Here are a few pics of the parts installed:
A few notes from my install:
- For the rear install, have a 5mm and a 8mm hex driver, and an adjustable wrench to unlock the rear strut self locking nuts
- Use a 10mm socket for the remaining bolts in the rear
- You'll need to add spacers (~4mm worth for the front two attachment points) and a longer bolt (~2") to install the front strut bar - with the included bolts the strut bar was hitting the TB assembly
- Be prepared to either remove the front wheels (easy install), or...
- Really stick your arm between the tires and the fenders, to reach the underside of the strut towers so you can thread the nuts (can you tell this is the way I did my install?
) - may I suggest a bit of duct tape on the tip of your finger to hold the nut in place while you blindly find the ends of the bolts inside the fender... will save you from a lot of sweating and frustration
If you have large hands and/or forearms, this task may be difficult to impossible - remove the front wheels in that case.
I took a quick test drive and the Fit feels a bit stiffer and more responsive than stock. I don't yet have any aftermarket springs or shocks, but these parts have made a noticeable difference already. It took a while to get these in the two tone blue color scheme - I could've gotten the orange colored ones, but I really wanted to keep the white and blue theme going in my Fit
The trunk cage does take up some space, but the rear bar sits flat on the trunk floor so it's not so bad - but if you need to access the spare tire and jack, you'll need the 8mm hex driver and 10mm socket to detach the side arms, and then remove the rear bar - A LOT OF WORK just to access those things... so I just carry a can of flat fixer, and pray that I don't get more than a simple nail or screw in my tires. Like I said before, adding the spacers will prevent the front strut bar from hitting the throttle body assembly, but the bar also blocks access to the brake fluid reservoir, and the positive terminal on the battery. Thankfully, brake fluid is not something I change as often as oil, and I don't have to remove the whole bar in order to access those items. Like the rear strut bar, it takes an 8mm hex driver and an adjustable wrench to remove one of the bolts, so you can lift the bar out of the way. I'm sure other bars will have similar issues, since the Fit has such a small engine compartment, making parts that "fit" probably mean making certain compromises.
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