anyone facing problem while changing the front light bulb? can't pull off the socket no matter how hard i try
Which light bulb? Headlamp or fog light? Or the small light?
Added on July 19, 2011, 11:48 pm
QUOTE(zapdos9 @ Jul 19 2011, 11:45 PM)
Saw the features it got tempt me leh.. but seat nicer.
Honestly speaking aa... I don't find the seats useful.. It looks nice, yes.. And it gives side support, yes.. But long distance in semi bucket seats really feel very sanfu wan.. Speaking from experience here..
This post has been edited by xandras: Jul 19 2011, 11:48 PM
No lar. Even their seat too long also will sanfu. Mayb i didn't adjust the seat right or smth but tried lot of 'positions' already Mayb buy 1 seat 1st try then not ngam sell it away How much does 1 cost anyway?
Around RM600-800 for 2nd hand. New can go up to RM 9-11k.
QUOTE(ruztynail @ Jul 19 2011, 11:56 PM)
for me i feel damn comfortable in the stock seats. not the leather type..
can drive for hours.. hahaha.
aih zen jus told me no more simota filter d.. sob sob. was waiting for it eagerly...
Oo.. Yea yea.. could be because of the leather in ur car too Zapdos.. Mine cushion damn comfortable.. xD
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:00 am
QUOTE(ckdenion @ Jul 19 2011, 11:58 PM)
shud b WORKS Engineering Drop-in Air Filter... simota?
Simota is WORKS.. WORKS is simota..
This post has been edited by xandras: Jul 20 2011, 12:00 AM
Lol. Leather should be giving 'advantages' right, not giving me drawbacks.... Go buy from outside lo. But extra maybe ard RM40
Sure got a bit drawback somewhere wan.. As much as I love ur leather seats, I still find it a bit hard (albeit softer than Myvi SE's), and it absorbs heat..
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:07 am
QUOTE(ckdenion @ Jul 20 2011, 12:05 AM)
lol...proven i dun do research la... hey...just buy outside...buy from zeng save rm20-30 rite? if really cant wait n zeng cant get supplier...u can try to purchase in accessories shop...
...and risk buying counterfeit stuffs..
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:10 am@Alex, Did u know that original Satria GTi Recaro semi bucket seats costs nearly RM5k EACH?
This post has been edited by xandras: Jul 20 2011, 12:10 AM
haaha will do. jus easier ma to trust frm a forumner here. haha.
curious.. my car is coming up to two years d in august.. tats where my factory warranty expires. but thn the alianze takes over for another 3 years.. is it worth it sending b to eon/proton to service rather thn those 3rd party service centre? i read the t&c it still covers quite a hefty amount of spareparts.
saving up for a brand set of tyres. old one going to be bald soon.. any recommendation? is goodyear assurance fuel max good?
U bought ur car with the EWP? If u bought the extended warranty, then might as well go back to Proton.. If not, then u can start servicing ur car outside.. Just make sure they use original stuffs for ur car & u should be fine..
What are ur priorities for ur tyres? Silent? FC? Grip?
if for 17'' n budget is RM1.2k max for 4 pieces of tyres... which one will u recommend? priority on d grips
U got 17 inch rims meh? RM 1.2k max can get lah, but a bit hard lo.. Maybe u nid to negotiate a bit with tyre shop fella to bring down the price.. Accelera lo.. If u dun mind the budget brand name & noise.. Or spend around RM350 per piece of tyre for Falken Ziex..
all the above? lol. all are good qualities ma. hahaha.. my current stock is the ntc5.. read goodyear's website supposedly its quiet.. mana ada.. noisy as hell.. lol..
my tyres are the 15" stock ones. so not planning to change my rims. jus the followng 195/60/15 spec.. u're supposed to be told whn u first purchase ur car.. i got mine in 2009 bfr PE. and thy were selling persona with extended warranty... the sale guy didnt give me the cert i had to call allianze to ask thm to send it to me.. jus call allianze and ask if ur car has the EWP. thy are the underwriter for the EWP.
They say it's quiet means it's quiet meh.. They wanna promote their tyre of cos they say all the good things lah..
who else to trust wor if not the makers thmselves.. haha uhmm less thn 250 a piece? i dont really know the market price.. googling now. haha. but i read on autoworld. the assurance for persona spec is rm195 a piece? lol
wat are u using?
i do rotation on my wheels.. so is it ok to hv nct5 behind and the new diff set of tyres in front?
Front Yokohama back Silverstone... If can change all 4 lah.. IMHO Yokohama C-drive is quite good.. Very quiet, comfortable & adequate amount of grip.. Quite a bargain too.. RM 220-240, depending on where u get it from and ur negotiation skills..
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:55 am
Shit.. Nostalgic sia.. My 1st relationship punya song..
Added on July 20, 2011, 1:29 amWow.. Damn quiet sia tonite.. Mana all the members went? Fb page?
This post has been edited by xandras: Jul 20 2011, 01:29 AM
haha. went for a farewell for my colleague. xD. went to drink some beers. what are you doing up so late i wonder?
Nothing la.. Just emo emo then go back sleep.. XD
QUOTE(ZenGTMM @ Jul 20 2011, 04:23 AM)
haha.. Now got money ur assets also will come back.. XD No worries.. Got a new contact for air filter ady.. Just need to ask them for a price quote and see if they can give a good price.. Works is the improvised version of Simota.. Like Inspira take Lancer and improvise the suspension.. Good year assurance quite harsh leh the tires.. Dont have enough grip compared to Silverstone Kruizer im using now.. And dont use the kruizer too.. Mine like now the thread gone 50% ady.. The road noise damn noisy, barely have enough grip.. I normally can take corners at 70-90kmh at my housing area there.. But these few days taking at 60-70 also can feel the tire losing grip and 4-wheel power sliding ady.. Really not recommended to get this tire.
If your only changing 2 tyres at a time, its best not to do rotation and waste money (doing rotation). Only rotate if you wanted to change 4 tyres at a time, so all got even wear on the thread.
Based on your post, you might be doing 2 tyres changes at a time. Put the new tyres behind, so got more grip at back. Note that if front lesser grip, you can still control your wheel but if back got no grip, car can buang wan. You won't feel the impact of new tyres as much (cons) but got maximum safety (pro)...which did you prefer?
These has been promoted by most of all major tyres manufacturers nowadays for maximum safety reason although lots of tyres man still insist on new wheel at front.
Yes, you can use 2 different sets of tyres in front or back....just don't use left tyre NCT5, right tyre Assurance. At 60 height, most performance tyres does not cater, so mostly its comfort tyres. You might want to consider the now very popular CC5 (good review) or Michelin XM2 (new tyres, so not much comment).
Continental CC5 is a good all-rounder (best stock tyres ever fitted on PE, IMHO), but when it starts to wear down to 80% thread the NVH is not that good. Other than that, the comfort, grip & tyre wear is pretty much unrivalled for the price paid.
Our new PE, all NCT5. Truth is I quite like NCT5 for a standard longer lasting OEM tyres. Comfort and grip for everyday driving before reaching 50% is quite ok for non rev kaki.
Hmm.. But the road noise is unbearable.. Feels like someone calling 'Ah Wong! Ah Wong! Ah Wong' when driving at high speeds..
QUOTE(khtee @ Jul 20 2011, 09:16 AM)
July last year .... i used to tot they only give CC5 to inspira ..
Hmm.. Maybe it varies according to batch? Cos I know quite a few of my personal friends with Gen2 & PEs that have CC5 equipped stock..
It does have the benefit of drowning out all other rattling sounds of PE. Normally up 110km/h, noise should still be bearable. Rarely exceed that except during runs in Kesas Highway to Klang when I need to contribute to nature after jam in KL..
Or maybe I'm so used to louder tyre noise (PP2 and directional V12)...NCT is softer..
V12? Hankook V12? How's the grip & ride on the V12?
The tyre compound is soft. Used it on my City that has a short and hard stock suspension, along with its pretty hard seat. This tyre IMO is MADE for City.
The dry grip is solid although IMO, not as good as PP2 / PS3 but wet grip is excellent, on par with PP2. Big longkang means more noise but at low to medium speed, sound is pretty ok, lesser noise than NCT5 although it depends on what road you're on.
During rain, I can run at high speed with confidence and when going thru puddle of waters, it just cut thru them. Have pretty loud noise when cutting water but can feel it glide thru.
Soft sidewall means have to pump more air than usual but its soft compound absorp all nooks and rough roads impact pretty well. Putting PP2 on City is like riding on stones when compared to this.
