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As of April 2020, Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) has been legally banned on roads, footpaths and pedestrian-only paths. However, there are still sightings of PMDs on our roads, often rode by young punks (YPs). Watch this bunch of YPs ride that couldn't give a damn, ride their illegally modified PMDs on the road: What Happened? The video above was captured by a female passenger of the cam car. 3 YPs were riding their illegally modified PMDs along Brickland Road, travelling as fast as 70km/h and overtaking vehicles around them. And obviously, none of them gave a shit as they rode while clad in dark-coloured clothing, without any lights and personal protective equipment. Below is the following conversation that the female passenger and cam car driver had regarding the YPs on their PMDs: Female passenger: "What are they doing ah? What's that a bicycle ah?" Cam car driver: "It's a PMD. There are 3 of them." Female passenger: "So ridiculous! They think they very funny issit??" Stuck At Traffic Light Not long after, the YPs came to a halt at a red light, with the cam car directly behind them. And after they spotted the female passenger filming them, they quickly got off the road by paddling to a nearby pedestrian pavement. Upon moving off at a green light signal, the YPs reportedly scolded a bunch of vulgarities loudly at the cam car. Best Mode of Transport Able to travel as fast as vehicles ✅ No motor insurance required ✅ No COE and road tax ✅ Environmentally-friendly, uses electricity instead of petrol ✅ Cheap and affordable ✅ No license required ✅ Able to modify and "zhng" ✅ It is no wonder PMDs are so highly sought after, despite being illegal in Singapore. Netizens' Comments HAHAHA I laughed out loud at this comment! Wait until you meet the black TP stealth bikes at night😈 Chill...she's just concerned. ========= Be the first to get the latest road/ COE news, and get first dibs on exclusive promos and giveaways in our Telegram SGCM Community. Join us today!

Imagine it is the weekend, and all you want is to get some rest in your peaceful, quiet and comfortable house before the workweek starts. BUT NO. In the distance, you hear a low, noisy exhaust burbling sound coming from downstairs your block. And this is what you see: What's the first thought that comes to your mind? Frustration? Anger? Disappointment? You tell me. What Happened? Apparently, this frustrated Bedok resident managed to take a video of this rowdy Audi driver that has constantly disturbed the estate's peace. From afar or a single glance, the car's quad exhaust makes it appear as though the driver is driving an RS3, S3, or even a "Quattro tuned" Audi Sportback. If it were any of those cars, the noisy exhaust would have been understandable. But wait, here comes the twist: That "sports car" is none other than a 1-litre A3 Sportback. Putting Things Into Perspective The Audi A3 1-Litre Sportback has 114BHP and 200 Nm of torque, with 9.9 seconds for its 0 - 100km/h timing. And the fact that a noisy aftermarket exhaust is equipped to this ordinary car definitely poses as an annoyance to Bedok residents. Worse still, it pops and bangs even when its speed is <20km/h. So do you think this Audi A3 has an illegal or LTA approved exhaust? Do you think his exhaust system is "operated"? Netizens' Comments Sooner or later his car sure kena tow to the workshop. What's the point of stretching a 1-Litre engine to its limit? Damn, that escalated quickly. ======== Receive a $10 PayNow transfer for every submission we publish on Facebook! Simply WhatsApp us ➡️ https://bit.ly/3c6JERA

