Honda Fit/Jazz - Eric Piehl talks about
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1. found it cheapest and most reliable to just call up the dealer ask for the Parts Department and ask for a set of refills Actually I got two sets one set for the car that needed them and another set for the car that didn t yet Came with part numbers Front long 76622 TK6 A01 Front short76632 SMA 004 Rear short 76632 S2K 004 When you change them be careful you need to reuse the metal stiffener pieces and their factory bend So keep them next to the car never turning their orientation so everything goes back together right Please see www fitfreak net forums fit diy repair maintenance 61962 diy video replacing beam blade wiper inserts html 4 4 Recalls Once a year check your car s VIN for any recalls http recalls honda com We had one fixed for free 4 5 More Lots more information at www fitfreak net gt Search You don t have to login unless you want to post 5 After you get the car someday Ask around to get a service manual for the car or at least a good circuit diagram Can you find one Mod car to turn off your lights when park car o Obtain wire connectors fuses add a circuit fuse tap get another for the next project and Radio Shack 275 226 12VDC 30Ampere SPST Automotive Relay 6 49 o Add fuses to Daylight pos 8 and 18 o Connect headlights to ignition as in www fitfreak net forums fit diy repair maintenance 14462 headlights off ignition html a2. from a block of wood and two fork holders as in www fitfreak net forums 1ist generation gd 01 08 54155 bike rack roof hitch thule yakima html post836178 or www fitfreak net gallery thumbnails php album 383 and http forums mtbr com car biker making rack fitting 2 bikes into honda fit 729935 html post8341787 I am going to do that as soon as I get a round tuit Download some podcasts or borrow some books on CDs from the library and rip them copy to a thumb jump USB flash drive insert into the glove compartment and enjoy long road trips 4 After you get the car after a few months 4 1 Tires If you got a Fit Sport your tires of a very strange size Will be very hard to replace If you kill a tire we did on a Friday night way out of state where it took FOREVER to get something underneath this car In that state no new tires were available we were forced to get a take off of the two available in our state one was bald and the other was balder We got the bald one If your car has o P185 55R16 83H Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A S 340AA keep these I find they are OK on snow and do have a M S on the side www tirerack com says they are 4 2 on snow OK These came on our 2009 and came on two relatives Fits o P185 55R16 83H Bridgestone Turanza EL470 these are terrible in the snow www tirerack com says they are 1 6 in snow terrible although marked All Season These came on our new 201
3. gas tank underneath the front seats instead of the rear which together allow the next two items e Magic back seats While our back seats fold down almost flat we actually keep them folded UP almost all the time o I once bought 18 full size bags of mulch at the garden center piling them on a tarp amidships right on the floor not seats without even touching whatever jackets and tools were rolling around the trunk o On road trips it is so easy to reach your cooler box of snacks or bag of books sitting there in on the floor in the back o But when we need seating for five we can fold down the seats and have that in seconds Or half down for a passenger and big bag going to the airport e The gas mileage is terrific The automatic transmission gets better mileage than the stick so we got the auto Real world o 40 mpg on longer road trips to the Coast NJ or DC including all the in town stuff we do while there o 36 mpg on shorter road trips to Chicago slow and go traffic keeps that down o 35 mpg on the highway according to my cousin who rarely goes out of state o 30 mpg around town to from local work lectures meetings shopping 4 or 6 or 10 miles at a time o 25 mpg around town in the winter according to my cousin with the most traffic and shortest commute e The radio reads MP3s on a thumb jump USB flash drive So download some podcasts or borrow some books on CDs from the library and rip them copy to a thumb
4. 0 Our first winter at a local park with only 3 or 4 of snow on the ground we were the only car of 20 that needed a push to 1 get out of our parking space then another push 2 to get out of the parking lot Dump them Due to the non availability of any tires of this size we were forced to replace ours with four P205 50R1i6 87W Continental ExtremeContact DWS 540AA very good on snow tread 4 wider than above circumference same within 1 mm as above fit on the same rims as above www tirerack com says they are 7 6 on snow 7 3 on ice terrific Good according to www fitfreak net forums 1ist generation gd 01 08 67313 tire recommendations please 195 55 15 a html and www fitfreak net forums general fit talk 65512 tires replace these dunlops especially all season htm and www consumerreports org cro cars tires auto parts tires ultra high performance all season tire ratings ratings overview htm And should be easy to replace if we destroy another tire We are very happy with them o A writer says the Honda Fit with snow tires presumably Bridgestone Blizzaks does way better than SUVs stopping and maintaining control in the snow Also ten tips for avoiding car pileups on the freeway o Keep these sizes in your car or remember they are here in this document o I have a lot more alternatives in a spreadsheet when it took way too long to get new tires Call me if you need them www ericpiehl com h
