Just creating a thread to share my findings regarding Puspakom checks.
Doing a simple name change there are 3-4 basic checks :
1. Engine and chassis number must match the registration card.
2. Car must not be welded at any of the seams indicating a cut and join. Meaning no indication of cutting
3. Tinting must be removed. Fark you if you say your tint will pass Puspakom checks.
4. Overall outlook of the car must not differ too much from the original look.
#4 is quite important because I just wasted RM100+ getting an old junk Daihatsu Charade G11 inspected and failed because of retrofitted Waja headlamps and extreme front bodykit/bumper that makes the car no longer look like original.
If you're getting a bank loan for your car, then the check will be a thousand times more detailed. Make sure your headlights/rear lamps are not tinted, no tint, no significant engine oil leaks, no modified mountings, hell - make sure your windscreen wiper fluid is filled properly. They even check that the headlights are working and is the proper colour. So make it easy to pass as possible.
Some say you can bribe, sure. But it's not worth the money paying the runner to do this for you for thousands when you can just pay RM100+ (including GST) for them to come to your house at an appointed time and pass/fail you. It's too easy to be worth calling the runner to do it for you. You only need to 'bribe' the officers who come with ice cold 100plus and be friendly. They usually will tell you what you need to do to pass if there's any problem with the car.
Doing a simple name change there are 3-4 basic checks :
1. Engine and chassis number must match the registration card.
2. Car must not be welded at any of the seams indicating a cut and join. Meaning no indication of cutting
3. Tinting must be removed. Fark you if you say your tint will pass Puspakom checks.
4. Overall outlook of the car must not differ too much from the original look.
#4 is quite important because I just wasted RM100+ getting an old junk Daihatsu Charade G11 inspected and failed because of retrofitted Waja headlamps and extreme front bodykit/bumper that makes the car no longer look like original.
If you're getting a bank loan for your car, then the check will be a thousand times more detailed. Make sure your headlights/rear lamps are not tinted, no tint, no significant engine oil leaks, no modified mountings, hell - make sure your windscreen wiper fluid is filled properly. They even check that the headlights are working and is the proper colour. So make it easy to pass as possible.
Some say you can bribe, sure. But it's not worth the money paying the runner to do this for you for thousands when you can just pay RM100+ (including GST) for them to come to your house at an appointed time and pass/fail you. It's too easy to be worth calling the runner to do it for you. You only need to 'bribe' the officers who come with ice cold 100plus and be friendly. They usually will tell you what you need to do to pass if there's any problem with the car.