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Honda Fit Headlights - questions, adjustments, issues
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Yes, I noticed that! I felt like the headlights are mounted too low. They aren't too bad when I drive among other cars or in the city. But last weekend I drove it through a freeway with no streetlight through some hills (241 & 261 in Orange County), and I couldn't see at all! The highbeams worked wonderfully though. Next time I'll check the lights in a garage to see if my headlights are too low.
The eyestrain they cause with that sudden drop off at 200 feet is HORRIBLE. It's like driving behind a shadow. Try driving on a busy rural highway when you can't use your high beams for the oncoming traffic.
Please report back.
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Awesome. But is this thing in North American Fits? :confuse:
I drove it last night on what was to be about 100 mile rural round trip. These things don't even illuminate the reflectorized signs along the road! I was home in 15 miles. I have to take a long night trip next week and it will be in my other car. :mad:
So, for me, the Fit is NO GO at night (except in a bright city environment). But, I sure love to drive this car in the day around town! Talk about a zippy, frugal little timesaver! It hauls alls.
TIA.
You adjust the lights from the back, you have to go through the wheel well under the covering.
The service guys will do it for free, just tell them. Have it done at your first oil change if you can wait, give them a heads up when you make your appointment. I need to do the same thing. GL
Today when I was driving at lunch time this message appeared on the Maintenance Minder screen: CHECK FUEL CAP.
I turned off the car, got out and re-tightened the fuel cap and started the car up again. The message still flashed in the display window. I called the service department at a Honda place near work and they told me it is hard to clear this error message. He said it did not represent a serious problem - just tighten the gas cap and it will go away.
Well, this damned message kept flashing while I drove home and after I filled up the tank tonight.
After I got home, I dug through the owner's manual and found that this situation may occur due to the gas cap being loose. Duh! Imagine that! It also said that tightening the cap would not immediately clear the message. It said it could take several days of normal driving for it to clear. If it doesn't clear, take it to a Honda dealer.
WTF? The funny thing is -- the cap wasn't even loose in the first place!
Anyone else run into this? I wonder if I should drive it through this coming weekend and wait for the error to clear, or take it to the dealer immediately. Any opinions???? If I take it to the dealer, this had better be covered under warranty.
I would drive it a few days, like the book says, because the dealer is probably going to tell you to drive it a few days.
boatfloyd
Please check that again. I suspect the Pass Air Bag light will only be lit, for more that a few seconds, when it is manually turned off. Thanks....
Bubba
I took it right over to Vann York Honda and sure 'nough the guy I talked to waved me right in to the garage area. Their staff seemed in a jovial mood before the holiday weekend and looked as though their daily workload had been whittled down already. Everyone was waiting for 5:30 to roll around. Anyway the Service Manager and a mechanic immediately started diagnostics on my car while I stood by and chatted with the Service Writer. A few other people came over and talked with me (employees and other Honda owners). Everyone was admiring the Fit and the color asking: "How do you like it?", "How is the handling ?", "How's the gas mileage?", "Is it smooth riding?", etc. This little visit gave me a favorable impression of the dealership's service department since I really hadn't dealt with them yet.
I glanced over at my Fit and saw the Service Manager plug a small laptop computer into some receptacle under the dash. He was talking to the mechanic while the engine was running and I saw the mechanic open and then close the gas cap during their test.
After about 10 minutes the Manager approached me and said there was nothing seriously wrong with my Fit. Neither the fuel system vacuum nor the sensor nor the gas cap were faulty. He said that if I had not sufficiently tightened the gas cap 1 time after a fill up it was enough to trip the sensor. His diagnostic check cleared the error. He told me in the future to turn the cap until it clicks SEVERAL times (10 or 20 just to make sure). Over-doing it won't hurt a thing.
Anyway, I'm back to driving without that annoying message on the screen and happier than ever with my Fit. I just posted a new MPG update (36.85 MPG) which also made me happy.
Later I celebrated by trying some tight turning circles and figures 8's in a nearby shopping mall parking lot. If anyone was looking, they probably thought I was weird. I've just always wanted to try that! Boy does that Fit have a tight turning radius and very nice steering and handling! It made me a little dizzy though! (It reminds me of the teacup ride at Disneyland.)
So far after 1300 miles the Passenger Airbag Off indicator has not come on at all, except for the first few seconds when I turn the car on.
I have about 1,100 miles on my Sport A/T Fit and the Passenger Airbag Off light only comes on for a few seconds, when I start the car.
I will have to watch and see if it comes on, when My Lady's in the passenger seat. Maybe that's the ticket. Maybe the light will not come on at all if someone is seating in the seat?
boatfloyd
As far as my Fit goes, the light comes on briefly when it is started, then goes off again. It's done that under 3 different conditions - when unoccupied, when I'm the occupant (100 lbs) and when my hubby is the occupant (about 200 lbs.). I haven't had the light come on and stay on, though the most junk I've had on the seat (my other half is NOT junk!) is less than about 10 lbs. Has anyone had that happen yet?
Really? I did a quick check, and Edmunds puts it's turning radius at 35.6 ft. My Elantra's turning radius is 32.5 ft, and it's technically a full size class up.
I felt that it was pretty good compared to my old Altima. Your Elantra has a VERY tight turning radius. It's even better than the Toyota Yaris (32.6). My perception is that the Fit is much more maneuverable than my previous car in parking situations.
-Jonathan
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Where did you see the 5-star rear side impact?
Is anyone else getting fed up with American Honda not doing anything to fix the low-beam headlight issue which is a real safety issue?
I am putting in PIAA H4 bulbs to replace the standard bulbs. Has anyone else done this?
Also, If anyone can point me to a place that tells me how to change the bulb that would be great.
Many many thanks.
Is anyone else getting fed up with American Honda not doing anything to fix the low-beam headlight issue which is a real safety issue?
I am putting in PIAA H4 bulbs to replace the standard bulbs. Has anyone else done this? Does anyone have experience with PIAA H4 bulbs to replace the factory bulbs? Will this help?
Found the Phillips Silverstars worked as good, cost less and lasted MUCH longer...
The best would be if he'd get through his current growth spurt and gain some weight so he could sit in the front without turning off any airbags!
Mostly I'm by myself commuting to work so it's not an issue. Tomorrow I get to drive my daughter 3 hours to camp... my first real road trip. :shades: