2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[Mschumacher]

just had the Carens for 30T km service at Kia Pasay....paid about Php4.8K. that's with Change oil + 2 liters of oil for flushing (my own thing...haha) , oil filter, Air-filter (grabe mahal ang singil Php700), then just normal service....
parang nama-mahalan ako...

anyway, halos wala naman pinag-bago...maayos pa din naman ang hatak.

questions:
1) Rain Gutter: they charge Php1.8K. for the black opaque one.... i didn't get it because i think i'd like the transparent one. has anybody experience with both. doesn't it obstruct your view with the opaque one?

2) Rear Spoiler: they'r asking for Php10.5K, ang mahal. has anyone confirmed lately or bought lately with a more palatable price of around Php5-7K?

There is no problem with regards to the color of the rain gutter. I had mine since the day I bought my unit. It wont be obstrusting a thing. You will get used to it naman e.

Sa rear spoiler go wheels E rodriguez they are selling it around 6k only. GO to their accessories section on the hyundai section. Paint and installation included in the price na din.

[valskie01]

just had the Carens for 30T km service at Kia Pasay....paid about Php4.8K. that's with Change oil + 2 liters of oil for flushing (my own thing...haha) , oil filter, Air-filter (grabe mahal ang singil Php700), then just normal service....
parang nama-mahalan ako...

anyway, halos wala naman pinag-bago...maayos pa din naman ang hatak.

questions:
1) Rain Gutter: they charge Php1.8K. for the black opaque one.... i didn't get it because i think i'd like the transparent one. has anybody experience with both. doesn't it obstruct your view with the opaque one?

2) Rear Spoiler: they'r asking for Php10.5K, ang mahal. has anyone confirmed lately or bought lately with a more palatable price of around Php5-7K?

with regards sa mga air filter and aircon filter ako mismo ang nagpapalit. di ko ito isinasama sa pms. mura lang kasi sa goodyear auto parts. 350 lang ang original air filter and 550 naman ang original aircon filter.

sa goldcars banawe naman ako bumili ng rear spoiler at 6.3k.

[SalManila]

with regards sa mga air filter and aircon filter ako mismo ang nagpapalit. di ko ito isinasama sa pms. mura lang kasi sa goodyear auto parts. 350 lang ang original air filter and 550 naman ang original aircon filter.

sa goldcars banawe naman ako bumili ng rear spoiler at 6.3k.

Valskie, saan yung goodyear autoparts? dun na lang ako bibili ng air filters.

[valskie01]

Valskie, saan yung goodgear autoparts? dun na lang ako bibili ng air filters.

goodgear vehicle parts-2682 taft ave. pasay city
tel. no. 833-8382, 834-0954

[Mschumacher]

Guys here are some of my mods.
MOMO Steering wheel and adapter



My Shoes and Spoiler

[marga25ph]

nice modification magkano n inabot????

[parakitoJDM]

ser Mschumacher, bad-ass mods. haha. pati ser foot pedals may nilagay kang blingbling.... ako sinawap ko lang yung rubber pads dahil medyo mas pudpod na yung sa clutch ko.... sana makabili din ako nung spoiler.... btw, nasa Manila ako ng Oct2-6 ala bang EB ang Carens owners? hehe

[Mschumacher]

well sir if you want pag dating mo dito manila mag arrange tayo ng meet up nila marga. Most probably sas metrowalk na lang. Just inform me na lang kung andito ka na. what are you going to do here in manila nga pala.

[Mschumacher]

nice modification magkano n inabot????

Hahaha ayoko nang isipin. malaki na gastos jan. Pinakamadugo ang shoes alam mo na.

[parakitoJDM]

well sir if you want pag dating mo dito manila mag arrange tayo ng meet up nila marga. Most probably sas metrowalk na lang. Just inform me na lang kung andito ka na. what are you going to do here in manila nga pala.

ser magba-bakasyon. eto nga pala yung Globe cel# ko 0927 870 9680, ok MetroWalk sounds fine. medyo di naman gaanong malayo din sa akin...ano kaya preferred day and time ng mga iba?
ako naman Oct. 2 ng hapon around 3:00PM onwards puede na...

