hehe, it’s been 24K km and i’ve yet to do a tyre rotation. the outsides are wearing out faster than the insides. brought fittie over to my dad’s friend’s workshop.
it was raining when i brought the car over and the workshop had no other customers at that time. i had 3 mechanics attending to my car! what luck. within 2 minutes they took out all 4 tyres and immediately checked for each wheel’s balance.
after the necessary balancing and rotation was done, the wheel alignment had to be checked as well. i had a little surprise when i found out that my wheel’s camber was positive. no wonder my tyres are wearing out on the outside. @_@
i asked the mechanic to tweak the camber back to 0° and some camber nut has to be replaced. next, was the wheel’s toe. it was quite off as well, but luckily there’s no need to replace anything.
the wheels are now good to go and the final check was to find out if the steering is corresponding properly to the car’s direction. a good way to test was to drive on a straight flat road and keep the steering straight. then let go of both hands and see if the car will steer left or right automatically. it was all good!
my dad could feel that the handling is better now after the alignment was corrected. total damage: RM130. the freaking camber nuts cost RM90 per pair.
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love the new bodykit! it’s the new fit hybrid sold in japan this year. the official colour for the fit hybrid is green now. thanks to the wonders of photoshop, i changed it to the blue that we have. i wonder if solomon bros already start to make moulds out of this kit. dig that fog light and the front bumper.
the car was due for its 3rd servicing already. we can already feel the sluggishness of the worn out engine oil, and now it’s time to get new ones.
as usual, went to eddie at jln bumbong and got my car’s engine oil, cvtf and battery replaced. mc felt the price was a bit on the high side, so probably for the next servicing, i’m gonna look for alternative cheaper option.
also, we set our rear wiper to vertical position now. not for the fancy sporty look, but more of practicality use. no more dust, ashes, dried leaves stuck on the rear wiper! yay!
Learn Morejust went for the first servicing at my dad’s friend’s workshop in jb. didn’t buy any engine oil in advance, so i used their preferred brand, liqui moly. the owner is a bmw fanatic, so his workshops mainly services bmws from both sg and my. liqui moly is a german brand and kinda “unknown” to most people here, but i think it’s starting to gain acceptance. previously, i’ve seen people using it for their proton!
mechanic quickly took out the oil filter and drained the oil out. after that, plugged in a new one, and filled in with the new oil. the process was done fairly quickly – say less then 30 mins?
i’m still observing the new engine oil, but after changing to the new oil, pickup does seem better. after changing the oil, travelled for another 30+km, picking up mc and went for a hair cut. along the north-south highway, car seems smoother as well.
Learn Morewow, it’s the 10th day of cny already!?
spent a good week in jb with my folks.
cny atmosphere was about the same every year, with people polluting filling the air with firecrackers and amazing fireworks everywhere. we literally didn’t need to buy tickets to enjoy free fireworks at the comfort of our own car porch.
this year, the only difference was we drove our new car back home! my jb’s home already had 3 cars; my dad’s jeep, his old benz and my old iswara.
on jb roads, fit/jazz were hardly seen (or it could be the cny holidays where people go back to their hometowns). driving the fit on jb road were a bit scary due to the fact it’s a sg plate. people would look. filling up petrol in jb is cheap! the tank left half and i went to fill up to full tank on the day i return to sg. it was about 20l, cost me RM36, which is equiv to $15!
recently, i’ve been browsing some local forum on fit/jazz cars. i’m very tempted to add a spoiler and most likely change the stock springs. when i read further, seems that changing coilovers are “better” than changing springs alone. springs, car lowered-look; coilovers, lowered-look plus improved handling and shocks. in either case, the aesthetics of the car would improve slightly especially the gap between the tyres and the fenders. did a quick photoshop on the fit to see how it looks like. top: stock springs’ height, approx 6 fingers gap. bottom: preferred height 2-finger gap. =\ i’m poisoned.
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ok, here’s some pics of the car taken at liang court’s car park. >,< pardon the lighting as i’m using iPhone to snap.
enjoy!
by the way, according to wordpress, this is the 100th post! omg i post so little stuffs.. gotta buck up more this year.
any way, cny is coming really soon and it’s jus this weekend, you know?
: indeed leafie! natas is happening this weekend! *gleam*
: *mimicking Jetstar Air* K & MC, you need a honeymoon!
: omg, i totally forgotten i have a blog since nov!
: why you like me never update blog ah? hahaa!
: yup, that was on purpose too! you were the 2nd person to spot it! haha
: i just realised.. the K & Q on the ROM invite, looks like King & Queen.. LOL
: I think when someone as life changing as Jobs passes away, whether you hate or love Apple, you still must pay respect to the man.
: nice revamp! 
: Looks awesome bro!
: heh thanks gin!