Ohhh ok, wasn't sure if it recorded to the cluster like normal or if somehow within the ECU.

 

got my car back from my buddy's body shop after a lady hit it the other day while i was parked. luckily i was there to grab her info. imagine, hitting a parked car. -_-'' had a number of other dings and clearcoat imperfections fixed while in the shop, with a nice chunk of change still left from insurance claim. Matt JDMxGE8 handed down his HKS to me, since he's traded in his fit for the new civic. thanks matt!

 

What did I do to the Fit today...I brought it home from the dealership! 2012 polished metal metallic.

 

I wonder if there's a way to correct that. Damn I love that cluster!

 

Damn your fit looks beautiful!


Eh doesn't bother me at all. Pm'd you back btw.

 

Cleaan fit above ^ perfect combination of parts and fitment.

 

Well congratulations and welcome to the freakworld! Set up a sig so we'll alsways know what you got.

K_C_

 

I took my 2012 fit to get claybarred and waxed today. Then brought it home to apply the Xpel polyurethane strips to my bumper and the parts on my roof where my rack system anchors. Might as well since I put that thing on and off all the time. Oh and I touched up on some paint that I guess a rock or something took a half inch out of near my left rear wheel. Spent a lot of time with the ride this Wednesday. <3

 

yesterday, I found out that I had been running higher pressure in my tires than I thought. They were all at 42 psi. Which also explains why my tires appear to have more center wear and I was feeling way too much of the road.

My best guess is, that when I pumped the air in, the temps in general were much colder than they are now.

After I let out about 4 psi from all the tires, the ride feels much more comfortable. And hopefully, won't cause any more 'extra' center wear.

 

I have noticed a lot of these gas station air pumps that have the pressure gauges built in are way off either reading really low or really high. Not sure if this was a possible cause for you or not.

 

A good idea to have your own gauge in the glove box. Pump your tires first thing before driving too far, helps too.

 

Very true. I try to avoid gas stations pumps unless absolutely necessary. Helps when you have your own compressor though.

 

Heheh... I have both

 

i try to use my air compressor but i find that alot of the gas stations also dont maintain their pumps, so they also put little bits of water in your tire, this could cause a psi drop later, also make it feel like you need a balancing done to ur wheels

 

Oh, I used my own compressor. I also have two tire gauges... one on the compressor (actually, there are two gauges for the compressor itself, and one at the handle)... and a cheap pen gauge.

When I found the PSI at 42 (via cheap pen gauge), it was at 4 pm, after the car had been sitting for some 17 hours. So, if anything, it "warmed up" from the day's heat.

Aside from the inaccuracies of the various gauges... does anyone else with DWS tires also think they hold pressure pretty well?

 

Hey Goobs, I have DWS on my Rex and yeah I think it holds pressure pretty well. But then again I'm in CA and not IL. Big temp difference.

BTW, the gauges on the compressor - usually 1 tells you tank pressure and the other (adjustable) is how much you want going out to the hose.

Not scientific but I switched from pen to digital. Seems more accurate. Analog or digital better than pen (dipstick-type scale)... just my take...

 

Any recommendations on a good but not extremely expensive compressor?

 

I had thought about getting a digital gauge a while back. I only grabbed the pen gauge, because I was already on my road trip at the time and just wanted something to do a quick check (I bought it at a little shop near "The Dragon"/US129).

I don't doubt that the pen gauge is inaccurate, but for the time being, it should suffice. If nothing else, it hasn't tripped my TPMS yet! ( >.< )

 

I have an itty bitty Craftsman 4 gal. 125psi compressor. I really don't use it for much else. So depends on your intended usage. Mine meets my needs.

 

I bought some cheapo for the car after my last one died from Target for ~$15. It came with the slime kit which I gave away since we shouldn't use that w/TPMS sensors (plus I got a real plug kit in the car too). From my experience all of the cheaper portable compressors are off on the gauges too, which is why I use a seperate tire pressure gauge. Analog or digital I'm sure those are off a little too but atleast with the digital you can get closer matching psi's. With the analog pen type you're always estimating where the line stopped (I keep both analog pen & digital in the car as well).

The compressor's we use for construction are more accurate (psi), and as mentioned 1 gauge is for the tank, and the other is for the outgoing psi.

When I got the DWS's in August they seemed to hold pressure quite well, but with the fluctuations in temps the past few months (1 day it's 60+ the next in the 20's) the tires have been fluctuating as well. I find myself adjusting pressure every week.