5. Honda Fit Jazz Copyright 2014 2015 by Eric D Piehl This work is made available under terms of the CJ OHO Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3 0 Unported License BY NC SA http creativecommons org licenses by nc sa 3 0 Based on my own experience buying and owning two of these relatives owning two more and Internet searches including emails I have sent to relatives since 2010 For date this file last updated please see page footer For information on programming or other green subjects please see a list of this document s sister docs Contents Honda Fit JaZZ viiatti ini aa a a a bs a a a a ban a a a a a A 1 a INCFODUCHON e E E A A E A E E ET 1 2 Wh n you buy the C r sarcneipi a ai aa AAE a Eaa AnNa E AEA aa a Aaaa aa Eaa a aa aa 2 3 After you getthe car first few WEEKS wicccsccccetecseenseeseeneseveesendensnanaeanae ETE a A EA OAA EERE 3 4 After you get the car after afew MONKHS eee ee eee eee ea eaten 4 4 1 MICS srna rete E Aa Naa iets acre tard Cte ON cad eam ated EE EE E eater aes E E E a dene 4 4 2 CaDIN Gil MEET desces wc geencnicecaaegoeacceedseatanageadanabieaesandaaand need eins a o a A a Ea Eia 5 4 3 Windshield Wipers asri cactus enoia ear E a oae EA Ea OEE a T i EE ATEEN EE EEE aE 5 4 4 Recalls sirarne n E E E E E O A E A S 5 4 5 MOVE ei eniiisnei eaii D E Ea AE a aTa aa E EEA aT EEn 5 5 After you get the car Som d yineeiaia sainhan aan aa E AAE EA AAEE E EAA Aa a AEA a Ea 5 1 Introduc
6. ay better Once I did the next step I think I had to back it off some turns o I replaced the factory Stanley 9003 LL HB2 DOT EH4 12V 60 55W E12 C5 U L9 19 with Osram not Sylvania Silverstars H4 9003 LL HB2 50 12V gt 60 55W from https smile amazon com or powerbulbs com free shipping worldwide Way better on dark rainy nights If your Fit doesn t have floormats order them from https smile amazon com The driver s mat comes with a lock so it won t slide underneath the gas pedal Good idea If your Fit doesn t have a cargo cover order one from https smile amazon com o The 2009 and 2010 cargo covers have a fabric piece that is useless Look up in the Internet how to remove and not use it and don t screw in the snaps Install as in www fitfreak net article on this subject o The 2013 cargo cover does not have that piece Enjoy If you got the Sport model if you seldom carry bikes fold down the rear seats remove the front wheels and lay on their sides If you must use your existing 50 150 strap on bicycle carrier bike rack to avoid breaking your fiberglass spoiler drive slow and easy I have done that successfully for 10 miles four times If you carry bikes a lot the Internet suggests you do one of o Get a 1 box hitch and a removable ankle biter platform style 11 4 box hitch bicycle carrier bike rack So far I am too cheap to get these o Make an interior upright rack
7. hem in for free I failed completely the salesman offered to sell me some at their cost But I found them cheaper on https smile amazon com and got them there If your Fit does not have a cargo cover try to get the salesman to throw it in for free I failed completely the salesman offered to sell me one at their cost But I found it cheaper on https smile amazon com and got it there My cousin says to not get dark opaque plastic window rain shields Fortunately we didn t get these 3 After you get the car first few weeks Look up in the Owner s Manual how to tell your car to unlock the car when you put it in Park Some process involving putting your right leg in right leg out and turning yourself about Once done your car will now behave nice for all time letting your passengers out when you stop If you got the Sport model set your foglights on whenever the low beams are The headlights are too dark On suggestion of the Internet o I raised the aim point on each headlight by turning a screwdriver Phillips 2 counterclockwise some turns I picked out a particular road by our local middle school dark straight with a rise I wanted illuminated Every time I drove by if my rise wasn t sufficiently illuminated I later at home gave each www ericpiehl com hondaFit pdf 2015 06 01 page 3 headlight another few turns Until finally I got it right W
