not normal at all.. mine is 4 years and will be 5 by the end of the year. mild to almost no vibrations at all in N or 1st gear.

EX is 1.6 hence Gamma engine = drive by cable~

My car is gonna be 4 years old soon, drive shaft starting to make noise (yet to check though with SC) but i asked the price...rm 2k to replace. It's a great car, reliable and doesn't cause problems, but parts are kinda pricey..oh well...

i'm in penang lol, cannot go to segambut

either one is fine, just don't use the auto headlamps often else within 2 mths confirmed kantoi.. was using HID earlier so didn't bother much and it works fine till today..removed it coz of the stupid ops this ops that to prevent headache for timebeing

This post has been edited by keagan: Jun 18 2014, 02:53 PM

It's basically for lazy people or people who always forget to switch on/off their headlights. The sensor is the round button on top of ur dashboard, when the light level of ur surrounding gets dark enough to meet the programmed sensor input, it will trigger the headlamps to turn on by itself. Works very well with HID but not so with halogen bulbs coz too sensitive adi the settings. Imagine pass by shady areas where there are trees, it turns on, after that off, after that on again, after that off. Sure kantoi, hahaha anyways enjoy your ride.

i think ur fonts already spoke for itself..they said somehow the only legal ones are the 'mahjong' type of fonts...urs, i would deem they want to force you to pay also u can't say anything ...its always them who calls the shots...and yes, forgot to add on, look how close the letters are next to each other...

you have 2 choices

1) just play dumb until u get flagged down then start acting innocent and promise you will take it off by telling them oh, i just bought over this car actually, i will get it changed immediately as i didn't know its illegal (your chances are 50/50 )

2) quickly go change to the ugly font types that you can see on most forte's otr.

they can find fault with you no matter what...as long as your tints are not super dark, or bodykits scream 'LOOK AT ME I'M SO HAWT' probably they will let you off the hook, but as far as your picture shows, its not the usual type of letterings used for sure

This post has been edited by keagan: Jun 18 2014, 06:25 PM

most welcome, my previous car i had the metal ones...looks nice, but..haha u know the rest of the story when caught... so now i'm completely stock standard.... cheers

aih in malaysia apa pun boleh, no standardization, flip flop policy at best. i know what you mean.. oh well, we live here so gotta abide by the so called rules...as long as your car doesn't stand out then its okay adi lah, else i think you have a CF roof or bonnet also they will kacau..

i have been using the + - every single day after 2 mths of owner ship since 2010... i can attest that the 4 speed box is as tahan mati as the big T's up to date, the electronics kacau more then the mechanical parts itself..but as of late, noticed the brakes are getting mushier and not biting as hard as they used to..brake pad replaced once adi... oh well...car getting old

The bulb will only burn often when using auto headlamp. If you manually turn on and off, the bulbs will last like a regular car. HID can tahan on, off, on off, but normal halogens cannot... the light sensor is too sensitive...a bit of shadow only will turn on..

What is the expected damage? The stock pads aren't really cheap when I replaced them.

I'm definitely getting the jobs done outside. By end of this year my warranty will be out. SC servicing really costs and arm and a leg. And sadly my car is starting to have major electronic issues. They blamed it on my reverse cam, Hu and the auto fold mechanism ( 4 speed auto 2.osx here) really love this car but it has been acting weird since its last accident repair.

lucky you bro..the engine and gbox has been fairly reliable with zero problems..but i can't say the same for the electronics...i was sandwiched between a dugong and vw polo sedan last year end...since then...never ending electronic problems...mainly was unable to start car...car cannot unlock..have sent in several times to SC in penang but they are aren't unable to pinpoint the exact problem.. at first they blamed it on the HU which was also fixed by them 4 years ago but has been working well...then after they fixed everything the speedo refused to work showing 0 all the way ... then after they managed to sort that out they blamed it on the auto retract and motorized side mirror...so now my reverse camera is for display and the side mirror cannot fold!!! can u imagine how the sound is if you closed it by force...the tell tale sign of the car going to go gila again is when you shut off ur engine and the electronic steering lock doesn't engage with the 'zettttt' sound when u open the door...it was behaving for the past two weeks..now its back again.... ho mai god... cross fingers that it doesn't act up again..the time sent in for the last diagnosis left me carless for almost a mth.

my mods are even lesser than yours btw...seriously dunno what is the problem..i don't blame it on SC actually as they have been diligently helping me troubleshoot the car...but the extent of the repair was? the dashboard has been removed completely for at least 3 times.... u can guess how i feel now...

This post has been edited by keagan: Mar 15 2015, 04:06 PM

JNS bro. Joling has been assisting me since day one. Very helpful and responsible girl

Ya bro they are a very helpful and professional team actually. Just electronics troubleshooting can be a hassle at times. The very least everything is working currently.. Just the extra mods are not functioning..

Hahaha it's okay, they are the best that we have in penang. So if they can't fix it I doubt other places can as well..

mine finally diagnosed was relay rosak (the relay inside the fuse box at the engine bay) . at first they thought is the HU wiring kacau. Exactly same problem you describe above.

The push button will be next to kong coz i have pressed it more than 30 times to get it started just once the last round before it was sent in for a week.

The other time i read about this problem was the switch at the keyless unlock at drivers door kong, that one also will interfere and cause the car to cannot start.

The tell tale sign of all these going crazy is if you DON'T hear the 'zett' sound from the steering motorized lock whenever you shut off the engine and open your driver door... this is what i experienced... so far so good, just didn't 'zett' once 2 days ago. i'm still monitoring the problem if it will keep persisting

i think the head of the electronics division has spent a lot of time inside my car... it was like a post mortem case before the diagnosed the issue..lol!! good training ground for the newbies.

This post has been edited by keagan: Mar 16 2015, 03:40 PM

No problem hope it helps!

just got my windscreen replaced in penang by an 3rd party shop. RM 1.3K settled..asked KIA SC quoted me RM2K for a new set of seals, glass and workmanship.