Pics please!

 

No problem man, don't let all that stuff get to you too much. TBH i'd rather roll with a car with slightly annoying PnP HIDs than half the shitbox poorly maintained cars I share the road with every day. I find badly aimed or projectorless HID kits annoying myself, but at the same time at least I know the driver is probably somewhat of an enthusiast and his/her car is more than likely maintained better than most.

Just another way to look at it half full/half empty. 2014 trying to be more zen this year

Glad I could be educational with the codes.

 

Neither is mine lol, would be cool to see how the sti lip turns out if you get it, never seen it on a preface lifted GE.

 

Won't be for awhile if I do it.

I will most likely just replace the EZ-lip I have now that my current one is a tad frayed

 

Wow, some people are pretentious pricks. For the past few pages I keep on seeing Koch getting ignored when he clearly says he angled the lights down, and he's aware of the effect on other drivers. Giving him crap for it and saying things like "I expected the Fit community to be smarter" isn't really helping.

Look at the rest of the car, it looks amazing. Good job Koch, it looks great.

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Take his word for it and move on. It doesn't look that bright at all judging by the images. I'm not a big fan of the way he did it either, but I'm not giving nobody crap about their build.

 

Yes you're right, the rest of his car does look good. good work Koch. This forum is usually nice, and don't feel afraid to post here. It's just the whole hid in reflector thing just really bugs a lot of us, but glad to know you've listened to us and will correct that mistake. All the best.

For the record, I think we moved on half a page ago

 

I have the STi lip on my car.

 

Cool, I'll check it out

 

yep fit mugen shuttle. got it from rakuten.co.jp.

 

Gonna wait until Friday to post pics. Too much rain to get a good shot. That, and I have a Fit badge to shave, too. Once that's done, that'll be about the extent of the exterior mods I want to do. Just wheels (lug nuts for my R81s should ship on Thursday from Jegs to my friend in TX) and red badges after that. Then I can focus on the fun stuff: Suspension and power.


Speaking of, does the Cusco rear strut bar fit US/Canadian Fits? Its something I want to do, but if I have to go another route I will. Living in a city full of fabricators and welders has its advantages.

 

Just got this in for my 2010, the shifter cover from the 2012-2013

Piggybank is half full now too



Cusco does Fit GE8's, here is a DIY

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...r-bar-ge8.html

 

Just FYI, you're not going to notice any real improvements by just putting in a rear strut bar. It's really just going to be a thing that you know is there, which is fun so by all means do it. Chassis bracing is a sum of all of its parts...gotta go whole hog with that stuff to REALLY improve handling/stability.

 

just wanted to show my JDP front lip, rear diffuser, and wing in the daylight. the hood is on the way i just ordered it through john and got a nice discount since i ordered so much already. crappy phone pictures sorry.

 

I recommend having one of said fabricators build a triangle brace that bolts to the "trunk floor" and shock towers rather than one that just connects the towers over getting a simple 2 point bar.

Triangle is always the answer.

 

Totally agree, maybe if someone buys every single brace and somehow finds a fender brace then they might be able to notice a difference

With that being said I'm still going to get the Cusco front strut bar to finish off my engine bay #becausewannaberacecar

Great setup overall

Hopefully you can bring it to our next meet and I can take some high-res shots for you

 

Looks good Koch!

Does the wing hit the stock antenna when you open the hatch? You should consider a shorty or shark fin

Hey waiz does it look like the gear indicator on the shifter cover is removable? I wouldn't mind having one of those but I don't have paddle shifters and therefore don't have S mode on mine

 

Sweet, thanks! Nice shifter plate. The silver always looked out of place to me.

The rear strut bar is also going to be coupled with a rear sway bar, then maybe a couple other pieces. The goal is to keep the stock ride height, but improve handling as much as possible. Hatchbacks tend to be a little weaker in the rear compared to sedans and coupes that have a little more structure there.

If I do go the custom route, I want to be able to remove the whole thing while leaving the mounting hardware in case I need the hatch space. I know a couple guys that I could work on a design with, but the Cusco brace is probably going to be easier. Triangulated braces are insanely rigid, but realistically, not practical for a DD. I use the hatch space on a regular basis.

 

Just buy the part # for the Canadian 2012+ sport.... problem solved lol

 

I would assume that the overall size of the cover doesn't change if the model changes but I'm not 100%

If you could measure a friends shifter cover who has a sport to be sure you can order it and install it yourself

Let us know how it goes once you are able to install it!

Totally agree with you about the silver, mine is scratched from the previous owner and thought it looked out of place with my black Clazzios anyway

 

Connor55 yeah i need a shorty antenna it does hit a little when the hatch is all the way open. I rarly use the hatch so its not a huge rush for me, i may get one in a week or so.