<The Suzuki Jimny Fuses With The Suzuki Every To Make The Cutest Overland Kei Car The custom Jimry is a Jimny with a sleeper compartment. Kind of. Photo: T-Style A tuner in Yokohama, Japan combined the looks and off-road capability of the Suzuki Jimny with the passenger capacity and space efficiency of the Suzuki Every. The combination producing what T-Style Design calls the Suzuki Jimry, an overland kei car that may not have the off-road chops of the Jimny, but certainly has the attitude. This is probably as close as we’ll get to a Jimny with sliding van doors and I love it. The Jimry is built using the Suzuki Every as a base according to Autocosmos, but it has some modifications to its suspension that make it more trail worthy. Photo: T-Style The stock Suzuki Every sits almost 6 inches off the ground, and the Jimry mods raise it by 1.5 inches for a total of 7.5 inches of ground clearance. The stock 13-inch tires are replaced by 14- or 15-inch tires, depending on the build. Some Jimry builds are 4WD, but not all. And others get even more ground clearance, up to four inches over stock. The Jimry keeps the Every’s 660cc three-cylinder engine to comply with Kei car regulations. That engine makes about 63 horespower and 70 lb-ft of torque. Many of the conversions from TSD come with a five-speed manual transmission, but some get an automatic gearbox. Other gear includes a top box and rooftop tent, along with custom mudguards and bumpers that add to the Jimny look. Of course, it wouldn’t be complete without the Jimny grille. The grille sits below what looks like the tiniest “hood” ever, but since the Suzuki Every is a cabover design, the hood is not covering an engine. And I’m unsure if it’s the stocky dimensions or stand-offish front end but I’m getting Hummer H2 vibes. Even then, I still can’t help but love all the Jimry builds. Photo: T-Style Photo: T-Style The mods keep going into the interior, which has slide-out storage compartments beneath a modular bed. The bed sits atop the rear seats when these are folded and it takes up the entire rear portion of the cabin. That’s only in one of the Jimry builds advertised by TSD, and it looks like the mods are made to suit the owner. Prices for the Jimry range from $21,725 to $22,337 or so. That’s for whole Jimry builds. Autocosmos reports that the modifications alone start at around $2,178. Photo: T-Style Photo: T-Style Photo: T-Style Photo: T-Style Photo: T-Style>

A modified saloon car crashed into a tree early this morning, causing spinal injuries to a 24-year-old female passenger and serious injuries to its 21-year-old driver. The two were later sent to hospital for treatment. At around 1:12am today, a driver was suspected to have lost control of his saloon car at the stretch of Bideford Road in front of Paragon. The car crashed into a tree and lamppost by the roadside, swerved to the right and finally stopped on the right lane. A Civil Defence spokesperson said that the female victim sustained spinal injuries on top of multiple injuries to her body. She was still conscious and was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The driver was also sent to the same hospital for cuts on his right leg and bruises on his left arm. Source: Shin Min Daily News, 24 April 2011. Click here for the Chinese report. source: http://news.insing.com/tabloid/modified-ca...g-2/id-46513500 anyone any idea?

Pls all share what you ve seen, locally or abroad, on the net or in real life. I happen to find these on the web. Can't imagine there are such moronic-looking cars in this world.

Headlight performance and crash prevention systems are key. Seems logical https://youtu.be/CbOnFMgSsCw Full List here: http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/TSP-List

Hong Kong Ocean Terminal carpark Tokyo

http://www.todayonline.com/voices/noisy-luxury-sports-cars-bad-illegally-modified-vehicles "I live in the River Valley neighbourhood. On several occasions, my family has been awoken by the sound of motor-revving as a sports car speeds along in the wee hours. I understand that stock models of luxury sports cars sold here can reach ear-splitting levels even without illegal modifications. It is said on some websites that a Ferrari or Lamborghini can reach up to 90 or 100 decibels. Why are the authorities cracking down only on illegal modifications when luxury sports cars sold here can generate the same or even higher noise levels? Are these car owners given a free pass, essentially?"

http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/my-point-20140212 Some smart alec "defender of justice" suggest silly things to authorities again. It is obvious she^ knows nothing about illegal modifications and assumed fierce car = illegal. Someone with fierce looking car in her neighbourhood must have pissed her off. Waste of space in ST.... Ok maybe cos ST not enough comments to publish liao. ^ The reason I say "she" is cos Chang Pui San has a strong female vibe to it, no self-respecting parents would name their son a girly name as "Pui San".

