The European cars come with rear wheel disc brakes. Of course it makes no difference in braking and I now have to deal with a possibly stuck caliper lol.
Definitely don't waste your time on a conversion.

 

There it is

The swap

Plug and play

Love the way it looks and preforms

 

link to where you got this.

 

This is the info it is out of the country but it take about 3 week to get it but worth it all plug and play

 

looks sketchy af

 

After 15 months of GK5 ownership the top 6 dislikes in order of annoyance are:
1. Annoying auto/warning/prevention systems e.g. VSA, CTBA, TPMS; auto idle stop, rain sensor controlled intermittent wipers, warning chimes
2. Uncomfortable seats: headrests prevent relaxed backwards leaning head position and too stiff seat cushion
3. Wide spokes of the steering wheel, especially the bottom one disturbs relaxed hold
4. Narrow and shallow beam of the high-beam led headlights
5. Dashboard reflection to windscreen
6. A-column blocks the visibility to left curves

 

After owning it for a year. Things I dislike..

1. Vague steering feel not much feedback maybe there's some parts to improve this.
2. Which could be number 1 easily is the SHIFT feel. It's pretty notchy and inconsistent.
3. There's no complete performance upgrades. Engine swap complete with mounts, wiring and ecu.
4. Cost of money to mod it can quickly add up.
5. It's FWD and it's probably not worth dumping money to make it handle and run like sports car and less BORING lol.

 

Fastbrakes conversion uses commonly available USDM parts, and works great.

Nothing against the other kit, since I have no experience with it, but I wanted something where I knew I could get parts.

 

well there you go now fast brake has a kit when I did it 3 years ago there was nothing I was one of the first to have the rear disk brake in Cali you cat look for all the info in this sites

 

They only made one cup holder on the drivers side but not on the passenger side.

 

It's an economy car, what'd you expect? Lexus LS refinement and comfort?


We enjoy ours as a city runabout and it does so splendidly.

 

05 Acura TL you have to pay the price for comfort even when lower it rides smooth dynomate will help if you want to fix the problem

 

What are you trying to say? What is smooth dynomate?

 

This is what you need to make the road noise tone down

 

I don't mind the road noise just the engine and wind noise will this work?

 

Not really.

I have to say after just driving it 1000km on a road trip, wind and engine noise (espeicially engine) is more of an issue than road noise. I drove a rental Toyota Aygo a few weeks ago and it was shocking how quiet it was in comparison. Up to around 100km/h there was some hum from the tires but couldn't hear any wind or engine at all. It didn't have a tach but as far as I can tell, the gear ratios aren't that different. It is, of course, a much newer car than my GD, so maybe newer Fits are much better in this regard anywa.

 

gk5 don’t have carpet so this will tone the noise down for you

you are going to have to put it as high as possible on the fire wall

 

I agree the engine sound and wind noise is an issue on highway speeds. Surprised the Aygo a tinny car is quiet to drive on the highway. Hmmm, gk5 is kinda loud but specially when you put a hasport rear solid mount lol. Also it gets tossed around with sheer wind blowing. I put the ultra 19mm sway it does help keep it straight but still moves a little bit. Dyna mat should help with the noise vibration in these cars.Maybe get a cheaper alternative if budget is a concern.

 

Fire wall on the engine bay side or cabin wouldn't you have to pull the dash lol.

 

cabin side and is up to you