Modified Proton Wira at Bukit Jalil
WHY MALAYSIANS LIKE TO MODIFY THEIR CARS? SHARE YOUR OPINION HERE
Today, we want to discuss a new topic with you. Why Malaysians like to modify their cars? Let’s share with us and tell us the modification that you have done to your lovely car. It is also the same reason why people wear different clothes. But, for car modifications, you must know the consequences of modifications that you have done. First type of modification that most Malaysians will do is change their sports rim.
I’m sure that you will agree with me that Malaysia is different with the other countries. In Malaysia, car accessories shops are everywhere. So, it is easy for Malaysian to modify their car.
Modification also called as “customizing” . It individualizes the vehicle to reflect the owner’s taste, sense of proportion and design. Some people just like to be different than everybody else.
The body kit of this Toyota Vios look nice.
Below are some reasons that our readers share with us:-
1.They want to feel unique, or sometimes for economic of performance reasons
2.They want their car to have beautiful looks, but have no idea about the consequences.
3.They can’t afford to buy a new one, so they modify their current one.
4.They really a car enthusiast, crazy about car and also love car.
Proton Gen2 looks smart with simple body kit and paint.
Some modifications you can do on your own. Speakers, audio, TV, rims, tint, paint, all this can be done at your own house and also by a logical person. One must just know the limits of what they can do.
Other modifications such as body kits, exhausts, wheels, head lamps, tail lights, suspension, engine tuning parts, and so on are legal as long as the car is still roadworthy.
Exhaust which is too loud or windows that are tinted too darkly should be avoided. Obviously the insurance companies would need to be informed but will rarely refuse to cover such modifications.
Modification Rank in Malaysia.
Sport Rim.
Suspensions.
Body Kits.
Exhaust.
Engine.
Audio.
Let’s share with us why Malaysians like to modify their car and the modification that you have done to your car.
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iz@KDI
This Proton Wira looks extreme right?
White colour Toyota Altis, How many of you like this white colour?
Modified Perodua Myvi
Proton Satria Neo R3 tuned by R3
Blue and orange Toyota Altis.
There are a few other reasons why WE Malaysians like to modify our cars:
1. WE are after all humans. Throughout the ages we are searching for MORE-power, money, fame, recognition, etc and the search to be different, ala James Dean ‘rebel without cause’ personality.
2. TAXATION-in the context of Malaysian market-If we can afford a Subaru WRX STi or an EVO X or a VW Golf GTi Turbo; why would we like to do anymore modification to a already high performance car? The reason is simple-it being taxed beyond our reach.
3. LOOKS-cars sold here like anywhere else in the world are catered to the mass market. Which means it is designed for the ordinary Joe.
4. POWER-all cars have the extra juice stored waiting to be liberated. Example on PROTON cars-A simple bolt on modifications like replacing the original air filter with an aftermarket highflow air filter, cutting the CAT, bolting on a tune length exhaust system can release additional horses. Additional phase of modification includes adding in a S-AFCII or a performance ECU and do a port&polish head and replacing a light weight crank pulleys.
Having said all that, there is a caveat though…when you want to sell your car to a used car dealer; all the modification doesn’t give you the extra RM…which means you better strip whatever you can before selling!
First off, we want to be special, but somehow can’t afford to have such highly features car, not because we do not have money, but with the insane taxation. Car models here are very limited, and somehow we can’t afford to see such same car of us around.
1. The availability of manufacturer, importers, sellers and installers made modification to the cars easier.
2. JPJ rules are not so strict in terms of audio, rims size, body-kits & engine bolt-on upgrades.
I would rank the following on what does a new car owners do to their vehicle.
1. Windows Tinting, Price Range RM50-850
2. Carpet, Price Range RM50-200
3. Sport Rims, Price Range RM1000-4000
4. Audio, Price Range RM20-1000
5. Engine Performance Upgrades.
Niemans has summed up the reasons pretty well there.
Movies, peer’s influence, hoaxs, extensive ads and promotions from the sellers/distributors probably constitute the other reasons for them to modify their cars.
People are different, but as an average Joe, I would rank tinted glass window the top since it is important in a hot tropical climate like Malaysia.
