Second Gen. Honda Jazz/Fit

[jhay22]

breaking news today... may recall ng honda fit/jazz including yung mga galing sa Thailand, doon galing lahat ng jazz sa pinas!!! pero hindi nakalagay kung anong models...

Honda Motor Co. (HMC) Friday announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 646,000 compact cars so that it can examine window switches that can overheat if exposed to liquid, causing smoke or melting or even catch fire.
Only about 10% of the Fit hatchbacks recalled will need replacement switches, with the remainder requiring the fitment of waterproof skirts to prevent water seeping in.
"Under some severe operating conditions, water, rain, or other liquid may enter the driver's window and reach the master power window switch, resulting in impaired function of the switch," the Japanese car maker said in a statement. "If the master power window switch is damaged as a result of the liquid intrusion, it may result in failure of the switch and overheating.
"An overheating switch may cause smoke, melting or, potentially, fire," it added.
The recall affects models built in Japan, China, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia and India. Of the vehicles being recalled, 171,372 are in the U.K., where the model is known as the Jazz, 141,140 are in the U.S. and 229,000 are in Latin America.
Honda's recall comes as Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) this week halted sales of its most popular models in North America in response to growing concerns that possible defects to accelerator pedals may cause vehicles to speed up unintentionally. Toyota Wednesday expanded its recall to Europe and on Thursday to China.

from : http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...atestheadlines

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I had Nighthawk done my HID with a Retrofit Projector last week. He did a great job. Looks OEM. I am very happy with it. =)



Parts used:
- a clear lensed FXR bixenon projectors with color modification
- philips 85122+ d2s 4300k color bulbs
- apollo shrouds

The light is bright and yellowish in color. The output is wide - good for 3 to 4 lanes - with a sharp blue outline. No glare at all to incoming traffic. Yay!

Before that, I was using a 6000k hid that was just installed directly into my lamp. While it was bright white, the light output was going everywhere and not directed. I hated that the bright white light does not mix well with the usual yellowish light of the other cars - it was distracting both to me and the other drivers. I had to angle the light low to avoid glare to incoming drivers causing the throw of the light to be so short that I couldn't dive safely on the highway. During the rainy months, the white light was reflecting off the rain drops that I can't see the road much. I was actually contemplating to change back to the oem Jazz lamp until I saw nighthawk's post a few pages back on a retrofit projector. I am now a happy camper.

[pcuerpo]

GE brothers, what do you think of chromed stock 15's? Am planning to have mine chromed. TIA!

if ever, mas maganda kung bigger yung size pag chrome... bling bling!

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ganda naman niyan... ang linis!

[surg]

breaking news today... may recall ng honda fit/jazz including yung mga galing sa Thailand, doon galing lahat ng jazz sa pinas!!! pero hindi nakalagay kung anong models...

Honda Motor Co. (HMC) Friday announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 646,000 compact cars so that it can examine window switches that can overheat if exposed to liquid, causing smoke or melting or even catch fire.
Only about 10% of the Fit hatchbacks recalled will need replacement switches, with the remainder requiring the fitment of waterproof skirts to prevent water seeping in.
"Under some severe operating conditions, water, rain, or other liquid may enter the driver's window and reach the master power window switch, resulting in impaired function of the switch," the Japanese car maker said in a statement. "If the master power window switch is damaged as a result of the liquid intrusion, it may result in failure of the switch and overheating.
"An overheating switch may cause smoke, melting or, potentially, fire," it added.
The recall affects models built in Japan, China, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia and India. Of the vehicles being recalled, 171,372 are in the U.K., where the model is known as the Jazz, 141,140 are in the U.S. and 229,000 are in Latin America.
Honda's recall comes as Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) this week halted sales of its most popular models in North America in response to growing concerns that possible defects to accelerator pedals may cause vehicles to speed up unintentionally. Toyota Wednesday expanded its recall to Europe and on Thursday to China.

from : http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...atestheadlines

Honda phils haven't release any comment about this yet. my wife use the 2007 model

[shotudown]

Guys, kakalabas lang ng plate ko yesterday nung kinabit ko yung plate sa back meron foam don na parang support for the plate tinatanggal ba yung foam kasi nagkaron ng ingay sa likod simula nung kinabit ko ung plate. i make sure naman na ok yung pag ka screw ko ng plate. need your insights. thanks.

[DeltaBravo]

put double sided adhesive tape. thanks

[josep]

Guys, kakalabas lang ng plate ko yesterday nung kinabit ko yung plate sa back meron foam don na parang support for the plate tinatanggal ba yung foam kasi nagkaron ng ingay sa likod simula nung kinabit ko ung plate. i make sure naman na ok yung pag ka screw ko ng plate. need your insights. thanks.

I believe the foam acts like a fender in between the plate and the car surface and should be there lest you get scratches during vibration or when closing the trunk where the impact is most felt.

just my observation though...

