Hello Everyone

I just purchsed a 2008 Fit Sport Storm Silver paid sticker, the dealers are not backing down a penny, not even on '07's.

Now I need some advice on doing the following upgrades:

- Sound deadening, non flamable material for under the hood

- Sound deadening material for the wheel well and other recomended areas

- after market auto-off relay for the head lights. ( my battery died for the 2nd time after I forgot to turn them off, I am spolied from my old car which had auto shut off)

- any after market front bucket seat rails that allow the seats to go futher back? I know this is an issue with CRV owners who usually just drill new holes about 3" further back and re-intsall the seats, but with the Fit, the gas tank is under the seat so this does not look like an option, unless someone has successfully done it before.

Here are some of my initial comments on the car:

- Great fuel economy, I am averaging 33mpg right off the bat, under mixed driving conditions, the engiene has less than 200 miles. I figure after breaking it in the mpg should increase some more

- Head turner - get lots of looks

- Noisy as heck at over 60 MPH on the highway, the 15" dunlops SP-37's are very noisy. The oversized mirrors also add a lot to the wind noise.

- Need more storage space for peronal items, ie center console, door pockets, etc.

- El Cheapo carpet

- El cheezy tin can sounding tweeters

- Good A/C

- Awesome headlights and range

- Awesome brakes, but the again the car only weighs 2,500 lbs

Thanks again everyone for your suggestions and look forward to posting some pics and more comments in the future

 

What kinda car are coming from? The reason i asked is because ive never owned a true "Luxury car" before and actually think the Fit is quiet..

Do a search for your questions and 90% of them will be resolved! Welcome to FitFreak!

 

I think so too lol. Especially coming from 2 EFs and a S2000... Fit is super quiet!

 

Hey my 2006 Audi had 2 patches in the passenger rear tire, the Fit is much quieter .

 

I had a company car , chevy impala LT, very smooth & quiet, but feels like you are driving a boat, also my MPG averaged 21-22 mpg. The fit makes you feel connected to the road and it's a lot of fun to drive, but I find it very noisy.

How do I run a search in the forums?

 

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...g-damping.html

Ok i found you that thread that might be helpfull to you.

To run a search, click "search" towards the top of your screen, and type in what your looking for..

 

There is a audible bell indicator that sounds when you shut the car off with the lights on.

Waaay quieter then my old '95 escort. Any car I can talk at a normal voice in at highway speed is quiet.

Yup
I find the Bass a little floppy but not bad for econo stock speakers
I really wish the A/C would not turn on when the defogger is on. Here on the Wet West Coast it is on alot. I'll have to unplug from the dash control I suppose.

I love the headlights, and the ABS is really nice in snow, just drive for the conditions.

 

After two weeks of owenrship and over 1K Miles here are my observations

- First tankful I got 35 mpg

- Second tankful I got 32.5 mpg

- Third Tankful I got 34.4 mpg

Found a machine shop that can make custom rails to extend the seats further back three inches However there are two significant problems:

1- The stock seats rail have a 170 degree incline towards the back, so the extra 3" will make the seat go back too low can't adjust the height.

2- The steering wheel does not telescope, so my arms will stretch when reaching

Bottom line, the foot pedals are too close and the steering wheel too far, what an ackward design, I was surprised when I read similar comments on the consumer reporst test drive of the car.

Car noise goes down when the rear seats are folded down flat, I guess the padding muffles the floor noise.

A/C Works great !

This is a fun zippy car, lots of fun to drive

I'm still getting used to the clutch shifting points, when shifting above 3,500k not a problem, but if I want to take a smooth start and smooth shifts at slow speeds it is a pain.

The interior space of the car continues to amaze me

Had the car completely detailed, the dash looks so much better with a nice application of armor-all gel

Had my 3M 5% tints installed, car looks killer, next stop is a set of rims


That's all for now, here are some recent pics I took of the car this week

 

I'm thinking of using some sound deadening mats on the doors and wheel wells like shown in the DIY. I have not actually tried to listen to the noise diffrence when the rear seats are folded down or up.

I have seen many people comment about the akward sitting possition. It seems like the designer want us to sit more upright than most of us like. Maybee a saftety issue? I have found the perfect sitting possition in the car, but the arms are stretching a bit for the steeringwheel. But have no trouble sitting like this for tousand of km (actually drove 1400km in one day this summer).

I would love to get the seat rails stretch about an inch forward so I could get the seat into the "Relax mode", that is not possible on my car now. It looks like the rear seats are diffrent in the Jazz than in the US Fit.