Why Should You Consider Tinting Your Car?

Fashion and looks are not even on the list... Sorry to say a lot of people these day only think about how the car looks after it has been tinted. The primary 6 reasons why you should even consider a tint on your ride are;

1. Temperature
Cooler conditions. The human body can be subjected to fatigue during a hot day. Much more if in a hot pressurized cabin, that of a car sort. Have you driven long distances on a hot sunny afternoon and realize you become so tired once you've reached your destination? Reason is because your body was subjected to UV heat that cause you to loose fluids thus subject to fatigue. Unless you stock up on Redbull in your car!

2. Skin Protection
As mentioned above UV rays. Now these days everyone knows about these harmful rays and what it can cause. Yes, skin cancer! The film can filter out almost 99% of these harmful UV rays and reduce your chances of getting skin cancer. We can expect you to use sun tan lotion everytime you take an afternoon drive now, can we?

3. Safety
A good tint film should hold firm in the case of an accident, preventing shattered glass from causing the driver and passengers any injury. And it makes it easier for the rescue workers to remove injured passengers from the cabin; the entire windshield will be ripped off from the chassis as one whole piece. Safe better than sorry!

4. Vision
A bare windshield will cause massive amounts of glare during sun rise, sun set or every any bright sunny day. Not only during the day but even during the night when headlights of the on-coming traffic bounce off the roads and off your own windshield. A good tint will reduce the amount of glare making your drive a safe one!

5. Privacy
Not that your car is your bedroom but remember, what the burglar can't see, he can't steal. Of course all tint has to be within the JPJ specifications. People may think it's not much but trust me it's good enough to prevent a thief from spotting a few things here and there which you leave in your car. Prevention is always the better solution...

6. Auto Preservation
Do you know that UV rays are also harmful to the interior of your car? Have you seen how a dash and steering can become sticky due to heat? That's the synthetic leather melting from the heat. Have you seen how leather seat start to crack? And fabric ones start to fade? These are all cause by heat and the UV rays. A good tint is a good sunblock for your car!

Is It an Aunty's Car?

The mention of Toyota Vios, sparks an 'ugghh' expression from men aged from 19 to 40, well not all but most. When I went around asking them why, they've all said it is an "Aunty's Car"... Being a car enthusiast, I can agree to their point of view to a certain extend.

Looks; A very tame and calm look. It's neither wide or narrow in outer dimensions like any sports models. It has a high posture to it and most of all, it has an effeminate look. (If only it came in Pink.

Power Train; Nothing really to brag about. Your average 1.5litre engine. It has no punch to it. It's a flat 4 cylinder so it has good short burst at low revs and speed. It isn't an engine that's gonna pnch a hole thru when you are at 150kmh!

Lifestyle; It's all the talk about conservation, moderation and easy going. It comes in colors that are earthy and tame. The TRD efforts as off 2009 were really disappointing of Toyota.

But having said all that, ladies and gentlemen, I give you Salma!

Customized HID projector headlights, upgrade HID fog light, Sports grill and fibre bodywork. Accompanied by Akira 17"rims and Bridgestone Adrenaline tyres, Eibach sport springs and Ultraracing roll bars.


Customized rear pipes and fibre body work


So... Still think you've been dealt with an Aunty's car? If you do realize it's potentials and you want what I have, call TOSCC at +60192320274 and your problems are solved!

When It Comes To Customizing

The object is to be different from the rest!

Whether you own a car that is spanking new or one that needs a little work done, there is always room to stamp you originality on it. I once saw a Volvo 940GL with Leopard print seats and dash. That just blew my mind!

I've seen owners strip a 5 year old CLK and customize the interior completely from scratch, all because now they have a ride that is purely theirs! Mercedes may have laid down the ground works but now the car is in a league of it's own. Too bad I didn't have my camera with me then.

You don't like the roof in your car? Want it to be black leather instead of beige? Want to put in a sunroof? Or maybe even a moonroof? Don't like your seat colors? Don't like the material on your seats? Everything can be changed! Enough about the interior, even your exterior. If it is your paint or even your car's outline. A little plastering and concealer, then comes the paint work...

Best of all, you don't have to be a car designer to visualize all this. All you got to do is visualize what YOU like and how YOU want to see your car look like, the rest is up to us at The One Stop Car Consultant!

