Hybrid Racing Shifter Cables 07-13 Fit & Jazz Install Guide

Install guide for Hybrid Racing shifter cables on 07-13 Fit and Jazz: remove battery, intake, heat shield, and console; disconnect and extract OE cables; prepare and route new cables; connect at transmission and shifter; function-test gears; secure clips and heat sleeve; reinstall components.

Black Hybrid Racing shifter cables with metal rods and black end fittings crossed on a white background.
Cover photo of the Hybrid Racing shifter cables for the GE8 Fit installation guide.
Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
43
Time required
30 min – 1 hr
Category
Drivetrain

This guide covers installation of Hybrid Racing shifter cables on 07-13 Fit and Jazz. It includes removing the battery, intake, heat shield, and console; disconnecting and extracting the OE cables; preparing and routing the new cables; connecting at the transmission and shifter; function-testing gears; securing clips and heat sleeve; and reinstalling components.

Tools

  • 10mm Deep-Socket
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  • 5.5mm Socket
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  • Philips Driver
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  • 10mm Socket
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  • Channel-Lock Pliers
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  • Flat-Head Driver
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  • Sharp Blade
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  • 5lb Hammer
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01 Remove Battery

Negative battery terminal with cable clamp still attached on the Honda battery in the engine bay.
Disconnect the ground (negative) terminal first; the cable clamp is still secured on the battery post.
Gloved hand lifts red cover from positive terminal on Honda battery in engine bay.
Lift the red protective cover to expose the positive battery terminal before disconnecting.
Gloved hand by Honda battery with arrows on the tie-down bracket and nut in the engine bay.
Arrows mark the battery tie-down bracket and its nut to loosen when removing the battery.
  1. Disconnect Batter Terminals
  2. cautionRemove GROUND Terminal first.
  3. Use 10mm Deep-Socket to loosen x2 Nuts for batter Tie-Down

02 Remove Battery

Gloved hand unclips the positive terminal cable from its mounts on the battery tray.
Remove the positive terminal cable from its mounts on the battery tray before lifting out the battery.
Positive terminal cable mount bolt on the battery tray beside the Honda battery
Red circle shows the positive terminal cable mount on the battery tray to remove before taking out the battery.
  1. Remove Positive terminal cable from its mounts on Battery Tray.
  2. Remove Battery

03 Remove Intake Box

Gloved hand holding the unplugged MAF connector beside the intake box in the engine bay.
Unplug the MAF connector by pushing down on the latch tab to release it from the sensor.
Gloved hand uses a screwdriver on the throttle-body clamp beside the intake box.
Loosen the circled throttle-body clamp with a Philips driver during intake box removal.
Black intake box in the engine bay with yellow arrows marking its two side mount bolts.
Yellow arrows show the two intake box mount bolts to remove with a 10mm socket.
  1. Unplug MAF connector. Release latch on connector by pushing down on the tab.
  2. Using 5.5mm Socket or Philips Driver, loosen Throttle-Body clamp.
  3. Using 10mm Socket, remove the x2 intake box mount bolts

04 Remove Intake Box

Gloved hand rotates black intake box upward in Honda engine bay near battery and VTEC cover.
Rotate the front of the intake box upwards, then lightly pull it toward the driver’s side as shown by the arrows.
Metal PCV tube inserted into the grommet on the black intake housing in the engine bay.
Locate the metal PCV tube seated in the grommet; remove any clamp then pull the tube free of the grommet.
Top of transmission and shifter cables exposed in the engine bay after intake box removal.
After the intake box is removed, the top of the transmission and the shifter cables are exposed.
  1. Rotate front of Intake-Box upwards.
  2. Then lightly pull towards drivers side (US).
  3. Reach behind the Intake-Box and pull it off of the Throttle-Body
  4. Remove clamp and pull metal PCV tube out of grommet.
  5. noteGrommet on vehicle used to make this Guide is broken and no longer had clamp.
  6. After Intake-Box removed, the top of Transmission and the Shifter Cables will be exposed