[Mschumacher]

Sir will try and setup an eb na lang sa oct. 02. around 5 onwards sa metrowalk na lang para sabay dinner na rin dun.

[Revenant]

[QUOTE=Mschumacher;1321867]Guys here are some of my mods.

My Shoes and Spoiler


Ganda a. Ano yung size ng tires & rims na ginamit mo?

[Mschumacher]

[quote=Revenant;1322775]

Guys here are some of my mods.

My Shoes and Spoiler


Ganda a. Ano yung size ng tires & rims na ginamit mo?

Sir 18" rims with 245/40 series tires. thanks

[vinrem]

Sir shumi, di ba matagtag ang 18"? i still havent change the shoes of my carens, im planning 17" with 45 series tires, kaso baka mag iba ang ride quality ng carens ko. Kaya till now i dont know kng anong size ang bibilhin ko, ano sa palagay nyo guys? if kayo ako, 15", 16" or 18"?

[parakitoJDM]

Sir shumi, di ba matagtag ang 18"? i still havent change the shoes of my carens, im planning 17" with 45 series tires, kaso baka mag iba ang ride quality ng carens ko. Kaya till now i dont know kng anong size ang bibilhin ko, ano sa palagay nyo guys? if kayo ako, 15", 16" or 18"?

ser vinrem, uwi ka ba sa October holiday?
if yes at kung nasa Maynila ka. kita kits.

BTW alam natin na ang standard sizes ng Carens natin ay
(205/65 R15) for LX and for (205/60 R16) EX at yung sa North America with the V6 engine has the (225/50 R17) . So if u go by that size that should be safe... no need to go 45series for R17 unless u go for 235 or 245 section width...

sa ngayon ang gulong ko ay (225/55 R17), yes one size bigger. i think for my next tire change (might be soon, parang madaling mapudpod ang Dunlop eh, hehe) siguro ay (215/55 R17).
ang reason ko ay... 215 para slightly wider, just one size wider than stock....at the 55 series para to maintain exact same wheel diameter and ride height....

[vinrem]

ser vinrem, uwi ka ba sa October holiday?
if yes at kung nasa Maynila ka. kita kits.

BTW alam natin na ang standard sizes ng Carens natin ay
(205/65 R15) for LX and for (205/60 R16) EX at yung sa North America with the V6 engine has the (225/50 R17) . So if u go by that size that should be safe... no need to go 45series for R17 unless u go for 235 or 245 section width...

sa ngayon ang gulong ko ay (225/55 R17), yes one size bigger. i think for my next tire change (might be soon, parang madaling mapudpod ang Dunlop eh, hehe) siguro ay (215/55 R17).
ang reason ko ay... 215 para slightly wider, just one size wider than stock....at the 55 series para to maintain exact same wheel diameter and ride height....

Thanks sir, hirap maghanap kasi ng 16", mas gusto ko sana ng 16" para in between lng ng 15" and 17" kaso yung available lng lagi ay 15" and 17", i will check sa isang shop sa shanghai that i saw, daming alloy wheels na binibenta, pag may nagustuhan ako baka dito lng ako bibili then shipped it to pinas, pag wala....sa pinas na lng ako bibili, problem kasi sa bacolod, konti lng ang pagpipilian eh.

BTW, sa december pa ako uuwi, sana nga para maka-attend ako ng eb natin sa october

[Mschumacher]

ser vinrem, uwi ka ba sa October holiday?
if yes at kung nasa Maynila ka. kita kits.

BTW alam natin na ang standard sizes ng Carens natin ay
(205/65 R15) for LX and for (205/60 R16) EX at yung sa North America with the V6 engine has the (225/50 R17) . So if u go by that size that should be safe... no need to go 45series for R17 unless u go for 235 or 245 section width...

sa ngayon ang gulong ko ay (225/55 R17), yes one size bigger. i think for my next tire change (might be soon, parang madaling mapudpod ang Dunlop eh, hehe) siguro ay (215/55 R17).
ang reason ko ay... 215 para slightly wider, just one size wider than stock....at the 55 series para to maintain exact same wheel diameter and ride height....

