Mine's like 4 years old, used car . First day come over already got all sorts of problems, but mostly solved. Now am trying to solve an issue that has been plaguing me for a very long time...

Steering hose related knocking noise? Should not be a problem for all Persona Elegance models, and should have been rectified for all Persona models as well if the owner has brought it back for rectification or has bought a Persona from a batch that has undergone rectification.

Could you describe more about the knocking sound you're hearing?

That sounds a little bit like the complimentary set of "soundtracks" that Proton happily includes with most of their vehicles... It could be that something's loose within the dash, or maybe some things in the glove box that's causing the noise. Whatever it is, complain about it to a service centre and they should attempt to solve it.

He told me can arrange for replacement without any problems. Before I do that I will probably test the wiper blades when I meet up with you though, cause it's gonna be pointless to send the blades back for a replacement to face the same issue later... Maybe I'll take your wiper arms as a reference if the aero vogues work fine on yours and twist mine accordingly, but I don't think I have the skills to do it. I don't know if I should ask a workshop to do the job or a proton SC.

Yup. Facing the tak tak tak sound, but performance seems unaffected. Wiper motor . Maybe. But I don't really have the budget to troubleshoot that far unless it's cheap .

I would if I can find one that I know can do the job. That day when the wiper linkage was being replaced the new worker at the usual workshop I go to was just manhandling the wiper blades the entire time. Afterwards when he saw me wiping the blades down with tissue he took his greasy cloth and helped me as well .

Yes, boss stupid.

Ahhh I dunno la. So far I have come across things like replacing windscreen to solve the problem etc in my search for a solution to the wiper juddering, but that is a last resort. Aside from possible water leakage due to poor workmanship I'm not so worried since the car doesn't have any airbags anyway.

Both stick. When I got the new blades for the first time only the right side was juddering though. Now both sides also judder, both also at the bottom part of the blade. The top part is OK, up and down. The bottom part of both blades judder when going up, but not down.

So young oredi trained to lick.. ahem .

That's how it's like even for the Persona Elegance and first gen Persona.

Uh...... Front Macpherson set up; rear multi-link with Plotus Rite and Handering; spring seat type shocks? Shock absorbers OEM? APM? Sachs? Kayaba?

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Mar 1 2014, 03:30 PM

So far after owning the car for 2 years, I just discovered recently that unlocking the car and then opening only the rear doors (maybe front left passenger also, not sure) does not trigger the "door opened" signal and thus the car actually locks itself again after 30 seconds. Luckily my alarm didn't go off just now while I was loading stuff into the car .

So... Thanks kenny for meeting me today. After cleaning kennywee92's car's windscreen with dishwash soap + water then 99% IPA and then drying, I put the Aero Vogues I had on his car and lo and behold, it started juddering on his windscreen as well the moment it had water on it. After using the Aero Vogues on his car it seems that his SWV silicone wipers are juddering as well which he claims has never happened previously(most recently being 2 days ago).

So... should I request for a replacement set of Aero Vogues?

Need to check liao. . RM30 per switch from spare parts shop.

Dunno. My Persona's engine mounting were worn out when it was bought over from the dealer. 56k KM, less than 2 years of age if count from registration or roughly 3 years counting from production date during that time.

But if I recall, since yours has a manual transmission there should be less vibration since the gears aren't connected to the engine in neutral.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Mar 2 2014, 07:50 PM

Bring it to a SC / workshop and ask them to inspect the engine mountings... or maybe you can do it yourself by making use of your phone camera. If you see any cracks in the rubber of one or more of the engine mountings you will need to replace them. If I'm not mistaken I was charged RM80 for changing all the engine mountings last time at a workshop at Puchong. I don't know the name.

For workmanship only, and that is if I actually remembered it right... But should be around there. All the mountings alone costed RM230 ( Schmaco brand ).

That's nice. Shocks are still OK? Cabin filter cleaned? Air-cond system serviced?

Still on stock absorbers? Or when was the last change? Air-cond compressor oil never top-up / change?

Welcome.

. Any plans for mods?

If door is not easily closed, bring it back to a service center to have it adjusted. For chassis brace I have already done front strut tower ( 3pt, 2 years back or so), lower engine brace and rear tower brace 2pt (both recently). The steering feels heavier with the addition of a lower engine brace, so you may not like it.

Plastic wrapping on front 2 doors? Outside? Inside? If it's the one inside (aka the weather sheet), it should not be removed at all unless you using using e.g soundproofing materials to replace it. If it's outside I'm not sure what's that.

Luckily. Comfortable? Quite. At one time I had this female colleague who used to go out with my group of friends and I for lunch, and the only nice thing she had to say about it was that it's very comfortable "wah can you please fetch me back home soo comfortable". The rest was all about "Proton lousy better buy <insert brand>", complain side mirrors so small (first gen Persona w/ IAFM) and she say "Who ask you to buy Proton?". Most people say that the Campro noise is not pleasant and got some even say things like "wah so loud but 80km/h only???" "dat vibration", but she on the other hand liked the roar.