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Stock wheel is about 9.3kg each.
11R is about 6.95kg each.
So total about 9.4kg off the car.
Make noticeable difference, as I was running with stock wheels for few days.
I could feel engine working harder when stop start or going uphill compare with 17inch RPF1, which is about the same weigh as 16inch 11R.
I was asking about the spoon exhaust, but thanks just the same.
When I get to replacing rims, I'll definitely go light weight.
Yesterday I read the entire thread "Rear Wheel Well Lining Question". If you have not, I highly recommend it since you may or may not have discovered a ubiquitous design flaw in your new 2015 Fit EX or EX-L. The pics below are my car, and today I called American Honda (American Honda Customer Service: U.S.: 1-800-999-1009), described the problem, as anticipated was instructed to see a dealership about it, and upon request, was given a Ticket/Case # to reference the inquiry. The thread discussion is broad, deep, and well-considered so I will not attempt to capsulize, but bottom line, my action today (especially getting the Ticket/Case #) has been regarded necessary by many Honda owners to convince Honda that this problem requires a fix.
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So this is what I've done so far, basic stuff, but I like it!
Insalled the Phillips Xtreme visions. Like the light produced, but I cannot recall if there was such a dramatic cutoff with the stock bulbs.
I looked a chart comparing various headlight bulbs. The brighter the bulb, the faster it burns out. I wish they had an easier way to replace them. I hate those spring clips.
A few years ago I got multi-colored LED's for under the seats and the dash. They can be the same color all the time, rotate through several colors, or flash to the music being played. They cost about $30 on Amazon. I had them on all the time in another car for years. When I got the Fit last year, I put them in. I use them only at night.
I looked a chart comparing various headlight bulbs. The brighter the bulb, the faster it burns out. I wish they had an easier way to replace them. I hate those spring clips.
A few years ago I got multi-colored LED's for under the seats and the dash. They can be the same color all the time, rotate through several colors, or flash to the music being played. They cost about $30 on Amazon. I had them on all the time in another car for years. When I got the Fit last year, I put them in. I use them only at night.
@rismo...spoon weighs 5kg. Installed it today along with my progressive rear sway bar. OMG it sounds soooo nice. Worth the extra price. Deep purr at idle, not dronnie inside the cab. Car feels peppier. Install was straight forward.
Put my stock EX wheels back on after I had some rubbing issues with my Kosei wheels and thought hell why not, gonna try and plastidip them to get rid of some chrome/silver.
4 cans of black plasti dip and masking tape from Home Depot
Masked the tires and 1st coat of plasti dip
4th and final coat and about 10 hrs of drying
From 3 ft away, it looks really smooth and shiny, but up close there's some rough spots that I must had missed, lol, oh well
And here it is on the car, pretty satisfied with the results
Installed the cargo net my wife got me for Christmas.
Also got a OEM car cover, which would have been really handy today since we are currently in a blizzard, but I had to take my Fit in this morning to have a trim piece replaced. There is always next snow storm I suppose.
Installed a new Outlook in my '15 Fit CVT. While OK with accepting that I do not own a sports car, I finally tuned-in to the fact that I own a First Rate Hyper-Miler. While not a pro, I am now amused at coasting/paddling/squeezing my average mpg up a mile or so on each outing beyond the neighborhood. Having fun with that!
Installed a new Outlook in my '15 Fit CVT. While OK with accepting that I do not own a sports car, I finally tuned-in to the fact that I own a First Rate Hyper-Miler. While not a pro, I am now amused at coasting/paddling/squeezing my average mpg up a mile or so on each outing beyond the neighborhood. Having fun with that!
What is an Outlook? Does it plug into your ODBI port and monitor fuel economy? Do you have a photo?
What is an Outlook? Does it plug into your ODBI port and monitor fuel economy? Do you have a photo?
Oops, thanks for the interest TorontoBoy, but the "Outlook" is just my current direction of focus, taking a new interest in hypermiling. But it does in fact amount to what I have "done" to my Fit today, i.e. driving it very differently.
Hey, has anyone installed a 5-100 adapter on their fit? I have a set of motegi mr118s 17x8 sitting in my garage that I would love to use. They came of my Subaru and are in great condition. Thoughts on fitment?
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