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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:16 PM
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buying the new fit.

In the process of signing papers for a 2015 Passion berry Pearl Fit Ex-L. Very exciting. ..

Edit: it also has that gap in the steering wheel. But I don't care. The purple is awesome!
 
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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In the process of signing papers for a 2015 Passion berry Pearl Fit Ex-L. Very exciting. ..

Edit: it also has that gap in the steering wheel. But I don't care. The purple is awesome!
Congrats ! That is an awesome color! You are going to love it
 
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:31 PM
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Congrats ! That is an awesome color! You are going to love it
It is. The sales guy was telling me one of the managers was actually holding it for herself, but I snagged it from her. It was unloaded off the trucks and finished pdi two days ago.
 
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:52 PM
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Purple is in pretty high demand yet, surprised it made it two days!
 
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:44 PM
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Congrats on your PBP Fit! It's so great to see another PBP Fit owner! Be sure to share pics as soon as you can, too.
 
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 12:37 AM
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It is. The sales guy was telling me one of the managers was actually holding it for herself, but I snagged it from her. It was unloaded off the trucks and finished pdi two days ago.
I wouldn' believe that stuff they say honestly. They'll say anything.
 
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 12:46 AM
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Nice, lets see some pics of this PBP beauty, direct sunlight would be ideal.
 
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 10:43 PM
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Nice color!
 
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 11:15 PM
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It was a gloomy day here in SoCal so sorry the pics aren't of the PBP in "direct sunlight".

Here's the back. I plan on changing the chrome to a black one but I don't know how to remove the wiper. Note that it looks really dark from this view.

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Rear 3/4 view

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Side view. The purple shows well when reflecting the clouds.

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Obligatory panda beanie passenger from my previous car.

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I really like the style of the halogen headlights on the Fit. Better than the LED projectors IMO. But everyone has their own preferences.

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Close up of the headlight assembly. I never seen a halogen projector setup where the front of the bulb was exposed. I suppose LED bulbs with the LEDs at the very tip would be glaring to people.

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LED assembly of the side mirror

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I took a pic of the muffler in case people were curious about aftermarket parts. I see quite a bit of HKS exhausts available for the GK. There's also a youtube video of an aftermarket intake somewhere. The tire has a yellow thread in the middle. I thought it was really cool when I checked out the spare that the spare has a purple rim around it. Matches the PBP!

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My laundry basket Fits!

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It also Fits with the Magic Seats up! Or down, but I wanted it to look spacious.

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My disappointment was with my Camelbak water bottle. This is a size comparison pic with the radio.

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It doesn't exactly Fit into the front cup holder.

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It didn't Fit in the door 'bottle' holder either.

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Luckily it Fit in the vent cup holder. The vents did an amazing job keeping it cool. I actually had my Note 3 in there on the drive back from the dealership and left the key fobs in there too. When I got home, the key fobs were kinda damp ... I believe from condensation. Not from the water bottle. I didn't have the water bottle with me yesterday at the dealership.

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On my 50+ mile trip back from the dealership in Huntington Beach, the trip computer gave me that for my mpg. I was driving about 70-80 mph on the 405 to 605 north, and several times I "raced" my gf (who was driving my Versa 5door) in small quiet streets while I put the car in S mode. It was exciting as I smoked her. LOL. And the sound of the engine was really amazing for a small car.

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The range says 374 mi on it. When I left the dealership and got on the freeway, it was giving me a range of 420 miles. This is a 10 gallon tank. That's superb range if only doing freeway driving! And I read from you guys that the range estimate is actually underrated too! The most I could get from my 4-spd Versa 5door going ~70 mph from LA to SD was 320 miles and that's with a 13 gallon tank!


EDIT: Forgot a tail light pic and I took some night pics to show the cutoff.

Our American LED tail lights aren't bad at all! They actually look really great!

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Cut off for head lights low beam, about 20 feet away

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Low beam with fog lights on

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High beams on

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The lights actually look more yellow, but they appear white on the pics because of the way the Note 3 processes pictures. =T But anyway, I like how the car has a particular chime when I open the door to leave with the head lights still on, and another particular chime/ring when I leave the car with the keys in my pocket while the engine is running. Pretty neat!
 

