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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Wrecked Mercedes Cruises on the Highway


Found this video on Youtube; a Mercedes Benz continues cruising despite being heavily damaged. The video looks to have tempered with, as the car cruises a little too smooth for this kind of damage. Location seems to be in either Taiwan or China, although it could be anywhere else. 


Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Painted my car roof black

Recently touched up my car's bumper due to some stone chips, and decided to paint my roof black in the process. The color used is metallic black, the same shade found on Proton Persona and Gen2's. If not due to the exorbitant cost of BMW's jet black, I would have painted it that color. 


Jet Black 335i BMW( Source)


The purpose of painting the roof black was mainly for aesthetic purposes (and partially because it does look like a panoramic roof). 

Panoramic Roof (Source)

The result! Somehow white Altis with black roof seems quite common these days. It does give my car a refreshing look compared to plain white. 



Friday, January 21, 2011

Fender Rolling for my Toyota Altis 2003

After I changed to sports spring and short stroke absorber, my 17" rims scrub the fender when going over bumps or even on uneven highways. Took me quite a while to source for a shop with the proper equipment, as most workshops only use a hammer to knock the fender. However, for a proper job, a roller is preferred, as it is able to roll the fender evenly.


Fender Rolling Equipment

After Googling for a shop in KL / Selangor that does fender rolling at a reasonable price and with good workmanship, I went to Quick Save Auto Boutique @ USJ7. 

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Introduction: My Blog Name

The blog was named "Kopi-O-Licence" because most of the names I wanted to use were already taken, so I brainstormed for a catchy name. Partially due to my liking for Coffee, or "Kopi" as known in Malaysia, I named this site after the drink.

The part after the licence is a Malaysian slang referring to those people whom have obtained their licence through an illegitimate mean. The act of giving bribe is referred to as "Kopi-o" money or coffee money because kopi-o is black coffee, therefore implying under table activities. 

The above information was written from my limited understanding and deduction, and if anyone has further inputs please feel free to post comments or email me. For everyone's information, I obtained my licence through the legal method. 

Disclaimer: The naming of this site does not serve to offend anyone but merely as a catchy blog title.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Wheel PCD, Offset, and Lugs



The PCD
, pitch circle diameter, refers to the distance (diameter) between the centre of the rim hole to the individual lugs. For example, PCD4x100 refers to 4 lugs, with a diameter of 100 milimetres between the centre to the individual 4 lugs.

The lugs simply indicate the number of holes on the rim, 4 lugs would refer to 4 holes, whereas 5 lugs would indicate that the rim or hub has 5 holes. When buying rim, it is commonly written in a format such as PCD5x114.3.

The Offset is the distance between the wheel hub to the rim's centre. Rims with a positive offset have the spokes closer to the edge of the tyre wall.


Sourcehttp://www.carrims.us/alloy-wheel-424.jpg - Notice the spokes are at the edge, and does not stick inwards. 

In contrast, rims with negative offset will have spokes that are inwards, as shown below:



PCD 4H 108 Car Model
No
Model
Year
PCD
1
Citroen Berlingo
96>
4H 108
2
Citroen C2
03>
4H 108
3
Citroen C3
02>
4H 108
4
Citroen C4
01 to 05
4H 108
5
Citroen C5
01>
4H 108
6
Citroen Saxo (some models)
4 x 108
4H 108
7
Citroen Saxo 4 Stud
92>
4H 108
8
Citroen Saxo VTR/VTi
97>
4H 108
9
Citroen Xantia
93 to 97
4H 108
10
Citroen Xsara
97>
4H 108
11
Citroen Xsara Picasso
99>
4H 108
12
Citroen ZX
90 to 98
4H 108
13
Citroen ZX
90 to 98
4H 108
14
Citroen ZX 16v
92 to 98
4H 108
15
Citroen ZX 16v
92 to 98
4H 108
16
CitroenBX, ZX, Xantia, Xsara, Saxo
4 x 108
4H 108
17
Ford Escort Cosworth
92 to 96
4H 108
18
Ford KA
91 to 97
4H 108
19
Ford Sport - KA
03 to 07
4H 108
20
Ford Street - KA
03 to 07
4H 108
21
Peugeot 106 4 Stud
91>
4H 108
22
Peugeot 106 GTI
96>
4H 108
23
Peugeot 205, 309
84 to 99
4H 108
24
Peugeot 206
98>
4H 108
25
Peugeot 207
05 to 06
4H 108
26
Peugeot 306
93 to 01
4H 108
27
Peugeot 307
01>
4H 108
28
Peugeot 308
07 to 10
4H 108
29
Peugeot 309
 
4H 108
30
Peugeot 405
87 to 97
4H 108
31
Peugeot 406/406 Coupe
95>
4H 108
32
Peugeot Partner
93>
4H 108



Saturday, January 15, 2011

Random Picture Spoof: Toyota Vios 07+


Found this while browsing the web, thought its pretty funny so I posted it up.

Below: Image of Vios 07+ from http://www.toyota.com.my