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Post by fit on Oct 18, 2009 12:47:06 GMT 8
Wow! Thats a lot of stops.. Look really tight for a 7 day trip. I believe your mileage is one of the highest around haha!
Great, if the frameless wipers work that good, I will change to that then. The Monsoon has come so expect a lot of rain driving, Where you bought the wipers and how much?
For the lights are the bulbs those branded ones like philips/osram or some chapalang brand?
So you did manage to find the GoodYear uncle shop i suppose?
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Post by lostheaven on Oct 18, 2009 14:16:28 GMT 8
LoL.. current mileage displayed is 40,000+ km .. i bought cheap no brand frame-less wipers at RM19.90 each from Jusco Tebrau City .. maybe u should see it during the meetup first before buying..
For the foglights.. my previous one was Osram nightbreaker.. both of them blown.. totally black.. so this time i changed to a cheaper type.. but it cost me RM80 .. but its ok cause foglight need to take out the bumper so more ex but less trouble for me.
I went to the goodyear uncle shop.. was told they are closed for the day (i reached at 6pm) .. the uncle told me to head down the street,i drove till i saw a workshop with a perodua banner .. quoted me $15 for alignment and $15 for wheel rotation.. $5 for the tyre repair
This year's trip might be the most stressful test for my little minz.. its going to scale 2 high altitude areas (genting and cameron) and also the highway slops of ipoh(again) .. wish me luck ><
Update: My foglight spoilt again.. i guess its a electrical problem.. was driving when i notice my foglights aint on anymore
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Post by lostheaven on Oct 23, 2009 0:57:04 GMT 8
Today my left sliding door broke down again.. cant be open from the outside... so totally my left side of the car is now practically handicapped...
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Post by lostheaven on Nov 11, 2009 20:09:18 GMT 8
Any updates?
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Post by fit on Nov 11, 2009 23:39:10 GMT 8
Its on the way... Was told in 2 wks time or so..
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Post by lostheaven on Nov 12, 2009 22:42:58 GMT 8
My LED bulbs from china arrived today! Less than 2 weeks somemore.. then i found out that the bulbs are too big and cant fit into the running light hole... had to use them as interior lighting instead...
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Post by fit on Nov 29, 2009 12:58:03 GMT 8
Derrick, check your mail..
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Post by lostheaven on Dec 1, 2009 0:12:14 GMT 8
Thanks bro fit for helping me out yesterday, really embarrass about taking up so much of your time and end up without any results. Gonna head down to Hafei tomorrow to retify the problem.. and btw.. need recommendation for VS to be installed .
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Post by fit on Dec 1, 2009 22:56:46 GMT 8
not a problem bro.. glad to be of help.. I am dissapointed that it didn't work.
Do keep us updated on the outcome of changing the other coil..
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Post by lostheaven on Dec 2, 2009 0:19:35 GMT 8
Just went to my friend's place to try DIY.. the coil really cant fit in.. BUT .. i used the new coil's top and recycle the bottom of the other coil and abit of black tape magic.. Everything is FIXED! no more jerks at all! Now to protect it all over... so need recommendation for VS to protect this setup from melting again
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Post by fit on Dec 2, 2009 10:20:48 GMT 8
Finally! Its solved! Hopefully I don't get this problem. Its an expensive one..
For VS, I went McWell since they have discounts on Pivot brand VS. Furthermore they are the official distributors so won't get conned by fake products.
I got the Pivot Raizin Blue VS. It comes with 5 grounding wires for $105 if not wrong. You can also opt for without the wires for $80 and get thicker grounding cables of other brands.
I also bought the Pivot Spark Earth. Wanted to get ignition Earth too but was on a budget haha..
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Post by searth63 on Dec 2, 2009 17:05:16 GMT 8
Today my left sliding door broke down again.. cant be open from the outside... so totally my left side of the car is now practically handicapped",... ... howdid you fix his problem ? WHERE TO FIX ? COSTS ? ThANKS
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Post by sparhawk8822 on Dec 2, 2009 18:14:31 GMT 8
Fit,
Any improvement after installing the Raizin VS?
Mel
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Post by lostheaven on Dec 2, 2009 21:49:48 GMT 8
Searth: Wow.. not as bad as mine the previous time.. my whole left side.. sliding and front door were spoilt.. no choice but to go back to hafei .. but bargain it a very reasonable price fit: Yea, want to ask the same thing as melvin. Ok.. not 100% jerk free now though.. but can say a very very big fix compared to before .. thanks bro for getting the parts needed .. treat u kopi next time
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Post by fit on Dec 3, 2009 10:44:38 GMT 8
Good to go for your trip then! I wonder what else could be the culprit. Perhaps clean all the connectors and springs with contact cleaner?
Honestly using a tiny coil spring to transfer high voltage to the spark plug is so inadequate for the job. I would expect at least proper connectors and heavy duty wires to replace the springs.
Regarding the VS, the very first time i installed it it did have an effect. The car was smoother overall and it felt less laboured going up benjamin sheares. My passenger also agreed. Perhaps it was just a placebo effect..
But the next start the car was back to its previous self again. So honestly, didn't feel any changes or effect after installing haha...
But good to know the electrical system is at its best.
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