yah, on red emblems for me either. im too old for that stuff, and dont need extra attention from kids wanting to pry them off with their screw drivers. :shakes head:

Same boat, too old here too :icon17:

Good point on the prying off though that's another good reason for me not to do this

Here it is after getting a wash today. Put a lot of elbow grease in and still needs more work. There is a chip on the driver door, scratch on passenger side mirror, chips in hood/front bumper, and the passenger side lower bumper is scrapped underneath. Hope to make it look as clean as yours, but will be a while as I need to recoup from the purchase. First up is tint asap and ordering some touch up paint to correct some of the blemishes. Needs to be buffed and it will look good as new. :tup:

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps1f7c1599.jpg

Get DR. ColorChip. Seriously that pen stuff from the manufacturer has nothing on DCC.

Thanks man. I am fully aware of Dr. Colorchip as I did a write up for it for the PW Z. Plan on ordering some next week. :tup:

Awesome, come to think of it, I believe it was your write up that made me get it! haha

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I need to order that stuff too!

dang, all 3 of us have a white AT fit sport. lol :rofl2:

and I have the older brother from another mother. No it’s not the Z and its not in white. It’s in the Honda line up. It was only in production from 02-05 and came with a rally shifter. Care to guess.

civic si maybe? :confused:

Yup the Si hatch. The fits big bro since it’s a tad bit bigger but same body style with 2 doors.

:tup: yah, i remember them. very cool.

so i did both the '12 and '09's oil change over the weekend.

my '12 has quieter clicking and the Mobil1 green cap (0W20) made the engine even quieter. i run Mobil1 silver cap 5W20 in my '09.

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I have always been a fan of the Si, post pics if you can :)

Nice, I just bought some Mobil 1 oil from Walmart over the weekend too.

I have driven about 3k in the past 4 months so I will be up for an oil change soon

that's cool. :tup: i put about 6500miles in one year on the '12. :icon17:

i have 3 other cars so milage is dispersed...

I am estimating that total mileage for the GE will be around 8k and around 1k for the Z

wow, only 1K a year on your Z?! :eekdance:

Yeah, other than meets or for fun I won't be driving my Z very much anymore

I have the Panda for my daily duties :tup:

Dunno if I can keep my mileage down to only 1k. ZdayZ will rack up most of those miles alone.

In other news I have yet to find a name for my Fit. But nevertheless it is getting tinted today. No more fishbowl and hopefully cool down the interior from sitting in the parking lot all day at work.

Nice, tint was a definite must for me too.

I also bought this thing which helped keep the car alot cooler too when combined with my tint

Amazon.com: Basix Magic Shade Super Jumbo Sunshade (Styles May Vary): Automotive

What shade of tint are you going with?

Yep I ordered that shade and the in cabin air filter last week. Im sure it still has the factory one from back in 2010 in it. Thanks for doing the research for me ahead of time. Now just lend me your SSR's :tup: I promise to take great care of them.

I was debating between 20% and 15%. During the daytime I could of gotten away with the 15% since the front windshield is measured in acres and lets so much light in. But I decided on the 20% all around just to not attract too much attention from rookies out their wanting to do routine traffic stops for minor infractions. I think it came out pretty good.

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps5169820a.jpg

That looks great, totally transforms the look of the car.

Good luck getting my SSR's from me, I have always wanted the Type-F's but I wasn't willing to sell the NISMO's on my Z so the Panda was the perfect platform for that :icon17:

I must say though, if it wasn't for my SSR's I would be rocking a set of 17" Matte Black Enkei RPF1's for sure, what do you think of those for yourself? :)

looks good on the tint. :tup: i have 20% on the rear side windows and rear. :) i left the front sides and windshield stock.

the tint's great cause i dont need to use the cargo cover any more. my wife keeps black cloth just in case she needs to park it in an area prone to vandals near the city when she needs to carry her client's computers. can't see anything inside the car. :D

Haha you read my mind. If I upgrade the wheels in the future those are on my list or the RS055R's. Have to see what happens there. I just bought this and wheels for the Z so I'm done for a while. Tint was the last thing I'm doing this year besides attending Z Nationals.

RPF1's look great on the GE's imo.

speedfreek- are you keeping the pin stripes?

Haven't fully decided. Think I should lose them?

Yah, would look cleaner. :)

I ended up going 25% rear and 30% front

The tint is perfect on my car and if you combine them with the door visors it really helps to keep the sun out of my eyes when I am on the highway driving home from work

I understand completely, it can get pricey to keep both cars modded.

Lucky for me I have met all of my goals for both cars so now it will be just little stuff here and there. :tup:

I think the stripes are pretty cool and would really pop once you get aftermarket wheels.;)

I love those cars, yours looks good :tup:

BTW, David I would really suggest this Chemical Guys stuff for hiding any interior scratches

Chemical Guys TVD_101_16 Natural Shine Matte Interior & Exterior Satin Shine Dressing (16 oz)

I have some scratches from the previous owner and this really helped to hide them and really bring back the luster of the plastic panels

Thanks for the heads up. :tup: I have used a couple of the Chemical Guys products on the Z and liked them. I will have to order some of that when I place my next order for car care products. I need to polish and wax both of them before cooler weather starts to set in.

I was able to use my Porter Cable on the Fit on Saturday for some scratches on the doors, my arms were exhausted :icon17:

good job on the fix, waizzz. i worked on my '12 too, done claybarring. :D

will do the Griot's OneStep Sealant over the weekend. :p yes, im lazy. it has diminishing abrasives while you seal. and i just toss the foam pad when im done cause it's a HUGE PITA to wash sealant off the pads. :eekdance:

You just reminded me, I have a brand new bottle of sealant from CG that I need to use. ;)

I have so much cleaning stuff at this point, it's getting absurd :icon17:

hahahaha, i use to be like that when i was a newb at detailing. :icon17:
after trying a lot of products over the years, i just use a very selected few these days. :tup:

Feel free to send me anything you dont need :tup: I really need to break down and buy some stuff to polish and wax both of mine.

hahaha, i gave them away to a local a while back. :D

my detailing cart use to have all sorts of stuff on it. now it's just maybe 5 essentials and lots of towels.

i use this cart. very cool. :D i have another shelf of towels and pads, but that's about all i need these days.

Compact Detailing Cart - Bags, Creepers, Carts - In Your Garage - Griot's Garage

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Damnit why did I click that link, now I'm going to end up buying things :icon17:

:icon18: it's a great size. not big like most cheap carts which gets into the way vs being functional. mine is like 8yrs old, holding up real well. they use to only cost $129 back in the day.

also check out their washbuckets. i have 2 of those. very good size, easy to store (since rectangular vs can), comes with lid to easily stack, grit guard built-in, casters, etc. :tup:

That cart would be nice. Maybe I can talk someone into getting it for me this Christmas along with some detailing stuff.

I just use two Home Depot buckets with the grit guards I got off Amazon.