New Hyundai Tucson

[DonaldKuok]

I don't recommend my SE, only give rubber floor mats for seats, no boot mat.

The windows said got tinted but never expect so light tint only, end up need to spend after market solar film..

 

My SE also only gave floor mat but I insisted for solar film although she kept saying is tinted. Tinted does not mean is UV protected and heat rejection. I know those freebies are coming from their own pocket or commission.

[teomingern]

I don't recommend my SE, only give rubber floor mats for seats, no boot mat.

The windows said got tinted but never expect so light tint only, end up need to spend after market solar film..

 

Same same lar... your SE not bad lar... I didn't get floor mats or boot mats. I didn't ask for them. My window film same as yours even though he sent me to a VKool shop. Same type of film. Only costs $300. So only tinted. Got UV rejection but minimal heat rejection and light tint. I topped up for the actual VKool solar film lor... My SE also keep saying that don't need solar film. The glass on the Sonata is already tinted and has UV rejection baked into it. I examined the etchings on the glass and there is factory tinting baked into the glass. This type of tinting is the best cos it's permanent and more fade-resistant. But I didn't see any indication for UV rejection in the glass etchings. I told him so, and so he offered me 'VKool'. If you look at the Nissan March (made in Japan) or the old Toyota Corolla (not Altis, made in Japan), their window glass has etching that writes 99% rejection of UVA & UVB.

 

The VKool shop at Toh Guan Centre had three levels of films:

 

1) Free film from Komoco SE. $300. Front windscreen no tint, just UV rejection. Rear windscreen, windows & solar film, slightly darker tint and UV rejection only. This is called OEM.

 

2) Top up $500, they use a base VKool package called OEM. This uses the same film for the front windscreen and the lowest VKool film for the rear and windows. Not worth.

 

3) The actual VKool packages. Very expensive, very good. My suggestion is to bite the bullet and go for the VK30 or VK40 package. It really makes a very big difference. Both in terms of tinting and heat rejection. 

 

Anyway, the greatest issue with solar films and their qualities are the following:

 

1) UV rejection is the same for all films. The technology is the same regardless of price. This is the easiest to achieve. So if your car's glass is already heavily tinted (like our Sonatas), then you could go for clear film that rejects UV.

 

2) Heat rejection is where the difference lies. The more expensive the film, the better the heat rejection. VKool uses metallic elements to reject heat. It's proven to be the most effective. Next most effective is ceramic compounds, which Huper Optik uses (still around or not?) and I think Rikecool and 3M. The metallic sputtering process is copyrighted by VKool, so I think they're the only company that uses this technology. There is still a cut out on the windscreen above the IU to allow the ERP gantries to read the IU.

 

3) Tinting. Most cheap films use dyes to tint the film. These will fade with time. It's quite obvious. The expensive solar films don't use dye. They use pigments which are micro particles suspended in the film. It is more durable but gives rise to more visual artifacts.

 

4) The quality of the plastic polymer used. There is a significant difference in quality, the durability to scratches, and strength of adhesion and tearing strength. The last bit is most important. One of the primary functions of the solar film to keep the glass intact when involved in an accident to reduce projectile injuries due to shattered glass flying around. Flexibility for the film is different, the better films are less flexible due to their elements within the film. this makes the film harder to fix on curved screens (e.g. Citroen C4 Picasso front windscreen).

 

5) Strength of adhesion. More expensive film has better adhesion as the adhesive used is more sophisticated. VKool uses a type of adhesive that actually bonds to the glass. It's not easy to remove. Whereas cheap $300 films simply use glue that does not bond. So it gets detached more easily at the window edges where the glass slips into the door frame.

 

Hope this helps.

Edited April 27, 2016 by teomingern

[DonaldKuok]

Same same lar... your SE not bad lar... I didn't get floor mats or boot mats. I didn't ask for them. My window film same as yours even though he sent me to a VKool shop. Same type of film. Only costs $300. So only tinted. Got UV rejection but minimal heat rejection and light tint. I topped up for the actual VKool solar film lor... My SE also keep saying that don't need solar film. The glass on the Sonata is already tinted and has UV rejection baked into it. I examined the etchings on the glass and there is factory tinting baked into the glass. This type of tinting is the best cos it's permanent and more fade-resistant. But I didn't see any indication for UV rejection in the glass etchings. I told him so, and so he offered me 'VKool'. If you look at the Nissan March (made in Japan) or the old Toyota Corolla (not Altis, made in Japan), their window glass has etching that writes 99% rejection of UVA & UVB.

 

The VKool shop at Toh Guan Centre had three levels of films:

 

1) Free film from Komoco SE. $300. Front windscreen no tint, just UV rejection. Rear windscreen, windows & solar film, slightly darker tint and UV rejection only. This is called OEM.

