Hi sifu, is it normal for fl city to have to close front bonet very hard? i have to open up for quite high position only can fully closed it. heart pain when hear to sound

tumpang this question too. i scared to press till kemek, so have to lift up 1.5 feet high and drop to close it. quite a loud bang...

many years back tried to press on kancil bonnet to close it but end up it became kemek was shocked by the freakin milo tin quality and subsequently observed pomen practice drop to close method all the time and i then understand why they do that. haha

I got a stupid question but cant help thinking about it.

Do you think Osram Night Breaker Laser Next Generation H11 halogen bulb (for low beam) is much brighter than non-v spec stock head lamp halogen bulb?

take into consideration of my car is just 2 mths old...will this Osram NBL beats stock bulb of my car?

I do wonder, how do FL Vspec owners get thru heavy rainy nights with their all LED lights?

the external dirty air, say exhaust fume from vehicle in front, if they somehow creeps inside cabin of our car, its not due to faulty cabin filter isnt it?

the outside air creeps in somehow and become more obvious when car ages...is it due to aged rubber lining of doors?

Found this halogen bulb comparison chart that surprise me, newer Night Breaker Laser Next Generation is not as good as the older Night Breaker Unlimited
And the NBU is much cheaper than the newer Laser Next Gen. Surprise surprise...

In my previous cars, I asked aircond pomen to permanently closed/locked it when servicing aircond, since i dont use external circulation mode. But it just dont seems to completely block external air coming in (not my own exhaust fume, but the exhaust fume from cars in front of me). Still can smell diesel fume from lorry/pickup in front.... This is hardly noticeable when car is new.

The aircond pomen told me by default got other holes/places apart from the aircond flap, thats how water can seeps inside car easily when submerged in water .... but its not logical as this dont happen when car is new if the hole is there since day 1.
I wonder will this happen when City aged...

any reason why manufacture want to make it so difficult to close the bonnet? my previous car kancil, exora, axia all dont hv to close for so hard force.

Rain X eh? I heard good and bad reviews about it and the bad ones are really quite bad that it made me hesitant to try it. I got try some other product on my previous car and it made my windscreen cloudy, making vision out that glass even worse.

where and how much did you buy the PIAA silicone wiper?

any idea what is the size of the stock wiper?

I see. I don't have the luxury of covered carpark neither at work or at home (sometimes) so this frequency to reapply would probably be more often for my case. Hahaha! Not really have the time to spend on properly doing it. I heard this may be one of the cause of problems faced by users.

Anyone using sports pedal? Can recommend those that no need drill holes and screw in type one. Just plug and play.
Any good OBD2 to recommend as well? That doesnt mess up with the car system.

I can't remember when was the last time i used the wiper water. Hahaha!

But thanks for the tip! I might try traditional application method if the reapply is not too frequent. Oh, but I ady got myself a pair of Michelin rubber wipers (I had a good deal for them last Dec), so I guess Rain X is out then. Hahaha!

PS. Left foot braking?    Not even Tofu Takumi is that daring. Haha!

For those considering locktech and worry it obstruct your leg. Here is my usual braking position. There is still a lot of room. I seldom use it though. Only used it 3 times since installed 1.5 months ago.

My shoe size is US9.5

Yup. Same here. Thank you Colin McRae 2.0

no chemical smell, odorless. will not move because its perfect fit wont collect dirt/dust like coil mat, so when enough dirt presents got to clean it lor...cant keep delaying it like coil mat

coil mat can stitch velcro strap at its edge, it will then hold its position nicely. Sh@rty5's father did a set of thick coil mat with velcro strap + kick plate for me ard 2012 and it lasted till today...of course the driver side wear off a fair bit la...but its thick and comfy to step on, just that it also superb in collecting dirt/dust/ all kind of things in it and make me sweat for cleaning all of them.

My left leg used to full depress on clutch from driving manual car. Sometimes half press in first gear when the car in front stop on slope, eg getting out of basement parking. Find it hard to adjust the pressure if I were to brake with left leg. Wonder how you get used to apply slight brake with left leg.

Practice practice practice.
Actually I'm surprised that you don't have a finer modulation of your left foot since using the clutch will require you to find the bite point during launch unless you're saying you just dump the clutch when you shift gears or at launch?

to tell the truth
even the V-spec stock speakers (that's include the tweeters) are sai (hokkien)

My coil mat has spikes under it so it helps to grip onto the standard carpet. Mine doesn't move so easily even when I take it out.

Forget to close when getting out of car. My left knee hit it and the right hinge is dislocated. Can sifu guide me how to put it back?

how can i continue listen to radio after engine turn off, beside repress the start engine button.

Heyyyyy guyyyysss

Question nid sifu here to help..
My City recently jerking when slow moving at around 30-40 km/h and during highway with consistent 80-90km/h.. Tot it was battery problem but after replacing it today the problem still there... Anyone here face similar issue ?

Tried search on google but there's no accurate answer... it say may be gearbox... air filter and many other factors... Can any sifu help help here ?

Err. Its not a design error if you forget to close it and thus hit it. I put my sunglasses there and nearly everyday since I got the car, I have been using it and haven't yet hit the drawer.

More to human error. If you forgot to close it, that's owner error. I do the same mistake too. 

You're talking about poka yoke. Those you mentioned are safety critical and which they designed it to be intrusive which you can't ignore, much like seat belt reminder chimes. Many owners find them annoying and thus use those seat belt fake clips.
You said it yourself: seat belt reminders. Why not call it seatbelt enforces because apparently, nobody is supposed to forget anything when it comes to cars. You will never forget to wear your seat belt, would you? Those who don't wear seat belts must be doing it on purpose, right?

Drawers and such are user interaction items which are designed to be stored hidden but always within easy reach of the users. If your hands can reach for it, definitely your legs can inadvertently "interact" with it.
Your hand can easily reach the aircon vent adjuster. Does it mean your legs can inadvertently interact with it?

Sure it can be designed "better" to make sure only your hands can touch it but this would be highly utilitarian. Everything would have been placed up and in front of you and the design would look dreadfully boring. If you ever seen a light aircraft dashboard, you will know what I mean, everything is within eyesight and ease of pilot reach but nothing else.
Does it have to be in a position to let your knee bump into it if you don't close it, whether by choice or due to forgetfulness?
Is City the only car with coin/card storage? You might not have driven cars that don't have this kind of trap, so you think it's acceptable but hey, there are other cars with such utility and they don't threaten to break your knee cap if you leave the cover open.

Its difficult for designers to consider human mistakes in everything because human mistakes vary so much.
Is it difficult to imagine users might leave the cover open, just like they might leave their car doors ajar? This is basic design concept - to cater for the most common what-if's. So, it's an engineering defect.

If they designed a drawer that chimes after 2 seconds (because some might hit it after 3), then are you going to use tape to cover the sensor and bypass it?
Do you bypass your seat-belt reminder?

Would such scenario help to prevent your forgetfulness when the sensor no longer functions?
Will you continue driving with no intention to have your car checked if the VSA and ABS no longer function?

If they can design a self closing drawer to prevent the leg from hitting it, then some will complain of hands and finger got caught when it closes. What then? Does all the drawers need to have anti-pinch function? How much would you be willing to pay for cars with such self-closing & anti-pinch features then?
Why would they design a self-closing drawer if they can't even design a proper manual closing drawer that does not harm drivers?

Also take note, City is sold in Japan so it is designed with that market in mind. If they think the average Japanese will have problems with it, they wouldn't put these features into the final car.
How do you know the Japanese people have not had problem with the open cover?

light on buzzer really useful. happen to my family member who sometimes forgot that position light is still on after they get down from car.