05 Disconnect Cables from Transmission

Flat-head driver removing a shifter cable clip at the transmission on the GE8 Fit.
Flat-head driver shown prying off one of the shifter cable clips at the transmission.
Channel-lock pliers grip a shifter cable clip at the transmission connection.
Channel-lock pliers remove the shifter cable clip from the transmission as shown in this step.
  1. noteCables removed from the vehicle in this guide are not OE. But the removal procedure is the same.
  2. Remove the Shifter Cable Clips. Use a Channel-Lock pliers and/or Flat-Head Driver to remove the clips.
  3. noteFlat-Head Drive shown in first image, Channel-Lock in second image.
  4. cautionThe Cable Clips are most tedious part of removal and install! On older vehicles, it can take a lot of force to remove.

06 Disconnect Cables from Transmission

Shifter cables on the transmission bracket with arrows showing push direction into the exhaust tunnel.
Push the cables in the direction of the arrows into the exhaust tunnel to free them from the bracket before sliding off the pins.
  1. Push the cables (in direction of arrows) into the exhuast tunnel to disconnect them from the bracket.
  2. Once removed from the bracket you are now free to remove the cables from the pins. Its important that you do this step first in order to allow for this endlink to slide off of the pin without damaging it.

07 Disconnect Cables from Transmission

Hybrid Racing front-back shifter cable endlink with cotter pin on top of the transmission.
Remove the cotter pin from the front-back cable endlink on top of the transmission, then slide the endlink off.
Left-right shifter cable endlink with cotter pin on the backside of the transmission.
Remove the cotter pin from the left-right cable on the backside of the transmission and slide the endlink off.
  1. Remove the Cotter-Pin from cable on top of Transmission and slide the endlink off.
  2. noteThis is the Front-Back cable. It transmits the Front-Back action of the shifter to the transmission.
  3. Remove the Cotter-Pin from the cable on backside of Transmission and slide the endlink off.
  4. noteThis is the Left-Right cable. It transmits the Left-Right action of the shifter to the transmission.

08 Remove Heat Shield

Gloved hand holds the unclipped A/C condenser drain hose near the white plastic stand-off mount.
Unclip the A/C condenser drain hose from the white plastic stand-off mount as shown.
Gloved hand unclips the oxygen sensor from the stand-off mount under the vehicle.
Unclip the oxygen sensor from the black metal stand-off mount.
Gloved hand unscrews white plastic A/C condenser stand-off mount under the vehicle near sensor wires.
Unscrew the white plastic A/C condenser stand-off mount; this exposes one of the three nuts holding the heat shield.
  1. Unclip A/C Condenser drain from stand-off mount
  2. Unclip Oxygen sensor from black metal stand-off mount
  3. Unscrew the white plastic A/C Condenser stand-off mount. This will expose x1 of the x3 nuts holding Heat-Shield.

09 Remove Heat Shield

Nut securing heat shield to chassis under the A/C drain stand-off beside black hose
Remove the circled nut under the A/C drain stand-off that holds the heat shield to the chassis.
Underside view of heat shield around the catalytic converter with arrows marking chassis mounting nuts.
Orange and yellow arrows show heat-shield nuts on the driver’s and passenger’s sides of the CAT to remove next.
Chassis grommet with shifter cable on underbody mount near the catalytic converter.
After moving the heat shield, the shifter cable mount and chassis grommet are exposed on the underbody.
  1. Use 10mm Socket to remove x3 Nuts holding Heat-Shield to Chassis.
  2. x1 Under A/C Drain stand-off
  3. x1 On drivers side (US) of CAT (hidden above CAT in image)
  4. x1 On passengers side (US) of CAT
  5. Move Heat-Shield to expose Shifter Cable Mount and Chassis Grommet

10 Remove Chassis Mount

Two nuts securing the shifter cable chassis mount on studs under the vehicle near the exhaust pipe.
Locate the two nuts on the shifter cable mount indicated by the arrows; remove them with a 10mm socket.
  1. Use 10mm Socket to remove x2 Nuts from Shifter Cable Mount
  2. Pull down on mount to remove from studs

