2007 Kia Carens [continued]

[supermarine]

Nagpalit na ako sir Bogart sa left headlight din. Sinubukan ko i-DIY pero mahirap dukutin kasi medyo tago. Pinunta ko sa Casa at binaklas yung buong headlight assembly. Total cost: 375 yung bulb at 250 yung labor. Wala pang 10 mins tapos na.

Sir, nagpalit na rin ako both headlights. Ginawa naman ay dinukot thru the wheel well. Tinanggal yung retaining screw ng wheel well cover at naabot na yung likod ng headlight. kailangan lang marunong yung gagawa at baka di nya makapa yung paglalagyan.

[supermarine]

congrats "jajagarcia", pix naman dyan nung car mo with the mags on a visible angle.... galing ng size ah....255, nagkasya ba sya w/o rubbing? sa akin kasi dati eh 225/55-R17; nung napudpod na palit ako to slightly smaller 215/55-R17; yung tungkol sa roof-rail, i think u can back read kung saan puedeng bumili at pakabit nun.... pero personally i wouldn't recommend it...kasi 1) it ruins the Caren's aesthetics (masyadong tumatangkad tingnan) 2) installation involves drilling, will be a cause for future body corrosion. pero to each his own...so good luck!

Sir, nagpalagay ako ng roof rails and basket from Thule na pang Carens talaga. No drilling involved dahil clamp-on type yung mga poste. Walang problem up to now. May Thule shop sa may Greenhills.

[supermarine]

mga sir sira po daw ung dual mass ng carens ko, 26k p lng po tntakbo, ganu po katagal bago mapalitan under warranty po kase, s erod po ako ng ppche2ck san po madali n casa na mas ok mgclaim ng warranty?

Sir, sa E. Rod. ba nabili ung unit mo? kung oo, better dun pagawa. Pero ok rin sa iba, try mo KIA Quirino. Ok palagi service nila sa akin.

[stardril]

Sir, nagpalagay ako ng roof rails and basket from Thule na pang Carens talaga. No drilling involved dahil clamp-on type yung mga poste. Walang problem up to now. May Thule shop sa may Greenhills.

Sir, inquire ko lang kung magkano inabot ng roof rails ng Carens mo. thanks.

[jds]

Sir,
Sa akin it is more for a shock protection especially when I hit a pot hole.
Also, it is also provide softer ride pag nalubak.

HTH.

no sir but ive seen that used more on a fortuner and malaki daw ang nabawas sa tagtag, how was it sir nung kinabit sa carens mo?

[supermarine]

Sir, inquire ko lang kung magkano inabot ng roof rails ng Carens mo. thanks.

Including basket po na mga 3' x 3' total of 16k. Black ang Carens ko kaya black na carrier basket ang kinuha ko.

[seymorebutts]

hello sir,
Already tried it both, front and back, NO change sa lift at the back...but ride is more smoother and comfortable at the back...I used O-Sulee A-size at the front and F-size at the back. Hope this help...

*rb1_fernandez

sir, nag try ako magtanong sa handyman ng size ng o-sulee sa carens at ang sabi sa akin ay B for front at F for rear (based on their list ), end up buying only the rear, hindi ko kasi sure yung sa front e. as for the rear, ni-compare ko yung E at F at may konting difference lang sa height, i asked the saleslady if i can use the E, syempre sagot hindi pero nung kinabit ko na parang i should have bought the E

*jds, sir ano pong size nung kinabit sa front mo?

thanks!

[alwayz_yummy]

bakit ganun? eto sa pinagtanungan ko, A & F din.. pagkuha ko, will let them try E sa likod kung uubra. libre install naman.

*rb1_fernandez

sir, nag try ako magtanong sa handyman ng size ng o-sulee sa carens at ang sabi sa akin ay B for front at F for rear (based on their list ), end up buying only the rear, hindi ko kasi sure yung sa front e. as for the rear, ni-compare ko yung E at F at may konting difference lang sa height, i asked the saleslady if i can use the E, syempre sagot hindi pero nung kinabit ko na parang i should have bought the E

*jds, sir ano pong size nung kinabit sa front mo?

thanks!

