I prefer that SC because i can have a close look at my car being serviced rather than being required to be seated and wait while the car is being serviced. That way i can monitor them if you know what i mean. Another thing is that, they open on Saturday afternoon till 6pm which is perfect for me as i am working so the time suits me perfectly. They also have more choices of engine oils. I use Helix HX7 semi synthetic light oil.

But for warranty claims, they will advice me to go to Platinum Proton SC @ Jln Tun Jugah. I am waiting in queue for the IAFM replacement warranty.
the batu kawa SC i am not so sure...have not tried them eventhough its the closest SC to my house!

The rear speaker board can come loose especially when u always travel through rough roads OR long distances for long periods of time. The other day i drove to Sri Aman and back, my rear speaker board came loose. It was because of the two plastic clips. Push it hard to have it clipped back tightly. I think i might be looking for a better clip (tighter / stronger ones) to replace it. Mind you, the rear board is held ONLY by those two plastic clips. If end of the day fed up, mb can try find a nice looking aluminum screw and screw the darn board tightly.... even better.

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Added on December 9, 2009, 10:35 am
Yea frustration is there. Nvm... since its already emailed to them, just waiting for their replies. But still, these problems i had with my Persona so far (current mileage is 5.7k) is far far minor and less than my ex 3 years old MyVi which started to have big problems even before 1k service.

Yes, i know.... why complain when buying a cheap local car... Better buy expensive cars right? I know i know.... what to do... Anyway, need to complain so that things improve.

Who's Mr. Liew. Where to buy from Penang? ur link cannot use la bro.

bro, could u tell us what item u bought from him and how much the price? 

i bought the cheap ones 8bucks each so far so good....fits tightly compare to the original ones.....try finding metal ones as the plastic will shrink cause by the disc brake it so which is why the cap will came off..

i dont know but saw some persona fitted with those shinny aluminum/metal type....
mine skimed once but now vibrate a little when braking 120km........mileage 44k.....urs??

and my car just hit 20k mileage today at 2 year and 2 month old
going for 4th major service soon...
how much for the labour cost? i read last few pg labour cost rm70-rm100

but if service outside the warranty will void...
i just wan to send back to keep the maintenance record so if unluckily something happen with my engine i still can claim the warranty...

persona just detail





for rest of the write up pls check

http://thedetailers.blogspot.com/2009/08/w...e-just-for.html

Mine is 3.5% for 9 years     

RM5-10bucks??

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Added on January 6, 2010, 10:35 pm
wah...50k change timing belt??..i tot near 80k???

Finally today I got my Persona SE stock rims changed 

Now using Enkei Tuning SC09 (Senz-2) 15x6.5, 8 holes 100/114.3, offset 38 with Hyper Black lock nuts and metal valves 

It weighs 7kg each while my stock SE rim weighs 8kg each (weighted it in the shop). I know this is not considered a light rim, but as long as it's lighter than the original ones, I'm happy. I'm attracted more to the design 

Bought from Kent of Kean Lee Hin tyre shop. Here's his URL in Automotive Garage Sales. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1041407
Good seller, recommended 

some pictures to share 

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the offset 38 makes the wheels come out more to the arches, making it slightly more sporty 

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booking was in early of  december 2009......initially want to get saga SE but my mum said persona will be better choice.
SA told us that end of year don't have persona stock as proton is concentrating on exora and saga...so we have to wait
about a month lah.............but lucky didnt get 2009 stock..the car was made in 2010 !
the car is better than i thought..honestly, the engine sucks a bit at low reeves