2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[bingski]

My apologies, ma'am bingski... honest mistake...

Nice work on the cargo liner, by the way! It really tempts me to cut the cargo liner to fit. :D

It's ok ;)

One tip if and when you decide to cut your liner. First, make a pattern using newspaper. What I did was, I pasted several pages of newspaper ensuring the the entire space was covered. This is a challenge since you have to make sure that you've covered the full space. Then trace the area that you want to cover. Trace the newspaper pattern on the liner. It' better if medyo lagpas yung pagka-trace mo instead of kulang mo because di mo na ma-fix kapag kulang yung pagka-cut mo. Cut the liner... When I did mine, kakaba-kaba ako hahahha. Just trim whatever yung makita mong excess.

Good luck !

[mqavila]

Sir mqavila, pa post naman ng pics ng interior lalo na yung dashboard, yung hu same ba sa mga lx???thanks

Ask and ye shall receive!




A close-up of the HU... sorry di ko na dust before taking a pic:

[mqavila]

Last batch of pics of the interior... sorry, since I had the cargo liner placed, tinamad na ako to pull up the 3rd row...


From the driver's seat:




From the 2nd row:




From the back with the 3rd row seats down:

[mqavila]

It's ok ;)

One tip if and when you decide to cut your liner. First, make a pattern using newspaper. What I did was, I pasted several pages of newspaper ensuring the the entire space was covered. This is a challenge since you have to make sure that you've covered the full space. Then trace the area that you want to cover. Trace the newspaper pattern on the liner. It' better if medyo lagpas yung pagka-trace mo instead of kulang mo because di mo na ma-fix kapag kulang yung pagka-cut mo. Cut the liner... When I did mine, kakaba-kaba ako hahahha. Just trim whatever yung makita mong excess.

Good luck !

Thanks for the helpful tip! I didn't even think of doing that! Hehehehe...

Tingnan nalang natin... I'll be loading some cargo this weekend so I won't cut the excess off just yet. After that, bahala na.

[mqavila]

Question po? Yun lahat ba ng EX beige yun kulay? or may grey din?

Thanks.

If I'm not mistaken, here is the color scheme:

If your Carens' exterior color is Volcanic Red, Light Almond Beige and Clear White, then your car's interior will have the black/beige color scheme.

But if your Carens' exterior color is Fine Silver, Black Cherry, Indigo Blue, Violet Iris or Aqua Blue, then your car's interior will have the black/grey color scheme.

My wife and I really chose the white exterior color to be able to get the black/beige interior color scheme. We personally love the beige interiors.

[yagbolz]

Ako I'm using a Petron. My observation is Petron has more power and economical. While Shell, my engine runs quieter but less power. Even Kia's oil is a petron so maybe they designed the engine for petron products... that's my speculation.

I'm using shell diesel as well, but how true is this na marumi ang diesel nila?.....i haven't tried petron. ayaw ko kasing magpalit palit. but if there is truth to this...mag iisip isip ako to switch to petron.

[jovill]

I also use Shell diesel.

I plan to have my car detailed to remove swirls. Ang hirap pala ng black ang bilis magka swirls. Anyone here who had their carens detailed already? How much?

TIA

[vinrem]

I also use Shell diesel.

I plan to have my car detailed to remove swirls. Ang hirap pala ng black ang bilis magka swirls. Anyone here who had their carens detailed already? How much?

TIA

Yeah, sinabi mo pa, yung sa akin grabe ng mga swirls din, di ko pa napa details yung sa akin, medyo hinihintay ko lang na medyo dumami pa ng konti tsaka ko i detail para maka save naman ng konti hehehehehe

[vinrem]

Sir mqavila, thanks sa mga pics!!! ganda ng HU mo ah, dont know kng maganda din ang sound nya hehehehehe

[vinrem]

I'm using shell diesel as well, but how true is this na marumi ang diesel nila?.....i haven't tried petron. ayaw ko kasing magpalit palit. but if there is truth to this...mag iisip isip ako to switch to petron.

Same here, if madumi ang shell baka balik na ako sa petron, when i got my carens sa casa, they fill it up with petron, then my father-in-law always use petron, when i went home last Jan, i switch to shell diesel kasi dati when we have a L300 i always use shell kasi ganda ng takbo ng makina, then i came across a forum this past few days (sorry i forgot anong forum yun) that said na madumi daw ang shell diesel compare to petron and caltex (dont know if its true).