One tech i notice it mentioned in brochure, most would not notice, is its claim of even wear on tyre tread (left tread sometimes makan more than right, as happen in so many tyres, PP2 not withstanding). I always have one side tread makan on my left tyres of City but after V12, its even after 3 years liao. I checked all 4 tyres...all even tread on each tyre (meaning same tyre, left and right tread same wear).
If one is to consider Falken Ziex 912, I would recommend forget abt that and switch to V12. Its that good for its price range and beats 912 at all aspect from dry to wet grip, noise (almost same), even wear and comfort. And definitely tread more YENG than boring 912.
At 60%-70% wear, dry grip still there (degrade a bit but ok) and wet performance still good. More noisy a bit but still silent at lower speed.
I would rate this a budget UHP tyres where the performance exceeded the price range. However with recent increment, I'm not so sure abt its price value anymore. Im using 195/55/R15 on City.
One thing I notice, if you put similar air pressure as current, side sidewall might flex a bit, so when riding, sometimes feels it can runs (unstable), but put enuf pressure (City 220, I used 240 to 250), this issue does not appear.
Soft sidewall means handling through cornerings are mostly sacrificed. And the fact that it has softer compound means a shorter overall tyre life too.
So based on your personal review on the Hankook V12:
Hankook V12, depending on size, is about RM 20-70 more expensive than Falken ZIEX ZE-912 (Japanese made, not the Thai ones). Have you tried Ziex then? If yes, on what car? I've sat once in a PE equipped with 16 inch R3 rims with ZIEX ZE-912 rubber, and I can say that the comfort level is quite good considering it's RM 240 a piece. Noise level is rather weird, because it depends on the air pressure of the tyres themselves. Grip, you get what you paid for.
Or maybe it's just me. And the fact that I haven't tried V12 yet.
Actually handling is good. Just pump more air, unlike others, it will still not feel hard. As a matter of fact, pumping a couple of PSI more, its still feels softer than PP2, comfortable. It absorb all road roughness very well. Cornering so far so good, prob gave the wrong impression earlier but if fill up more air, cornering DID NOT suffer albeit can't compare with PP2 but actualy quite near.
Thread life same with PP2 kuah. I used highway/city 60/40 drive, 3 years, still got 40% left. Quite ok. Bad road noise...mmm..yes, its a bit noisy when tread worn but for me, the loudness almost same with NCT5. So the cons you listed is not really cons for me.
As for 912, I've tried on my club's City (TeamCity), comfy ok but compare with V12, almost same but tread wear rate teruk. Cutting water not good compare with V12 (actually I consider no match). Dry grip ok but I feel V12 might have advantage there esp after some wear. Once 912 wear down to 60%, degraded quite badly while for my V12, even at 40% still maintain a certain level of performance.
For me, the soft compound is a major pro for City, not con, as it improved drivability, comfort, grip, rough road bumpiness and handling (absorb bumps, easier to drive as usual).
That's because of the soft compound used, that's why it absorbs the roughness well although u pumped higher pressure into the tyres. As a no-brainer reminder, be careful not to pump the tyres with pressures too high as it can be very dangerous in an event of tyre rupture.
For thread life, different drivers travel different distances on their cars. Ur 3 years may be equivalent to another driver's 1 full year of driving. It's best to judge by the distance covered rather than its' shelf life. NCT5s are notorious for their road noise, so we can leave that out.
As for the 912, what are the tyre dimensions that u've tried on the City? It matters especially where comfort & thread wear is concerned. Lower profile tyres tend to have harder sidewall, which in turn affects the handling & ride comfort as well as thread life. And yes, it also does matter where the tyre is made. Japanese Falken ZIEX ZE-912 have a better thread life compared to Thai ones (of course, Japanese ZIEX is much more expensive). Also do check with the owner regarding his wheel balancing/alignment if he's facing uneven thread wear.
Would really love to try out the V12 if I have the chance to do so in the future. So far Pirelli PZero is my favourite (I'm a performance & handling person, so anything else is pretty much out of the window for me).
now im confused.. i thought new tyres should go infront and worn out behind. reason being the front tyres always get worn out first. and new tyres gives the driver better control since PE is a front wheel drive.. hmmm so meaning if i change new tyres the new ones goes behind? thn my front is going to be super worn out.. cause the back tyres will take longer to be bald..
another thing.. it is only whn we drive on wet roads and tend to swirl all of a sudden..
but isnt the breaking mechanism concentrated on the front wheels? less grip cos of worn out tyres means longer stopping time?
discussion.. haha i'm really confused now..