8. jump USB flash drive insert it into the glove compartment and enjoy long road trips And a mediocre point e Awriter says the Honda Fit with snow tires does way better than SUVs stopping and maintaining control in the snow Also ten tips for avoiding car pileups on the freeway Lots more on tires below But the Fit has a few bad points e Black interior shows all dirt and crumbs Should use tan like Toyota e Some porpoising on Michigan freeways our legislature has refused to raise the gasoline tax since 1970 something Seems to be fine in Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and New Jersey Presumably a side effect of torsion bar suspension e Wipers have an intermittent setting but not variable intermittent OK so they are fine for most conditions And in very light drizzle I can bump the stalk to get a single wiper sweep But I still miss the variable intermittent setting of some of my other cars e We live in a cloudy climate and a place with lots of two lane country roads I want low beams fogs and running lights on whenever it is 1 dark 2 cloudy rainy snowy or 3 all other conditions including good weather during the day The Fit does not turn off your lights when you park the car like my Toyotas It instead dings at you to turn them off manually And when you return you must turn them on again Someday I will mod the car to do this automatically e Poor lighting odd sized tires and wipers and a fe
9. nd http thei2volt com relays relays asp Mod car to have fog lights stay on even with high beam as in www fitfreak net forums fit diy repair maintenance 26236 diy independent fogs html also see www fitfreak net forums fit yourself discuss do yourself repair maintenance 26959 diy independent fog w original switch html and www fitfreak net forums fit interior exterior illumination 31717 truely independent fogs w high beams html o Independent Fogs How To for Dummies simple and easy hopefully www ericpiehl com hondaFit pdf 2015 06 01 page 5 o000 O O oo0 0 O O O 0 First disconnect the negative side of battery to keep for shorting anything not a must just prefer Second remove the fuse panel cover Third remove the bottom panel removing these two panels will give you access to the relay fuse panel Fourth find the fog light relay which is on the bottom right on the panel use a small flathead driver to remove the relay Find the Red White wire on the back of the relay and cut it Take a piece of wire and connect it to the relay side I solder mine but you can just crimp it and connect it to ground I unbolted the 10mm right behind the relay and connected it with a ring terminal and cap or tape off the other end Now you re done with the fog light relay reinstall the relay on the fuse panel So far so good I hope now you need to power the fog light switch to do this you will need
10. ondaFit pdf 2015 06 01 page 4 4 2 Cabin air filter I just found out the Fit has a cabin air filter How come I didn t know that until 4 1 5 years of ownership Add to your list of things to check once a year or so I think the box said to check every 12 000 miles Easy once you know where they hide it http franksq384 hubpages com video Cabin Air Filter Honda Fit o If bad order a new filter and change it yourself o The factory filters don t need it but for aftermarket filters use scissors to cut the six outboard downwind glue lines so the holder brackets have somewhere to go Piece of cake 4 3 Windshield wipers Your windshield wiper blades last a long time gt 3 years But they do wear out And they are of very weird sizes three different ones In front a long one about 28 or 710mm Ordinary width 8 or 9mm In front a short one about 14 Ordinary width 8 or 9mm In rear a short one about 14 But narrow 4 or 6mm As I recall Costco had nice prices on replacement blades the whole structure but for only one of the three types Besides my factory blades seem to have directional handed aerodynamics absent in the after market blades and I want to keep them What if not having them degrades my mileage I resolved to get refills of just the flexible rubber medium So I researched it online www bernardiparts com eBay and https smile amazon com and
11. t In snow in our 2010 I see the little icon come on which gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that my car is caring for me But I don t think it really does much our 2009 is fine in the snow too it is tires more on that in a minute that make it OK or not in the snow not traction control On the other hand Consumer Reports says to get it And my cousin says to get it even if you drive only in town like him Your choice I guess The Navie system is overpriced and 5 years out of date and if you pay for the overpriced update it is 5 years out of date too Get a rack to charge and hold your smartphone up where you can see it The tires on the Sport are an unusual size and will be very hard to replace If your car has e P185 55R16 83H Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A S 340AA good keep these I find they are OK on snow They have a M S on the side www tirerack com says they are 4 2 on snow OK These came on our 2009 and on two relatives Fit Sports e P185 55R16 83H Bridgestone Turanza EL470 these are terrible in the snow For more details please see the tire section Try to get the salesman to replace them for free Expect failure e A writer says the Honda Fit with snow tires presumably Bridgestone Blizzaks does way better than SUVs stopping and maintaining control in the snow Also ten tips for avoiding car pileups on the freeway If your Fit does not have floormats try to get the salesman to throw t
