My Fit is named!

It is my family's tradition to name our cars. For example, my mothers minivans have been named bessy and gert. So I was thinking that I wanted a name for my car. It has to suit the car. So I named her Vivian. That's right. She's a girl.

Installing the Door Handle Lights : Issues

I am installing blue door handle lights on the fit. Basically they are a little strip of LEDs which must then be wired through the door and into the battery. However, I want mine to come on when the car unlocks, so we have to find out which circuit the dome (overhead) light is on, and wire it into that. It's gunna take some work. Especially since I don't know how to remove the door panels on the Fit yet. When I figure out how to do it I will take pictures every step of the way - that way you guys can do it too!

Exterior Accents Purchased!

Alright, so here is what I got:
-Blue door handle lights
-Blue headlight accents

I am wiring these into the interior lighting system so that when I unlock the car they automatically turn on. It's going to be sweet. Not only that, but I will further be able to control them via an LED control module in the interior of the car. I think I will be able to make them pulse to my music as well if I so choose.

Car is coming in early!

Shazzam! The dealer called and my car just finished and is now shipping out of Japan! It typically takes 25 days to ship, so I should have my car around the end of April! I'm so excited!

I am having a hard time deciding which lights I want to purchase before the Fit comes in, and which ones I want to wait to buy. There are some generic ones that I know I can buy beforehand, but the specialty ones like the door handle lights. On most cars you don't need to drill holes in the door to have them, but I don't know know if the Fit will need drilling. Because I don't want to drill holes in my Fit... so while I know I want those lights, I'm not sure if they will be compatible with the car without any holes being made...oh well. I have a month to figure it out!

Lighting

I have decided that since I am getting the car in black, I want to put in a lot of blue lighting. Blue adds that calm, yet powerful feel to something. Here is where I am currently planning on installing lighting.

-Underneath the dash
-Underneath the driver and passenger seats
-Replace white overhead lights with blue "mood light" bulbs
-Door handles
-Grill

A new car, a new blog

This is what the Fit looks like stock in Nighthawk Black

Hey everyone, Austin here. I recently ordered a Honda Fit. It will be in at the beginning of June 2007. However, I have big plans for this little car and will be posting ideas, innovations, links, progress, and overall feelings about the process of modifying, enhancing, and changing the look and feel of the Fit here.