2011 KIA Sportage (GEN 3)

[Starex_Gold]

Hindi rin pwede ipa-enable sa Tucson GL yung auto door lock/unlock (nung saturday pina-enable ko yung sa Sportage). Wala rin lumbar support, chrome trims at power retractable side mirror which the Sportage have.

Sa Tucson GL CRDi ayoko lang yun front grille eh, bare kasi tingnan. Sa Sportage, salpakan mo ng aftermarket mags panalo na.

Baka sabihin niyo anti lower variant ako since I have the TOTL Tucson Premium package, hindi naman. Mas may pupuntahan lang talaga yung pera sa Sportage. ;)

[Walter]

^^^ 90 kgs is almost 2 sacks of rice, that's not a light load.

[jut703]

I think di ko nalinaw yung point nung weights na minention ko kanina.

1403 kg ang Tucson 2.0 GLS 2WD.
1491 kg ang Tucson 2.4 GLS 4WD.

Assuming na nasa ~5-10 kg ang weight ng engine, nasa 80-90 kg ang weight ng 4WD vs 2WD.

1611 kg ang Tucson 2.0 GL R-eVGT 4WD.

Subtracting the 90 kg weight difference because of 4WD, nasa 120 kg ang added weight ng diesel R-eVGT engine over the Theta-II.

Now, the Sportage 2.0 EX Gas 2WD weighs 1492 kg. Adding the 120 kg to simulate the weight of the 2.0 Diesel 2WD, lalabas na nasa 1612 'to. So it's not any lighter than the Tucson R-eVGT 4WD.

I was under the notion kasi na dahil 2WD lang yung Sportage R-eVGT, it will be lighter and more nimble than the Tucson GL R-eVGT 4WD.

[fleas2016]

Ito sir mga shop na may V-Kool


Yung main office kapitbahay ko lang dito sa Paco. Hehehe. Might visit them to ask kung pwede 3 months to pay ang tint.

thanks SG! tawagan ko gold cars later that would be great to know as well. did they give you the 5.8K to 7.5K quotation for your sportage? sabi ng kuya uber expensive raw vkool. so he recommends having the windshield tinted with their premium tint tapos get a matching but more reasonable tint na lang for the others. he also advises against replacing the tint sa likod. baka masira raw un defogger

^^^ 90 kgs is almost 2 sacks of rice, that's not a light load.

there's also the weight distribution. where's the additional weight resting? in front or evenly distributed?

[IMm29]

Last thing, about the projectors, hindi naman nakaka-glare kahit derecho HID na yung projectors without sir gary's retrofits 'no? So HID bulbs nalang bibilhin ko? Kung walang glare sa ibang tao and minimal lang yung output difference, ipambibili ko nalang ng ibang bagay yung pampa-retrofit if ever

No glare. Put in HID bulbs with either 35 or 55w ballasts, and you're set!

Add what you save to your wheel or sounds upgrade fund Hehehe!

[IMm29]

Hindi ata FXR yung kay SG, MH1 yata yun.

Oh I see. Still powerful though

[IMm29]

mga sirs solicit lang ako ng advice: what tint would you recommend for a mineral silver sportage? i'm thinking of getting un 3M magic tints, but i'm not sure if it will look good

I'm partial toward all black tint (super dark around and medium black in front), especially for white or silver colored cars.

[dreamworks3]

guys kung nagpalit kayo ng rims na size 18, anong size ng gulong ang ginamit nyo po? musta naman po yung ride...thanks thanks

[Walter]

thanks SG! tawagan ko gold cars later that would be great to know as well. did they give you the 5.8K to 7.5K quotation for your sportage? sabi ng kuya uber expensive raw vkool. so he recommends having the windshield tinted with their premium tint tapos get a matching but more reasonable tint na lang for the others. he also advises against replacing the tint sa likod. baka masira raw un defogger

V-Kool has several series and prices, the top of the line is certainly expensive but they also have ones that are priced closer to Solargard and 3M.

[~JasoN~]

kokonti lang daw diesel units pumasok. di nga ata aabot dito sa davao eh. anybody knows when will be the next shipment?

[squatt3r]

hello mga bossing. anyone using weathertech?

[fleas2016]

V-Kool has several series and prices, the top of the line is certainly expensive but they also have ones that are priced closer to Solargard and 3M.

opting for huper optik instead. 22K raw for wrap-around. 5.5K for the windshield only.

yun nga lang by schedule, you can't drop by anytime.

kokonti lang daw diesel units pumasok. di nga ata aabot dito sa davao eh. anybody knows when will be the next shipment?

if i remember correctly, kia quirino said they will have the next batch on july.

[ratchet23]

opting for huper optik instead. 22K raw for wrap-around. 5.5K for the windshield only.

yun nga lang by schedule, you can't drop by anytime.



if i remember correctly, kia quirino said they will have the next batch on july.

