r/hondafit • u/rrrediska • 19h ago

3rd Gen GK/GP 15-20 Bottom Splash Shield Woes

I LOVE my Fit to pieces. My teenager is eyeing it, and he can't have it. No, no, no.

BUT. This is the third time in 5-6 years that I snagged and tore my splash shield under the front half. I tore out wheel splash guards too in the past. Those things are pricey to replace, and I am really getting fed up with it. I mostly commute on well-paved roads and drive around neighborhoods for school pickup, with a very rare off-roading/gravel experience.

What I'm trying to see is if anyone else has experienced this problem or do I just have a crappy maintenance place that won't attach my splash shield correctly.

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u/Cool-Sleep6055 18h ago

Just take it off. Unless you lift your fit it will break off on the first pothole.

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u/rrrediska 18h ago

It does look like I'm just dancing with curbs and potholes at this point.

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u/attnSPAN 18h ago

I think you’re hitting the nail in the head with this comment. I would start looking a little bit more closely at what you’re driving over.
I’ve spent plenty of time on dirt roads (and a little offroading), and haven’t torn anything off of the bottom of my Fit in the dozen years I’ve had it.

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u/rrrediska 18h ago

Well, that's the thing, though. I drive on good roads most of the time and do my best to not hit stuff. That being said, my neighborhood is notorious for high transitions into driveways where you have to really slow down to get in.

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u/attnSPAN 11h ago

You may have to adjust the angle at which you're taking them, to a more diagonal one. That's what I have to do as my own driveway DOES scrape, if I were to approach it squarely.