sounds good xxryu. i too was pleasantly surprised when i installed swifts a few weeks ago on my '12. usually (typically tein, eibach, h&r, tanabe) all feel like crap after installing whether it be from the tilty floaty disconnected undulated feeling progresive rate springs, or harsh riding short stroke riding the bumpstop crap feel. the swifts are none of that. very nicely damped, plenty of suspension stroke.

i'll be getting an alignment in Sept. will be inputting my camber bolts back in to dial-in more neg camber during the alignment service.

for me today, i drove the GE to work. was fun.

 

hey kenchan,

i've been following your blog closely. we have the same car essentially and your mods provide inspiration for me and also serves as a guide to what i can potentially do with mine!

 

So I've been meaning to post the picture of 'what I did' although all of this was down couple months ago.

So what do I have?
First and foremost my car is actually vinyl wrapped. Under the skin is blackberry pearl, I wanted to keep it close to stock color.

JDP carbon fiber hood, front lip, and rear diffuser
Mugen axel back exhaust
PRM intake
Braille 15lb battery
Enkei RPF1
T1R ignition boost
Full KMR chasis brace

 

If any of you are wondering what those white little things near my door handles it is the smaller version of an arrow that reads 'rescue' pointing towards the handle.

 

 

Mulletboi, looking real good! I see you bought your Fit at the exact same place I bought mine! Haha

 

oh hey, sounds great! thanks for reading.

at the moment that camber bolt i got yesterday, not a necessity unless you take turns
real fast for like autox. i dont autox, but do take turns very fast at times.

i recommend a front wheel alignment down the road though just to dial-in the toe
(rear not adjustable unless you get aftermarket shims) the swifts dont drop the car enough
to completely mess up the toe angle but i noticed the feed back is not as sharp as at
stock height..and worsens as more passengers get in.

 

So I thought it would be unique that instead of seeing all the ricer stickers (no offense but I like to keep low profile) since I'm in the air force I thought that's what my car theme is and that is why you see the "Remove Before Flight" on my tow hook and the "Rescue" sticker pointing near the tow hook hole.

 

Wow, you in the fort worth area? Have you hung out with vanct? He's also a fit freak member here and live in the area. We should hang out, message me your numnber

 

Big thanks to this forums JAMY for the 09 manual, with it I was able to understand why brake switch had 5 wires instead of the normal two. Schematics made job easier to add wire, still was a pia working under dash.
Finished the conversion of Fit to a toad, added the wire to be able to monitor in the motorhome the brakes being applied by the Fit decelerating.
List of changes.
Baseplate for towing.
Cable for brakes.
Cable and fitting for breakaway stopping.
Trailer hitch, complete with wiring but mainly for use with bike rack.
Gutter screen for grill to protect A/C coils.
LED's for interior lights, dome, map, cargo area.
9 windows tinted and strip on windshield.
Cargo cover shelf between rear seat top and back window.
New floor and carpet in cargo area.
Dash mat, cut sunblock screen and painted with flat black.
To do list is getting smaller.
Flat black paint the shiny dash vents and off white window trim, hate the reflections in front window.
Install air shocks for rear.
Dave
FLorida

 

^^you've been busy!


i made an appointment for alignment.

 

Glad to hear it helped. Sounds like you're keeping busy!

 

Installed some PIAA LEDs in the 3 interior lights and a Comtec Zero9VS GPS/radar detector.

 

That radar, you must live in japan...lol

 

Got tired of having white wheels. Ordered some new rollers. ETA quote for me was 6 weeks.

 

New tail lights installed.

 

^^ nice tails. are those authentic JDM ones?


for me, drove my GE to work.

 

Nice tails. Hmm where have I seen similar ones? Oh on mine.

I hauled groceries in mine this morning.

 

hummm... can you let me in on your tail light secret?

is that an authentic honda one and if so, where can one buy a pair?

 

Yes they are JDM from Thailand. Look up Danny.pal99 here. He sells them