Decided to paint my fogs black today. Looks cleaner. Probably going to do black housing during the summer.

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After :

 

so... those wheels are 15in am i correct? i just couldnt believe your calculation of 22lb for wheel and tire for your new orange wheel and dunlop sp 31 A/S tires.

22lb seems impossible unless you are running 12x4 wheels with 100/40/12 tires.

i looked online at tirerack and your tires alone in 195/55/15 weigh 18lbs. so could you verify your wheels are 4lbs a piece?

 

Finally got around to adjusting my headlights.

 

Hey Hootie
Ya I know that's next and another side job needed.

 

Well it wasn't today, but over the weekend, my friend and I build a custom sub box and amp rack in the Fit. The box looks amazing and the amp rack looks awesome. All I need now is an aftermarket radio to tie it all up.

 

Did the rear wiper mod. Aesthetically it's not too much better than stock form. But function wise definitely better. No more dirt build up on the blade!!


http://www.flickr.com/photos/61184535@N07/5612680740/

 

Finally got around to replacing my stripped stock plastic shift knob with a DSG delrin unit. Best thing I've done yet, the sloppy feel was driving me insane.

 

Had SWMBO appreciate skunk2 billet shift knob...

 

Just took the snow tires and steelies off and put the OEM aluminum rims back on. I need new tires :S and put on some Mugen style window visors thanks to ACfit!

 

Such a simple thing that makes such a difference. I did mine a couple weeks ago. The black looks freakin amazing with the blue paint. I love that colour. *thumbs up*

 

Brembo rotors & HPS pads. So far so good.

 

Those are great parts.... Can you tell if they have any effect on the ABS? How many miles did you have on the old ones?

 

I don't think there should be any effect on ABS but I'm not knowledgeable about that really.

My rotors were oem from factory (50k miles) and oem brake pads were around 20-25k miles with ~3mm left. I had some damage to rotors from having to brake hard a couple weeks ago so figured I might as well swap things out now. The brake pads that came on the car were almost gone at ~25k if I remember correctly.

Drove something like 60 miles today and feels like a good setup.

 

Did the JDM wiper mod tonight


You see all that gunk on the bumper.. hated that. Hopefully that won't happen since the blades are vertical! +2 kool points!

 

^^ Nice setup there and 1 clean machine, + rep
Big Mike

 

ill be in 4 different shows this month and i want to paint the engine cover. what color do u guys think will look good.

this is what my under hood looks like and my car.






these are some crappy pics in my driveway really quick but also in the engine bay i have a blue grounding kit. was thinking blue but i just wanted to get ur guys opinions. i really want it to stand out though.

 

No d'out Blue to match the hoses and ram air. Turbo'd? Looks Verry Nicce on the out side too!
OK spray it silver let dry tape off the center where the Honda H and Vtech (match the silver to your car color). Get a kandy blue and spray the whole cover untape and clear coat 3x. Show Stopper
Big Mike

 

Blue would go with every thing else blue, but blues may not match, and that is a problem. Your car is silver so any color will work. I say a jdm textured red would be hot. Or go real crazy with like white with splattered blue or something else. Automotivetouchuppaint.com can get you what you need

 

ya my wife works for a body shop and she paints all my stuff. i like the paint splatter idea. i think it will look really sick. good idea. ill probably be doing something about that cover this weekend.

 

thanks man i also have the earthing kit that has the blue wires and they match the radiator hoses really close.