It is not modification, though, but a necessary element in a car these days.
To each his own.There are many kinds of mod.Some like it VIP style,some racer type.Malaysian are fortunate as the Gov allow them to convert their engine with a limit rules.Here in SG you can do so but pray hard there’s no road block inspecting your bonnet and the seasonal inspection for cars aged 3 years and above.My personal preferances will be just standard modified with power cables,Air filters,Full exhaust systems,Rims,Suspensions…
dh minat, bikin je la..janji pulus ada
Ly rasa sbb xnk tgk kreta sndri sm n kreta org lain(standart).Pastu duit pun ada nk tambah itu ini,ikut minat n kemampuan…
Ada jg pemilik kreta nasional pulak nk modified bg nmpk mcm kreta import.Biasa la tu..
Betul kata lily, nak tunjuk kereta kita ni,lain dari yang lain. Tapi………sendiri mau ingat beb ! Insurance tak cover ape yg yang telah kita ubahkan.
insurans x cover!! ade aku kesah cak, cak, cak, cak!!!
save petrol, more power. because malaysia. like to band all the high power and save petrol car…..
so no chooice, get from gerai potong la…
super charge or turbo charge car…..
sbab org msia tk rmai yg mpu bli keta spot yg d import.. modify keta d msia ibarat pakai brang tiruan la bro….
Betul tu MR President…hehe
Kalau kite tgok kat jln2 negara luar…xnmpak sgt kete yg da modified mcm kat Malaysia..nak jumpe kdai accessories kete kat sana pun susah..kebanyakan kete diorg standard..rasenye Perodua dulu ade wat survey..lpas buat bru diorg tau yg rkyat Malaysia byk yg ske kete sport..so jd la Kenari Aerosport, Kenari RS and Myvi SE smpai 2 edition lg tu..
tu la..nk wat mcm mne..nk bli kete yg mmg dh power, mhl la sgt…mne mampu nk bli
so, modified sendri jela jwbnye..
lg 1, ble wat mcm yg kite sendri nk…
Betul tu kej@m..
aku sokong pendapat ko..boleh buat ikut taste kita sendiri..
Ade duit blh jln…
lg pn keta2 msia mcm lbih krang ja mcm keta kluaran ngara len.. injin pn yg blik2 dgnakn cam pro 1.6
AKU DOK D ALOR STAR, ADA SATU HARI TO AKU LEPAK KAT KANGAR, PERLIS AKU NAMPAK MPV MAZDA PREMACY BIRU TURBO. MAZDA NI DAH LAMA MEMBER CLUB MAZDA CARI PASAL ADA MEMBER NAK BELI DULU. MAZDA NIE CHAMPION SANGAT PASAL UPGRADE TURBO. DALAM MALAYSIA ADA DUA BIJI JE YANG UPGRADE TURBO, SATU LAGI WARNA HIJAU D MELAKA. AKU TRY KEJAR MAZDA NI DARI DEPAN PUTRA PALACE HOTEL SAMPAI MASUK KANGAR LEPASTU PATAH BALIK KE STADIUM, AKU INGAT TAKPA LA PASAL DRIVER DIA POMPUAN, NAK TAU DIA CILOK BAS DUA BIJI LEPAS TU SIAP CUCUK AMBULANCE LAGI, DAH LA SIREN AMBULANCE TU DOK BERBUNYI, DIA TIBAI POTONG AMBULANCE TU. SAMPAI TAHAP NIE AKU TAK BERANI IKUT DAH.
Brader Myvi Turbo, boleh tolong carik sape owner baru mazda premacy biru tu, member club saya memang berhajat nak beli keta nie dulu, tapi owner dia dulu 2 nak nak jual kat member kita pasal dia boikot club mazda kita orang. Mazda tu dulu selalu masuk Sunway pasal kaki dengan kedai perfomance kat situ. Mazda turbo hijau d melaka 2 auto, tapi mazda biru turbo nie manual pasal masuk speedgear Lantis, 2 yang banyak kaki nak beli brader, pasal tak ada Premacy manual d malaysia nie, tanya pomenpun mesti jawap tak boleh masuk speedgear lantis nie mission impossible kalau masuk, alang-alang beli baik cari yang dah siap bikin dah. Selalu kita jumpa Mazda nie d Sunway tapi owner dia dulu 2 buat poyojer kalau jumpa kita, tup-tup dah jual dah. Kalau brader jumpa tolong ambik contact number dia sekali boleh dak? TQ.
