:: The One with Emblems ::
Yet another DIY today. This particular one is long overdue.
My kereta’s kepala harimau hilang for a few months now. Buta tanggal one rainy day. Head over to any Brother’s outlet in your vicinity to get another Made-In-Taiwan/China/Bolehland spare for roughly RM15 per piece.
Pyring the emblem out is a straight forward process, just use a screwdriver. The left over double sided tape on the bonet is a bitch though.
Use double sided FOAM tape. Before taping the emblem on, remember to clean the residue tape left on the bonet using a blade and kerosene/polish. Careful with the paint job though.
Celaka imitation product again is just THAT much smaller compared to the original (notice: the black marks).
Now, the belakang emblem needs a bit more effort to change. Pop your boot and unfasten these 4 nuts using a spanar.
Basically you are removing your license plate lighting assembly. Just in case the previous image doesn’t give a good view on where the nuts are, see above image. While you are at it, give your car a good wipe after stripping it. =)
The back emblem has a screw holding it on. Remove it and you know how to reasemble everything.
Anyway, tomorrow is dad’s birthday. Like dad, like son huh?
PS: Sorry for the horrendous retouching of the number plates. And my plate is not BOLT HOLE x4 =p
June 6th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Doesn’t matter bro… it’s just the cosmetics…
So what’s your next project? HID or LED lights? Too eager for the another one… Keep it up bro!
June 7th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
kitkat : cosmetics pun kena jaga ma, sayang kereta sikit, kereta pun sayang balik kita. =p
nah, HID and LED lights are a bit too pricey for me. anyway i just changed my H1 bulbs to Osram Nightbreakers. they work well. when they mampus, will try Philips Blue Vision.
June 8th, 2009 at 12:02 am
local car logo but manufactured in Taiwan/China?? interesting…haha but another thumbs up for DIY =)
June 8th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Bear always DIY! LOL… and u go nuts while fixing it right?
June 8th, 2009 at 9:43 am
jccy : actually i honestly tak tau if its made in taiwan or not. but you know the car industry la…when asked, “haiya, toi wan foh lo”.
anyway, mau tanya, your latio ah, got any issues? my bro in law got one. just mau tanya.
grace : one of those things i have great pride in girl. being able to DIY alot of stuff on my own. cuz i have my own hands and legs.
June 8th, 2009 at 10:12 am
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……………
June 8th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hilang? Never heard of that b4 but it’s possible if the front badge is only held in place with double sided tapes. Owh I love this colour scheme more than the older greenish one.. Which I think is very fugly..
June 8th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
gerald : you are becoming like hin loong in FB. while he goes “hahahahahhaha”, you go “mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm”
vincent : umm, the emblem ah, the part where the coloured logo sticks on the thingy (not the bonet), itu hilang, peeled off.
and yes, i have to agree this B&W seems simpler.
June 8th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
still very well…passed 5k ady…good good =)
June 9th, 2009 at 8:29 am
jccy : eh, a few months dy only 5k. darn i hit around 3k per month.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
DIY…can also DIY human’s heart ??? lolz, how about DIY to catch fish???
June 9th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
lizzie : huh?
June 9th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
3 months old = 5k…okie apa =)
June 10th, 2009 at 10:19 am
kev, i really like your DIYs. very entertaining to read.
hahha.. keep it up man.
with all these help, really can become a DIY person already. will save alot of cash thanks to you.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
jccy : G gong, i 3+ months 8000km tukar minyak hitam lo.
justin : thanks justin, kinda lost material to shoot off late thats why. but had some spare time to fix up things in the house. kekeke.
next up, may change brake pads myself. but suspect its kinda jammed cuz my current brake pads only last 20000+ km. thats unusual. fixing jammed brakes i tak tau. =P
June 11th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Dude the new wheeler dealer series is on youtube now, much better than the previous one. I’m sure you’ll get addicted to it!
June 11th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
kitkat : paiseh (malu), never seen wheeler dealer in my life b4, tak tau apa pun dia. nanti i google.
June 11th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
You’ll gonna love it bro, I can guarantee it.
June 12th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
kitkat : will try will try. i get the impression that its something to do with buying old cars and restoring them? anyway will youtube it when i have the spare time.
June 12th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
you bear mah, so must know how to do catching fish DIY-ly lo..haha