Best and Ultimate Guide To Modified Car Insurance

Car modification is an area I have dabbled in myself and I must confess to finding great enjoyment in it. There will always be those who see anyone who modifies their car as a “Boy” or “Girl” racer. Of course, this may be the case for some, but others spend a huge amount of time and money on their beloved cars. The last thing on their mind would be driving dangerously and jeopardising the safety of their most precious item.

The modifying of your car can provide a welcomed focus and is certainly very enjoyable. There are many hobbies that appear superficially to follow a similar theme. Modifying a Pc and adding the latest parts, such as a new processor to increase performance is very similar to adding a new component to a car to increase speed and performance. Indeed, it can be said that to many of us, most things in life can come down to speed or performance in one way or another.

The topic that will never be far from this one is that of modified or performance car insurance. Of course if you modify and improve the performance of your car you will pay a higher premium price. Nevertheless, for some of us it can be a struggle to find a car insurance company even willing to insure a modified or performance car in the first place. Then you will have to consider paying an extortionate amount to cover your car, leaving most us a nervous wreck.

The problem lies mainly in the engine modification department. Changes to exterior fittings such as tailgate spoilers, new alloy wheels and body kit will make a noticeable difference in your premium, but at least this is an area most insurance companies are willing to cover. When it comes to engine modifications and cars with extremely powerful engines, a lot of them will not even enter into giving you a quote.

If you have added only exterior items or changed the in-car entertainment system then you can pretty much go ahead and search through quotes in the usual manner. You must remember to ring the car insurance company you have chosen after selecting the best quote for your car as standard. I would suggest picking several of the better value for money quotes, ensuring they give you the coverage your looking for (remember cheapest is not always best) and then ringing the company to continue the quote and give details of your modification. You should find most companies are pretty modification friendly as long as there only minor changes.

If you have modified you engine by way of a chip, induction kit or similar then things start to get a little trickier. This is also the case with having a generally high-powered performance engine. Many mainstream insurers will not insure a car with engine modifications or a high-powered car with a young driver. Here you will be best to follow the same procedure as above and seek quotes from specialist insurers. You may find the process a little slower but you will be rewarded with a more tailored and possibly cheaper policy.

Above all, you must remember to be honest to your insurer. Something as small as misinforming the insurer as to where you car will be kept overnight can be seen as fraud. Altering details to give yourself a cheaper policy, if not accurate, will ultimately result in voided insurance when the issuing company finds out.

Nice VW Modification With Golden Yellow Color Carving Techniques

Nice VW Modification With Golden Yellow Color Carving Techniques

The effect that the classic Volkswagen has had on Americans as well as many people worldwide is exceptional. Few other car models can match the status of the car in terms of its support among ordinary people. The Volkswagen is known as “people’s car” in German. Despite the many atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler, people all over the world should give him credit for making the production of Volkswagen possible. In the early 1930s, many German citizens were not able to afford buying cars let alone meeting their basic needs. Most vehicles were too expensive and were considered as luxuries.

Adolf Hitler wanted to be popular with the people of Germany and so intended to make a car that would be affordable to most Germans. Hitler’s decision to have the car made was not based purely on innovation principles. Instead, he wanted to establish himself as a political leader by gaining support from majority of Germans, mostly who could not afford to buy the expensive car models. To achieve this, in 1933, Hitler turned to an engineer, Ferdinand Porsche who was known for his vast experience and skills in engineering. Hitler summoned Porsche and ordered him to make a car that could be made available to ordinary citizens.

Hitler gave Porsche guidelines on what the car should look like. Some of those guidelines included the capacity of the vehicle. It had to be able to accommodate four people as well as have an engine that would be able to last long. The proposed car was also to be small and air-cooled and be available to the people at a low price. Initially, the cost of the proposed vehicle made Porsche reluctant to proceed with plans for making the car. However, because of constant pressure from Hitler, Porsche began the process of developing the soon to be Volkswagen.

Soon afterwards, Porsche was given resources needed for the production of the car by Hitler. Even though he was still reluctant, he went ahead with the plans of producing the first prototypes of the Volkswagen. Not known to many, Porsche had previously produced another car model that had similar features as the car Hitler wanted. However, the car was not mass-produced. Porsche visited America where he learnt about the techniques used for mass production of cars, at low production costs. He then returned to Germany and begun working on the prototype of the Volkswagen, based on previous model he had designed.