It's no longer a secret that car modifications are something favoured by plenty of car owners out there. In fact, some even feel proud if they are able to modify their car and give it a cooler look than any other cars out there. This is also felt by Kelvin, a young man from Bandung, Indonesia. Kelvin is an owner of a Toyota Ist, a hatchback from Japanese automaker Toyota. At first, Kelvin wasn't really a modification enthusiast and he was only used to dressing up his car a little. Nevertheless, living among several extreme car modification enthusiasts, he was eventually plagued by the car modification virus as well. As a result, his dressed up Toyota Ist changed completely. The first thing that came to his mind was how his car could catch the eyes of passer bys. For this, he chose a candy gold paint. According to Kelvin, not only can this colour catch people's eyes, it also has a high artistic value. It took two months for the Signal Kustom modification house to paint the car completely and, quite perfectly, too. The result was indeed eyecatching. However, a nice body paint wouldn't be complete if not accompanied by nice body kits as well. Therefore, Kelvin decided that he would use a VeilSide product and finally chose one that's actually meant for use with the Nissan 350Z Fairlady. As you can tell, the installation of this body kit required a lot of work due to the different curves and dimensions on the car from those of the Fairlady. Things got even trickier when Kelvin demanded that the body kits should be easily detachable. Unfortunately, not all parts of the car, such as the bumpers, could be made so. Kelvin's demand for the detachable body kits could only be applied on the front spoiler, front/rear fenders, side skirts, and the engine hood which featured air vents on the centre and the sides of it. The next thing to pay attention to was the rims. To match the bloating fenders, Kelvin had to use 8.5" rims (front) and 10" rims (rear). For the design and appearance of the rims to look attractive, Kelvin decided that he would use six-spoke rims painted in gold, too, just like the body of the car, surrounded by a chrome accent. For the interior, Kelvin only applied minor modifications. He modified the audio and applied leather material to the seats. Unfortunately, though, all the modifications seem useless in the end. You can say it was nothing but wasting money. For your information, though, Kelvin's Toyota Ist did win several trophies. Costing Rp150 million in total, the Ist was reverted to its original look with only minor modifications just within a month after the makeover was completed. We don't think it's worth the hard work and the total cost incurred in modifying his car. What do you think? Photo credit: Kompas Otomotif

Is "zng-ing" (modifying) your car in Singapore necessarily a bad thing? In mid-November, the Parliament passed amendments to the Road Traffic Act which made for stiffer penalties against vehicles that are illegally modified. This enhanced penalty means the court can impound illegally-modified vehicles for up to three months and repeat offenders might even have to serve a jail term. Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo was quoted saying that

Why not just made these cars undergo annual vehicle inspection? LTA hunting down cars with illegal modifications By Esther Ng SINGAPORE - Car enthusiasts are making a lot of noise. That's after the authorities started hunting down those who had illegal modifications done to their cars. The number of motorists caught for such modifications jumped from an average of 146 cases per month in 2008 to 611 per month last year. This shot up to 920 per month between January and July this year. A Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesman said it had received many complaints from the public and had stepped up its enforcement - hence the spike in cases. The public wanted the authorities to come down harder on illegal modification by imposing heftier penalties. Just before a sitting of Parliament on Oct 15, Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah told The Straits Times that she had received complaints from residents along YishunAvenue 1 about vehicle noise. "They always complain that at midnight or early in the morning, there are a lot of cars or motorbikes racing. These vehicles come from Lower Seletar Reservoir to the HDB area," she said. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told The New Paper that modifications of aftermarket exhaust systems are allowed. But these exhaust systems must have undergone testing either by the vehicle manufacturer or independent test laboratories, and be certified to comply with internationally-recognised standards on safety and emissions. Said LTA: "Our guiding principle in regulating vehicle modifications is safety - to ensure the mechanical performance of the car is maintained, and that road safety, vehicle exhaust and noise emissions standards are not compromised." The spokesman said that while the modification of the exhaust system "does not directly affect the brakes or steering system, the latter may not be built to handle this increased horse power or speed". So such modifications would require LTA's approval, it said. As of September, LTA has approved 81 aftermarket exhaust systems. LTA said that high-performance cars such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis are allowed on the road as they come with factory-fitted exhausts specifically manufactured and designed for these vehicles, and comply with the requisite safety and exhaust noise/emissions standards. For older vehicles, where the original parts are no longer available, LTA said it will "consider allowing the use of customised exhaust systems or alternative parts based on a case-by-case basis". For tinted windows, LTA said they will be considered illegal if the following requirements are not met: The resultant light transmittance for the front windscreen and two front side windows must be at least 70 per cent. The resultant light transmittance for the rear windscreen and the rear passenger windows must be at least 25 per cent. The front windscreen must not prevent, obstruct or interfere with the transmission of signals between the In-vehicle Unit and Electronic Road Pricing facility. They must comply with internationally recognised standards for safety glasses.

