Congrats to V8! Thanks to ah ken for continuing the legendary thread.

Silver can't be easily seen in the rain? On lights or install DRL lor. Silver also hard to see its dirty... He he... Good for lazy ppl.. Dun hv to wash car every 2 days.

Picture pls...

Wah, you dad can join daredevil club di.. haha...

HU problem no solution yet. I revert back to the first/ori version as the other "fixed" units do not offer proper fixes (in the end the noise level is more unbearable than the fading volume) due to the board design and single chip tech. Proton and MMC (yes MMC cause they have to certify what is put into their CAN-BUS circuitary) "ok-ed" this design, so they cannot change the board design as it involves cost and unless more ppl complain to Clarion or Proton, they cannot justify the need pay to change the design. However I have pushed Clarion to try to proceed to 'jaga' their reputation... lets see if any updates but this will be months... What I do like is Clarion did listen and reacted to customer's complains.

On why they use this single chip design is due to cost and its more accurate, most brands have moved to this tech. Maybe Munky's fren can shed more info to this.

To those having this problem, pls go to Clarion Msia website, click on Contact, email to their customer service to file a complain for this issue. Only then they can get the statistics of how many really have this problem. You can complain to Proton too (to get them to write in their buku 555) but the complain usually does not get escalated.

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Added on August 1, 2011, 9:10 amWhere you did this? How much? Got light? Its nice but looks a little small for our large doors.

This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 1 2011, 09:47 AM

You will only have issues when radio reception is not good. The Bukit Bendera very high, perhaps the radio towers boardcast very strong signals.. haha... In KL, too many tall buildings and electrical interference... I also have no fading issues when I travel on the highways... In one recent trip to Sekinchan, no issues encountered, happy until reached Bdr Sri D'sara... then fading came back

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Added on August 1, 2011, 10:10 amYou will not eat there if I tell you what I saw in one isolated (or not) case...



This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 1 2011, 10:10 AM

Thanks. They finally acknowledge Inspira exist and rocks...

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Added on August 1, 2011, 11:02 amErr... there's this old man who works there last time, dunno now still there. The cloth he used to wipe dry the pots was also his feet drying cloth.. A few of us saw and then banned eating the claypot thereafter.. Or maybe that's why its so yummy, 'kah liu' (added ingredients)... hahaha...



This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 1 2011, 11:02 AM

Eg for 2.0 is... What matters is the last 6 digits... A 6000 series will look like below example.

PL1CY4STRBF006123

SA could mean 003444 - 3000 series which is nearer to first batch (and quite old batch, why still in stock?). You can ask for exact no, then PM k3nnykl82, he can tell you when the car is manufactured etc... There is no issue with 5000-6000 series, only maybe 60 units from 2000 series.

Now is about 11,xxxx series. Means there are 11K Inspira on the roads??! Wow...

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Added on August 1, 2011, 12:52 pmCorrect number of digits is 6... prefix is zero in front... eg 011xxxx
So your 3444xx is quite unusual unless he meant 003444 as we may not have reached 344 thousand units yet..

This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 1 2011, 12:53 PM

Ah.. baru betul ni... I think 8xxx series should be ok but pls get the checklist and check the car thoroughly.

I also complained to them about this... but... you also know how to say OLD ma... obsolete di.

If you notice old tuners cannot scan for stations so accurately, sometimes skipping some stations depending on which area you stopped your car to scan. Also the sound reproductions is not that crisp... This newer tech can detect a lot of stations when you scan and if reception is good, the sound quality is also good. So good that noise is also amplified... this is why some noise reduction feature is added in. Best way they found is to reduce volume instead of lagging the reception which may also not help.

Since munky's fren is in r&d for this, I'll let him comment his findings...

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Added on August 1, 2011, 4:49 pmWhy ur PRC LCD HU is not as clear and no soft/loud problem? Using old tech and cheaper tuner module lor.. makes sense doesn't it?

FYI, a lot of brands have moved their production or oem their products from PRC. Clarion retail units are also sourced from PRC. Only the OEM units which come with cars are manufactured in Penang. Yes, Clarion OEM manufacturing plant is in Penang, so pls dun laugh at the RM10 paper cone speaker, can anytime be better than PRC branded ones.

Unless you buy Alpine, Nakamichi or really high end HU, chances are the units are from PRC.

This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 1 2011, 04:52 PM

Its part of the HU on its board. Old tech uses a few components on the board.. now just 1 chip does the job. Sounds like downsizing... hehe... What a bunch of clerks do, now replaced by a computer, what a bunch or workers in assembly line do, now replaced by robots... More efficient but still has its down side, virus, breakdowns, etc...

Can work.. but need to connect headphones as antenna... so many wires.. reception also not good coz no external antenna, back to square one... no RDS also.. but not a big issue.

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Added on August 1, 2011, 5:54 pmDunno about Myvi but on Inspira it is the microphone when you pair ur BT phone to make calls. You can answer calls, redial last number on your phone or end call using the buttons on HU. It cannot access to your phonebook. Its good enough for me.


This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 1 2011, 05:55 PM

Vacuum then wash la.. Its rubber based...

Nice.. how much is it for rims and tire. What tires u chosed?

You mean this "17 inch?"

I manage to fool many ppl though... everyone ask 17" ah? Changed rims ah?

Change lightweight rims? Better I lose a few KG, add 15hp too?

You can ask JackNg, he is looking for 17" to swap his 18"...

You sponsor, I change la... What rubbers are good?

P I R E L L I . . .

http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?tirebran...Flat&pc=1749200

You never mention cheap though... hehehe...


This post has been edited by XCInspire: Aug 2 2011, 05:03 PM

Pls continue to dream... Good 18" tires below RM500??

Wah, manage to claim huh. Only one warped? Quite odd. Do you often wash car after speedy run? Hot disc, cold water... pssst.....

Some has done this like Rublik... Remove the styrofoam to get extra 3 inch depth but you need to get acc shop to do a new board for you as the existing one will sink in cause the spare wheel well (the place where the spare tire sits) size is wider than the board as it was supported by the foams. Result is a damn huge boot space... worth or not depends on your needs. I prefer a full size tire more than the space.

Where to get the tires? Halfcut shop (about RM100) or order from Michellin/Bridgestore (at almost the price of 1 full size tire). Please take note of the manufacture date of those souced from halfcut (you will see 4 digit number - eg 3208 means week 32, year 2008). By right, tires have a lifespan (eg 2 yrs-4yrs). So its quite risky getting those halfcut sourced ones... imagine you get flat tire in some secluded place and the tires does not "work".