[seymorebutts]

bakit ganun? eto sa pinagtanungan ko, A & F din.. pagkuha ko, will let them try E sa likod kung uubra. libre install naman.

sige sir, ill wait for your updates. btw, kaya ko nasabing baka pwede yung E kasi nung ikinabit ko parang ang laki pa ng space between the springs and tingin ko E should be the perfect fit, sa F kasi, pagkalapat nung gulong sa ground parang sakto lang sya sa cushion nung na-compress, kung E siguro i can gain a "little" lift. As for the front naman, di ba mas mataas ng konti si A kay B? so B would be ideal sa front , patanong na rin po ako nito sir alwayz_yummy, auto shop naman po ata yung pagbibilhan mo so baka may explanation for this, sa handyman kasi saleslady lang kaya tingin sa list lang

salamat po!

[alwayz_yummy]

ganun din dito sa suki ko, listahan lang din... a is bigger than b...tignan ko pagakbit ko

[yapoy86]

mas maganda ba yan kesa sa rubber lifters?? pa advise naman saan kayo nakakabili nyan at magkano??

[mikkoy_99]

mas maganda ba yan kesa sa rubber lifters?? pa advise naman saan kayo nakakabili nyan at magkano??

Nag inquire ako sa Speedlab, P3800 kasama na kabit pero hindi ko natanong anong size gagamitin. Gusto ko rin sana lagyan para hindi mag-sag sa likod. Isip-isip pa din.

[seymorebutts]

mas maganda ba yan kesa sa rubber lifters?? pa advise naman saan kayo nakakabili nyan at magkano??

sa handyman ko nabili sir, P2,200 for size A,B,C and P1,600 for size D,E,F. meron din sa blade

hindi po sya intended to give lift, yung rubber lifters yun po ba yung sinasabi nyo na maliliit na rubber na inilalagay in between din sa coil springs na tig P65/each ? naisip ko rin na yun ang ilagay ko kasi kailangan ko nga i-lift yung likod ko pero parang madali syang matanggal, malubak ka lang ng medyo malalim sigurado tanggal yun. o yung rubber na nilalagay sa base ng coil spring? kung ito naman po kailangan po yung magandang klase ng rubber, pag low quality baka maapektuhan pa yung ibang parts at hindi rin tumagal.

maganda talaga yung nai-post dati ni CRDivgt na bakal, siguradong may lift yun kaya lang wala na sya dito at binenta nya na yung unit nya

based on my personal experience, for 2 days, installed only at the rear, wala namang nabago, same same, hindi ko pa nata-try may sakay sa likod, baka siguro pag mabigat yung likod maramdaman ko na kung meron mang improvement

[rb1_fernandez]

*rb1_fernandez

sir, nag try ako magtanong sa handyman ng size ng o-sulee sa carens at ang sabi sa akin ay B for front at F for rear (based on their list ), end up buying only the rear, hindi ko kasi sure yung sa front e. as for the rear, ni-compare ko yung E at F at may konting difference lang sa height, i asked the saleslady if i can use the E, syempre sagot hindi pero nung kinabit ko na parang i should have bought the E

*jds, sir ano pong size nung kinabit sa front mo?

thanks!

Sir,
I bought the size B for the front...but its too small, thus we have to change it to size A. The size E is too big and did not fit when we tried it...so we settled for size F which is a little bit loose when it is lifted but will fit nicely when it is compressed.

[seymorebutts]

Sir,
I bought the size B for the front...but its too small, thus we have to change it to size A. The size E is too big and did not fit when we tried it...so we settled for size F which is a little bit loose when it is lifted but will fit nicely when it is compressed.

thank you sir for the info, so mali pala yung list ng handyman re: sizes yung A sa front sir medyo loose din po ba nung ikinabit kagaya nung F or saktong sakto lang?

thanks!

[rb1_fernandez]

Yes po...medyo loose cia pag kinabit...pero pag nakababa na sakto lang.

thank you sir for the info, so mali pala yung list ng handyman re: sizes yung A sa front sir medyo loose din po ba nung ikinabit kagaya nung F or saktong sakto lang?

thanks!

[Hanren]

Had my Carens' EGR cleaned today at Kia Dagupan. Total cost is Php 2,300+ (1,000 labor, 640 coolant, 400 brake cleaner, and 300 "misc")

Here's the pic of the EGR.




..and this is how it looked like inside..

[Retz]

^

How long did the process take?

[Hanren]

..cont.

cleaned using Brake cleaner



After...







Here's is where the EGR is located in the engine bay

[Hanren]

^

How long did the process take?

It took about 3.5 hours. The mechanic first removed the engine cover, air filter assembly, and the coolant (which explains why the coolant was replaced)..The actual cleaning itself took 15 mins.

and by the way, the performance improvement was noticeable. I'm happy with the result.