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Originally Posted by Z_ealot (Post 2780148)

why must you torture me with all the goodies you put on your fit lol...lookin good though dude, now maybe we'll both be ready for spec B racing by the time summer comes around :D

:tup:

I'm coming up on a year of ownership next month, got a few other things on order too!

now you just need braided steel brake lines :D

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot (Post 2783068)

now you just need braided steel brake lines :D

Not doing that and left the OEM fluid there too

Works like a charm :tup:

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Originally Posted by Waizzz (Post 2783186)

Not doing that and left the OEM fluid there too

Works like a charm :tup:

aww, party pooper lol...from just the looks though it seems like it would stop alot better now :)

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot (Post 2783206)

aww, party pooper lol...from just the looks though it seems like it would stop alot better now :)

No more rust on wheels after washing my car =:happydance:

What did you do to the bumper before you applied the plastidip?

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Originally Posted by ZeeingAround (Post 2785881)

What did you do to the bumper before you applied the plastidip?

You normally want to clean the surface thorougly with a Citrus-based car wash soap or any prepping surface cleaner

It does a good job of creating a protective layer with every surface you apply. It's been about a month since I applied it and it still looks really good :tup:

Pics from our recent Fit meet, man it made me want to keep modding my car and that is going to be a problem lol!

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Originally Posted by Waizzz (Post 1233891)

This is our sixth occurence since we have been hosting this meet in Cerritos and I was happy to see some new faces and some pretty cool setups.

There were also a few different platforms that attended and hopefully going forward there will be a bigger variety of cars. GD and GE Fits, several Versa and Versa Note's and even a pretty cool Accord showed up.

Enjoy the pics!

Starting out with one of the most famous SoCal Fit's, Note and his Race-spec GE8

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QJ08OT-kxf...0/IMG_5518.JPG

Loving the Q45 projectors!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIgz3iySyU...0/IMG_5492.JPG

Such an aggressive stance and overall look

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QJ08OT-kxf...0/IMG_5518.JPG

Loved the wing, Note told me it was based on a Mugen concept

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oKJtYS7Bmw...0/IMG_5520.JPG

Such a cool steering wheel, DO WANT!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_4fpgLwA4x...0/IMG_5495.JPG

Massive Rotora brakes and SSR wheels, what a great combo

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xM3fGIEhvR...0/IMG_5496.JPG

Chris' cool Versa hatch, you do not see very many of these on the road

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BGltet_xTf...0/IMG_5460.JPG

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2bChjQKR4...0/IMG_5463.JPg

Eric finally got a chance to bring out his GD Fit, this was the first Red GD I have seen and love the color

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JgJA-Z4QLr...0/IMG_5464.JPG

Mike's Note which will be going back to Tanabe soon so he is back on stock wheels for the time being

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bHNGDTwPDz...0/IMG_5466.JPG

I hadn't seen Ron since one of our early meets, his GD was looking good

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkzyck1Tz1...0/IMG_5467.JPG

Stance looked good

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_hujhQiUox...0/IMG_5472.JPG

Erik brought out his car again, fresh with repainted tips for his Mugen rear

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k1D5SB1qe0...0/IMG_5473.JPG

He also added a JDP front lip which looked good and matched his setup well

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KISxvrvYVU...0/IMG_5474.JPG

My Panda

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jvSA5xDFSH...0/IMG_5478.JPG

Good to see Kenny again, Fit was looking clean

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UfW5QoSCsJ...0/IMG_5481.JPG

Mike normally brings his G35 to our Z meet but it was cool to see him in his Accord on TSW's

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V07o_vaM7g...0/IMG_5484.JPG

Don's cool base GE with his uniquely modded hood

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s4h248hQaA...0/IMG_5487.JPG

Wheel color and car color combo looked good

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iu_L6jrrQz...0/IMG_5488.JPG

Another cool base with a great set of wheels

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5HzpTTMtxh...0/IMG_5502.JPG

Always good to see Jason and his cool Turbo'd GD!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uWxAKEMmOj...0/IMG_5505.JPG

Haven't seen this car in awhile, was able to shoot the best angle of it :)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UuTNq4X7su...0/IMG_5508.JPG

Another cool GD, loving the personalized plate!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nAkhAwG2uE...0/IMG_5510.JPG

This color was gorgeous in person, really liked the overall execution

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POK2268n_9...0/IMG_5512.JPG

Wheels went really well with the whole theme

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KB45DIkrXW...0/IMG_5513.JPG

Vin and his baller E-class!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Wd6eQ7G_u...0/IMG_5521.JPG

Genji was able to attend the meet for the first time and he had some really cool mods, notice the vinyl on the side windows

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lmMMWBGcpN...0/IMG_5526.JPG

Different colored spoiler was a nice touch!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vrCtPDY7ky...0/IMG_5527.JPG

I had a busy day today.

I installed a new gauge cluster lense (scratched the last one)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps9e37fea8.jpg

Installed the black shifter cover from the 2013 models (need to buy the black shift lock cover)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps8105977f.jpg

Washed the car and also cleaned the interior, too. Interior part of the build is done!

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps308ae40d.jpg

Cerritos Meet will now have the name changed to Attack of the 4 Bangers

lol jk. Those rights are insanely modded! Not bad :tup:

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Originally Posted by SgtGoldy (Post 2796703)

Cerritos Meet will now have the name changed to Attack of the 4 Bangers

lol jk. Those rights are insanely modded! Not bad :tup:

That's the other meet I host at our same location just one week after our Z meet :tup:

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Originally Posted by Waizzz (Post 2796715)

That's the other meet I host at our same location just one week after our Z meet :tup:

ah okay lol gotchya. I was gonna say we may need a bigger parking lot soon haha.

:tup:

:icon08: at some of those fits in the picts, but ok. lol :icon17:

First of all, nice job on your Fit, and super thanks for sharing. I've seen this thread before, but never really digested it much. Until...

So, this week I got my '03 Mitsu Eclipse GTS looked at as it's been having some issues. Unfortunately, I'm looking at about a $2000 bill for some work, and that just doesn't make any sense. The Eclipse is my winter/storm/beater DD and I've owned it since new in '02.

So now I'm in the market for a replacement and have started looking around used and eventually got into looking at new leases on something like a Fit and got really interested. So I remembered this thread so came back here and am starting off my research on whether this will work or not for me. Any time I see a Fit, I pretty much say to myself that it's a nice looking subcompact hatch for people who want that. I'vealso lived next to a girl who had one, and I really liked the look (sort of a dark blue/black color).

I'm eyeballing a manual Fit Sport, color undetermined. I don't know how to drive manual, and a lease would let me do so on someone else's risk. The lease is cheap, and I'd probably have a buy-out option at the end if I end up really liking the car. So far, finding a manual version is pretty hard compared to all the autos, but an auto with paddles is not the end of the world.

I live in the midwest, so really snow is the biggest deal for my winter DD, and looking up other reviews, seems dedicated snow tires+wheels sounds perfectly doable, as long as I'm not lowering it and dropping the clearance.

Otherwise, small vehicle with good gas mileage, surprising cargo space, ability to handle winter, and a relatively cheap monthly cost on a lease has me kinda excited/interested in it. It's a bit of a bonus to know the car can still be fun to drive. (Note: I'm not so dense to not have fun in a small, "underpowered" car that you can toss around; I'll take a Miata over something more powerful than my Z most any day!) And I don't have to dive into the used car market and roll the dice on replacing a car with some big maintenance issues with another car with some big maintenance issues.

Anyway, thought I'd share, and say hi!