glad to know that there is a favorable response to your complain.

do update us on the outcome!

keeping the thread active by sharing my cousin's ride



those light reflections on the body really :hhhhgggghhnnnnnn:

.... and those thicker tires does ride a little bit softer compared to the 18"s

congrats buddy.

by the way, as a rule of thumb, better be conservative about the revs until it engine breaches 1000km or after its first inspection.

better to drive extremely cautious if you have a passenger with you (especially more so when your family is with you). if you like the thrill of entering a corner fast then i'd advise you to switch those BluEarth tires off first, they aren't the best when it comes to grip.

in terms of "bumpiness", i feel like it's the same and that cannot be helped since the rear is on torsion beam after all however you do feel a little bit more of the road on the 18"s when you pass through undulations but not to the extend of being uncomfortable unless you're on a very poor stretch of road or on a very very uneven road for a prolonged period of time.

the difference is only significant if you multiply it but otherwise it is negligible however if you are on 18"s and going to 16"s then you'll notice the difference

the 1.5 is very capable in providing an exhilarating drive up to genting!

manufacturer's warranty works in a very perverted manner here in Malaysia meaning to say if your engine fails and they discovered that you change your tires size from 16"s to 18"s while leaving all else untouched, your warranty is voided.

so yes, tapping into the fusebox for power voids the warranty.

just use the 12V socket to power up your dashcam.

i was informed that Mazda's circuitry is unlike the other Japanese makes - you cannot just simply tap power directly from the fusebox to power up your accessory else you'll have CANBUS error or some other error message popping up here and there.

this explains why the JDM illuminated scuff plates for the Mazda uses an individual battery pack and not like the conventional wired ones.

the Mz3 BP is still very new here in Malaysia and many accessory shops still have not the opportunity to meddle with it to know enough how to do what needs to be done in order to install after market accessories and with the new circuitry board, i'd stay away from them for at least until the facelifted version is out.

not sure if your SA told you but did he/she advised you to send your car to either the Petaling Jaya (Federal Highway) or Glenmarie branch for the routine service?

I remember coming across something from 70Mai that has a rear camera, the rear camera doesn't need any independent power supply, it draws power from the front dashcam. Can't seem to find it on google at the moment - perhaps maybe because the site i went in (accidentally) was in Chinese.

as for the FWS Skytint, don't need to wait for 2-3 weeks, you can change it immediately cause it is almost as good as having nothing in between.

for the sides however, i left mine stock because with the small windows and dark roof lining, preventing any further light from entering the cabin is going to be uncomfortable (for me, at least) and i feel that its TSER is acceptable.

if you need to re-tint your rear windows then remember to NOT REMOVE the original Skytint because there is a very high chance that the deminster lines will be removed together, damaging the entire module. just paste the additional tint on top of the original Skytint.

i got mine tinted for RM500 with so-called "10 years warranty"

reasonableness would depend on the type and brand of the tint but i reckon it should not be more than RM600.00 just for the FWS.

if you don't need to use the onboard screen then you can consider the regular 70mai. it's sleeker and cheaper. there's an app for you to download to gain access to clips saved/recorded.

pretty convenient stuff.

300km and you'll be heading over to the SC for the 1k inspection o_O?

to be honest, all reputable brand tints are good - just make sure that you get the ones with the highest IRR or highest TSER. try not to go for a tint which has a VLT of less than 50%.

if you want security tints then go for Llumar (but not recommended), Hamal has been making headlines recently for its "transition" effect (but i figured that's just gimmick), Raytech is mediocre but tainted by reviews of poor workmanship. 3M is well, 3M.

i got mine from the same place i got my coating, M-Pro. so far, I am very satisfied with its heat rejection and the workmanship is not bad. Applied by local chinese "sifu" instead of foreigners like some other centres here. The fact that they don't hard sell you other products give me a sense of assurance.

While "warranty" is important but don't buy into that too much because even if the shop gives you lifetime warranty, going back every 6 months to remove/reapply the tint due to poor workmanship sucks.

bear in mind though, any tint with a rating of above 75% IRR will prevent your SmartTag from working.

oh! was thinking where did you went after genting to accumulate such a distance in such a short period of time.

i was originally offered the coating + tinting package at RM3,400.00 but i ended up rejecting it - thinking that all i need was the coating because the car did "came" with Skytint and only to find out that the Skytint on the FWS is rubbish

so i bought them separately.

the coating costs me RM2,100.00 (5 years) and the FWS tint at RM500.00 (10 years).

the centre console protective plate just arrived



going to install it tomorrow morning to see how it looks!

yeah, the side panel's print seems a bit "washed out"

around RM75 from aliexpress + shipping.

interested? i bought an extra one for contingencies 😊

out of curiosity, i asked the SA whom i bought my car from. she hasn't heard of any determined shipments date yet. where did you heard your source from?

not yet.

wanted to do it last week but then halted last minute because suddenly the brushed metal cover feels a bit out of place. perhaps i will really wait until the entire panel is scratched to smithereens first before applying the cover

:haha: yeah, i know but when it comes to the time of applying the cover, i find it a bit waste to keep that beautifully designed and placed super highly scratch-able piano black gloss trim hidden under a thin aluminium sheet.

so unsatisfying

this is a normal occurrence across the board - purchasing a 2019 manufactured car in 2020. it's slightly cheaper because you are taking the first depreciation hit without actually owning the car but I have to admit, Mazda's discounts in this respect isn't as drastic as other mainstream brands like, Honda for example.

i remember i got close to RM8,000.00 off when i purchased my Accord in July 2016 (that was manufactured in January 2016), just 2 months before the facelifted model was launched.

super bargain.

my cousin's 1.5L returned about 11.4km/l but he is quite a light footer but it will never go below 8.5km/l unless you literally floored the accelerator when you start the engine until the point of shutting it off.