What did you do to your GE fit today?
I got to stay late at work and Install the RSB on my car, man I'm so glade my wife didn't want to rise her car. I also just relies today I'm a dumb ass and I got the damn sway bar in backwards so back on the lift it go in the moring 
Last edited by swflej1; Sep 11, 2012 at 12:12 AM. Reason: Dumb ass
Do the sunvisors hit the mirror when they swing or does it fold in front of it?
I've been thinking about getting one that's just a little bit bigger than the one I have currently (not as big as yours, but I dig it
) but I want to be able to swing the visors without messing with the mirror. I thought they might have enough room to swing in front...
I've been thinking about getting one that's just a little bit bigger than the one I have currently (not as big as yours, but I dig it
) but I want to be able to swing the visors without messing with the mirror. I thought they might have enough room to swing in front...Today my low beam and high beam are both not working but DRL are . Car is Canadian and has the hard wired daytime running lights are on automatically. To my surprise they are running and then go off. I have no High Beam blue indicator lamp inside cabin, all fuses seem good, the DRL light comes on and then fades out when turning on the lights but no lamp response with or without ebreak. My question is could it be the bulb? I have not checked but was witness to them burning out at the same time 630am. The car is 6 years old now. please help. ? thanks
btw I have had that very mirror from 3 cars ago in this one.
btw I have had that very mirror from 3 cars ago in this one.
changed my oil this weekend to 5w-20 mobile1 synthetic. been driving yesterday and today...i feel like my car is straining with the 5w-20 synthetic...not sure if its just me or if anyone has this feeling too..
i did do my research before trying out the 5w20...results came back okay to use. i have a 2012 fit, they did suggest 0w20, but i know the previous years went with 5w20s
i did do my research before trying out the 5w20...results came back okay to use. i have a 2012 fit, they did suggest 0w20, but i know the previous years went with 5w20s
changed my oil this weekend to 5w-20 mobile1 synthetic. been driving yesterday and today...i feel like my car is straining with the 5w-20 synthetic...not sure if its just me or if anyone has this feeling too..
i did do my research before trying out the 5w20...results came back okay to use. i have a 2012 fit, they did suggest 0w20, but i know the previous years went with 5w20s
i did do my research before trying out the 5w20...results came back okay to use. i have a 2012 fit, they did suggest 0w20, but i know the previous years went with 5w20s
. You're sure you have enough oil in the engine ...right?
yep 4 quarts. when i first put in the oil...the dip stick showed 4.5 quarts...which threw me off. but after driving it around a while i checked it again it went back down.
my mpg meter dropped by 4 T_T i notice it only strains during first and second.
my mpg meter dropped by 4 T_T i notice it only strains during first and second.
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From: india
You just have to research. As far as the "flush" you're talking about, wheel diameter doesn't have to be considered. Don't measure from the tire. You need to measure from the WHEEL to the fender, since the wheel is what will have the offset, not the tire. Use a wheel offset calculator like this one - Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com - and enter your current rim and tire dimensions and then mess around with the other one to find what you need. If the distance from the rim to the fender is 1/2" (12.7 mm) for example, then you would want a wheel with with a ~12 or 13 mm LOWER offset than your current wheel. From there you can experiment with tire sizes for the look you're going for. If you're not dropping the car then you have a wide range of tire sizes to choose from. As far as rolling the fenders, you may still want to do that even at stock height. If took a really hard turn or even a big pot hole, that fender lip could still rub the tire. That's what happens with a flush fitment.
yea... the tyre is wrapped on the rim... if the rim comes 10 mm outside , then the tire should also come along with the rim 10 mm outside ? please correct me if i m wrong.. so the current offset is 53 mm on 5.5 inch wide rim.. and the max offset i m getting on 15 *7rim is 40 mm which will stick out the wheels 23 mm more than the stock ones ( according to rimsntires.com) .. i have half an inch space between the fender and tyre , and after this setup the wheel would stick out half inch more !
what should i do now ?
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From: Vermont
Fit is going in for Inspection and it's "B- 1" service with Mobil1. When I called and asked the Service guy what the B1 service entailed, his response was.... "REally? Are YOU asking ME what the B1 service is? Don't you sleep with the manual under your pillow?" We laughed and I agreed if I thought about it, I really knew what it was... He suggested the "B- 1" service which doesn't include the Tire rotation and a few other things which he was sure I didn't need.
I'll be driving the Ridgeline today instead as my wife works about 3/4 of a mile from the dealer and they'll drop her off at work.
~SB
I'll be driving the Ridgeline today instead as my wife works about 3/4 of a mile from the dealer and they'll drop her off at work.
~SB
Fit is going in for Inspection and it's "B- 1" service with Mobil1. When I called and asked the Service guy what the B1 service entailed, his response was.... "REally? Are YOU asking ME what the B1 service is? Don't you sleep with the manual under your pillow?" We laughed and I agreed if I thought about it, I really knew what it was... He suggested the "B- 1" service which doesn't include the Tire rotation and a few other things which he was sure I didn't need.
I'll be driving the Ridgeline today instead as my wife works about 3/4 of a mile from the dealer and they'll drop her off at work.
~SB
I'll be driving the Ridgeline today instead as my wife works about 3/4 of a mile from the dealer and they'll drop her off at work.
~SB
Really a B1 is what you would get at any lube shop or less. The lube shop will be checking everything to try and sell you more.
this am back out the '12 GE off the driveway to pull out my G.
Awesome, thanks for the info.
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Finished the install on my Kenwood 6990HD nav/stereo unit (love it!). Also pried off the "Fit" name plate on the tail end and replaced it with a Jazz name plate I got for less than $5 from an eBay seller in Hong Kong (free postage, even). I now have the only Honda Jazz in all of southern Virginia
This weekend: new OEM floor mats with the stays for the driver's side, a thorough inside clean-up, and an exterior wash. Maybe at some point I'll even get my Virginia license plates if the dealer I bought it from in WV ever gets around to sending me the title...
This weekend: new OEM floor mats with the stays for the driver's side, a thorough inside clean-up, and an exterior wash. Maybe at some point I'll even get my Virginia license plates if the dealer I bought it from in WV ever gets around to sending me the title...
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Inverness
Started 2000 mile trip today, good news ave 40.5 mpg for first days drive, bad news 20 miles before end of day ran over truck tire trash, tire in path with no room to miss, knew it would be hard to not do damage, hit left fog light, and manage to flex bumper enough to pop right fog light, too. Good news is it didn't trigger the air bags and I had right stuff to put it back together, duct tape, super glue and phillips screwdriver.
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From: Vermont
B-1 means bend over for the first time. I was dumb enough to pay. Then they were going to charge me over !005 labour to replace filters which they took out under the B!. I said forget it. Did those myself.
Really a B1 is what you would get at any lube shop or less. The lube shop will be checking everything to try and sell you more.
Really a B1 is what you would get at any lube shop or less. The lube shop will be checking everything to try and sell you more.
Probably could have saved $20 somewhere for the same service:
A Mobil1 oil change would run $40-$50, State inspection would be another $30 and labor for the rest would be $20-$40.
Low end would have been $90, high at $120. - Paying $110 seems to be right in the middle and i'm good with that, Plus it's on my Service record.
~SB
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He got .5 over because the manual says 3.8 quarts and he poured about 4.3........ we eventually figured that out.