in the manual, the car suppose to have its theft-alarm system already..uses honk. It says, access to locked car without key(smart key) will trigger it...but i dunno how to trigger it to try it...

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 7 2012, 07:13 PM

I think tonight u kenot sleep. Need to read your manual more first.

When you find out how to activate it please share...

Thanks... Cause I also want to know.

hey , guys .. letting go my POLO , and applying loan for K5 .
come wait to see it come to life

Think I m getting the k5 too this week. Was planing to get a sportage earlier but the waiting period is too long for me.

View the k5 at Kia puchong. Any1 got their k5 from there? Got good or bad experience?

Yes either sportage or optima doesnt have alarm...just imobilizer..that why naza got cime out a package for installing some accessory inclufing car alarm...
For FC comfirm optima will have better fc...full tank 600km mix driving i think no problem..
For sportage only manage to do around 450km maximun, if only city driving most is bout 400km i get
Same engine using for both ride but...
Optima just right for the engine output, but sportage is comfirm underpower

Managed to take some pics today. Sorry for the poor quality, taken from my iPhone.

Car: Kia Optima K5 2012
Color: White
Mod:
1) 'K' Emblem (Front, Rear, Steering Wheel, 4 Rims) Bought from Sharkracing.com
2) License Plate White LED
3) CF Sticker Plate with White Crystal Font
4) Tint: 3M Crystaline 70% Front, the rest 50% including sunroof and moon roof

I have ordered replacement bulbs for the HID with 6000K color temperature. Should receive it next week.

Another thing is that i have wrote a letter to NAZA to complaint about an item is not the same as advertised in the brochure or their website. Hopefully they will change it. Do you guys notice what am I saying. Look at the pics, its there

Ohhh... Congrats!

I thought you planned to change your rims?

Btw, did you install front parking sensors and why order replacement HID bulbs so soon?

This post has been edited by serendipity168: Mar 7 2012, 10:47 PM

Bro, yes planned to change the rims at first but after looking from the US forum i feel that changing to 5 spoke rims with 18" doesnt look nice as the rims look small. So maybe when i use up this set of tyres then next round ill change to 19". Furthermore, after looking at it the stock rims looks good and beautiful when its spinning.

As for the hid bulb, im getting it because want to change to white color light. The stock ones are 4300k which is yellowish white.

WOW!!! Congrats!! I also feels white looks very nice...

I am not sure about the broucher thing.. but the brake lights looks different. The whole red strip of the red light should have lighter up... not a small portion on the boot area only. I am not sure wheather we got the 2011 or 2012 version. The one on your picture is the LED red light something like the DRL in front. We have DRL at the back also.. not sure is it good or not..

Did you put any PPS (Paint Protection System) coating on your car? If got.. where and how much it cost??

Well.. if I do indeed get this car.. hope to spot your car in Penang. I work in sales and I travel to Penang twice a month so basically I need a new and reliable car with long warranty. My old car need to fix often hence I am commited to getting a new ride..

Was thinking of getting the Sportage earlier because of the high seating capability and wide viewing angle afforded by tall vehicle like SUV that leads to some comfortable long distance travel (thats what my friends says after driving his new Tucson). But I think the K5 better fc and more features than sportage makes me lean towards the K5 more.

If some of my observations are wrong.. please enlighten me..
Thanks


This post has been edited by Landy: Mar 7 2012, 11:52 PM

Bro Landy, youre spot on. The rear lights are not the same as in brochure. It is call rear fog light. It is too bright n will be a nuisance the car following behind. I demanded naza to change it. Lets see how it goes.

Pps, i havent done yet. Will do Sierra Glow. Highly recommended by forummers. It cost RM700 for our K5

This post has been edited by zrill: Mar 7 2012, 11:51 PM

The rear fog lights are meant to turn on when there is a very heavy rain or foggy weather and that's why it needs to be bright so that the cars behind can see you under heavy rain, other than that I see nothing else is wrong with it... Hope my explanation helps you... Some people misuse it by turning it on when the weather is good, that's when it's annoying to the cars behind

This post has been edited by 1GTR1: Mar 8 2012, 12:03 AM

If we dont turn it on.. it looks kinda weird.. like the sportage where the whole part of light attach to the boot area is not light at all unless you mod it yourself.

I would have love if the whole of the red strip on the boot area is lighted + the rear fog light. Hope it could be modded just like the sportage. It would be awesome!

Just my 2 cents..

This post has been edited by Landy: Mar 8 2012, 12:06 AM

That's right too, I think it's better he go to Naza to ask about it... I just looked at the Optima brochure and indeed the rear red lights go across to the boot

U mean no slot for the key fob ? My father Sorento 2.4 got a slot inside the center arm rest... it can charge the key fob...

My father Sorento also got no alarm.. Last month, me purposely locked my brother inside the car... When he tries to unlock the car, the system triggered... activated by the car horn... It will honk non stop... till u press the unlock button on the keyfob...

So I believe ur Optima will be the same too....

keyfob need to charge wan ar?

activate is easy...make sure all doors, fr rr boot close then either u press the lock button on the smart key or the outside of the door handle, then it will activate the car alarm...

jsut need idea on how to trigger it...but i tot of it lioaw...leave someone inside the car without smart key and lock the car as per above...then the inside person manually open the door lock lever...but havent try it coz tot of it while on the bed yesterday...

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Added on March 8, 2012, 9:23 amopppss.... then maybe it will work then..but i think i will lock my wife instead.

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 8 2012, 09:23 AM

all smart key sure got the slot only place is different...
The optima if not mistaken is in the gloove box while yours is in armrest
And the slot is not for charging but to activated and sent a signal to the ecu to start the engine in case your smart key battery is weak already
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg198/scale....jpg&res=medium

yup if korean version is like this...
whole led taillight light up evenly
Only here dont know why naza offer this type of rear led foglight
daytime its fine but night time very glarring
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg513/scale....jpg&res=medium

This post has been edited by leds: Mar 8 2012, 10:39 AM

Hi Bro, you have a nice ride ! will get my K5 soon. I'm planning to have some exterior mods but are these mod void KIA warranty ? I'll probably change the rim, rear light and slight mod in head lamp...

How much of the courier cost from Sharkracing.com? any news of KIA original GPS navigator? My SA told me KIA is going to bring in some accessories.

damn ...i so really wan this car