among my club members, theres like less than 5 so far who had changed their gearbox. so i would say the percentage of it is very very small.

the earlier batch usually will have the start clutch jerking issue. u'll feel the whole car vibrating as u accelerate from standstill. the vibration only occurs at the specific speed, after tat wont notice any at all.

all the owners i know that has changed the gearbox still has warranty so they let SC replace FOC. I've also known a few Honda Fit[Jazz] owner, theirs dont have warranty already so they sourced from chopshop for mere RM4k. plus labour everything is less than RM6k.

i'll take option 2, the silver one.

haha if u dont like the colour then can always spray to other colour like me
previously my car colour was gold colour. tats even more "old" colour than silver for me.

its not compulsory to notify JPJ anymore when u changed colour but compulsory to your insurance company. One of my member just sprayed to white also, he went over to JPJ and they just strike off the old colour n put in the new colour thats all. very fast job done.

yes, service book stated every 40k CVT oil change but most of us request for a change at 20k interval for safety purposes. don't mind paying extra once for the CVT change. better safe than sorry mah.

that was just bad luck for the forum member who bought fake CVT oil.i've never heard of this inthe forum though. most of us buy from authorised honda stockist so the oil is genuine. just bring them to workshop n pay for labour charge.

This post has been edited by fooken: Jul 4 2008, 05:00 PM

the 7 speed mode gives you better power..the gear ratios will be closer so they tend to rev higher to giv better power output. doesnt save FC. for FC best is just use normal D.

I know someone who has done it, total cost about RM10k.

yes, his car was involved in an accident n front engine part was damaged. went to scout for a vtec engine at halfcut n swap it in.

thats where your contacts play an important role. its a halfcut OEM engine. rear disc conversion can be done plug and play. theres already conversion kit selling in the market for idsi or Honda Fit VTEC. these two versions uses drum brake for rear. theres no need to change the rear to disc. just upgrade your front to a better braking system. Wilwood,Exzess,RunStop,VTTR,Silvers big 4 pot or mini 6 pot all are sufficient. Our car braking displacement is 70:30 so anything, start upgrade on the front first.

Conversion Kit
Comes with the followings;
1. Brand New 285mm Rear Rotor (Taiwan made)
2. Brand New OEM Honda rear Calipers
3. Brand New OEM Honda rear brake pads
4. Brand New Steel braided Brake Hose (Taiwan made)
5. Ferodo Dot 4 brake fluid
6. Brand New Bracket for this Conversion kit.





This post has been edited by fooken: Jul 8 2008, 08:01 PM

when i traded my ori rims in, front left bengkok bai! also aftermarket sport rims are much lighter compared to stock rims.

depends what colour u want to paint. if respray same colour then 1.2k+-.
if respray other colour, depends whether its solid 2k/pearl paint etc etc. good ones bout 2.5k for pearl white spray inside out.

jerkin as in when u release throttle n step back?

7speed mode is controlled by the ECU so u either need to replace the ECU with the older idsi version which has 7 speed mode or its just a matter of reverting the software version to the older version which supports 7 speed mode. then get a steering with 7 speed mode button. ur speedo need to change too to display the gear number. easily runs into thousands and theres no guarantee it will work. theres still alot of technical stuff we might miss in here.

u'll have to wait till the new honda fit is launched over here first. usually the new city will come to our shores after launching in thailand.

Fit is the name used in JDM Japan. Our city in Japan is called Fit Aria or codename GD8. Honda Fit GD1/3 refers to our hatchback counterpart. The new city is not launched yet so i dont think thats the one on honda.net.my. its the latest Honda Jazz which will be coming to our shore soon. Check my signature, thats the new Jazz@GE6/8.

edit : added a few photos of the new jazz. 1.5ivtec engine with torque convertor.







This post has been edited by fooken: Jul 29 2008, 10:39 PM

Honda City F.E.A.T

Read this, the participants were our club members. of course its mainly highway road condition so FC is superb.

This post has been edited by fooken: Aug 6 2008, 04:11 AM

aftermarket springs are usually stiffer than your current suspension. they're designed more to improve handling of the car than giving more comfort.

FRONT 2.55 kg/mm REAR 5.2 kg/mm
This is the spring rate for your stock suspension spring.

And most common sport springs in the market has much higher spring rate than the stock so u'll get an even stiffer/harder ride.

thats for changing springs alone. havent even start on adjsutables

dont u feel that the culprit might be on our seat? dont u think its much harder seat compared to other cars? maybe thats part of the reason u feel the bumps to ur spine. hahah u want a softer suspension, tein has them but would set u back around 3k+. now another question pops out in the mind, willing/worth it to pay? ahhah

u can get the honda coolant at any spare parts shop. dont need to mix with water one.

if u want a lowered look and not sacrificing too much of comfort,

Eibach Pro Kit + GAB Sports Absorber

Eibach is progressive spring type so during normal drive its sorta like stock but the spring rate will increase accordingly to your speed n load.

Another one is Mugen Sports Suspension which is super comfortable n lowered only by 20mm all around.





Stock Spring Rate
FRONT 2.55 kg/mm REAR 5.2 kg/mm

The Mugen Special Sports Suspension kit
FRONT 2.7kg/mm REAR 5.32k/mm

As you can see the spring rate is just stiffer by 10-15% than your stock suspension.

compare the spring rates of other common brand for our ride

Tanabe DF210
Advertised Drop: 1.8/1.3 (45.7/33.0)
Advertised Spring Rates: (3.1/4.9)

Tanabe GF210
Advertised Drop: 1.5/0.9 (38.1/22.9)
Advertised Spring Rates: (3.4/5.0)

Tein S.Tech
Advertised Drop: 1.8/1.2 (46/31)
Advertised Spring Rates: (2.9/6.0)

Espelir ASD
Advertised Drop: F 30-35mm, R 25-30mm
Advertised Spring Rates: (3.2/5.5)

This post has been edited by fooken: Aug 18 2008, 02:34 PM

its about 8L left if not mistaken? one of our member went before for another 80km with the lights on.

new city most likely will follow the new jazz's engine n chasis. its 1.5 ivtec with 5AT transmission. in Singapore htey have 1.3 variant buy in malaysia they will only bring in 1.5 in two models. type S n V. Head to your nearest showroom, new jazz its already launched. paddle shifter on type V if not mistaken!