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More motorists are getting caught for illegally modifying their vehicles, from an average of 146 cases per month in 2008 to 611 per month last year. From January to July this year, the average number of cases dealt with by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) each month increased further, to 920. An LTA spokesman said the main illegal changes were on exhausts, adding tinted windows and various lighting infringements. She said the authority has received a large number of complaints from the public and stepped up its enforcement - hence the spike in cases. There will be a first reading in Parliament on Monday of an amendment to the Road Traffic Act. The proposed changes will include stiffer penalties to clamp down on illegal modifications. source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...facing-20121015

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From Stomp: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...s_on_earth.html Modified cars are available in Singapore but none of them are as outrageous as the ones found online by STOMPer ZENG1-ed. Said the STOMPer: "Singaporeans do modify their cars, but check out the gallery below for wacky and ugly ways to modify your car. Sure to be head turners on the roads! "Some of them look like the amusement park car-rides! LOL. "The terrapin one looks horrendous, who'd want to be in it?" Anyone want drive the "terrapin" car??

Wheels Super Star Front 9x19" - 245-35-19" Back 10x19" - 275-30-19" Falken FK451 Tires From 1999 Audi TT(http://car-q.com/plus/view.php?aid=342245)

haf u ever reported any of such cars to the authorities? also hor, who to report to ah? TP or LTA?