12. tion My wife and I love this car the second generation 2007 2014 Honda Fit Jazz The second generation is a bit longer in the nose in North America versus the first generation to get NHTSA 5 star crash rating for occupants in the front seats and 4 star rating for occupants in the rear We call it our car the TARDIS it s bigger on the inside We loved our 2010 so much when we gave away our other car to one of our kids we bought a 2009 And talked it up so much that when a cousin and a son in law each needed cars they each bought one a 2011 and a 2013 I think just by walking in and buying one Does that make us Fit Evangelists In particular we like e Siting up nice and high I have a tall spine I am very tall when sitting up No more bending my neck every time I get in and out e Visibility is very good for cars these days Even for my 6 1 cousin Enough glass in the back that you can turn left onto a 5 lane road if too much trouble to get to a traffic light Sitting right seat on road trips the large glass area makes looking around a lot of fun www ericpiehl com hondaFit pdf 2015 06 01 page 1 e So easy to drive around town It is the same width as our previous compact cars and 3 4 of a foot shorter e A cabin made from high strength steel allows a very small but perfectly adequate 1 5 liter engine which together allow a 40 liter gas tank which along with the tall roofline allow placement of the
13. to remove the top steering column cover to expose the 16 pin harness Once removed look to the left for the 16 pin plug and disconnect it Find the Red Yellow wire and cut it Then connect a long piece of wire to the coming from the harness and run that wire down to the under dash fusebox Cap or tape off the other end Again i solder my connections but you can use butt connector or crimp Once at the fusebox connect the wire to an add a circuit which i installed two 10amp fuses only because I am running HIDs in the fogs Find the spare fuse slot 24 which is ignition switched Now plug your add a circuit to the empty slot Then you can plug back in your 16 pin plug to the headlight switch And your fog light circuit is now completely independent from the rest of the lighting circuit and will should operate whenever you have your ignition switched on You now will just need to re install your steering column cover And re install the bottom cover and the relay fusebox cover Finally you re done No other indicators on when fogs are in use Another alternative location for powering the fog switch is to put your add a circuit in the 22 fuse which powers the dash front parking etc lights and your fogs will only come on when the park light are switched on Happy motoring End send comments to the author www ericpiehl com hondaFit pdf 2015 06 01 page 6
14. w more issues but we tell you below what to do about these So all in all an excellent car We love them 2 When you buy the car There are essentially no used Fits So buy new On the other hand when my wife was getting an oil change or something she asked and that morning someone had traded one in on a new Fit So she put down 200 on the spot to hold it until we could return with a checkbook and so on Good thing too or it would have been gone in an hour Lesson Learned If you don t ask the answer is No Honda Marketing sees the Fit as an entry model So it is priced cheaper than their Civic Accord or other models Very reasonably priced But because of this dealers do not haggle on price Nada zip see below Decide if you want a base or Sport model o The base model is fine If you live rural or in the exurbs the lack of foglights might be a real problem A relative in the city doesn t care Try the stuff below to see if lighting is OK Said to use tires the same size as a Ford Focus So tires should not be an issue www ericpiehl com hondaFit pdf 2015 06 01 page 2 o The Sport model has cool wheels low profile tires and a rear spoiler Both of our Fits are Sports and both our relatives got Sports The Sport has additional headlights described as foglights But they are not really foglights you can t turn them on without the lowbeams being on On the other hand this is e
15. xactly what you want they help fill in lighting of stuff close up If you live rural or in the exurbs like me you will want these Set the foglights on all the time that the low beams are on The rear spoiler makes it impossible to use a 50 150 strap on bicycle carrier bike rack the straps need to go over the top which can break the fiberglass spoiler OK not impossible I put mine on anyway about four times driving about 10 miles slow and easy to good effect But I don t want to break the spoiler so whenever possible I put the bikes inside the car Fold down the rear seat and remove the front wheels you can put about two bikes in there with bags and helmets and so on According to the Internet the real solution is to do one of e Get a 1 box hitch and a removable ankile biter platform style 11 4 box hitch bicycle carrier bike rack So far I am too cheap to get these e Make an interior upright rack from a block of wood and two fork holders as in www fitfreak net forums 1st generation gd 01 08 54155 bike rack roof hitch thule yakima html post836178 or www fitfreak net gallery thumbnails php album 383 and http forums mtbr com car biker making rack fitting 2 bikes into honda fit 729935 html post8341787 I am going to do that as soon as I get a round tuit The antilock brakes are very nice But I think antilock brakes are included in the base model too Traction control Our 2010 has it our 2009 doesn
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