Car modifications and warranty related issues

"Will this modifications void my warranty?"

The gazillion million trillion dollar questions that basically get on my nerves and I believe will also get on motorhead's nerve in general.

So to new car owners, the general rule is this (which pretty much is common sense lah, but I feel its lacking alot), modifications DO NOT go hand in hand with warranty.

What does that mean?
That basically mean that the moment you modify something, you run the risk of your warranty being voided.
IF you have modified something and your warranty is voided, please do not go around bitching about it. The terms and condition of the warranty is there for you to see and read. So please read and understand it.

So please do not go around asking the question. You basically make yourself look stupid.

You itchy backside want to modify, you run the risk of your warranty being voided.

Common sense. Grow some please.

And yes, I am very sensitive to this question. Sensitive as in very sensitive and potentially I will go super saiyan ape-shit if being asked question.

Here's a customary potato after a rant post.

P/S - modifications is not the same as enabling/disabling BCM functions.

[Guide] Fixing VW Jetta MK6 Rattling Door

Volkswagen.


A brand that is perceived to be premium in this part of the world.
So as expected of a premium brand, one should be expecting a car that is solidly assembled with every single switch gear, panels and trims to be solidly in place.

So it seems.

Less then 1 year into ownership, to be more precise, 7 months later, my rear passenger door develop some annoying rattling sound.
Yes, rattling sound in a Volkswagen. In this case, its my Volkswagen Jetta Mk6.

"What a rattling sound in a less then a year old Volkswagen? Sure or not?". 

That is the exact question my friends asked when topic about my car arises.

It can be heard on the move over some slightly uneven surface, over bump or when you open the door and shake it.
It annoys the hell out of me and the thoughts of making an appointment with the Service Center to resolve this seems daunting. I need to leave the car in the Service Center for the whole day and this don't guarantee that they will be able to resolve my issue.

Time to find a solution to this rattling door.
I took matter into my own hands.
I brought my car to my usual place at EA Autoworks to work on it. They have the tools and here I have some folks to back me up in case I need assistance and I am very confident in their superb workmanship.

So the first step is to dismantle the door to find out the source of the rattling sound. Troubleshooting by ear seems to point the source towards the upper left hand side of the door.

This is how the door looks like behind the panel.

Removing the big rubbery plastic cover for better access.

The troubleshooting is focus towards the upper left hand side of the door. Namely this area.

But guess what, after we have dismantled the door panel, shaking the door did not produced any rattling sound. We were stumped. So we fitted back the door panel and shake the door again. The rattling sound came back. Puzzling indeed.

We removed the door panel again and did a more thorough study. 

Finally we found out the source of the rattling sound.

It is from the tweeter.

How did the tweeter cause the ratting sound?

The tweeter is supposed to be lock in position by its place holder. But it seems that this particular tweeter has come loose from its holder and because it is loose, its free play will knock/rattle against the panel thus causing the annoying rattling sound. 

Since the source of the rattling is found, the good folks at EA Autoworks helps me to secure the tweeter firmly in place with some very fine wood shreds and some industrial or audio equipment glue.

We then fit everything back in place and then we do the "swing" test again.

The rattling is totally gone.

I then went on a test drive on a nearby superbly uneven road and thankfully, the annoying rattling sound is no longer there.

Problem solved.

Never felt such satisfaction in working and resolving issues on your own cars with your own hands.

With some assistance from the good folks in EA Autoworks of course.

Jam Jam Jam everywhere...

A look out the window of my office and the view is not good.

This is not a time to have this 2 condition together at one go.

Heavy Rain + Peak Hours

When you have the above condition, you get this below.

A normal 10 km/20 mins journey can take freaking 2 hours.

Argh !!!!!!!

Mega congestion..

ZzZzZzZzZz

[Preview] LATAR Highway

LATAR highway.
A new highway that forms part of the KL Outer ring road to complement the already over congested MRR2 (Middle Ring Road 2) that was also build to complement the earlier Middle Ring Road (MRR).



LOL.
Notice how the UMNO-led Malaysian government keep messing up their road plans?

Anyway, to read more about LATAR, kindly proceed here.

As for me, I took a short dash on LATAR today (Selayang to Guthrie) and I am very disappointed with the build quality of the highway.
The built quality just did not complement the stunning scenery that you can see from the highway.

I will be back with more pictures of the highway and also a better personal review on the entire stretch.

Stay tuned.

WTF..

The tacho bounce of a virtual rev cut at 4.5k tonight.
It happens randomly, but it is especially apparent on 4th gear.

FUCK the product.

No choice.
Will be filing the consumer tribunal claims tomorrow instead of next week.

Decided

As mentioned before here, my patience has ran out.

I am now in the midst of collecting the paper work necessary to begin officially filing a claim with the Consumer Tribunal of Malaysia.

The car runs so fucked up that I begin to wonder why am I ever remotely interested in this piece of shit previously.

I can't wait for the day where I swap the cams back to stock.

Damn........

The Result is out

The result is out.



Red is my stock cam profile.
Blue is the Works Performance Cam without dyno tuning.
Green is the Works Performance Cam with on-dyno tuning.

What say you guys?
A performance cam putting out way lesser power then a stock cam?
Hmm...
Cams problem or engine problem now?
Just for everyone's information, the engine has just only been rebuild.
:)

If it is not clear let me know and I will re-upload a clearer version.

KNNWTFBBQFISH

KNNWTFBBQFISH
@#%#$^#$^#^&#$#@@%#@!@$!@

I woke up in the morning, preparing to start the first day of work for the year and I got a present.

KNNCCB cat decided to take a shortcut across my front bonet.



All the hardwork down the drain.
I hate cats.


And this is one of it.

Grrrrrr.