Illegally modified vehicles were also often caught speeding By: Mavis Toh Published: August 12 2010, The Straits Times ................................................................................ .. THE number of car owners caught for illegally modifying their vehicles is shooting up. Most modifications were to the cars' exhaust systems, windows and lights - changes typically preferred by illegal racers who want to appear flashy. In the first six months of this year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has already taken 1,381 motorists to task for this offence. In the whole of last year, there were 2,510 people caught - a 44 per cent jump over the 1,746 nabbed the year before. On a recent night operation by the Traffic Police, The Straits Times saw officers checking several modified vehicles, but no racers were caught. Two cars - a blue Honda Civic and a red Subaru Impreza - cruising along Orchard Road were stopped near Plaza Singapura because officers suspected that both cars' exhausts and engines had been illegally modified. The cars were taken to the Traffic Police vehicle pound to await inspection by LTA officers. Six motorcycles, parked near the Singapore Flyer, also got the once-over. Officers checked the bikers' licences, inspected their two-wheelers and even made a few owners rev their engines. Twenty minutes later, two of the youngsters were told their bikes would have to be impounded. One of the officers later explained: 'From experience, you can hear that the engine sound is different and not right.' Senior Staff Sergeant Mohd Haminuddin Mujtahid, who has 10 years of experience, said that the Traffic Police's special operations team would usually do night patrols every weekend at hot spots like Orchard Gudang - a spot which stretches from Orchard Road to Stamford Road, which is popular with racers. 'Many of them are from car clubs and we do patrols as a preventive measure,' he said. Spotted parked at an open-air carpark, near McDonald's in Stadium Boulevard near Kallang, were six souped-up Mitsubishis of different models. Though the officers made their rounds without stopping, their presence still caught the car owners' attention. 'We just want to make our presence felt as a preventive measure to stop them before they even start racing,' said Senior Staff Sgt Haminuddin. He added that illegally modified vehicles were also often caught speeding. A police spokesman said speeding, a common cause of accidents, was one of the main traffic offences that they focused on during night patrols. In the first six months of this year, 26,976 speeding summonses were issued. The figure was 64,983 for the whole of last year, up from 61,661 in 2008. Motoring enthusiasts, though, told The Straits Times that the police presence and the development of the Changi Motorsports Hub, which is expected to be ready by 2012, will curb illegal racing activities here. Many racers now go across the Causeway to race. Mr Peter Tan, vice-president for motorcycles at the Singapore Motor Sports Association, said the Republic's strict laws have driven some illegal racers to Malaysia's highways. 'If caught for racing in Singapore, your licence can be (suspended) and your car confiscated. You also get booked for illegal modifications, so the risks are too high.' Those caught for illegal racing can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $2,000. Those who modify vehicles illegally can be fined $1,000 or jailed for three months. Mr Tan felt that the Changi Motorsports Hub would help bring down the number of illegal street racers by up to 80 per cent. 'When we have a track, professionals and amateurs alike can do some serious racing there.' However, apart from the usual racing hot spots in Lim Chu Kang and Tuas South, Singaporeans have heard and seen races in heartland areas like Sengkang, Tampines, Sin Ming and Loyang. In June, Tampines resident Poh Soon Leong wrote to The Sunday Times' forum page, to complain that drivers of illegally modified sports cars often race along a stretch of road in Loyang Avenue, without regard for the safety of other road users. A police spokesman later said they do regular enforcement in the area, including speed checks and special operations to check illegal racing and careless, inconsiderate and dangerous driving. A 22-year-old student, who wanted to be known only as Wilson, is a regular racer who drives along Orchard Road almost every Friday and Saturday night, looking for a street race. When enough cars show up, these speed demons dash from Orchard Road to Marina Square, make a right turn towards the Esplanade, make another right turn and race up Stamford Road, through the Fort Canning Tunnel to Orchard Boulevard, and back to where they started. 'But now there are traffic policemen every week so we have to start our races even later, around 3am or 4am,' he said, adding that, increasingly, they were also racing on expressways as Orchard was being closely watched.

Thought it might be interesting to start a thread on this morning's headlines in the Straits Time. Must be the main talking point in car workshops today and gathering points of motorists. Anyone has any thoughts on the action by the police?

sori to bring this topic up but i could seems to track the old thread so anyone can recommend me any good + worth money workshop at boleh land if can at jb my friends planing to modified her interior and some body arts

Did any of you notice that there are more and more taxis on the road with modified headlights? Modified as in; when driving at nite, some of the taxis' have 1 of the headlight on high beam and the other is not. It is so obvious it has been modified, as 1 headlight is so much more glaring than the other. Cannot be so "qiao" that suddenely so many taxis always drive with their high beam on and have 1 high beam light bulb blown. It is super glaring to road users and they thought that no one would notice. Also do becareful when driving behind a taxi too (u know how they always like to jam their brakes suddenely, don't know its the driving sch teach one or they purposly), i have noticed that a lot of their 3rd brake lights are not working especially Hyundai Sonatas, dont know is it purposly or its a manufacturing defect from Hyundai. i hope taxi companies will see this topic and act on it and do the necessary changes during their servicing..

check the pictures of this modified Cherry QQ http://modifiedcherryqq.blogspot.com/

http://x.ygddai.com/cars/BMW-e92--V10-modi...-by-HARTGE.html Nice exterior

have heard of shops or fellas sending in rides with modified exhaust for inspection for a fee to ensure that inspection passes. Does anyone have such contacts? kindly pm me. shop has to ensure that car with modified exhaust will pass inspection please. thanks in advance