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Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by adisonliew Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:34 am
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by adisonliew Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:07 am
Todays New- Turn to page 2
Bandar Seri Begawan - Some local car enthusiasts lauded the efforts of the Land Transport Department in formulating a new guideline for car modifications, but raised concerns on the direction and focus of such modifications.
Declining to be named, a 26-year-old owner of a highly-modified Honda Civic said that relevant authorities have to be clear on what sort of modifications are dangerous before deciding what is legal or illegal.
"They need to realise that there is nothing wrong with customising the kooks of your car with professionally-built body kits, it makes our cars more unique and strengthens the bond between the vehicle and driver," said the government worker.
The Land Transport Department should instead be more worried about modifications done to car engines, absorbers and exhaust systems, but even then it should be ok if these parts are installed and tuned by professionals," he added.
The 26-year-old said that authorities should look into car accessories stores and workshops involved with unsafe car tune ups and modifications. "These are the cars that give us a bad name. They just try to dump as much power into their cars with the wrong parts, making their cars less reliable and more dangerous."
Li Cheng, 28, said that this new guideline should be directed more towards suppliers of illegal car modification parts. "If you don't sell anything illegal then no one can buy it... this is what the relevant authorities should look out for."
"They also have to make sure that only quality goods and parts are imported and sold. Nothing of inferior quality such as cheap and weak rims that might shatter upon impact should be allowed on public roads," added Li.
The technician said that while his personal car has not been altered, he could easily understand why others are doing it
"Your car is a part of your life. You want it to stand out from others and make it your own," he said, adding that he supports all sorts of car modifications, as long as they comply with the Sultanate's safety regulations.
"In the end it comes down to the responsibility of the driver. There is nothing wrong with modifying your car's sound system because it is not something dangerous, but it will become dangerous if you blast loud music which might distract others, making you less aware of your surroundings at the same time," he explained.
Hj Amin, father of a car enthusiast, said that such guidelines should have been made available a long time ago. "People have bought car accessories to find out that it is not legal during a roadblock. It becomes useless and a waste of money. They need to know what they can do to their cars."
"With a proper guideline, they will no longer have any excuse if they are caught with such modifications," added the 45-year-old businessman.
Hj Amin said that there are a number of modified cars on the road but understands that most of these modifications are to improve the car's appearance.
His real concerns were cars that have been modified for performance reasons. "Let them do what they want with the looks of their cars as long as they don't do anything that can upset their cars' balance and settings such as increasing its power or lowering the suspension," he said.
Another car enthusiast who opted for anonymity said that the car modification industry is also heavily influenced by the market al have spent over $7,000 on my car. A large portion of the money is spent only on the bodykit, spoiler and paint job. All of these are quality parts and fitted by professionals."
"What give us a bad name are cheap car modifications that cut corners. Why do I buy a spoiler that costs $900 instead of a $200 one? Because it is safer and of better quality. Others might buy cheaper products that might be badly designed and built," he said.
A female companion agreed, saying that her car modifications were done by professionals with safety in mind. "I can definitely guarantee you that my car is safe on the mad and is of no danger to anyone," she said, adding that safety is one of the most important issue to her when modifying her vehicle.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times
Bandar Seri Begawan - Some local car enthusiasts lauded the efforts of the Land Transport Department in formulating a new guideline for car modifications, but raised concerns on the direction and focus of such modifications.
Declining to be named, a 26-year-old owner of a highly-modified Honda Civic said that relevant authorities have to be clear on what sort of modifications are dangerous before deciding what is legal or illegal.
"They need to realise that there is nothing wrong with customising the kooks of your car with professionally-built body kits, it makes our cars more unique and strengthens the bond between the vehicle and driver," said the government worker.
The Land Transport Department should instead be more worried about modifications done to car engines, absorbers and exhaust systems, but even then it should be ok if these parts are installed and tuned by professionals," he added.
The 26-year-old said that authorities should look into car accessories stores and workshops involved with unsafe car tune ups and modifications. "These are the cars that give us a bad name. They just try to dump as much power into their cars with the wrong parts, making their cars less reliable and more dangerous."
Li Cheng, 28, said that this new guideline should be directed more towards suppliers of illegal car modification parts. "If you don't sell anything illegal then no one can buy it... this is what the relevant authorities should look out for."
"They also have to make sure that only quality goods and parts are imported and sold. Nothing of inferior quality such as cheap and weak rims that might shatter upon impact should be allowed on public roads," added Li.