Mga sir mejo matigas ang feeling ko e. kasi nga sa sobrang wide niya siguro. ang balak ko kasi before talaga e 225 50 18 yata e. kaya lang may konting sayad e so nagdecide ako na 245 40 na lang. SIr parakito pag nagpalit ka ng 215 55 e mas bababa ka ng konti compare to 225 55 mo. the reason is ang computation niyan e 55 percent of 225 against 55 percent of 215. kaya baba konti yan height. Kaya pansin niyo wheel ko kahit na 40 series yan mejo makapal pa din dahil sa 245 ang lapad niya e. kaya lang ang ingay sa road. sir parakito try mo ang runway tires. It's made in china but has a very good quality. mas mura pa siya sa dunlop. yun lang mas maingay siya due to its thread design.

[parakitoJDM]

Mga sir mejo matigas ang feeling ko e. kasi nga sa sobrang wide niya siguro. ang balak ko kasi before talaga e 225 50 18 yata e. kaya lang may konting sayad e so nagdecide ako na 245 40 na lang. SIr parakito pag nagpalit ka ng 215 55 e mas bababa ka ng konti compare to 225 55 mo. the reason is ang computation niyan e 55 percent of 225 against 55 percent of 215. kaya baba konti yan height. Kaya pansin niyo wheel ko kahit na 40 series yan mejo makapal pa din dahil sa 245 ang lapad niya e. kaya lang ang ingay sa road. sir parakito try mo ang runway tires. It's made in china but has a very good quality. mas mura pa siya sa dunlop. yun lang mas maingay siya due to its thread design.

oo ser, 11mm's to be exact (whole tire diameter) and 5.5mm in ride height. i can live with that. haha. oo mas matigas talaga ang ride...maybe we can switch turns in trying the other's ride and see the difference.

[Mschumacher]

oo ser, 11mm's to be exact (whole tire diameter) and 5.5mm in ride height. i can live with that. haha. oo mas matigas talaga ang ride...maybe we can switch turns in trying the other's ride and see the difference.

Hahah sobra tigas ng ride ko compared to stock. It's due to my tire size and siguro sa brand ng goma ko din. mejo makunat kasi e. Well tried and tested ko na kasi itong brand na ito e. I'm over satisfied with it. Imagine nalubak ko siya nayupi ang rim pero the tire itself walang damage. ang ayaw ko lang sa ngayon mejo nanginginig ang steering ko pag high speed na ako e. unlike before sa stock kahit 200 takbo ko its still stable.

Maybe pag napudpud na ito palitan ko ng 225 50 18 para mas mataas ang ride at mas tahimik na.

[parakitoJDM]

Hahah sobra tigas ng ride ko compared to stock. It's due to my tire size and siguro sa brand ng goma ko din. mejo makunat kasi e. Well tried and tested ko na kasi itong brand na ito e. I'm over satisfied with it. Imagine nalubak ko siya nayupi ang rim pero the tire itself walang damage. ang ayaw ko lang sa ngayon mejo nanginginig ang steering ko pag high speed na ako e. unlike before sa stock kahit 200 takbo ko its still stable.

Maybe pag napudpud na ito palitan ko ng 225 50 18 para mas mataas ang ride at mas tahimik na.

ser Mschumacher, sa akin naman medyo binabaan ko ng konti yung tire pressure para lumambot yung ride... about 1 or 2 psi lang. pero ang maganda naman dun sa Dunlop, parang tahimik sya....halos suspension noises lang ang maririnig mo....

oo pareho tayo nanginginig ang manibela.... about a month ago pina balance ko sya sa BridgeStone the d Fort...... Php700+ ba naman singil! grabe. anyway, di sya totally nawala...

sa tingin ko sa ride ang problema eh.... ganito kasi ang observation ko sa kanya....

** steering wheel vibration: sometimes happens on speeds of 100kph and above...
** sometimes, meaning it only occurs on some types of road surfaces...not all the time i hit 100kph.

** what's strange is, if i go faster than 100kph... nawawala tuloy sya. hehe strange dba?

so i think suspension is not heavy duty enough to handle big fat tires???