BUTTERWORTH: The Road Transport Department is looking into the possibility of amending the Road Transport Act to fine motorists who fix television screens and DVD players in their vehicles.

State Road Transport Department (JPJ) director Datuk Hassan Yaacob said an amendment could be made under Section 66 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for making vehicle alterations without permission.

“It is illegal and dangerous to fix these accessories. A driver can easily get distracted and it may result in accidents,’’ he said.

Hassan said enforcement teams would check if vehicles had complied with approved specifications.

“Those with xenon headlights will be fined RM300 while vehicles with fancy number plates will be fined RM120.

“In the end, they waste money by paying thrice – fixing the parts, paying the fine and paying again to remove them,” he said.

Hassan was commenting on the increasing number of motorists fixing televisions and DVD player sets in their vehicles.

On vehicles that are factory fitted with DVD players and GPS navigators, he said the department would have to look into it.

Ahhh....me didnt notice that...
to me the paddles is quite fun on the M3. But a bit weird..cause usually left is for down and right is for up.
M3 punya paddles for down and button for up... a bit redundunt having 2 sets at wheel. And the paddles kinda a bit slow also...sometimes when push to D you flick the paddles..the gears wont change. Somekind of overwrite I think. Only when pushed to manual shift the paddles will response exactly as how you wish to change the gears. Any other ppl have same problems or mine is a "special" case..

1.6 more towards fuel saver plus  the good handling with great looking ride.

If  you hunger for power then better put ur money on  2.0 or 2.3T(MPS)

How much are they charging? 8 mil is quite thick. I'm afraid you'd have problems with the auto windows having hard time sliding up and down. I can already feel that 6mil 3M on my Mazda5 is a little bit thick. Best would be to go with 4 or 6 mil. I think it would be cheaper too.

Does Bermaz still give out rebates with regards to tinting?

Anyway, even though I believe you can get tinting done cheaper outside, but the thing is if anything goes wrong, GS can be held liable. With special tools, door panels can be easily opened and it would not void warranty.

thanks, jchue73.

i'm now considering window tinting - v-kool.  has anyone here done v-kool tinting at GS accessories, jalan 222?  If yes, how's te workmanship?

i'm considering v-kool secure (8mil) for sides & v-kool elite (front & back).  if any of you did tis at GS, how much did they quote u?  did you have your door panels disassembled during installation? will it void te warranty?

You test drove the car already? 

Yesh, 380Nm torque t 3000rpm is lovely in a small car like the Mazda3.
On which car did you install?

Of course fully synthetic. What for semi although it can be used??

They topped up excessive engine oil during my 20k service,
and that caused high petrol consumption on my ride....

damn. then i should try glenmarie on my next service. just wondering if i can do my 5000km oil change outside instead of sc. anyone knows?

What is the point to do it outside?
Aren't yours included 3 year fee service?

free service is for every 10000km. i used semi syn on my last service. so im thinking now to whether to change the oil cuz it's approaching 5000 km or just wait till it reaches 10000 km.

The sales representative told my fren that the servicing SC will using Fully Syn de worr....

When my fren booking the M3 2.0, they said when servicing, they will use Fully Syn, and do servicing every 10K

Booked right after cny and got my car last week mmm around 1 month time? We need moreeeeeeee Mazda on the roadddddd

WTF!!! they using semi-syn !!! this is not good for de engine..!!!
use semi but service 10k kanasai gonna f*** them during my next service