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Old Mar 11, 2025 | 05:07 PM
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Got the paint corrected on the Fit



 
Old Mar 14, 2025 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by tonyvillegas
Got the paint corrected on the Fit


dude, how much?
it looks stellar
 
Old Mar 14, 2025 | 10:27 AM
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Hope it came out well Chad T and you enjoy your hard work! I wanted to do the same thing, but sewing is a nightmare. Thankfully, there's a chap down here in Puerto Rico where I live who sews on custom covers for steering wheels. He's so good at it that you sit in the car with him while he does it, and your in and out in less than half an hour. Check him out on Covers de Guia PR(Steering wheel covers Puerto Rico if you wanted the translation into English, hehe) on Facebook or Instagram to get some more inspiration. The picture is mine. Looks like the OEM wrap, but with the additional red stitching.
 
Old Mar 14, 2025 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by tonyvillegas
Got the paint corrected on the Fit


Car looks killer!
 
Old Mar 14, 2025 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jose_rodz348
Hope it came out well Chad T and you enjoy your hard work! I wanted to do the same thing, but sewing is a nightmare. Thankfully, there's a chap down here in Puerto Rico where I live who sews on custom covers for steering wheels. He's so good at it that you sit in the car with him while he does it, and your in and out in less than half an hour. Check him out on Covers de Guia PR(Steering wheel covers Puerto Rico if you wanted the translation into English, hehe) on Facebook or Instagram to get some more inspiration. The picture is mine. Looks like the OEM wrap, but with the additional red stitching.
That looks great 👍🏽
 
Old Mar 17, 2025 | 10:13 AM
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Sideview winkers completed





 
Old Mar 26, 2025 | 08:58 PM
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Got rid of my dust shield. Did my brakes. Went out to the Mojave desert for some Sega Rally action.



 
Old Mar 29, 2025 | 10:16 AM
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Android 10” Head Unit

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Giving this a shot. So far it’s serving its purpose. Not the greatest audio quality, but realistically I don't need premium sound when my kids are asking me to play Blippi or Disney music. I like how the display is, and it has a decent touch screen. Kinda laggy, but will probably play around with it and delete any bloatware to see if that helps with performance.

for Honda-Fit-2009-2013 Car Radio,Built-in Carplay&Android auto Bluetooth Support Backup Camera Mirror Link Play EZoneTronics https://a.co/d/20WpJ5Y
Nice! I picked up one myself, secondhand, from some installer guy who had it lying around. Love the way it looks, but yeah, definitely laggy and the sound isn’t pristine. I can’t the the volume up very loud, and the rca outs are front + sub only - no rear.

I’m having trouble locating a compatible CANBUS unit + wiring adapter with a radio connector, so no steering controls or antenna attached currently. Did you find a harness or a workaround for yours?


 
Old Apr 1, 2025 | 01:43 PM
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I almost have everything for the 5 lug conversion


 
Old Apr 1, 2025 | 03:25 PM
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Great, coming together.
 
Old Apr 1, 2025 | 08:12 PM
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Got the first few things I ordered in for my daughter's 2011 that we just purchased. Replaced the missing windshield/cowl corner trim pieces with amazon specials. In the process discovered that the main cowl appears to be held on by the wipers and one little plastic fastener at the passenger side corner. replaced the driver's side plastic fastener with an incorrect one that I had in stock - better than nothing for the moment. Installed and paired the BT adapter for the aux port - works great. Adjusted the hood bump stops to get rid of the 1/8" of play it had. Inflated the tires to 34 psi from the dealer supplied 28 (or 26 in the front left --- slow leak here?? Hope not, it's a reasonably new tire). Now I guess I get to search the forums to learn about what I need to sort out the cowl attachments. Guess I'll probably check on the coils and plugs when I get that sorted out too.

Tomorrow I get to take it to work - will be the first real miles I've put on it behind the wheel since the test drive!
 
Old Apr 1, 2025 | 09:51 PM
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Rotor bolts made of cheese

i looked at them wrong, they stripped, I tried dremeling slots in, they stripped, I am going to buy extractors on Friday.


 
Old Apr 1, 2025 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Nauwaysaint
i looked at them wrong, they stripped, I tried dremeling slots in, they stripped, I am going to buy extractors on Friday.
The only good thing at HF https://www.harborfreight.com/6-bit-...eCode=21&gQT=1
 
Old Apr 2, 2025 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by GrE8_Fit
On mine, I tried a different kind of impact driver, but never got them to budge. Finally I tried a JIS bit in my Milwaukee impact and of course it stripped the screw. So I had to drill out all four of them.... But fret not, it takes just a few minutes each. I eventually did buy new replacement screws (and installed them with anti-seize).

 
Old Apr 5, 2025 | 02:03 AM
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Smile Brakes finally done!

I bought a set of left handed drill bits and also followed GrE8_Fit's advice and bought an impact screwdriver. These allowed me to get the rotor screws out, and after that turning the rotors and replacing the pads was a breeze! those screws are NOT going back on though, as I have seen they are only used during the assembly process to hold the rotors to the knuckle before caliper brackets are installed. I am very much enjoying not having to worry about my car, looking forward to hitting the backroads again after the break in period
 

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Old Apr 5, 2025 | 02:09 AM
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bought this today and it worked like a charm on the ones i didn't strip too bad drilled out the other 2 tho with some HF bits and completed the brake job just before my pads would've been completely gone.
 
Old Apr 5, 2025 | 10:43 AM
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Just put antiseize on the screws and with the impact screwdriver, it'll be easy to remove next time.
 
Old Apr 5, 2025 | 01:29 PM
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I bought one of those impact screwdrivers to remove 6 flywheel screws and the tool exploded on the last screw as it came out. Job done, threw it in the trash. Worth the $9.
 
Old Apr 6, 2025 | 12:33 AM
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i've been told by some people that they aren't needed outside of the assembly line because the caliper bracket holds the rotor on, and i do not want to deal with those again as id have to replace all 4 because 2 are all mostly stripped and the other 2 are missing their heads now lol
 
Old Apr 8, 2025 | 03:49 PM
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Put new tires on. (195/50/16 RE71RS)


 



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