ha ha :lol:
Firstly, i am no 'pro' here(bear that in mind). But i found this forum a good place to share knowledges. Like myself, i do know a lot on theories but less on practical. I still learn from other forumers on things involving high tech performance.
Tombstone, i am sorry i do not have the answer to that. I will try to find out the answer from a friend at puspakom (seremban) and jpj (sandakan) about this. I came across a case where this one wira owner converted to lancer front half. Evything was ok for about 2 years, even claimed insurance once upon accident. Although converted, i closed one eye and allowed original wira parts replacement but still owner prefer lancer used parts.
Not long after i saw the car in same workshop, converting back to original wira parts. I found out that owner kena chase by JPJ's pajero and required inspection within a week after. In real life, i do not know what is exactly legal and what is not. In your case Tombstone, maybe converting sunroff itself is illegal. This is becoz a part of roof reinforcement has been cut. I think laa..
To kookoo, any workhsop can change the wheelhouse but when u change at franchise workhsop, ur car wont face difficulty to pass the test. Franchise holder for proton is EON and Proton Edar.
for Toyota is UMW Toyota.
To jkn, as far as i am concern there is no such thing as Agreed Insurance Value. This is because in about every 3 months the average market value for any car will fluctuate. Either up or down depending on demand and supply. This is something that nobody can control. Even the used car dealer oso cant do much.
But normally, insurance will refer to independent adjusters like the company i work for reference whenever they are not sure about how much to insure upon renewal. we have the guideline from our own research and aprroved by Bank Negara.
To mitsufreak,
To repair or replace wheelhouse depends on the workshop itself. If they think its repairable, they will repair. The real problem comes when they join the new wheelhouse and the present body (either at A pillar or firewall). Fyi car assemblers use high tech spot welding at factory. Such machine is expensive so normally repairers use either gas or arc welding. These is uncomparable to spot welding in term of strength. And that is why insurance require inspection after serious accident repair.
To kookoo again, if u repair the car on ur own then its not necessary to go for inspection.
Puspakom inspection in required by the insurance company upon serious accident (determine by their claim department), required by finance company upon new contract/buyer and also required by law when involving death case.
I hope this helps...