The technician said that while his personal car has not been altered, he could easily understand why others are doing it
"Your car is a part of your life. You want it to stand out from others and make it your own," he said, adding that he supports all sorts of car modifications, as long as they comply with the Sultanate's safety regulations.
"In the end it comes down to the responsibility of the driver. There is nothing wrong with modifying your car's sound system because it is not something dangerous, but it will become dangerous if you blast loud music which might distract others, making you less aware of your surroundings at the same time," he explained.
Hj Amin, father of a car enthusiast, said that such guidelines should have been made available a long time ago. "People have bought car accessories to find out that it is not legal during a roadblock. It becomes useless and a waste of money. They need to know what they can do to their cars."
"With a proper guideline, they will no longer have any excuse if they are caught with such modifications," added the 45-year-old businessman.
Hj Amin said that there are a number of modified cars on the road but understands that most of these modifications are to improve the car's appearance.
His real concerns were cars that have been modified for performance reasons. "Let them do what they want with the looks of their cars as long as they don't do anything that can upset their cars' balance and settings such as increasing its power or lowering the suspension," he said.
Another car enthusiast who opted for anonymity said that the car modification industry is also heavily influenced by the market al have spent over $7,000 on my car. A large portion of the money is spent only on the bodykit, spoiler and paint job. All of these are quality parts and fitted by professionals."
"What give us a bad name are cheap car modifications that cut corners. Why do I buy a spoiler that costs $900 instead of a $200 one? Because it is safer and of better quality. Others might buy cheaper products that might be badly designed and built," he said.
A female companion agreed, saying that her car modifications were done by professionals with safety in mind. "I can definitely guarantee you that my car is safe on the mad and is of no danger to anyone," she said, adding that safety is one of the most important issue to her when modifying her vehicle.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by aimideka Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:03 am
yeah we definitely need a guidelines for modification our cars...
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by semrz1 Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:13 pm
Bro Adison, thank you for posting. Good topic.
Bro Aimi, appreciate your high hopes and expectations on LTD to come up with a guideline(s) on modification(S).
However, bisHamba is a person who is skeptical on the intention of LTD to work out with a program for "legal" mod(s). In order for LTD to get it right or should I say "get educated", the officer(s) need to break the barrier of ignorance. Meaning require full devotion on great depth research on safety aspect of modification(S). Again, bisHamba is skeptical if LTD can do this. Out of 100 officer, maybe 10 will reach the level of knowledge or understanding on safety aspect.
Then, there is another issue or dilemma: "XXXX% of mod(s) car(s) = 100% road accident". So, goes back to why LTD should legalise mod(s) if accident record doesn't drop drastically each year. Maybe we can blame on road conditions, prevailing monsoon, dumb idiotic reckless driver, etc. In LTD mindset, whether it's true or not accident(s) caused by mod(s) using "cheap or expensive" product(s), prevention is better than cure, meaning, no mod = less accident.
Guidelines....well, suprisingly guideline do exist in LTD, but need to know who to ask for it. So, it's not obvious to the public since it's not made public knowledge. Example sport rims; do you know that LTD can approve oversize sport rims as long within tolerence margin of "guideline"?
BisHamba stop here because others may think old timer know less with modern era...hehehe...Selamat Hari Raya....
Bro Aimi, appreciate your high hopes and expectations on LTD to come up with a guideline(s) on modification(S).
However, bisHamba is a person who is skeptical on the intention of LTD to work out with a program for "legal" mod(s). In order for LTD to get it right or should I say "get educated", the officer(s) need to break the barrier of ignorance. Meaning require full devotion on great depth research on safety aspect of modification(S). Again, bisHamba is skeptical if LTD can do this. Out of 100 officer, maybe 10 will reach the level of knowledge or understanding on safety aspect.
Then, there is another issue or dilemma: "XXXX% of mod(s) car(s) = 100% road accident". So, goes back to why LTD should legalise mod(s) if accident record doesn't drop drastically each year. Maybe we can blame on road conditions, prevailing monsoon, dumb idiotic reckless driver, etc. In LTD mindset, whether it's true or not accident(s) caused by mod(s) using "cheap or expensive" product(s), prevention is better than cure, meaning, no mod = less accident.
Guidelines....well, suprisingly guideline do exist in LTD, but need to know who to ask for it. So, it's not obvious to the public since it's not made public knowledge. Example sport rims; do you know that LTD can approve oversize sport rims as long within tolerence margin of "guideline"?