Totally wat i can said is interest.For me if modified a car u will feel proud of urself..SPECIAL (UNIQUE).But as Niemans said…if not cause of “gov taxation”..ppl will not go for modified..cant said like that..most of the mits.evo owner also modified their cars even though they buy wit tax. Wat i have to said is interest is the most important reason for them to modified cars.But~~~…interest and RM are in the same position…cause modified a car is not cheap…if its fully modified it will cost u much…that why most of the ppl choose either interior or engine parts to modified…interest put u in the first priority to modified your loving car..
Human quest for more power is never enough. Yes I agree with you EVO owners also modify their cars like putting in extra performance parts. I am in view that if the high import duties is removed or significantly reduced more people can affort to own it and the need for the mass people to soup it their ride is not necessary anylonger.
tapi satu kena ingat beb, buat apa pun tak apa kan… tapi yang pelik tahap cipannya tukar logo depan pun leh kena saman… sekolah mana aku tak tahu lah tapi leh try tanya JPJ atau polis….
bila bangsa nak maju mcm nie…
salam..
also JPJ mmg xskolah la kot..Ketua Pengarah die la..n termasuk la kementerian pengangkutan a.k.a menterinyer……benda kecik la sek2 ni dok kalut..benda besar buke reti apo pong…huhuh
Kenapa modified kereta?
a) Senang nak cari masa parking kat tempat banyak kereta (kalau mampu beli yang rupa lain dari yg. lain, dah buat camtu dah)
b) Senang nak naik bukit / gunung masa bawak family. 80kg sorang x 5 (termasuk drebar) = 400kg + 1,300kg berat kereta, power 2.0L kalau bukan v6, tak cukup ler, kecuali pakai gear 2-3, bawak 40kmh, nak memotong lori balak naik bukit, lupakan jer…. biar pun jln gunung/bukit tu straight betul.
Pastu, kalu ambik kereta 2nd modified sampai 2.2-2-4L, tak cecah 100 ribu pun (bergantung pada tahun).
Kalu bukan sebab roadtax, dah lama nak pakai BMW 750 V12 lama. :)
Ataupun, bleh jugak ikut trend sesetengah orang.
Pakai keta baru, tapi budget ciput beli tayar, pakai tayar 2nd hand, pastu terbalik masa bawak laju akibat percaya sangat ke idea ‘kereta baru tentunya bagus’.
Bukan kereta je di modified…tayar pun gak. Beli tayar yang toreh…
Biasanya selain utk performance, modified just utk nampak kelainan…hobi juga kot.
Apa2 pun hati pun senang gitu bila memandang…:-)
semuanya untuk hobi kan… tak semestinya kita nak g belumba. sepatutnya sites macam ni yang kakitangan awam( jpj & polis) perlu belajar dan tahu kehendak rakyat malaysia.
rboyz
Yelah…yg aku kurang gemar dari segi penguatkuasaan yang flip flop…
Kdg2 operasi cermin gelap…lps tu senyap…pas tu ada lagi…x konsisten
Haiyak…
nyusah rakyat macam kita lah tu….
APE PUN AKU TETAP SOKONG 1 MALAYSIA
Megapa rakyat malaysia suka modifide keta ,sebab keta malaysia body macam tin sardin ,duit x dak nak beli keta luar..,gaji sikit .naik setahun pun ciput….keja mcm nak mampuih..AP la penyebab kita org sederhana ni susah nk beli keta import..keta luar kalu dikira balik sama harga dgn keta malaysia betul x…
Aku pakai kelisa dan brminat sgt nk modified kete nie.Tapi masalahnya kat area A.star nie aku x tau kat mana kedainya.Ada sapa2 bleh tolong suggestkan tak??
suka modified keta ? org m’sia ni otak dia bergeliga bleh buat batu cincin , kreatif n membantu perniagaan kedai potong berkembang maju dan keta yang dkeluarkan oleh kilang x mengikut citarasa individu tersebut mcm skirt yg labuh,lampu lip-lap,rim 20inci,cermin gelap dan byk lagi ar… hehehe
saya sokong 1 MALAYSIA !
For proton car,
We support proton but their product is not up to our expectation.
When you get a lemon in proton car what you do?
When you get frustrated by campro torque dip in 2k-3k rpm what you do?
Modd lah.. from interior till engine bay modd many many times till you satisifed.
For foreign make, we modd to get more power at the fraction of cost.
Let say you buy a GTT for 100k and GTR is like 300k, so basicly you just convert to GTR with let say 80k of cost and get a not-so-ori but working GTR with 180k, still better than paying 300k right?
Modding make economics sense, but in the hand of crazy enthusiastic modder, it doesn’t :)
I totally agree with you mikro…
But in my 2 cents opinion, kereta proton definitely lacks the essential basic thing that is customer satisfaction..just compare it to a ferrari…anybody cares to do modd? Nope..
Try a more decent car…the new camry or the beasty civic…have you seen one with modd..maybe but rarely..or none…WHY? Simple..because they are built perfect and CAN i JUST SAY..modLESS!
MALAYSIA CARS SHOULD BE BUILT SPORTY FROM THE START..KEEP THE INTERIORS STANDARD..BUT LET THE EXTERIOR BE TASTIER, FIERCE AND FUTURISTIC SO THAT WE AS THE HUMBLE YET UNSATISFIED BUYER CAN START OUR ENGINES IN PRIDE AND HONOR!!!!
Ckp pasal modified ni,Ade satu member cina gua di Sabah convert Wira diesel dia kepada model Mitsubishi 2.0 turbodiesel,Boleh ke?
Tak pasti ler norman..maybe kot..yang pasti org Malaysia memang pandai modd..
what if i say like this? :
People buy a luxury or expensive car didnt mod their car because:
+ they are rich and lazy to do so
+ they have no time to mod due to too busy with work
+ they are not creative and want to buy a car that already have many features
+ they didnt know how to mod a car
+ they didnt have enough money to mod due to paying very high monthly payment just for an imported car (x sedar diri)
+ they are sceptical about malaysian made and always believe other countries car is better
hmm…
i sorry but hard to say i’m disagree with u kdi. it no harm to buy luxury or expensive car. in my point of view with regard to the safety feature. last time i’m driving a toyota corona 1991 model touching the highway guard rail at 130 km/h the car still ok. im survive. even the bushing of the steering rack not in good condition still run 130 to 160 km/h.
Sori bro kdi, it’s not about being sceptical..malaysian cars interiors are already classy n highly acceptable..but the exteriors need to be more trendy, classy n ranggi..
I think thats the prime concern of younger generation today.
I have always imagined a ‘civic’alised or lancer’ised waja being produced and sell at current pricing..maintain the casis n everything just replace the body to a more techy design..i’m definitely going to buy one..go waja go! May you have a great future ahead..znd more appealing body!
hu2.. that is just a possible reason why expensive car owner didnt mod their car. anyway, not all people are into modification. It is all depends on how much your interest on cars. Many of car modifiers love to buy Malaysian made cars car to modify because of it is cheap, easy to find parts etc.
Ayah saya sedang pakai kereta Proton ke lima (waja) dan Ibu Proton yang kedua (gen 2), tak pernah modify kereta mereka. Begitulah rupa kereta mereka sehingga nak tradein yang baru.
Yang suka nak modify kereta ni kebanyakan orang muda je. Yang dah berusia tu kurang sikit.. biasanya takat tukar alloy rim dan tayar jer selaiin “tint” glass dan upgrade ICE. Layan muzik n relax memandu sepanjang perjalanan.. Tak perlu ‘extra’ power krn lebih selesa memandu secara berhemah..
cause speed will drive us crazy….. my car iswara’s engine already modify, just standard modify but can reach 195kmh… hahah
modified!!!!!!!!……benda standard tak best…duit bsendiri kan….masing2 punyer hal….takde sape nk kacau pun…tp aku tak paham ngan jpj nie…bende kecik pun jadi hal…bile nk maju mcm nie…dorang takde duit sebab tue sume tak leh…skit2 saman…pasang rollcage lg…bende penting tue dia kate menyalahi undang2……ape2 hal..malaysia boleh…..
kalo duit ade, modified jela asalkan xmembahayakan nyawa…n please endorse jpj..kalo jd pape yg x d ingini, sendiri yg susah..
beli kete Malaysia murah… wira second pun dh murah skrg… ada budget sikit upgrade le ape2 yg patut…
spart-part bnyk… body-kit pun senang cari… maintenance pun senang jaga tak mcm volvo & BMW.
