Planned Mods to the Fit RS:

"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke) 03/08/2020 at 07:15 • Filed to: None

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Rims: 16" RSs the automatcher will supply for free. Will probably add red paint/vinyl to the Hs, or replace with red H emblem caps.

Dc5 Recaros: Currently sitting in my office area. I just need to order the Bride RO rails. It’ll need to wait until next pay day though, they’re $150 per rail. While they are out, I need to Spray & Wash them again.

OEM Honda leather cover goodies and red H emblems in steering while and on front and back:

Pedals: OEM Honda pedals

Also considering small tasteful lips front and back and a non- OEM wing. Something like this J’s racing lip and this INGS spoiler, which is similar to the Spoon, but just something with obvious side wings:

Other than that, it’ll mostly be just some better red mats, and then performance. The interior is already nice. It just needs accent, and unfortunately, while I kept it, there’s no way my EP3 Type R carpet will fit in it, and it’s in good enough condition, I’ll leave it be. I kinda wish it was solid black and not dark gray though.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 07:39

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do keep us informed.

turbo?

:P

Captain of the Enterprise > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 07:50

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I’m looking forward to seeing all of this, I think it’ll look awesome!

M.T. Blake > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 09:11

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Sounds expensive. 

Kat Callahan > M.T. Blake 03/08/2020 at 09:29

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Yeah, probably another $1000. Mostly that would be the lip and the wing, which is why they would be done last. But anything performance is going to be even more expensive. But I plan to drive this until it dies, just like with the Logo, so...

sony1492 > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 09:37

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Thats solid bang for your buck.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 10:19

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You just made me realize I can swap in TSX or RSX heated leather seats into my wife’s Fit. And that would be the jam.

daender > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 10:19

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I don’t know if it was ever an option but did Honda sell a later version of that generation of Fit with darker headlight surrounds? Not the actual reflective part nor the lens but the plastic trim/surround that contains the headlight assembly. I bet it would look more aggressive with black headlights! If Honda didn’t offer it, then you could take a crack at baking the headlights in an oven to soften the rubber/silicone seal, disassemble the headlights, paint them, and re-bake the me with a new seal.

Example, Toyota Camry:

And the Mazda Miata (mine, specifically):

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 10:20

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I think if  you do the lip and wing, more aggressively styled wheels would be needed. Something that looks more “track day ready”.

Kat Callahan > daender 03/08/2020 at 10:26

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Yeah, they’re ‘ 12 -’ 14 s:

Kat Callahan > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2020 at 10:29

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Sure, but these ones are free, so we’ll explore that later. 

Kat Callahan > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2020 at 10:35

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Can you? The thing about the RSX/DC5 Recaros is that they are actually just standard Recaros with standard mounting holes, which means the right rails will match up. But if the TSX/RSX rails are WELDED to the bottom of the seats, you won’t be able to use them...

M.T. Blake > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 10:36

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That’s a lot less than I thought! Dooooooo etttttt. 

daender > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 10:41

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Those could look awesome on your Fit although, I will say, it was a hassle for me to swap the Mazdaspeed units onto my Miata!  I spent the whole weekend removing the front bumper to safely remove and install the headlights!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 11:55

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Oh I did not know that. Are they heated? I want comfier seats, but my wife just wants heated ones. She hasn’t been spoiled by BMW seats as much as I have. 

Kat Callahan > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2020 at 11:59

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I’m always surprised what will and will not just bolt together from Honda to Honda. A lot will. You never know. But the fit has a big hump in the center under the seats that I do not believe the TSX/RSX has, so I think the mounting points would be quite different and the rails won’t be swappable. So as I say, if they were welded... And no, the DC5 Recaros are not heated. 

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 12:32

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Right because the gas tank in the Fit is under the front seats so the floor contour is probably quite different from a Civic. 

duurtlang > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/08/2020 at 12:34

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Or manual swap? Probably a lot of work...

AdverseMartyr > Kat Callahan 03/08/2020 at 23:48

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Those wings do look good on the Fit. I’ve seen a couple of them while out and about. The cars needed a second look. Thankfully, my wife didn’t see it.

Is the emblem a good idea on the airbag? Seems like it could become a projectile.