Has anyone removed the black plastic hood garnish and restored it with Mother's Back to Black?
Is it easy to remove and replace this item? is there a illustrated parts breakdown or process to uninstalling the garnish?

Thanks

 

easy to remove. I personally vinyl wrapped mine. I am pretty sure back to black or a simple polish would do the job.

illustration:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-...od#post1406193

(STICKY threads are your friend)

 

Removed, cleaned and Back to Black plastic hood garnish ..

 

I find it amazing how fast that piece starts to fade. I bought my fit in April of 17 and it was already faded as of this past April. I tried the back to black but it didn't come out so good, I am not sure if I used too much or not enough but you can still see the swirl marks and it looks splotchy

 

kudo's, I see you printed out the PDF file attached to the sticky thread =)

looks great!

 

yes, thanks for the instructions .... it was quite easy .... once i cleaned the painted metal hood area under it, i waxed the hood there to help keep it clean and prevent rust.

The ganish is held on by two outer screws (accessed under the hood, 8mm socket) and a few clips that release as you pull it up off the hood.

I used the Mother's brand of Back to Black ... see how long it last ....