BisHamba stop here because others may think old timer know less with modern era...hehehe...Selamat Hari Raya....
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by JZA80 Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:54 pm
+1 with Tuan Semrz1... nya orang cakap pun inda guna...
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by Dale7283 Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:46 pm
nice 1
but entah ah i love to see the list/guideline plang p satu yg nda ku suka bila kereta atu modified selalu tah kana label suka belaju apa lah itulah sama kana ucap punca kemalagan laa. mun kan laju aka max speed sirion ku pun blh sampai 180+...
hope LTD can came up with win win guidelines hehe can't wait to see the progress don't jus make noise now but no result hope for the best from LTD hehe
but entah ah i love to see the list/guideline plang p satu yg nda ku suka bila kereta atu modified selalu tah kana label suka belaju apa lah itulah sama kana ucap punca kemalagan laa. mun kan laju aka max speed sirion ku pun blh sampai 180+...
hope LTD can came up with win win guidelines hehe can't wait to see the progress don't jus make noise now but no result hope for the best from LTD hehe
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by Dale7283 Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:20 pm
btw esk i'm going to tinted shop to tint my car with 30% tint yessss so no more worries hahaha but i need to get copy of certificate that saying it's 30% tint only? mmmh hehehe
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by adisonliew Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:34 pm
Haha dale you gonna tint ur car ah i also want 
it does say as long there is 70percent light passing tru the window should be ok. Print the picture for reference:)
it does say as long there is 70percent light passing tru the window should be ok. Print the picture for reference:)
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by Dale7283 Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:35 pm
hahaha yeah i want to print the newpaper and laminated it as my certificate hehe
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by 2kilo2 Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:22 am
Get JASMA approved products for sure kana cap legal by JPD haha.
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by aimideka Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:26 am
lau 30% tinted atu inda galap tu bui....alang biar galap hehehe....
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by semrz1 Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:51 am
Tuan Dale,
Good luck with the tinted application for approval. The "guideline(s)" mentioned in-order to get approval, it must go light penetration test using "tint meter". Must have minumum 70% light penetration, less than that no approval. Please be aware that the tint may have the right light penetration, but car windows may have inbuilt light shade. So, if anyone has tint meter, measure before installation of tint, and test a small sample of tint patch to window. Avoid regrets latter on. Good luck Tuan
Good luck with the tinted application for approval. The "guideline(s)" mentioned in-order to get approval, it must go light penetration test using "tint meter". Must have minumum 70% light penetration, less than that no approval. Please be aware that the tint may have the right light penetration, but car windows may have inbuilt light shade. So, if anyone has tint meter, measure before installation of tint, and test a small sample of tint patch to window. Avoid regrets latter on. Good luck Tuan
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by Dale7283 Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:41 am
bos 2kilo2 dmana tu belurih ah yg ada cap jasma hehe
tuan smerz1 d kedai lum ada tinted meter hehe abis2 manual meter drg ganya hehe
aimi un gelap bnr atu bui mencari nahas cia hehe
tuan smerz1 d kedai lum ada tinted meter hehe abis2 manual meter drg ganya hehe
aimi un gelap bnr atu bui mencari nahas cia hehe
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by semrz1 Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:07 pm
Tuan Dale,
Iatah masalh nda tint meter ani yang payah kitani sure approve atau nda. Ikut nasib saja, harap2 nda tersangkut masa roadblock.
Iatah masalh nda tint meter ani yang payah kitani sure approve atau nda. Ikut nasib saja, harap2 nda tersangkut masa roadblock.
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Re: Have you read?? New Rules in Modding Cars
by aimideka Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:27 pm
dale....inda apa tu ko gtau ko atu VIP ja hehehe
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by Dale7283 Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:32 pm
aimi malas tu ku kan gtau ku vip nada kelebihan nya pun hehe
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by aimideka Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:49 pm
hahaha inda pun ko gtau sja ko bawa keta VIP hehehe
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by Dale7283 Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:13 pm
behapa? Syg juwa bulan2 byr sendiri pas2 d akun keta vip hehe udah kana saman byr saja sal tau udah salah diri sendiri hehe
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by aimideka Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:39 am
hahaha bui udah tah ko tinted ur car ani?
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by Dale7283 Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:46 pm
haha lum bui hari ujan nda bisai masang tinted
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by aimideka Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:25 pm
adih boring tu eh hehehe...
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