A TOSCC Quick Tip

Say you're going on a long drive out station, here's something to make your drive smoother and a tad bit more safer. On normal city drives, your car tyres (Sedan) are filled to about min 28psi to a max of 35psi. But when you are about to drive long distances try to keep your tyre pressure at a minumum.

At high revolutions and high speeds, if you drive a tyre that's filled to max pressure the heat generated will cause it to spike up to another 1 or 2 psi, depending on how far you're driving. Thus making your tyre to be filled above it's pressure specification.

Of course before doing anything, please always check with your owner's manual. All pressure specifications are stated in there unless you've changed them, then please check with your local tyre man.

Drive safe!

A TOSCC Quick Tip

When you have a flat, do you realize that it's so difficult to turn loose the lock nuts? Here is what you do the next time you have to change a flat; tighten the nut first, it'll loosen up like it's melting butter. And don't forget, when you're done changing, tighten the nuts diagonally.

Drive safe now, you hear!

What's Writen On The Sidewalls...

Did you know, the sidewall of your car tyre is a vault of useful and necessary information? At first sight it may seem like a confusing mixture of numbers, letters, codes and symbols that means absolutely nothing to most! And yet cracking the code reveals a whole load of useful, important and necessary information. Don't worry, you don't need to call Dr. Robert Langdon, that's what The One Stop Car Consultant is here for. The tyre is arguably the most important safety component on a vehicle, only four patches of rubber, each no larger that the palm of a hand, are all that connects the vehicle with the road surface. There are now so many types of tyre available for different applications and it is necessary to provide correct size and related information – all these vital details are contained on the sidewall.




The following list can be found on the picture above;

1. Brand or trade name of the tyre - i.e. Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin, Pirelli etc.

2. Tyre model or pattern code. For example Sport, Pilot, Eagle etc

3. Tyre size - The width of the tread expressed in millimetres, which in this illustration is 205; the aspect ratio – height of the tyre sidewall as a percentage of the width, in this case it is 55% of 205mm; and the diameter of the tyre’s centre hole, expressed in inches. In this illustration, it is 16”. The letter between the numbers is the type of construction i.e. ‘R’ Radial. So this tyre is a 205/55 R16

4. Service description - in this example the figure 91 denotes the maximum weight capacity of the tyre according to the official load index table, which translates to 615 Kg, The letter V indicates the speed rating of the tyre, in this case the tyre suitable for cars capable of reaching a maximum vehicle speed of 149.1 mph.

5. ECE (Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation 30 Conformity Approval Number – which means that the tyre meets the standards of the European Regulatory Authorities.

6. EEC Noise Approval Number, which means that the noise generated by the tyre is within approved European limits.

7. USA Department of Transport manufacturer’s code. This has no relevance to the UK market

8. Date of manufacture. This is important as the age of a tyre can affect its performance. The first 2 numbers refer to the month and the 3rd and 4th numbers refer to the year

9. USA UTQG (Uniform Tire Quality Grade) ratings. This has no significance in the UK.

10.USA maximum tyre loading. This has no significance in the UK

11.USA maximum tyre inflation pressure. This has no significance in the UK

12.Denotes tubeless construction

13.Safety warning refers to the dangers of under-inflation/overloading and the mounting of tyres together with the risk of severe over - inflation. This is particularly important as TyreSafe research shows that up to three quarters of cars on UK roads have incorrectly inflated tyres

14.Direction of rotation which relates to directional tyres only. These tyres are designed to rotate in one direction only which is indicated on the sidewall by an arrow.

15.Outer/inner sidewall refers to the mounting of asymmetric tyres only. These tyres have different tread patterns on their inner and outer sides, offering improved performance, and must be fitted correctly.

16.Extra load version where applicable

17.TWI indicates the location of the tread wear indicators, which are raised areas at the base of the tread to serve as a visual warning that the tyre is approaching or at the minimum legal tread depth.

While it's easy to find 17 different pieces of information somewhat daunting it's good familiarise yourself with four or five important pieces of information, width of the wheel, maximum load and top speed are certainly useful to keep in mind while you are on the road. And don't worry, I wont pop-quiz you on the codes....

A Little Tyre Magic

I'm sure you guys have all at one point of time gotten yourself a puncture... Now 9 times out of 10 a simple patch work at your local tyreman will get the wheel back in action but that pesky one will cost you a new tyre!

Fear no more. Your One Stop Car Consultant has found a place within the city to get all sorts of punctures fixed. So the next time a tyreman turns your down and says this puncture is not amendable, you think of the One Stop Car Consultant and give him a call!