The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[DacoTyan]

The scent of my Carnival Park II's exhaust got me thinking: how long before I need to replace my catalyctic converter?

[wulf]

haay,reading this thread makes me miss my carnival =(

[mikey177]

gats::: welcome to the forum.

I don't know of any Carnival owners who have had leather seat covers made, but I suppose seat cover makers can just take the measurements of your van's seats before they start the job.

DacoTyan::: How exactly does your exhaust smell now? Do you have the V6 gas version, as I am not aware of a catalytic converter being installed in the diesel variant.

[ericmm]

hi, i'm a new sedona owner ('02 model, bought it 2nd hand) and wanted to get leather seat covers for it. any advise where and how much will it cost? thanks!

Gats, I have a 2002 carnival park and nagpagawa ako ng leather seat covers doon kay Boy Chuicu.....? (Can't recall exactly how you spell it.) Yung shop kung saan ako nagpagawa ay doon sa may 9th Ave Cubao. Di ko nga lang maalala kung magkano ang nagastos ko . . . mga 9k ata.

[jordan]

Finally got our Carnival Park II from the reseller :inlove:!!!!!!
Drove off very excited..... once home, got out to admire again the beauty of the Carnival... then I noticed that one of the front center cap was gone .

[mikey177]

... once home, got out to admire again the beauty of the Carnival... then I noticed that one of the front center cap was gone.

Ano yan sir, ninakaw sa harap ng bahay nyo yung center cap, o wala na talaga sya pag-alis mo sa premises ng seller?

[benchph1]

haay,reading this thread makes me miss my carnival =(

e di bili ka uli ng carnival :D

[jordan]

Ano yan sir, ninakaw sa harap ng bahay nyo yung center cap, o wala na talaga sya pag-alis mo sa premises ng seller?

Before I paid, it was complete.... then my friend and I looked around at the other cars, afterwhich we boarded the Carnival and left.... only when I got home did I notice the cap missing.

Called up the shop, wala naman daw nalaglag dun, baka daw nasungkit or nalaglag after I left.....

[DacoTyan]

mikey177, I have a diesel. I can't describe it but it smells different from diesel exhaust of other make and brand and stinky too. It's not like a rotten egg then again I can't trust my memory on how rotten eggs should smell.

[jordan]

Can you recommend any Shops where I could have our Carnival installed with alarm and keyless entry?

Thanks!!!

[wulf]

e di bili ka uli ng carnival :D

ei,long time!nah,realized that it's really too big for a family of four.i've set my sights on another kia though, SORRENTO of course!down the road after i've paid for everything....enjoy your ride guys! take care of it & it'll take care of you! prove them kia critics/skeptics wrong

[benchph1]

you know i was actually sad pare when you told me that you had to sell it. well maybe its because im the one that convinced you to buy it. glad to know you're on the road for another kia!


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[leolop]

last saturday, nagpa-gas ako sa seaoil. di ko pa nalagyan ng biodiesel, napilitan akong itakbo sa maynila. at one point i got stuck in traffic because of hundred car funeral procession.

naka-amoy ako ng maasim at nakakahilong amoy coming from the airconditioner. it was a new smell, and after a while i thought it might be because i hadn't put biodiesel in yet. tama ba ako? pero di ba dapat di naamoy ang exhaust throught the aircon?

anyway after getting it up to bd10 again, the smell went away. i don't know kung coincidence lang.

jordan, malas naman, but oh well. don't focus on that, get a new one when you can. and congratulations on your new ride! search the threads for car alarms and keyless entry. maraming suggestion dun.

gats, congrats (rhyme intended) also on your new ride! there's a lot to love with our great car as you will discover.

for a rare moment, napunta ako sa rear seat and meron palang pop out hooks beside the aircon vents. naks talaga. kakainggit din pala sa likod ang mga cup holders.

re car seat cover, i see the getting to be common but still attractive beige leatherette covers sa mga starex and revos. parang bagay para sa carnival. i checked the car seat cover thread and araw-araw ko pala nadadaanan yung seat mate papuntang makati from san juan. yung kay boy chingcuangco nadadaanan ko rin sa cubao. ganda ng billboard niya sa harap ng shop, kala ko tunay na leather seats. pagmagkadatung...

[altec]

leolop, smell from your aircon vents should not change regardless if you use BD or not, assuming the vents are closed, or in recirculation mode. And even in fresh mode, meaning it allows air from outside in, nothing from your engine compartment should enter through the aircon. If vents are open (fresh mode) you will smell smoke belching car's smoke in front of you entering your vents, not your own.