 

2) Top up $500, they use a base VKool package called OEM. This uses the same film for the front windscreen and the lowest VKool film for the rear and windows. Not worth.

 

3) The actual VKool packages. Very expensive, very good. My suggestion is to bite the bullet and go for the VK30 or VK40 package. It really makes a very big difference. Both in terms of tinting and heat rejection. 

 

Anyway, the greatest issue with solar films and their qualities are the following:

 

1) UV rejection is the same for all films. The technology is the same regardless of price. This is the easiest to achieve. So if your car's glass is already heavily tinted (like our Sonatas), then you could go for clear film that rejects UV.

 

2) Heat rejection is where the difference lies. The more expensive the film, the better the heat rejection. VKool uses metallic elements to reject heat. It's proven to be the most effective. Next most effective is ceramic compounds, which Huper Optik uses (still around or not?) and I think Rikecool and 3M. The metallic sputtering process is copyrighted by VKool, so I think they're the only company that uses this technology. There is still a cut out on the windscreen above the IU to allow the ERP gantries to read the IU.

 

3) Tinting. Most cheap films use dyes to tint the film. These will fade with time. It's quite obvious. The expensive solar films don't use dye. They use pigments which are micro particles suspended in the film. It is more durable but gives rise to more visual artifacts.

 

4) The quality of the plastic polymer used. There is a significant difference in quality, the durability to scratches, and strength of adhesion and tearing strength. The last bit is most important. One of the primary functions of the solar film to keep the glass intact when involved in an accident to reduce projectile injuries due to shattered glass flying around. Flexibility for the film is different, the better films are less flexible due to their elements within the film. this makes the film harder to fix on curved screens (e.g. Citroen C4 Picasso front windscreen).

 

5) Strength of adhesion. More expensive film has better adhesion as the adhesive used is more sophisticated. VKool uses a type of adhesive that actually bonds to the glass. It's not easy to remove. Whereas cheap $300 films simply use glue that does not bond. So it gets detached more easily at the window edges where the glass slips into the door frame.

 

Hope this helps.

 

So I am still not sure whether to top up 1000 just to upgrade to VKool. Does that mean the Glymaxx's Titanium series is much more cheaper option for UV and heat rejection film? 

[MngoZara]

Milk tea looks like this. Didnt realised Milk tea actually is the color of Lao Sai.

 

I might stop drinking my Teh C , if not i will keep thinking of LS.

[KoreanLover]

Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder 

 

I really think milk tea color not bad.. 

[Kennethoka]

Hi, for those who bought Tucson, have you test drove Nissan Qasqhai? Want to know how Tucson rate aganist Qasqhai.

[DonaldKuok]

Hi, for those who bought Tucson, have you test drove Nissan Qasqhai? Want to know how Tucson rate aganist Qasqhai.

I tested the 1.2T version but didn't like it although FC is better. It does not have the luxury feeling. Engine noise is louder during pickup. Edited April 27, 2016 by DonaldKuok

[Kennethoka]

actually i'm comparing the 2.0l one. Seems like in UK, Qasqhai has better review than Tucson. Not too sure whether is it bias for not since Qasqhai is engineered in UK.

[Motokia]

actually i'm comparing the 2.0l one. Seems like in UK, Qasqhai has better review than Tucson. Not too sure whether is it bias for not since Qasqhai is engineered in UK.

This is Tucson thread come on!

Pages and YouTube esp Aussie and NA have proven Tucson is a good all rounded car.

 

QQ has many sw issues not publish suddenly cannot move due to idle stop. I don't like cvt have to floor to pick up with engine roaring depends u can accept it. 2L maybe better but never test driven.

[Kennethoka]

This is Tucson thread come on!

Pages and YouTube esp Aussie and NA have proven Tucson is a good all rounded car.

 

QQ has many sw issues not publish suddenly cannot move due to idle stop. I don't like cvt have to floor to pick up with engine roaring depends u can accept it. 2L maybe better but never test driven.

I know it is tucson thread that why i'm asking why those people who bought Tucson chose over qasqhai if they had test drive b4. I want to listen 2 side of the coin.

 

I think QQ sw issue might only affects 1.2L turbo engine. No known case for 2.0L has this issue so far.

 

I know NA has proven tucson is good car. But I think NA does not sell Qasqhai, they only sell x-trail which is known as Nissan Rouge.

 

If I can find any review on qasqhai from driver in Na, I will not ask here already.

 

so far review from UK and OZ is Qasqhai > Tucson.