Well, normally those who modify are cheap ass people who have no money to get a real nice car. Do they really think people will go ” wow thats a nice car” and not ” eww.. what a retard… ” . I dunno about you but me and all of my friends/ family/people whom I know will have the latter expression
@Kdi You have to live with the fact other country cars are better. This is not called not being patriotic or what, it’s just the fact. The only thing binding us to Malaysian made cars are the stupid taxes. If other country’s car are sold at their original price, the malaysian car industry would surely die. Why? We cant make cheap car, so we made other car more expensive yet the cars we made are crap as hell ; low quality, absolutely crap performace for cars sold at the same price (in other countries).
sorry if i totally disagree with u. it is not about patriotic. it is actually a fact that Malaysian car are getting better than other car. Why is it hard for Malaysian to believe in ourself? yes maybe those old days we are the worst car manufacturer. but now Malaysia especially proton has improved so much. I am tired to tell this again and again to those who are fanatics of other car brand.
Anyway, its your choice. praise other car maker and let us die. or believe in ourself and support Malaysian Product to be better.
Which one are you?
about car modification, most people that are into car, really love car modification. And as far as i know, most Malaysian like to modify their car and want to be different. some of car enthusiasts like us see standard car like an ugly car. so why not do some modification? as long as you are not really copy other car design is ok. otherwise, your car will be ugly too. do with your own idea.
Personally, I think the main reason is because the designs of Malaysian cars are outdated. Every time when a new Malaysian car is revealed, it makes no difference from the previous designs. The designs are taken either from the previous existing cars (then modify a bit) or redesigned by taking other designs of other car brands. For instances, Myvi looks like Passo (in Indonesia), Inspira looks like Lancer, etc. There is no originality in designs which can be proud of. Every time new Malaysian cars are on the road – “Aaahhh, just normal.” Can you imagine how it would feel to have paid for an expensive price for a car which have a ridiculous design? For some Malaysians they have to because they have no choice because they can’t afford to buy BMW Z4, Mazda 3 Sport, Skyline, Lotus Evora, Lancer, Nissan 370z, Mazda RX8, etc.
We should learn from Kia. See how they redesign Kia Optima from a ridiculous looks to a better one which is now named as Kia Optima Platinum.
no originality in design? may be u missed when exora, saga, gen2, persona, savvy launched in Malaysia..
as we support Malaysia Boleh spirit, we should not limit ourself…be creative n inovtive.thats how the Japanese learn n use their thinking…now they produce great performance cars but more affordable pricing than European cars such as Lambo and Ferari.you can bet on Mitsubishi Evo to beat Lambo on handling test if u dont blieve
sbb org dan BosaN lah tgk xde faktor ‘wah’ org modified kereta ni.
kereta ni boleh juga melambangkan status seseorg tu mcm mana.
‘dah’
Pendapat saya ialah mereka terlebih duit atau mahu kelainan.
Saya modified kereta untuk make it better than original. So semua tertumpu pada dalaman seperti kusyen lagi empuk, kipas blower lagi kuat, roof light lg terang, double fan untuk condenser aircond, bateri lg besar, alternator lagi besar and much2 more… Bodysaya kekalkan sebab standard body sudah mempunyai kadar rintangan angin yg berbaloi, sesuai dengan pemanduan saya yang sederhana
Saya warnakan bonet hitam. Juga tukar sport rim, itu pun sebab rim lama bengkok masuk lubang.
hi guys, where can i get modifier who does proper modifications in malaysia, like full race specs, eg engine reboring, transmission works, LSDs n stuff like that..