What did you do to the GD Fit today?
#5821
09-30-2012, 09:00 PM
That grill cover will also protect the A/C condenser! GL on the holes?
Check craigslist found this in our's:
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/pts/3303366465.html
Check craigslist found this in our's:
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/pts/3303366465.html
Last edited by Perrenoud Fit; 10-01-2012 at 01:03 PM.
#5823
10-01-2012, 06:41 PM
Well, I managed to get my alloy wheels re-fitted this weekend. 
Saturday morning I removed the rear bumper and fitted my alloys in preparation of having the arch work done.
As you can see, it all looks pretty clean under there. Not bad for a 10 year old car.
Dan (from Arch Enemy) came over just after lunch. It took him about 3 hours in total to roll and grind the rear arches, then roll & pull the front arches (also trimming the liners).
Here are the results...
Rear arches rolled, ground and sealed (gaining about 15mm clearance):
Front arches rolled, pulled and linings trimmed (gaining 15mm-20mm clearance):
After his work yesterday, this is how the car looked:
I test fitted the rear bumper the next morning and took my car out for a quick drive.
Unfortunately my un-modified rear bumper was rubbing quite badly at the back.
This was easily remedied though, I quickly popped the bumper off, trimmed about 6" out of the inside and cut the liners accordingly.
Plenty of clearance now. No rubbing! ;D
Sorry, the photos aren't the best, but you get the idea.
Front:
Rear:
Side:
I'm really happy how it turned out. I would have liked to lower the car a little bit more, but i didn't want to mess up the steering too much. I prefer handling over looks, lol.
Shouldn't have any more problems.
Saturday morning I removed the rear bumper and fitted my alloys in preparation of having the arch work done.
As you can see, it all looks pretty clean under there. Not bad for a 10 year old car.
Dan (from Arch Enemy) came over just after lunch. It took him about 3 hours in total to roll and grind the rear arches, then roll & pull the front arches (also trimming the liners).
Here are the results...
Rear arches rolled, ground and sealed (gaining about 15mm clearance):
Front arches rolled, pulled and linings trimmed (gaining 15mm-20mm clearance):
After his work yesterday, this is how the car looked:
I test fitted the rear bumper the next morning and took my car out for a quick drive.
Unfortunately my un-modified rear bumper was rubbing quite badly at the back.
This was easily remedied though, I quickly popped the bumper off, trimmed about 6" out of the inside and cut the liners accordingly.
Plenty of clearance now. No rubbing! ;D
Sorry, the photos aren't the best, but you get the idea.
Front:
Rear:
Side:
I'm really happy how it turned out. I would have liked to lower the car a little bit more, but i didn't want to mess up the steering too much. I prefer handling over looks, lol.
Shouldn't have any more problems.
Last edited by Remould; 10-01-2012 at 06:44 PM.
Nice
#5827
10-03-2012, 05:43 PM
woke up 5am washed my Fit, waxed it, tire black, and took it to school.. now its raining really hard.. wow.
#5829
10-03-2012, 07:55 PM
Finally tore out the Clutch Delay Valve and put in the steel braided line. Man, what a pain it was to get wrenches on all those fittings with all the hoses and stuff in the way!
I strongly recommend that anyone with a manual transmission does this mod. It feels like a new car! I'm sure the rotten old fluid full of air bubbles wasn't helping anything either.
I strongly recommend that anyone with a manual transmission does this mod. It feels like a new car! I'm sure the rotten old fluid full of air bubbles wasn't helping anything either.
#5831
10-03-2012, 08:07 PM
#5834
10-04-2012, 08:15 AM
drove my fit to school, its finally friday tommorow.. and its my schedule of getting that 16' chrome rims.. wooooot sooo excited
#5835
10-06-2012, 04:19 AM
- Dried up some water that had inexplicably got into the spare tyre compartment
- Stuck a pencil into the hatch lock in order to switch off the cargo light, to prevent the battery from draining while I leave the hatch open to let it dry out
- Stuck a pencil into the hatch lock in order to switch off the cargo light, to prevent the battery from draining while I leave the hatch open to let it dry out
Last edited by goldfritter; 10-06-2012 at 04:21 AM. Reason: Fixed a typo
#5836
10-06-2012, 11:18 AM
Which hub are you using? Did your airbag light come one?
And is that an Apexi Neo I see on your center console?
And is that an Apexi Neo I see on your center console?
#5837
10-07-2012, 08:26 PM
In the span of 2 weeks to today.
Picked up a set of tires for crack head cheap with PLENTY of tread remaining.
Ordered driver rear door lock actuator, new door sills, and a set of new spark plugs. (Haven't installed any of which too busy and unmotivated)
Checked oil level, seen it was a tad low... topped off eventually.
Got tired of looking for used wheels and ordered new set of wheels.
Got bored coming home from work, wanted to put my EBC rotors and Hawk ceramic pads to good use so went around an isolated area and did a few 40 to 10 braking sessions and a couple 60 to 10 braking sessions.
Inspected oil level today and the coolant level today before washing it. Oil level was ok at this, the coolant reservoir was pretty low. Need to pick up some coolant at work tomorrow.
When washing my TRM C1's one of the goofy sized center caps randomly fell out, the thing had two out of 6 of its clips broken. I inspected the remaining 3 and they all easily popped off, so I removed them for and is currently looking for some suitable replacements.
Picked up a set of tires for crack head cheap with PLENTY of tread remaining.
Ordered driver rear door lock actuator, new door sills, and a set of new spark plugs. (Haven't installed any of which too busy and unmotivated)
Checked oil level, seen it was a tad low... topped off eventually.
Got tired of looking for used wheels and ordered new set of wheels.
Got bored coming home from work, wanted to put my EBC rotors and Hawk ceramic pads to good use so went around an isolated area and did a few 40 to 10 braking sessions and a couple 60 to 10 braking sessions.
Inspected oil level today and the coolant level today before washing it. Oil level was ok at this, the coolant reservoir was pretty low. Need to pick up some coolant at work tomorrow.
When washing my TRM C1's one of the goofy sized center caps randomly fell out, the thing had two out of 6 of its clips broken. I inspected the remaining 3 and they all easily popped off, so I removed them for and is currently looking for some suitable replacements.
#5838
10-07-2012, 09:29 PM
Nothing today but over the past 2 weeks I got my car fixed after it was hit, Re-stitched my blue thread shift boot and ebrake boot to red, and installed my drivers side JDM Recaro SRD on Bride RO rails. Still gotta install the passenger.