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Old May 25, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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intense

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I brought these lS Mechies just for shit and giggles. Sand blasted and powder coated. let me know what you think.
If you told me about the idea I'd have poo-pooed it but that color IS intense! I like it! I wish I could have someone do that for me in purple!
 
Old May 25, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by feddup
If you told me about the idea I'd have poo-pooed it but that color IS intense! I like it! I wish I could have someone do that for me in purple!


Purple enuff Feddup?
 
Old May 25, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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nice paint job.

for me i just drove my GD to work today. it was super pouring but my car handled it like a champ.

btw, i e-taped behind the tpms light inside the cluster over the weekend. no more tpms light.
 
Old May 25, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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Big Mike, at night they look almost exactly like factory original. The way they did the overlays with a a tinted section over the numbers so the OE lighting would still work dims the cluster ever so slightly, but other than that its hard to tell they aren't OE. I was wrong about all the icons outside the center panel BTW, they still shine through the over lay, just a little dim. The tach is the gauge I had the most trouble with getting lined up with the original lettering, it may be slightly askew there at the top. But I have a two tone paint job on my cluster,(silver nearest the gauges, metallic blue nearer the trim ring) and I took that picture at a funny angle, so that is more likely what is going on. Today I changed the display on my XM, Scangauge, and Pioneer 3100DVD to match the new gauges, and as Chris Rock says "Its all right, cause its aaalllllll white!" LOL
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan

btw, i e-taped behind the tpms light inside the cluster over the weekend. no more tpms light.

Glad that worked out for ya. Your welcome.
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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I replaced the battery. 2007 sport with 23,100 miles
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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I washed mine, and then drove it to work

 
Old May 28, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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I am researching new tires to replace the stocker Dunlops. I can't wait to get a new set on the Fit and see if it helps out with ride quality. Any suggestions from my GD friends? Also seriously considering doing a new brake set up so I am researching this too just new roter and calipher replacements. Oh yes, I was driving on the main street in our town and passed a brand new vet being taken for a test drive. The driver must have been pre-occupied because I had to pass him and looked up and he was way back there. I know there would have been no way had he been on it but felt pretty good to "smoke" a vett- in a Honda Fit. LOL!
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Cat
I am researching new tires to replace the stocker Dunlops. I can't wait to get a new set on the Fit and see if it helps out with ride quality. Any suggestions from my GD friends? Also seriously considering doing a new brake set up so I am researching this too just new roter and calipher replacements. Oh yes, I was driving on the main street in our town and passed a brand new vet being taken for a test drive. The driver must have been pre-occupied because I had to pass him and looked up and he was way back there. I know there would have been no way had he been on it but felt pretty good to "smoke" a vett- in a Honda Fit. LOL!
The lighter the tire weight the better for performance & MPG.
But now to the good stuff:
Smoked a Vet! Love ya Girl you goDid ya hit your 4-way flasher after ya pulled back in front of 'em?
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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Good look'n Fit!!

Originally Posted by TamaraPaints
I washed mine, and then drove it to work

Man I like Your Fit Nice job! not too much rice
my motto is "ur in a fit, rice is nice, right?"
Big Mike
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by vinnymac


Purple enuff Feddup?

Are those another set of rims there Vinny?
What kind are they?
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Those are Blackbeard's; 13#'s apeice. On a GE8, purple powder coated.
 

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Old May 28, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Perrenoud Fit
Those are Blackbeard's; 13#'s apeice. On a GE8, purple powder coated.

Same as yours? Or track r's?
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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same as the ones i have. nice color
 
Old May 29, 2011 | 02:54 AM
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15" x 6.5" +40 Konig Heliums in bronze, 205/50R15 Dunlop Direzza's, folded the liner tabs up in the front and tucked the liner, cut back the rear bumper tabs and filed them down. I need to go back to the wheel shop though cause the hub rings they sold me were too big and I can hear them rattling around when I drive.
 
Old May 29, 2011 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by T-Fit
15" x 6.5" +40 Konig Heliums in bronze, 205/50R15 Dunlop Direzza's, folded the liner tabs up in the front and tucked the liner, cut back the rear bumper tabs and filed them down. I need to go back to the wheel shop though cause the hub rings they sold me were too big and I can hear them rattling around when I drive.
Hum...

I thought the rings (even if wrong size) should be thick enough to be squeezed by the wheel and the hub/rotor.

On top of that... YOU CAN HEAR IT? I would've thought those things were too small to hear... are you sure those rings are what's causing the noise?

I'm pretty sure I'd have a hard time hearing them if my face was a foot from the wheel.
 
Old May 29, 2011 | 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Goobers
Hum...

I thought the rings (even if wrong size) should be thick enough to be squeezed by the wheel and the hub/rotor.

On top of that... YOU CAN HEAR IT? I would've thought those things were too small to hear... are you sure those rings are what's causing the noise?

I'm pretty sure I'd have a hard time hearing them if my face was a foot from the wheel.
I thought they would have gotten squeezed in too, but I guess not. I took the center caps off the Konigs so they looked more like Volk CE28N's so I can actually see the rings themselves with the wheels on. I stuck my finger in and can move them around and they make the same noise I hear while driving so I know it's them. It's a high toned jingling sound cause they are the aluminum rings. They are about 1 MM bigger than the hubs on the car.
 
Old May 29, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Perrenoud Fit
Man I like Your Fit Nice job! not too much rice
my motto is "ur in a fit, rice is nice, right?"
Big Mike
Thank you! I kept the outside pretty quiet & clean, most of the customization is done on the interior. You guys have some pretty amazing Fits too. I heard some of you were going to be at IA but I only found two other fits, one of which was reallllyy nice. A black one... anyone's here? Parked near a tent selling tshirts?
 
Old May 30, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Swapped out my OEM Spark Plugs for Denso IK20's I believe. Car has 80,000 on it, dealer may have changed near 52K when I bought it, not sure.
 
Old May 30, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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took off the momo steering wheel and daikei hub and placed an for-sale ad in the market place.

here... the momo steering wheel is in the same for-sale section as well.
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/sale...plug-play.html



put the stock steering wheel back on and filled up gas.
 



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