I was a bit surprised but really happy to finally meet up with you in person

hahaha regarding the Nissan road tax holder (dont know what it calls) ... the seller doesn't have KIA (he said Kia "leng mui boh beh la") so might as well get Nissan and later after tinting (hopefully my friend has not branded or Wingard one), will pass it to my gf, cos she is driving Latio ma

Update on 31-Dec-09, we have a total of 7 sets,

Lowyat - 2
Forte Malaysia - 2
Facebook - 1
4te - 2

Those interested, please join our group buy and once we hit 10 sets, i will do my level best to push the price even lower.

I have attached the wheel cap photo and how it looks like in action just in case you are wondering


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Just checked with a friend from Singapore who has changed to K wheel cap and accordingly to him, its pretty easy to DIY. I will try it out over the long weekend and come up with a step-by-step guide with photo so that everyone can just DIY

This post has been edited by 4te: Dec 31 2009, 10:36 AM

One word only "syok" lo ... cos it doesn't improve the performance, but improve slightly the look (based on personal preference)

As for me, i dont like the NAZA branding and i just want to make it looks exactly the same as the Forte in Korea (with sharkfin antenna)

No worries bro, the group buy ends on 6-Jan-10 ... still got a week to go and hopefully you will receive good news from your SA next week

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Added on December 31, 2009, 2:05 pmCongrats and photos please ... white always makes me

This post has been edited by 4te: Dec 31 2009, 02:05 PM

I dont think our Malaysia 2.0 SX comes with sunroof

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Added on January 2, 2010, 1:14 amCongrats bro ... another white Forte from Penang

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Added on January 2, 2010, 1:16 amCongrats to you too bro!!! ... nowadays so many white ... really

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Added on January 2, 2010, 1:19 amBro, no worries once you remove the NAZA emblem, the double side tape from the NAZA emblem is very easy to remove from the surface and once it is cleaned and dried, just stick on the KIA emblem, the 3M sticker is very strong and will hold very tightly

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Added on January 2, 2010, 1:25 amA bit late, but Happy New Year everyone and wishing those who are waiting for your new Forte will get it ASAP

This post has been edited by 4te: Jan 2 2010, 01:25 AM

The open angle is pretty wide both the front and back doors. I would say around 85 degrees

When I was changing the NAZA emblem to KIA emblem, i have taken some photos and planned to come up with a step by step DIY that will benefit the rest cos I believe many people here would want to change the NAZA emblem to KIA, K or whatever emblem. So here you go and hope that helps

Titarium, please add this to first page


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Congrats cylee! ... i think you are the first to have the door visors, very nice

May I know which dealer/branch did you get your Forte from? A friend of mine is thinking of getting a Forte too and the free door visor from SA is really a good deal cos if i am not mistaken, it costs RM100 - RM200.

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Added on January 4, 2010, 10:04 amYou are most welcome all for the DIY instruction on replacing the NAZA emblem.

The next DIY instruction would be on replacing the wheel cap

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Added on January 4, 2010, 10:08 amUpdate on 4-Jan-10, we have a total of 8 sets,

Lowyat - 2
Forte Malaysia - 4
4te - 2

Those interested, please join our group buy and once we hit 10 sets, i will do my level best to push the price even lower.

As for how to replace the wheel cap? I will come up with the step-by-step DIY instruction once I get the wheel caps

This post has been edited by 4te: Jan 4 2010, 10:08 AM

Wow, really good freebies package ... i got carpet only, which i think it comes with the car anyway. The door visors and full tank cost around RM300 lo.

Thats even better ... i will ask my friend to go Juru then

How about sharkfin antenna???

Bro, Forte 2.0SX seems to be your "first love" cannot let go hahaha ... Maybe you want to give it another try ... try Juru Autocity sales branch cos the sales branch has more allocation as compared to dealers and if you are lucky, you might get the 2nd batch in mid Jan'10 (if this is true of course ).