[shotudown]

*DeltaBravo - so where do i need to put the double sided adhesive tape at the surface of the foam?

*josep - ayun nga din yung naisip ko specially when closing the trunk lalo na kung mga security guard pa from parking space ang nagsara. lol.

[ben10city]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/bs_nm/us_toyota


OT: But I hope future buyer of Cars should be aware of the unit they choose.

[razeak12]

Guys,

New here sa thread and medyo naguguluhan ako sa pagbili ng Jazz.
White or Polished Metal?

Malakas ba dating polished metal? Pagpunta nmn sa Honda Alabang walang available na unit kya di nmn macompare.

Advice naman dyan mga bossing.

[Jecoism]

Guys,

New here sa thread and medyo naguguluhan ako sa pagbili ng Jazz.
White or Polished Metal?

Malakas ba dating polished metal? Pagpunta nmn sa Honda Alabang walang available na unit kya di nmn macompare.

Advice naman dyan mga bossing.

White kasi dumihin (and the fact na taxis are colored white) though it fits the Jazz very well. I would've picked taffeta white if only hindi color white yung L300 FB namin. On the other hand, IMO Polished metal medyo guy-look, combining formal na rugged. And the fact na hindi dumihin, hindi rin kitain scratches unlike sa black.

[dj_ryankilmore]

taffeta white ka na lang paps...

[mda]

Polished Metal if you:

Don't like to wash your car every week and wax every month (ma-mantsahin yung white) and kung sobra kang naiinis sa napakahalatang brown/red splotches ng tree sap or bird poop when you park sa open parking.

Plus mas halata yung tanggal ng paint, dent/large scratches sa white.

Was choosing between carbon bronze and white for my FD. Went for the carbon bronze for the above reasons.

Kung ipopormado mo car mo, mas mahirap gawin sa polished metal kasi minsan hindi masyadong halata yung mga minor mods. Sa TW, tailgate spoiler lang mukhang ok na e.

My 2c.

[shotudown]

*razeak12 - TW for me..natural naman sa car na linisin mo ayun nga lang sobra talaga dumihin yung white..pero sa mods white ang pinakamaganda para sakin at tingin kasi malaki ang white compare sa ibang color..white din kasi ge ko..lolz..

- mga sir ok lang bang gamitin na yung plate kahit wala pang sticker na available?although meron naman nakalagay sa OR/CR ko na "no available sticker"?thanks

[h0tgunn]

Guys,

New here sa thread and medyo naguguluhan ako sa pagbili ng Jazz.
White or Polished Metal?

Malakas ba dating polished metal? Pagpunta nmn sa Honda Alabang walang available na unit kya di nmn macompare.

Advice naman dyan mga bossing.

Depende sa lifestlye mo Bro.. Kung mahilig ka mag modify,, go for White. Kung simpleng modification lang at gusto mo VIP look go fo the Polished Metal. Gusto ko lang sa bright color sa compact car dahil lumalaki siyang tignan. For me I choose Blue kasi it's my lucky color and sporty and jdm look and again malaking tignan. With regards sa maintenance para sa akin madaling maintain ang white... Sa Polished Metal para rin Black pag naalikabukan at visible ang scratches and dent due to my personal experience kasi PM ang City ko.... Actually mas tinitignan ang Jazz ko kesa sa City... Lalo na sa mga estudyante tsikas,,,, hehehe :-)

[quaker]

goodpm fellow GE owners, tanung ko lang may nakaka exp na ba sa inyo na kapag nababako ung jazz,may kalampag especially sa likod? kasi ako ang suspect ko galing sa door locks sa rear door..san kaya pwede ipagawa para malessen ung ingay..and also alam naman natin na medyo low quality ang interior finish ng jazz ngaun, may mga konti na kasing kalampag akong naririnig aside dun sa rear door, anu ang pwede kayang gawin ?thanks in advance!

[Jecoism]

^ Akala ko ako lang naka experience. Last friday I did inalis ko at diniin pabalik yung rear seats especially dun sa tall mode feature nya. So far wala nako narinig ulit. Try mo bro. Akala ko nga seat belts yung makalampag eh. Pero obserbahan ko pa din.

[Chikselog]

Mga sirs, saan na pong Honda showroom meron nang yellow jazz display? Thanks

[razeak12]

Sirs thanks for the input nyo. i'll go for TW na lang. one more thing n lng pla, im planning to buy 1.5 a/t and i checked ung FC nya sa isang site is 10km/l and foir 1.3 is 16km/l. so medyo confusing lang kasi ganun b tlga difference nila in terms of FC?

kinoconsider ko kasi un FC kaya di ako nag go sa Civic kahit konti lnag differnece. kung sa civic ba na 1.8 is konti lng diff sa 1.5 ni jazz?

Salamat mga bossing censya na di ako marunong sa kotse. hehehe...

[mda]

Civic FD 8-9KM/L city/heavy traffic driving.

Considerably higher numbers kapag highway cruising.