[mqavila]

Same here, if madumi ang shell baka balik na ako sa petron, when i got my carens sa casa, they fill it up with petron, then my father-in-law always use petron, when i went home last Jan, i switch to shell diesel kasi dati when we have a L300 i always use shell kasi ganda ng takbo ng makina, then i came across a forum this past few days (sorry i forgot anong forum yun) that said na madumi daw ang shell diesel compare to petron and caltex (dont know if its true).

Unfortunately, I have no choice in this matter... my company issues Shell Fleetcards to us so I'm tied to Shell no matter what... I just hope that Shell diesel is clean enough...

The sounds of my HU are acceptable, I guess. Although, I'm not really such a sound enthusiast that I would be able to tell the difference.

[jovill]

Balak ko nga i-DIY na lang muna kasi konti lang naman ung swirls. Me nakagamit na ba ng swirl removers dito yung non abarasive lang? Based on your experience, nakakatanggal ba talaga ng swirls?

[magnusthegreat]

Unfortunately, I have no choice in this matter... my company issues Shell Fleetcards to us so I'm tied to Shell no matter what... I just hope that Shell diesel is clean enough...

The sounds of my HU are acceptable, I guess. Although, I'm not really such a sound enthusiast that I would be able to tell the difference.

Walang tweeters yong carens dito sa pinas. Me dalawang tweeters attach on the the doors sa ibang bansa, I don't know sa EX kung meron..mine is LX lang kasi.

Wala namang problem yong diesel ang Shell. I have been using it, and now my mileage is near 15k na. Depende naman yan sa Gas Station, pag di properly maintained yon kanila underground tank tiyak madumi. Iwasan nyong magpakarga pagnag-dispense yong delivery truck para sigurado kayo. MapaShell amn or petron or caltex.

[CRDIvgt]

I'm using shell diesel as well, but how true is this na marumi ang diesel nila?.....i haven't tried petron. ayaw ko kasing magpalit palit. but if there is truth to this...mag iisip isip ako to switch to petron.

There is no proof that shell diesel is dirty. Tama yung sinasabi ng iba, its more of tank maintenance nila or if the delivery truck is filling the tank for sure the sediments are agitated and it might get into your tank. Yung klase ng fuel is depende sa makina eh kung saan sya mas "hiyang" tumakbo ng mas ok ang power and economy. Try mo one time at pakiramdaman mo. On my own, I got better mileage in Petron. Di ko pa na try ang Caltex.

[itlog na pula]

jovill, you can try using mothers steps 2 (sealant and glaze) and 3 (carnauba wax). step 2 can help reduce the swirls and step 3 for the shine...

or you can visit the bigberts website. may price list sila doon...

http://www.bigberts.com/contact.htm

[itlog na pula]

kulang talaga highs ng sounds natin. best install a pair of tweets and crossovers. targa would do for those hindi pihikan. tutal the ones already installed in our cars (not just carens) are supposedly TARGA din... this i learned from someone from winterpine...

[alvin314159]

There is no proof that shell diesel is dirty. Tama yung sinasabi ng iba, its more of tank maintenance nila or if the delivery truck is filling the tank for sure the sediments are agitated and it might get into your tank. Yung klase ng fuel is depende sa makina eh kung saan sya mas "hiyang" tumakbo ng mas ok ang power and economy. Try mo one time at pakiramdaman mo. On my own, I got better mileage in Petron. Di ko pa na try ang Caltex.

I'm currently using Petron diesel and my FC is currently approx 8km/L on pure city driving. Has anyone experienced better FC when using shell or caltex diesel?

[vinrem]

My current FC is only 6-7km/li using shell diesel, pure city driving and A/T ang ride ko, mga guys who has a/t also, ano mga fc nyo???

Sir mqavila, anong fc mo when you had your road trip???

[niky]

The 2.0 in the Carens really does 7-8 km/l in city traffic. Even though it's only 2 liters, it makes a lot of power, and making power takes fuel.

[vinrem]

The 2.0 in the Carens really does 7-8 km/l in city traffic. Even though it's only 2 liters, it makes a lot of power, and making power takes fuel.

Thanks sir niky, kala ko na kasi na di normal ang takbo ng car ko or theres a problem with my car, anyway, i really appreciate your quick reply.