^ mahal ata. Last week nagpa-install ako ng huper-optik tint sa windshield dun sa Sorento. 5k yung windshield tas less 10% since meron ako Laus Auto Group card. kaya 4.5k lang. 20k daw wrap around. sinabay ko sa 25K PMS less 10% parts and labor din sa Laus Card.

[carwhacko]

Ganda ng 2012 Sportage! Lalo na yung top of the line. Whew! Kung hindi lang namin need ang 7seater I will def get this. I have a friend who works in Saudi and yung variant is I think EX 4WD nasa 814k lang daw kuha niya. Ang mura nakakainis. LOL

[fleas2016]

hopefully pwede pa ko humingi ng discount... baka pwede pahiram ng laus card hehehe

any feedback on the tint itself? worth it, not worth it, vkool na lang?

[ratchet23]

hopefully pwede pa ko humingi ng discount... baka pwede pahiram ng laus card hehehe

any feedback on the tint itself? worth it, not worth it, vkool na lang?

coming from a visor tint, yes. noticeable difference. although wala naman tayong magagawa sa init kahit anong tint pa yan iinit at iinit din. yung dashboard * noon mainit pero not as baking hot as before na mararamdaman mo talaga yung singaw ng init galing dashboard even at A/C is on. mas madali ngayon palamigin ng A/C ang cabin.

I chose the ceramic 30 by the way. mas dark yung ceramic 30 sa 3m tint from kia. maybe around 35 yung sa kia. from inside, clear yung outside kahit gabi. from the outside, kita padin yung loob. on installation, may mga bubbles and hazing on the newly installed tint even if installed sa designated "sterelized" A/C room. pero eventually mawawala din as they said and the huper optik brochure indicated. nano ceramic film daw kasi at hindi kagaya ng ordinary tint like 3m na apply lang ng pressure dikit na. nawala naman yung amin in 1 week. konti pang bubbles. no need to worry naman since papalitan naman nila if nagremain yung mga imperfections and also will be covered with a 7-year replacement warranty.

satisfied so far .

[wahzai_swy]

Ilan days lang nagwala ako dami na bago dito, may local diesel na rin.... bago na rin favorite ni bro SG, laging black na congrats sa lahat ng mga new owners... see you guys on the road.

[dockiks]

I think di ko nalinaw yung point nung weights na minention ko kanina.

1403 kg ang Tucson 2.0 GLS 2WD.
1491 kg ang Tucson 2.4 GLS 4WD.

Assuming na nasa ~5-10 kg ang weight ng engine, nasa 80-90 kg ang weight ng 4WD vs 2WD.

1611 kg ang Tucson 2.0 GL R-eVGT 4WD.

Subtracting the 90 kg weight difference because of 4WD, nasa 120 kg ang added weight ng diesel R-eVGT engine over the Theta-II.

Now, the Sportage 2.0 EX Gas 2WD weighs 1492 kg. Adding the 120 kg to simulate the weight of the 2.0 Diesel 2WD, lalabas na nasa 1612 'to. So it's not any lighter than the Tucson R-eVGT 4WD.

I was under the notion kasi na dahil 2WD lang yung Sportage R-eVGT, it will be lighter and more nimble than the Tucson GL R-eVGT 4WD.

The stated weight of 1492 kg for the Sportage 2.0 EX gas 2WD is erroneous. If you check Kia Phil's website (and old dealer brochures), all 3 gas variants have the same curb and gross weight ofd 1492 kg. Prior to my purchase, I was able to get a printed specs sheet from Kia Alabang which gave the curb weight of 1403 Kg for the 2.0 2WD gas model. The e-catalog http://www.kia.com.ph/sites/default/...ge%20Flyer.pdf confirms this:

2.0 2WD = 1403 kg
2.0 AWD = 1479 kg
2.4 AWD = 1492 kg

Based on these figures, the 2WD-AWD weight difference is 76 kg, but is actually less if you factor in the fact that the 2.o 2WD has 17 inch rims, while the AWD has 18 inchers

[fleas2016]

satisfied so far .

thanks for the feedback sir ratchet. i might go for all c05 or c20 sa harap if its too dark. looks like c30 is out of the equation if kita from outside. i feel safer if random people outside can't see how many people are inside the vehicle.

also, less 3k raw if i exclude the back which i will be excluding since the 3M BC tint installed at the rear looks darker than the rest. iwas risk of getting my defogger damaged na din

[ratchet23]

thanks for the feedback sir ratchet. i might go for all c05 or c20 sa harap if its too dark. looks like c30 is out of the equation if kita from outside. i feel safer if random people outside can't see how many people are inside the vehicle.

also, less 3k raw if i exclude the back which i will be excluding since the 3M BC tint installed at the rear looks darker than the rest. iwas risk of getting my defogger damaged na din

better na rin yun. sa HO tints the darker the shade the better heat rejection.. siguro nga wag na yung back. para di na magalaw yung defogger. tsaka konti lang siguro icocontribute na init from the rear glass. sa liit ba naman ng rear glass ng sportage.hehe