Project Panda - My 2010 Taffeta White Honda Fit Sport Build

saber

wais spending more on the panda than the Z

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kenchan

Waiz

Actually, not that much when you really add it up.

Alot of the stuff I got a really good deal on so it has really been a #budgetballer build

The Mugen grille was something I have been looking at since I got the car back in May and I was like "Why the F not?"

I have decided not to do any big aero mods with this car like I did with my Z so it should cut down on any big purchases.

Oh cool, didn't know that!

Fixed

I went so overboard on my Z there is no way I could ever top what I did with that car. That is why I just buy a few things here and not go too crazy

kenchan

sounds good, waizzz.

im done spending on my fit's for now. im just going to maintain them for the rest of ownership. it's good to know maintenance cost is really low on these cars.

Waiz

As of right now the plan is to install the Clazzios and tackle painting the rear "diffuser" with plastidip + glossifier this weekend. I tried to plastidip it last weekend and didn't mask it correctly but I was happy with the finish.

You and I both have been anti-plastidip but I think for that small part below the bumper it's fine. That's all I plan to use it for, nothing else

Future plans are the following:

-Upgrade to 205 size tires
-Cusco front strut bar
-K&N typhoon intake
-Upgraded shocks (after awhile)

Z_ealot

could have sworn you said you were staying away from upgraded sway bars lol

zmanelite

Where did you get the roof wrapped ?

kenchan

yah, im still anti-plasti-shitt for anything on the car. hahahaha.

that front swaybar appears to be a pita to install. are you going to do it yourself? i was thinking about doing it, but then decided my swifts's sway isn't too bad afterall, so going to leave it for now. i just had to get use to that amount of sway on this narrow car. as far as intake, i dont mind the stocker, and shocks... not sure when those are going to be available...

Waiz

I have no idea why I wrote sway bar when I meant to write Strut bar

Elite Auto Performance in Lawndale, they did a good job.

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I'm going to remove the rear bumper and it should allow me to control the quality of the spray much better. When I am done it will look like paint and hell if I dont like it I will just give it to my shop to paint.

I honestly agree with you regarding the sways, not really necessary. I don't even think that the strut bar will make a noticeable difference in anything but after talking to one of my friends he did say it was noticeable in helping to mitigate the chassis flex. If my shop can get me a decent price I will pull the trigger later in the year.

kenchan

yah, the car doesnt really need a strut bar either, i dont think. i just got use to the car's dynamics and caliberated the offset in my head to compensate. hahaha.

these Fit sports are decent fun cars, but honestly.. dont waste too much money on them. at the end of the day, the reason why they're great is because they're cheap.

Waiz

You're probably right about the strut bar, that won't be any time soon.

I won't go too crazy with this car since it's my daily but I will always be tinkering with it, that's just how I am (and I know you are too ).

kenchan

Waiz

Finally got a chance to get the photos that I took earlier in the week edited, here are some better pics of my recent additions

Complete with all of my new additions, my Mugen grille, Mugen mirror cover, EZ-Lip, and gloss black vinyl roof


Closeup of the Mugen grille


Rear shot with my LED rear taillights and also another view of my gloss black roof from the rear


Last but not least, after almost a year my SSR Type-F's are still looking nearly brand new!

kenchan

looks clean, nicely done. nice edit too on the picts.

Waiz

I plan on installing my Clazzios this weekend and painting the rear diffuser to standby for pics of those