I have no complaint on it other than dogs giving a free wash...

me 1 year no scrub rim, use high pressure water spray spray kautim jor ... beats my old wira record ehehe, wira using proton pad, 3 month tarak scrub/wash, front rim macam kena dye with brown/ black stuff.

you guys also not much brake dust rite?

considering it's just brake fluid, wanna try outside shops? maybe can check out nestum place at jln ipoh if you're staying in KL.

although different car, my experience on cd2 is way better than cc5 except for wet grip as i never really speed much on wet with the new inspira.
cd 2 on the other hand had over 160-180km/h in wet/hard braking on both the iswara/nissan sentra (yes they both using cd2) and never gotten much aqua planing before.

that said, right now my iswara's cd2 is experiencing some aquaplaning above 110-120km/h as it's only 15-25% treads left

dry grip easily cd2, i have better braking distance/stopping/control with the cd2 than the stock cc5 and this feedback is shared among everyone i know that experienced both tires.

NVH i still prefer cd2, although this is a bit hard to compare considering all 3 cars are rather different.
not to mention all 3 car tire sizes/thickness also different already.
and considering the cc5 are new while the cd2 on both cars are worn/aged a lot, it's pretty clear the cd2 wins.

ultimately will i go back to either tires? no.
i'll be moving up to something like advan db, or advan sport, or nitto invo, maybe even GY eagle f1 as2 for my daily ride wheels. or if i don't plan to keep 2 set of wheels (as housing space is running low) i'll just straight away go extreme tires.

it also depends if i can get an indoor parking (so my inspira will take over my iswara completely as daily ride) at my work place and from the looks of it, it seems like i won't be able to get one unless i'm willing to pay premium

odo also 2k only, car 2 months or so, already got brown/black ish "coating" on the rims.
using the car pro iron x can see good red bleeding

like this:


for the iswara, it takes about 3-5 months to get the same amount of brake dusts (during that period i only do regular wash and never bother with the wheels)

brand new cd2 with less then 200km.
On rainy day, doing around 100km/h @ highway, apply moderate brake as a "professional auntie" in front jam brake. I'm very sure I cant really feel grip from rear wheel. With cc5 the confidence is there, now on these cd2.. ish I kinda bola kecut when I travel north or KT via karak.

well for wheels, i don't really car, in fact i lost interest in detailing my car.. black car really annoying .. maximum 3 days kilat kilat after that look like shit liou.

eh bro, tolong see see ya brake pad, I would like to know the thickness of new pads.

thank you.

This post has been edited by nicotine: Feb 7 2014, 06:09 PM

wet grip was never Yokohama's strong point, dry should be no problem at all.
still, i only facing aquaplaning when the tires are so worn having barely few mm away from TWI lol

still controllable though yes like you said, lacking feel of grip already especially on rear. however as i'm kinda used to the fishtail happy nature of the iswara, it didn't really surprise me. if it's an issue to me i guess i can drive slower in heavy down pours/minor floods

all that said, the latest ad08r surprised me a ton with it's wet grip

lol i also black car ma... ok geh if you have good products
my car still kilat kilat after a week lol.

which brake pad (front/rear?) you want me to check? maybe when i drop by workshop can inspect a bit lo

=edit=
could take a while since i don't particularly have anything to do/check? LOL

or maybe i get my car jack and just remove the wheels and see i can measure the thickness myself or not lol

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Feb 7 2014, 06:16 PM

I use meguirs stuff.. wax, clay, polish and some mocktail made from meg suff, ulti luquid wax, carnauba spray on and ultimate spray on. last probably 2 car wash then beading effect diminish liou.

oh no need take it out, you can roughly measure it, you should be able to see the pad thickness without taking out ya wheels.

atm i also using meguiar's ultimate liquid wax and ultimate quik wax as topper ma XD
tak kilat meh lol

ok much better if that's the case, but how i stick my ruler/measurement tape it oh? i agak agak very bad lol. maybe i try take picture show you would that do?

get the mechanic nearby to come over and change the battery.. fixed

battery can only last bout 2 years ... hmm

Yoko Ac02/Cd2 is what I used on my Waja; not as good as Bridgestone AR10 but con9lan7high9firm better than NCT5 that handle like snake after 50% tread....

However, I just bought GY Fuelmax 195/55/15 RM140 for my Wira; yet to install

This post has been edited by MEXTEMAN: Feb 7 2014, 06:34 PM

wet grip ok for you mou? so far so good la belum crash my iswara (again lol)
*touch wood*

Soli; I drive my Waja like go-cart ! so what do you think ? but the tread won't last the most 40K kao tim ...now have to drive like auntie..hehe

This post has been edited by MEXTEMAN: Feb 7 2014, 06:38 PM

tak kilat bro, not as kilat as myvi ebony black, or solid black. tranquility black had too much metallic speck on it, black gloss not as deep as those solid black macam toyoda or honda mia or mybi black.

gua tested the same meg stuff on my bini and sis ebony black myvi's (3 year and 5 year), my lala kalah 9 street.

for the pad agak agak can liou.

CD2 right?

hmm a lot of people also say the treadwear is shit (soft compound ma)
but mine memang using more than 40k km jor... but i don't drive like go-kart la

slow driving in traffic jam mostly.

OH that sohai metallic shit lol.
my solution is poorboy's blackhole. made the car more black and covered up some of the metallic shimmering which hindered the black gloss.

maybe can let you try a bit someday. the megs applicator pad that i used, now become black ish liao cuz of the dark colored surfactants/fillers

i was already hunting for good fillter/glaze prior to even having the black lala because saw comments from a lot of people regarding proton's tranquility black

=edit=
this:
http://www.poorboysworld.com/blackhole.htm
http://www.autogeek.net/poorboys-black-hole-show-glaze.html


This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Feb 7 2014, 06:48 PM

I think no matter what you do /use also useless for tranquility black due to the excessive metallic speck, filler only fill up minor swirl mark to enhance the slickness and glossiness but not the deepness in fact meg polish or liquid wax could act as an filler.

To get deep gloss, I believe the only answer is solid black. U try look at those solid black fake lala, honda, toyoda or merz, those black look so darn deep and mesmerizing hehehe

This post has been edited by nicotine: Feb 7 2014, 07:13 PM

whenever u change something new, sure better la..just like tyres.

sometimes the bite is less if ur tyres are rubbish, it is too subjective. im commenting on a consumer point of view, good grip with very minimal brake dust.