[Motokia]

Same same lar... your SE not bad lar... I didn't get floor mats or boot mats. I didn't ask for them. My window film same as yours even though he sent me to a VKool shop. Same type of film. Only costs $300. So only tinted. Got UV rejection but minimal heat rejection and light tint. I topped up for the actual VKool solar film lor... My SE also keep saying that don't need solar film. The glass on the Sonata is already tinted and has UV rejection baked into it. I examined the etchings on the glass and there is factory tinting baked into the glass. This type of tinting is the best cos it's permanent and more fade-resistant. But I didn't see any indication for UV rejection in the glass etchings. I told him so, and so he offered me 'VKool'. If you look at the Nissan March (made in Japan) or the old Toyota Corolla (not Altis, made in Japan), their window glass has etching that writes 99% rejection of UVA & UVB.

 

The VKool shop at Toh Guan Centre had three levels of films:

 

1) Free film from Komoco SE. $300. Front windscreen no tint, just UV rejection. Rear windscreen, windows & solar film, slightly darker tint and UV rejection only. This is called OEM.

 

2) Top up $500, they use a base VKool package called OEM. This uses the same film for the front windscreen and the lowest VKool film for the rear and windows. Not worth.

 

3) The actual VKool packages. Very expensive, very good. My suggestion is to bite the bullet and go for the VK30 or VK40 package. It really makes a very big difference. Both in terms of tinting and heat rejection.

 

Anyway, the greatest issue with solar films and their qualities are the following:

 

1) UV rejection is the same for all films. The technology is the same regardless of price. This is the easiest to achieve. So if your car's glass is already heavily tinted (like our Sonatas), then you could go for clear film that rejects UV.

 

2) Heat rejection is where the difference lies. The more expensive the film, the better the heat rejection. VKool uses metallic elements to reject heat. It's proven to be the most effective. Next most effective is ceramic compounds, which Huper Optik uses (still around or not?) and I think Rikecool and 3M. The metallic sputtering process is copyrighted by VKool, so I think they're the only company that uses this technology. There is still a cut out on the windscreen above the IU to allow the ERP gantries to read the IU.

 

3) Tinting. Most cheap films use dyes to tint the film. These will fade with time. It's quite obvious. The expensive solar films don't use dye. They use pigments which are micro particles suspended in the film. It is more durable but gives rise to more visual artifacts.

 

4) The quality of the plastic polymer used. There is a significant difference in quality, the durability to scratches, and strength of adhesion and tearing strength. The last bit is most important. One of the primary functions of the solar film to keep the glass intact when involved in an accident to reduce projectile injuries due to shattered glass flying around. Flexibility for the film is different, the better films are less flexible due to their elements within the film. this makes the film harder to fix on curved screens (e.g. Citroen C4 Picasso front windscreen).

 

5) Strength of adhesion. More expensive film has better adhesion as the adhesive used is more sophisticated. VKool uses a type of adhesive that actually bonds to the glass. It's not easy to remove. Whereas cheap $300 films simply use glue that does not bond. So it gets detached more easily at the window edges where the glass slips into the door frame.

 

Hope this helps.

Wow! I'm really impress with u on such detailed analysis u can be a top vkool se!

[teomingern]

So I am still not sure whether to top up 1000 just to upgrade to VKool. Does that mean the Glymaxx's Titanium series is much more cheaper option for UV and heat rejection film? 

 

You check the specs online lor... the companies will specify the UV & heat (or IR) rejection rates. Usually UV rejection is around 99% for UVA & UVB. This level of rejection is standard. Even your sunglasses should reject 99% of hte UV radiation. Cos UV radiation is high frequency, easy to interfere with and therefore disperse. Most films disperse UV radiation as heat energy, i.e. IR = infra red, which means that your car will heat up. Hence having high heat rejection for the solar film is very important. Cos when UV light passes through glass, it gets downgraded to IR radiation and gets trapped in the car and can't pass through the glass anymore, and the car gets heated up very quickly. The solar film that rejects most of the UV radiation would substantially cut down this source of heat. But if your solar film doesn't reject heat, then most of that heat would still penetrate the glass anyway.

 

IR rejection or heat rejection is critical. If the IR can be reflected away, then the radiation doesn't penetrate the glass, the car won't be so hot. Only the glass would be heated up and as glass is a very poor conductor, it will not allow the heat to seep in so fast. Also the air in your car is still when you park, so no convecting air currents (generated by your aircon fan), and therefore the car should not heat up so fast as well if the solar film rejects heat well.

 

Just compare and go for the product that suits your budget and needs lor.... if you always park in sheltered areas, don't take long drive trips up to M'sia or drive longer distances in S'pore, then I think don't need VKool...