Congrats on your new white Forte

I got mine from Macalister Road Branch ... same blood boiling experience ... and minus all the freebies (free emblem only, but not yet paid me)

I dont think the stock rims and tires could fetch a high trade in value unless you can find a buyer (1.6 EX owner).

I think NAZA shouldn't have launched 2.0 in the first place knowing that they couldn't bring in any (sorry, only one for the launch at pavilion) for whatever reasons. When my fren's mom booked for the new City before it was launched, she got the car within a month after it was launched ... well as for the Forte 2.0SX buyers, none on the road after 1+ months from the launch date and no certain date of arrival/delivery ... and on top of that inconsistent date of delivery (some said mid Jan, some said March and even up to 6 months) ... T & H have so many of their cars on the road and selling like hot cakes, thats why 3 months waiting list is understandable ... but no 2.0SX on the road, meaning poor planning before launching ... too bad and sorry for those 2.0SX buyers

BTW, to all 2.0 buyers, if the unit that you get is without Cruise Control, please dont be surprised or angry cos its not in the specs and i believe the one at pavilion is the version for Korea or other country. How could the marketing team missed out the Cruise Control, which is an extra feature to kill the T & H ... BTW, a photo in Forte.my (Ride & Handling) even shows the car with sharkfin antenna

Hi sugen, sure will call him later

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Added on January 5, 2010, 1:44 pmHow much did you pay for the spa?

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Added on January 5, 2010, 2:04 pmI will be going for the Wingard Royale tinting this Saturday morning, anyone interested? If we have 3 cars (including mine, either pay deposit of RM200 or do the tint), then I will be able to push down the price further. Please PM me if you are interested and I will share with you the special price and my target price to negotiate with my friend if we can get 3 cars this saturday


This post has been edited by 4te: Jan 5 2010, 02:04 PM

Good news for those who are interested, I managed to further push down the price to RM125 per set (4 pieces) COD and please add RM6 for PosLaju

For those from Penang or prefer COD, the earliest date for COD is 22-Jan-10 (Friday) and I will Poslaju out all those from outside Penang on 23-Jan-10 (Saturday).

The price above is for 15 sets and I will be buying the balance (if we cannot get 15 sets by tomorrow) and I will sell them to whoever interested after this group buy, but of course at a higher price cos dont think there will be a 2nd group buy

Update on 5-Jan-10, we have a total of 7 sets (1 person cancelled),

Lowyat - 2
Forte Malaysia - 3
4te - 2

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Added on January 5, 2010, 4:28 pmTo me it looks best without the 7" top cos it already has the greenish top

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Added on January 5, 2010, 4:31 pmGood la bro!!! ... if a unit is allocated in another two weeks, then you can finally get your Forte 2.0SX before Feb

I dont think the dealer will cancel your booking and will just transfer to other buyer so that they dont have to wait all over again

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Added on January 5, 2010, 4:36 pmRM140 is reasonable ... the promotion until when? ... i just go there tell them the RM140 spa package is it?

This post has been edited by 4te: Jan 5 2010, 04:36 PM

Actually the stock tint does a good job during normal day with clouds ... but on a clear sky with full blast of sun day, quite hot i would say as compared to my gf's Latio with 3M tint but i feel around 30% better than my Spectra without any tint.

So the best thing to do before going for tinting is to test it for 2 weeks, if you are ok with the stock tint, then save the $ for tinting and spend on other stuff

If there is a TT for Penang members, I would like to do a test on tinting ... compare the tint quality by doing:

1. set the aircon to auto, no outside air circulation and 24 degree (so the test doesn't take too long)
2. park 3 Fortes with different tint (one should be with only the stock tint) under direct hot sun for an hour or two
3. start engine and on the auto aircon at the same time for all 3 Fortes
4. Record the time it takes for the aircon to reduce to 6 bars, 3 bars and 1 bar

Then we can have the true result of the stock tinting and other branded tinting

Bro Lee, me not from technical line la

Seems like a few are interested to test too ... at least we can know whether the $$$ spent on tinting is worth it or not ma ... maybe you guys from KL can perform the test cos more cars and can get the matching colour to test