If the car came with spoiler by itself id say keep it as it is. Aero stuff can be tricky so dont go overboard, too much downforce and you start losing out on fuel economy. Keep with stock looking stuff.

Also about mods, careful not to cut into stuff even if they claim as PnP because proton might use it as an excuse to deny your warranty claim(s) if any.

iRiz, Persona family suffers from rusty radiator resulting in overheating (because workshops add tap / mineral water) so inspect, if not too bad can flush coolant and change every 40k kms or 2 years (use premix for peace of mind since no need to mess around with ratio and just use coolant).
Coolant is a vastly overlooked item and if left unchecked for too long will potentially eat into gaskets resulting in an expensive head gasket failure.

Next would be the window motors / regulators leading to failure to roll up the window(s).
Solution: clean window channels, spray silicon lubricant from time to time to ensure smooth operation.

If youre into safety, the Premium came with 6 airbags compared to lower spec iRiz

About the GB, its not your conventional 4AT so youd have to tune your driving slightly, release brake then let it move baru tekan minyak. The newer gen CVT is to me improved and more refined. Some backstory here is that Proton knew of such issues, asked Punch (CVT manufacturer) for help to tune but they didnt bother because well Economics of scale, Proton is a small player. This changed when Geely asked Punch to assist thus the refinement.

With most or all 2nd hand cars, do go in for major service especially if you do not know its service history. Timing belt, water pump (since its next to it je, would save some money to do together), EO, CVT Fluid, CVT filter, oil filter, cabin and engine filter, spark plugs, plug coils (be prepared for them to break if they are old so be on standby and its cheaper to buy online than to go hunting if you discover its broken during change), brake fluid, alignment balancing.

MT owner here who picked one up where the previous owner changed the pump. I think what many people miss out on is brake fluid bleeding / flushing as the fluid is shared with brakes and clutch pump. The bigger one that most miss is doing the same for clutch, did mine and it was dirty.

You can search iRiz restoration on youtube if youd like to see the video.

Might i ask which year iRiz youre considering?

That's cool, mind sending me a message?
I'd like to connect with more iRiz MT owners.

For gear shifting, id suggest changing the manual transmission fluid (please only use Protons GL4) avoid GL5 at all costs.

As for the fluids, if they were last changed about 2 years ago please go for another change.

Here's a general guide https://youtu.be/4jb_RQk0b-Y

Ps: don't forget to do clutch bleeding if you intend to bleed your brakes do it at the same time but not many workshops know of this, some owners don't even know and Proton' owner's manual doesn't state anything.

This post has been edited by Vsmh: Jan 23 2025, 11:07 AM

Can fit but you'll need an adapter housing. (It would very slightly block the middle ac vents). They are cheaper than the flimsy and easily broken original housing that's also not cheap.

As for testing you'll need to download fake device test to check.
Common eg: android version >9 but in fact is only 9
Low ram device become higher RAM device.
Proper sellers will not have an issue letting you check.

There are more powerful chips out there so perhaps you can try looking around or doing some research such as on the Facebook group called car android player community Malaysia.
Newer, higher end ones will of course cost more. If you're able to diy you can probably save a about 80-150 bucks.

May I ask what happened to your HU? I'd like to use it if it's still in working condition for my rear sensors to regain functionality je

This post has been edited by Vsmh: Feb 12 2025, 04:31 PM

Vlt = visible light transmission
Higher means more light, lessor means less light getting in.

Definitely front portion because front windscreen requires 70% VLT, driver and front passenger requires 50%

Can forget about the rear because 0% is legal and acceptable.
I think the rear windscreen at 0% is slightly silly and poses a slight risk of being rear ended because people can't see if the cars in front has started braking.

From time to time the roadblocks will be accompanied by their meter, probably won't happen often but why risk it?

Also the meters at the shop, imo can differ so I wouldn't put too much/absolute faith in them.

If you're using a 1st Gen iRiz which came with projector (it looks like a fish eye) headlights you may consider using LED bulbs that are slightly yellowish at around 3800k / 4300k anything higher will be whitefish blue which won't do well in fog and may attract unwanted attention from the authorities.

If your headlights are reflector headlights (they look like mini mirrors) just stay with halogen bulbs from Osram / Philips / Bosch. Brighter versions exist such as the Osram night breaker series but longevity will be slightly lower

Also if your headlights have yellowed get them polished and reprotected (please never tint them unless you want micro cracks)

This post has been edited by Vsmh: Feb 16 2025, 07:48 PM