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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

Source: http://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:

Source: http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4275/4961/23187480048_large.jpg

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

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