It took three years from the time Hitler approached Porsche, to the time the first prototypes of the Volkswagen were produced. After a series of road tests, the car was ready to be mass-produced and many people bought these cars. After the Second World War, the British took control of the factories and appointed an engineer who did modifications to the Volkswagen. The British enabled the car to be mass-produced and sold not only to Germans but also to the rest of Europe and eventually to the rest of the world. Ever since then, Volkswagen has been made available to millions of people worldwide and is considered as a classic car.

Car Show at Kuching Stadium - Amazing

Today I just had a chance to go to Stadium in Kuching to witness a relatively small scale of car show. It demonstrates lots of different car with different car audio system, namely from MTX, Helix, Pioneer, Sony, Soundstream, and etc. There were some cars with extreme body kits too.

This is by far my favourite car. This Sport Mini Cooper, looks cool in its original shape, with very clean and powerful Soundstream Audio System.

It uses Soundstream 15" Subwoofer with RMS 900watt and 1300Max, Reference R1 series which was boosted up with 2 very strong Soundstream PCA2000D MONOBLOCK CLASS D AMP, which delivers 2000 watt RMS each. Soundstream capacitor SCX-4 4 Farad capacitor is also used to enhance the subwoofer outout. It also uses 2x Soundtream XTC480 for 4 sets of Soundstream 6.5" Picasso Component speakers.
( More photos coming out soon with its very fantastic interior car audio system)

This is Proton Satria,which looked very nice with its custom-made body kits. Do you notice a small skull just above the car plate?Cool~

This is Toyota Celica, which has won a few prizes in its previous car show competitions.

This is Perodua Kenari, with very extream body kits as well. Noticed the 2 Chinese words at the door there?It means "Money Come", funny huh? This show car belongs to the company "LuiLai", which means "Money Come" in Malaysia Hokkien Dialect. They are specialize in producing very fine and good quality vinyls.

Mitsubishi Lancer

This is Mitsubishi Airtrek, which uses Helic as their Car Audio System, belongs to a Kuching Car Accessories Shop, Art Car Accessories.

There are more photos with very nice body kits coming out soon. In near future there will be another Car Show in Kuching, which will be held in a larger scale.

Honda Stream RSZ - Automotive Car

INILAH.COM, Kuala Lumpur - Although this is not the version facelift, Honda has been at least enhance your appearance with the Honda Stream features that are found in the MPV this car.

Stream this time named Honda Stream RSZ. It's easy to guess the name that bodykit Honda Stream RSZ use this only be purchased through the general importer in Malaysia.

Bodykit equipped with a pair of fog lights (front foglamps), Stream RSZ also become more sporty with velg 17-inch dressing that is suitable with the bodykit.

Features High Intensity Discharge headlamp on, that is capable of automatically detecting when the fog or smoke in front of the car create Stream RSZ also more sophisticated.

Stream RSZ dibandrol 155,980 Ringgit or around Rp 550 million with a loss of insurance while the original price on the road Ringgit 149,800 or about Rp 449 million does not include insurance. There are approximately 6000 differences Ringgit or around Rp 18 million with the price of a standard Honda Stream.

Stream RSZ available in four color choices, the Premium White Pearl, Crystal Black Pearl, Polished Metal Metallic, and the New Red Pearl. RSZ Stream will be available in dealer-dealer in Malaysia starting February 26th to come.Honda Stream RSZ - Automotive Car

Extrem Auto Car Modification

Extrem Auto Car Modification

BMW Automotive Car Accecories Modification

BMW Automotive Car Accecories Modification

2009 Piecha Avalange RS Mercedes-Benz SL R230

Piecha Design unveiled the Avalange RS kit for the Mercedes-Benz SL-Roadster R230 models. The core part of the new design is the entirely re-engineered front. Piecha Design places its one-lamella grill between the double headlights which is typical for the SL facelift since 2008. But the refiner places the grill significantly flatter. The automobile front with the enlarged Mercedes bonnet star gives the car a much more dynamic look. The entirely re-engineered front skirt with the integrated one-lamella grill and bonnet star insert is made of elastomer-modified fiber glass composite material in one piece. Fog lights with chrome rings and black, xenon-bright LED daytime running lights are already built into the front skirt and are included in the delivery. Piecha Design offers wheels for the Avalange RS in the dimension 9.5×20 for the front- and 10.5×20 inches for the rear axle for 245 and 285 tires or 255 and 305 tires. Alternatively there is the real three-part dp1 CC with 18 edged spokes in different sizes up to 9.5×20 and 11.5×20 inches.

Except for the front skirt, all Piecha Avalange RS aerodynamics components also fit for the facelift of the Mercedes SL from 04/2008 including the AMG models SL 63 and SL 65 whose styling is especially enhanced by the Avalange RS look.