Removing the tailgate garnish
 

Has anyone remove this piece before?

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9...ategarnish.jpg

If so was it difficult? Do you do it from the inside of the hatch?

You have to unfasten one bolt from the inside. Take off the plastic piece on the inside of the hatch, and you will see the bolt on the right side as you are looking at the inside of the hatch. After that, firmly pull on the garnish and the clips will pop out. Good luck.

Thank you so much!

Please post a photo after you're done! I am not fond of this plastic piece either.

Was there ever a more thorough write up on this? I’d really like to get this piece painted to match the rest of the car if it’s not too crazy expensive…. I never understood why it was black to begin with, especially considering that the corresponding part on the Gen 1 fits was body-colored… strange…

I would love to do the same thing. Do the rear-wiper delete, remove the Honda logo and have the garnish painted to match the body color. A banned member used to do it for the GD3s. Would be awesome if someone sold one for the GE8s.

Sorry, never did this cause I had a my baby born, and well that takes up most of the time for now. I still have the rear hatch piece and still plan on doing it, just not at this time.

With a two-year-old and one more on the way, trust me, I can relate....

For Sale?
 

Since you're not using it, would you be interested in selling the rear garnish piece?

Has anyone managed to do a "How to" for this- pref with pics?

im in the process of filling the hole right now. then im going to drop it off at the body shop (where my car resides right now for some freshening up) and have them color match it. Ill post some pics when its all complete.

Managed to get any pics sorted dude?

I filled mine the other day and let me just say removing it is a HUGE pain. The clips holding it to the tailgate are easily the strongest parts on the car. I cannot imagine why Honda insisted on using these specialized clips on what's essentially a styling accessory. I ended up snapping one of the clip holders on in the process of removing the piece.

My advice, make sure you have some long and curved needle-nose pliers and remove the clips from inside the tailgate.

Shaved it on my last Fit:

https://i46.tinypic.com/s6r760.jpg

Sweet! What kind of tail lights are those? ..or are they just overlays?

2012 Taiwanese market OEM LEDs. Just sold them.

Thanks!..where did you purchase them originally?