If u're thinking on changing only 2 tyres, then the new tyres must go to the back. Reason being that our PE have rather long & heavy overhang at the rear compared to Gen2, so in an event of hard braking, the rear will slide out more. And without thread at the back, u'd be sure to be singing this.
On a serious note, it's better to change all 4 tyres at the same time so that u'll have better grip on all ocassions at every single corner of your car. But if u can't (budget constraints, perhaps?), replace only two rear tyres and when ur front 'going to botak' tyres finally wears out, u'll eventually have to replace them as well, and this is the time where u should bring the previously 'newly' installed tyres at the back to the front, and install the 'newer' ones at the back. U understand what I mean?
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:03 pm
QUOTE(jackyap84 @ Jul 20 2011, 11:50 AM)
not castrol?
Sam is not a Castrol/Caltex supporter.
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:11 pmBtw just came back from jogging... DAMN!! Saw a Lotus Evora S in one of my neighbours' house.. Life is so good when u're rich..
This post has been edited by xandras: Jul 20 2011, 12:11 PM
Added on July 20, 2011, 12:28 pm is it true that it is illegal if our tyer are not using the same brand and type ? i though someone said that JPJ will summon if 4 tyer are not same.
No such thing lah. But it is true that JPJ can issue a summon over tyres with dangerously little thread left.
Yoko C Drive 2, I got no comments.. Haven't tried before, haven't seen them in any tyre shops in KL before. But Yokohama tyres are great in general. A-drive the paling budget wan also quite good actually..
Yes, tread life depends on driver, some use 20K habis, some 40K. Mine abt 30K mileage with 40% left. As mentioned earlier 195/55/R15 on tyre size. Of course I have to compare tyres at same price range. Ziex Japan Made price can buy PS3 tyres and have some money left for teh tarik at luxury restaurant..
Its my City wheel that kena, balancing, alignment, camber all change liao and yet still got uneven wear on only left front tyre. V12 solved this, not sure how.
Adding abt 2-3 psi more for tyres won't cost any harm especially for V12. Kena paku a few times also ok...
I had to say tho...as good as V12 is, it's still not on par with top range RE and others. Its gives very good performance above average hp tyres moving into UHP but still not fully at that category. PZero as such as a range above this tyre. You won't be satisfied....put it this way...after 10 years of driving a stock audi as main ride, would you want still want to switch to a civic...civic is good....but its not THAT good...
Well said. PZero darn good, but darn expensive as well. If I were to get a set I'd easily be eating grass for the next 2 months.
The price for Japanese made Ziex depends on places. I've seen some places overcharge almost RM 100 for one piece, but a Falken distributor at Gombak selling Japanese Ziex for RM 20-30 more than Thai Ziex. Which I think is reasonable, considering the higher quality & longer thread life it has.
The uneven wear that u faced, was it on Michelin tyres? I've had many experience of uneven wear with Michelin tyres, on my Wira, Myvi, dad's Innova.. That's why I never bothered to look at Michelin products no matter what new range they release.
Kena paku? U might wanna check ur tyre more often for hairline cracks.. Soft compound tyres very scary wan.
Added on July 20, 2011, 1:50 pmDefinition of filthy rich?
When you wake up every morning to the roar & the exhaust smell of your neighbour's Gallardo V10.
Me are so jealous. Life are good when you is rich.
This post has been edited by xandras: Jul 20 2011, 01:51 PM
Jul 19 2011, 11:46 PM
It looks nice, yes.. And it gives side support, yes.. But long distance in semi bucket seats really feel very sanfu wan.. Speaking from experience here.. 
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izzit? cos now the current seat i don find it comfy for long ride especially in jam.back uncomfortable.
With the semi bucket u'll feel lagi sanfu.. Especially for ppl who have naturally 'wide-bodykit' like me.. 
what are you doing up so late i wonder?
I've had many experience of uneven wear with Michelin tyres, on my Wira, Myvi, dad's Innova.. 
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