New Year, New ride... 13' Fit!

[ethlar]

double check that you tightened the ground bolts back down, also tug on the connections from the trs harnesses, i did have one that fresh out of the box had pulled out of its crimp connector

 

[Nomar06]

Yeah run to a home improvement place and get some wire and end connectors. You can buy it by the foot a lot cheaper.

Tried going to go to all the local stores and wound up with nothing! Not sure what the point of going to local stores anymore. Lowes was the only place with 0 gauge wire but no terminals for the wire. Plus the the wire was not flexible enough.

Time to shop online....

 

[webby]

Tried going to go to all the local stores and wound up with nothing! Not sure what the point of going to local stores anymore. Lowes was the only place with 0 gauge wire but no terminals for the wire. Plus the the wire was not flexible enough.

Time to shop online....

you have lowes/home depot? Sound shops?

1 gauge -
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwir...-Foot-20505499/204632780?N=5yc1vZbm7vZ1z0ukz9

1 gauge at lowes
http://www.lowes.com/pd_144665-295-20504702_0__?productId=4283907

 

[webby]

4 gauge
http://www.lowes.com/pd_72634-295-25172801_0__?productId=4294365
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-4-Stranded-THHN-Black-By-the-Foot-20499099/204632882

 

[Nomar06]

4 gauge
http://www.lowes.com/pd_72634-295-25172801_0__?productId=4294365
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-4-Stranded-THHN-Black-By-the-Foot-20499099/204632882

I went to Lowes but all their thick gauge wires have thick copper wires in them which make the cable not flexible then I still have to order the terminals.

 

[webby]

They should have stranded wire like the link posted above. They do have solid copper, but those that I posted above are stranded, which are flexible.

 

[Nomar06]

They should have stranded wire like the link posted above. They do have solid copper, but those that I posted above are stranded, which are flexible.

Ended up buying some of that wire and replace the factory - wire. Went for a short drive and it seemed to help. I'll see how it does tonight after having the car sit all day.

I ended up sanding down the spot where the wire attaches to the chassis since it was painted from the factory.

 

[Nomar06]

Went to the car show today to put my bum in a bunch of cool and expensive cars.

Got to sit in the new Fits and was pleasantly suprised on the sitting position in the drivers seat. It seemed to fit my frame better than my '13 Fit. Felt a lot lower than my current Fit, which was nice. Loved the white pearl paint.

The BMW 235 and 335 were really nice in the sport pkg they had. Loved the S4 more than the S6. Jaguars "hot" coupes were super nice. The BRZ fit like a glove. New Mustang GT was surprisingly nice on the inside but the seat was set all the way back and could not be adjusted. Merc CLA and C300 were really nice as well. The new GTI is a nice improvement from the last body style.

 

[ethlar]

eyeing possible replacements for next years car?

 

[Nomar06]

eyeing possible replacements for next years car?

Nah....my brother was eyeballing a couple sedans so I just tagged along. Bother will prob end up in an Accord Sport like my old one.

 

[ethlar]

i favored the accord ex over the sport, sunroof and the tech gizmos were more amusing to me than the 10hp of a sport, plus manual is still an option on the ex

 

[Nomar06]

i favored the accord ex over the sport, sunroof and the tech gizmos were more amusing to me than the 10hp of a sport, plus manual is still an option on the ex

He won't be buying a manual car and prefers the looks over the gizmos. The little price savings is also preferred.

I think one dealership is giving him the base LX price for the Sport sedan, 2014. That's with no negotiations......

 

[webby]

Grounding still working on the hids?

 

[Nomar06]

Grounding still working on the hids?

Still getting flickering here and there when on/off the accepted pedal.

Need to order some "true" power/ground wire and replace and add some grounding wires.

 

[Nomar06]

Oil change, washed the car and this.....

 

[webby]

What's happening in that pic?

Decent info in this vid-
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/ground-wires-r18-civic.12457/#post-323747

 

[Nomar06]

What's happening in that pic?

Decent info in this vid-
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/ground-wires-r18-civic.12457/#post-323747

Thanks for the vid. I was wondering about the neg wire for the alternator since I only saw a pos wire in the Fit.

I plasti dipped the lower part of the bumper on the Fit. I'll get better pics tomorrow.

 

[Nomar06]

Ugh.....the Fit almost did not start this morning. Turned the key like normal and did not crank over. Turned the key again and held it for 2-3 seconds while pressing the gas pedal and it cranked over.

Lights and radio come on like normal, before and while trying to crank the car. Have not touched any of the wiring for over a week. Right after the oil change I did leave the key on position II for a good 10 mins but shortly after that I left the car running for 5 mins to bring the temp up to check the oil level.

Perhaps the battery is going? or just a weird gremlin poppin up?

 

[ethlar]

could be the battery, could also explain some of your flickering if the battery isnt at capacity

 

[webby]

you happen to have a trickle charger?