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Old Aug 2, 2014 | 11:21 PM
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We're twins! Thanks for posting pics. Congrats, and I think that you have great taste haha I hope more PBPs join us in the near future!

I had the same issue with my 24 oz. Bubba water bottle. It only fits in the driver's cup holder, but that works just fine for me.
 
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 11:21 PM
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Nice pics! Thanks for sharing
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by xStitchx
We're twins! Thanks for posting pics. Congrats, and I think that you have great taste haha I hope more PBPs join us in the near future!

I had the same issue with my 24 oz. Bubba water bottle. It only fits in the driver's cup holder, but that works just fine for me.

Yup yup we both have great taste!
Despite my water bottle not fitting in the bottom holders, I'm actually kinda excited it did fit in the driver's vent one just because it'll keep my water colder. LOL
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 04:28 AM
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Pics look great and I bet this color is straight daylight looks really good (for being purple) from what I've noticed the LX model comes with the black in back instead of chrome as I would like to change this too.
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 11:19 AM
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I feel ya on the water bottle. I use this Thermos water bottle (love it!) and on my 09 Fit, it would only fit in the center front cupholders under the temperature controls, and even then, it had to go in sideways like in your pic. Luckily in my 15 Fit, it fits in the cupholder on the driver's side of the dash too, so I'm super pumped.
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 04:11 PM
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Beautiful color! I would have held out for passionberry, too!
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 05:10 PM
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Congratulations!
And thanks for sharing the great photos.
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 07:37 PM
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Great pics! I like the detail and the comparisons for space. Thanks!
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 08:28 PM
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Are those turn signal LED's on the mirrors??? Is that an EX-L only feature?? I have an EX and I dont think mine has that. now i have to go check...
 
Old Aug 3, 2014 | 08:37 PM
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Are those turn signal LED's on the mirrors??? Is that an EX-L only feature?? I have an EX and I dont think mine has that. now i have to go check...
Yes, you are correct. LED turn signal indicators on the side mirrors are an EX-L only feature.
 
Old Aug 18, 2014 | 12:09 AM
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So i've added/got quite a bit of stuff to my Fit.

  • Interior illumination kit
  • splash guards
  • Sharp portable usb plasmacluster air filter
  • interior LEDs
  • bumper applique
  • cargo cover
  • heatshield shade
  • 12v usb charger
  • Cree LED headlight bulbs
and some other stuff coming or still waiting to install
  • honda oem floor mats
  • black garnish thing from the LX because the chrome is tacky
  • window tints
  • window visors
  • Cree LED foglight bulbs


Here's a pic of the splash guards. My phone's been acting up so a lot of pictures in the day have been looking washed out. Notice my dirty sandy tires? I drove up some sandy roads today (yes the Fit can offroad! Meerkat must be happy), and the splash guards did a good job keeping the sand off the bumper/sides of the car.


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Getting that out of the way, now for a night time shot of the Fit with the fogs on. You'll notice the foglights are yellowish, but that's the phone's camera processing doing the work. So it seems the OEM bulbs in the fog lights are a bit yellowish to them.

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Next I bring you the Cree LED bulbs. Yes it is on.

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It is quite bright, lighting up the driveway.

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With the fogs on as well. Quite dramatic huh?

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Against the garage door.

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And with the fogs on

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With the fogs OFF, but pointed at another garage door.

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Notice the glare? Now the Cree bulbs look really cool with them on low wattage for the DRL, and they look really cool too when they turn on and look 'bright'. The problem I have with them is the glare. They look like high-beams are on from a distance and it seems to glare a lot off to the sides. Remember how the mantra is that LED bulbs need to have projectors designed for them? Well, that is the case here. Now I'm sure I can make it work if I point the headlights down, but the headlights IMO are perfect for the OEM bulbs or any halogen bulb.

On the other hand, I kinda like how the Cree LEDs are projected higher than the OEM bulbs. They're just a little too high for my taste and my concern for oncoming traffic, and also they don't light up the 20-40 feet of ground ahead of me, but rather light up really far away. I'd like for the ground to be lit up and not "just my garage door".

I'm gonna try them on for a couple days/nights to see how they feel, but I got a feeling I'm going to take them off and just put on some PIAA bulbs I have laying around in the garage
 

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