How much is for change of starter? Buy shopee any good? My mechanic is under the tree type of mechanic, guy much prefer if I buy part before sending the car.

how long it lasts so far? scared use not original part will become faulty just in short time end up spend more.

i for sure now won't use non original tensioner.

NTN bearing available, should be good enough.

Change both sides. If one is faulty, the other side is bound to be faulty soon.

Say, if I were to buy new car, is there other car that have the same feeling as this persona? I mean, I like the persona because the driver seat is feels really good for my back and the handling feels tight.

Guys, old car new problem.

Hear metallic grinding noise coming from the right front side when turning left more than 50km/h. It sounds like something is rotating and grinding. So that leaves to parts that rotates. CV joint/drive shaft looks ok, rubber boot intact.

I'm thinking something with the brakes. Any experience?

Turns out both front absorber is leaking. Last change probably like 4 years or 5. Any good brand recommendation? Last time it was the mechanic choose for me some japanese sounding brand. Not KYB.

Are the front struts interchangeable left and right? pretty sure i got 2x right here.

Alright, Im done buying car parts over shopee, simple left and right part somehow was wrong.

Does this part looks like made by TCA ? Bought this from trusted seller with physical shop, doesn't have any TCA branding. Googling the part number returns to bunch of other aftermarket like Denco and such.

I don't want to be a sucker.

TCA brand make mounting stuff. I had them for engine mounting in myvi and this persona previously. Usually comes with their plastic packaging. Just cant believe a manufacturer doesnt do any branding like this.

Returned them already.

A lot of the so called genuine proton part are not original. I decided that it is better to find an aftermarket part - one with respectable enough manufacturer to actually brand their product and stand by their name compared to some unknown manufacturer that sell their stuff by using others name. I guess the only way to tells it is original is by buying the ones that is priced right.

So to save the headache figuring out if I got a genuine proton or something else, buying an aftermarket is much easier - and cheaper by considerable amount.

Found out that there is actually some quality difference between cheapo no brand and original proton part, even for the small rubber part.

One side I use absorber link original proton. The other side bought "mitsubishi" brand super cheap on shopee. 1 year later, the cheap part was reduced to rubbery rot. Proton part is still looking good.

And don't get me started about the auto tensioner... tried all brands, cheap aftermarket, more expensive aftermarket, they all doesn't hold a candle to original proton.
The only tensioner worth buying is the one priced RM300+

Front absorber KYB silver: RM350 with shopee voucher
original proton absorber mounting: RM120 after voucher
labor cost: RM100 for both sides. quite shocking because it is a back breaking job, but the shop don't like to put high charges.
front and back alignment, including a single what I think front camber bolt RM180. (i'm a regular at this tire shop, guy like to charge RM40 for a single bolt, probably RM80 for both front/back alignment and RM30 for single camber adjustment)
Saw that the front headlights starting to have wiring issue with dim light, decided to change to LED with lower wattage but same brightness, change to philip ultinon, RM150 after voucher

Total: RM900

how is your weekend?

Havent tested, but it seems like it is on the stiffer side. Or it might just be the previous absorber was leaking and too soft. Tomorrow i drive to work we'll see how.

Yeah, its definitely a lot more stiff. I can feel road bumps hits harder. Cornering a lot more solid and somehow makes the driving less fun than before.

Find a good shop for balancing and alignment and stick with that shop is all I can say....
Some shop aim for faster service, I noticed they don't even bother to center the steering wheel. That was the last time I ever went there.

Hey you were right. Daun pisang was loose. Part of it even melted from the friction with the tire lmao. Quick fix with some plastic clipa solves the issue.

I didnt bother to check it before, only send to mechanic. Today sound happen when slowly turning left at, immediately saw the daun pisang was not in its place.

I fully recommend getting ceramic brake pads from AFI brake, their brand is Ceramate. Uses the same brake pad as gen2. Silent, no dust and consistent braking feel similar to original pads.

Dont waste your time with any metallic brake pads that causes a lot of dusts.