Regarding beige seat covers, we had those in some of the 2nd hand hilanders that our company bought. Pangit pag naging luma, maganda siguro kung bago. My sedona has leather seat covers. What I noticed is that the seams mabilis masira. Had it fixed several times. Eventually, the supplier said masisira maski palitan kasi unlike the typical car, the seating position of our cars are more inside than the typical sedan, thus requiring our butts so twist everytime we get in/out more often. But black looks good when new, and looks ok even when it is old. My opinion lang. Just don't get leather seat covers with those buttons. Doon magstart yung crack on old leathers.

[gats]

hi, thanks for the replies. i also got leather seats from boy chi.... (?) before for my corolla. maganda gawa nya, pero mahal. but to the end, super perfect pa yun leather seats ko. was thinking lang baka may cheaper alternative

just a few more questions :
1. where can i buy a mirror for the back? (so you can see the bumper)
2. same as jordan, where to have an alarm installed?
3. i read thru this thread and understood like only half of it. especially the car problems. hehe. was wondering if there's a shop i can bring the sedona to to have the intake manifold cleaned or something. have no plans of doing it myself. hehehe.

thanks!

[salonika]

hi, thanks for the replies. i also got leather seats from boy chi.... (?) before for my corolla. maganda gawa nya, pero mahal. but to the end, super perfect pa yun leather seats ko. was thinking lang baka may cheaper alternative

just a few more questions :
1. where can i buy a mirror for the back? (so you can see the bumper)
2. same as jordan, where to have an alarm installed?
3. i read thru this thread and understood like only half of it. especially the car problems. hehe. was wondering if there's a shop i can bring the sedona to to have the intake manifold cleaned or something. have no plans of doing it myself. hehehe.

thanks!

gats,

You can try buying your seat covers from Seatmate interiors. I can't remember the street but it's near Mandaluyong circle/nuwebe de pebrero (you can ask the tricycle drivers. I had my seat covers (7 seats ha, hindi yung auv style) made there, leather and cloth combination para di masyadong mainit pag nag-park sa arawan and it cost me 7.5k nung 2002. Ang tibay, the only tear it has is on the driver's seat and it occured when my pocket knife got snagged while alighting.

They also sell the back mirror (kabit sa spoiler) for 1.5k, kasama na ang pag body paint. I personally endorse the place since the proprietor is also drives a Kia Carnival. Marami pa siyang pwedeng ikabit provided you have the budget. Maybe he can also do the alarm or recommend someone else.

[gats]

thanks salonika!
i inquired rin sa seiring, meron dun back mirror for 1.8k, no installation. i read kasi the thread about back mirrors, mga 500 lang, so i was expecting ganun lang price. hehehe. hindi po ba different daw ang carnival sa sedona in that may alloted screw holes talaga ang carnival?
hmmm, sige will look for that seatmate interiors. pwede pala combination. better nga yun. thanks!

[ABJ]

Hi, just discovered this forum yesterday, and enjoyed reading all the exchanges.Basically reinforced my decision to stick to Kia. Just wondering if any of you know anyone interested in a carnival 1998 2.5LV6 (2nd owner- 49Kilometers). Need to dispose so I can pursue a diesel version or even the CRDi version (possibly gray market though- unless someone advises otherwise). Private email na lang if there's anyone out there. Thanks.

[jordan]

Got over the loss of the center cap.... my cousin who also owns a Carnival gave me 2 center caps...bungi-bungi nga lang ung pangkapit, anyway, I was thankful since I was able to replace it. Hope it won't fall-off again

For the first trip with the family, we went to Tagaytay this weekend... really surprised on how smooth the ride was, that with my preggy sis-in-law sitting at the back. Seems just like driving a sedan.

And boy... was it cold that day or what!!!! We had lunch at Leslie's and the bulalo keeps on getting cold at nagsesebo agad in just about 2-3 minutes.....

Next will be a stop at a casa (Kia Marikina or Wheels) for its first check-up:change oil, etc...

[benchph1]

kia marikina? nakopow. hehehe no comment. wheels ka na lang bro.

sorry witch un na lang ang alam kong pagreset ng 1st gen carnival stereo..guys meron pa kayung alam na paraan para i reset ang lock code ng stereo ng carnival besides battery removal?