[teomingern]

Milk tea looks like this. Didnt realised Milk tea actually is the color of Lao Sai.

 

I might stop drinking my Teh C , if not i will keep thinking of LS.

 

Oops...

 

But actually when it's in a cup, then it's ok lar... the context is right... but when the car is covered in that colour, it conjures up the wrong image... like a car covered with mud after going through some rally race...

I know it is tucson thread that why i'm asking why those people who bought Tucson chose over qasqhai if they had test drive b4. I want to listen 2 side of the coin.

 

I think QQ sw issue might only affects 1.2L turbo engine. No known case for 2.0L has this issue so far.

 

I know NA has proven tucson is good car. But I think NA does not sell Qasqhai, they only sell x-trail which is known as Nissan Rouge.

 

If I can find any review on qasqhai from driver in Na, I will not ask here already.

 

so far review from UK and OZ is Qasqhai > Tucson.

 

Yup... I think the Qashqai has better reputation overseas. In terms of driveability you really have to test the 2.0 L normally aspirated engines. Drive both back to back and then come back here to tell us which you prefer lor... Also you're not just comparing engines, it's also about the drivetrain, one uses a CVT gearbox, the other a standard autobox. It makes quite a bit of difference. And your driving style matters a lot too... I hate CVT gearboxes, the slushy pickup is not for me. Even autobox is quite annoying. Still prefer the immediacy of a manual gearbox but that's just not available here anymore. So would like to hear from you if you do get a chance to do back-to-back test drives.

Edited April 28, 2016 by teomingern

[DonaldKuok]

You check the specs online lor... the companies will specify the UV & heat (or IR) rejection rates. Usually UV rejection is around 99% for UVA & UVB. This level of rejection is standard. Even your sunglasses should reject 99% of hte UV radiation. Cos UV radiation is high frequency, easy to interfere with and therefore disperse. Most films disperse UV radiation as heat energy, i.e. IR = infra red, which means that your car will heat up. Hence having high heat rejection for the solar film is very important. Cos when UV light passes through glass, it gets downgraded to IR radiation and gets trapped in the car and can't pass through the glass anymore, and the car gets heated up very quickly. The solar film that rejects most of the UV radiation would substantially cut down this source of heat. But if your solar film doesn't reject heat, then most of that heat would still penetrate the glass anyway.

 

IR rejection or heat rejection is critical. If the IR can be reflected away, then the radiation doesn't penetrate the glass, the car won't be so hot. Only the glass would be heated up and as glass is a very poor conductor, it will not allow the heat to seep in so fast. Also the air in your car is still when you park, so no convecting air currents (generated by your aircon fan), and therefore the car should not heat up so fast as well if the solar film rejects heat well.

 

Just compare and go for the product that suits your budget and needs lor.... if you always park in sheltered areas, don't take long drive trips up to M'sia or drive longer distances in S'pore, then I think don't need VKool...

Bro..i know all these la..just that whether you want to get a seiko or rolex watch. Both also have time keeper function. VKool using metal that would also reduce the GPS signal to penetrate through. 90% of the time I park my car in the sheltered carpark and I do not drive my new car to M'sia. That concludes I just need the OEM version.

Oops...

 

But actually when it's in a cup, then it's ok lar... the context is right... but when the car is covered in that colour, it conjures up the wrong image... like a car covered with mud after going through some rally race...

This milk color is good...it covers up most of the dirt. It's a long lasting color and stay away from car slave mindset haha

Edited April 28, 2016 by DonaldKuok

[ICYBERG]

I know it is tucson thread that why i'm asking why those people who bought Tucson chose over qasqhai if they had test drive b4. I want to listen 2 side of the coin.

 

I think QQ sw issue might only affects 1.2L turbo engine. No known case for 2.0L has this issue so far.

 

I know NA has proven tucson is good car. But I think NA does not sell Qasqhai, they only sell x-trail which is known as Nissan Rouge.

 

If I can find any review on qasqhai from driver in Na, I will not ask here already.

 

so far review from UK and OZ is Qasqhai > Tucson.

I test drive qq1.2 and Tucson. What I dun like about qq is the interior. Too cramp and back seats really limited

[Sananda]

Drove the QQ 2l in Perth for 1 week... the Tucson wins hands down ie interior space, ride quality, road noise.

[Kennethoka]

Drove the QQ 2l in Perth for 1 week... the Tucson wins hands down ie interior space, ride quality, road noise.

Thanks for the review.  

 

I will be in Perth next week. I am renting Hyundai Santa Fe for 2 weeks. 

[Kennethoka]

at first want to buy Sonata, but last minutes my wife wants a SUV because of wanting our kids to have active lifestyle, SUV able to ferry bulky kids sports equipment.