11 Remove Center Console

Small rectangular panel on the center console directly underneath the handbrake lever.
Locate the small panel underneath the handbrake and pull it up to free the console.
Gloved hand holds the small black plastic panel removed from underneath the handbrake on the center console.
Small panel pulled up from under the handbrake, exposing the rear cavity in the center console.
Bolt in the rear cavity of the center console.
Locate and remove the bolt in the rear cavity of the console.
  1. Pull up on the small panel underneath the handbrake.
  2. noteRemove this panel will console to slip over the handbrake
  3. Use a Philips-Driver to remove the bolt in rear cavity of console.

12 Remove Center Console

Gloved hand grips the black shift knob on the center console shifter.
Hand holding the shift knob on the center console to remove it for this step.
Panel clip on the lower edge of the center console side panel in the driver’s footwell.
Locate and remove the panel clip securing the center console side in the driver’s footwell.
Panel clip on the black lower console side panel in the footwell near the carpet.
Remove the panel clip circled on the lower console panel in the drivers or passengers footwell.
  1. Remove shift knob.
  2. noteDo NOT need to remove boot
  3. Remove the x2 Panel-Clips in drivers and passengers foot-wells

13 Remove Center Console

Center console in GE8 Fit cabin with arrows at rear showing upward lift then rearward pull clear of handbrake.
Pull up at the rear of the center console, then once above the handbrake slide it back toward the rear seats.
  1. Pull UP at rear of console.
  2. Once it is above handbrake, pull backwards towards the rear seats.

14 Remove A/C Duct

Black plastic A/C duct in the center footwell above shifter cables and pedals.
View the A/C duct in the center footwell; pull down on its slip-fit connection to remove it.
Black A/C duct slip-fit connection centered under the dash near the driver’s footwell.
Pull down on the A/C duct’s slip-fit connection to disconnect it and clear the view to the cable grommet.
Black plastic A/C duct removed from center console area, exposing shifter cables and chassis grommet below.
With the A/C duct pulled down and out, you have a clear view of the cable chassis grommet and shifter cables.
  1. After removing the console, remove the A/C duct. This will give you a better line-of-sight to the cable chassis grommet.
  2. Pull down on the slip fit connection to disconnect.

15 Disconnect Cables from Shifter

Tool engaged on the retaining clip of a shifter cable at the short shifter base in the center console.
Remove the shifter cable clips and cotter-pin, then spread the retaining clip on the front-back cable end-link.
Circled shifter cable end-link at the Hybrid Racing short shifter base inside the cabin.
View the circled cable end-link at the shifter where the retaining clip is spread to disconnect.
Circled cable end-link attachment on the black Hybrid Racing shifter bracket.
Orange circle shows the shifter cable end-link and retaining hardware to disconnect at the shifter.
  1. noteVehicle used to make this guide had Hybrid Racing Short Shifter installed. Procedure to remove cables will be the same with OE shifter.
  2. Remove the shifter cable clips. Use same technique as removal from the Transmission.
  3. Remove cotter-pin holding Left-Right cable to shifter.
  4. Spread retaining clip on Front-Back cable. Then push the cable end-link towards drivers side (US).

16 Remove Shifter Cables

Gloved hand holds a black shifter cable endlink above the carpeted exhaust tunnel interior.
Push the disconnected shifter cables into the exhaust tunnel so the chassis grommet pops loose.
Gloved hand holds two shifter cable ends in the interior floor tunnel near the wiring module.
Arrows mark the two shifter cables to push into the exhaust tunnel after disconnecting from the shifter.
Gloved hand under the vehicle pulls the purple shifter cables free near the exhaust tunnel grommet.
From underneath, pull and push the shifter cables out of the exhaust tunnel, watching that bushings and brackets do not snag.
  1. After cables disconnected from shifter, push cables into the Exhaust-Tunnel. This will also pop the Chassis Grommet loose.
  2. Front underneath the vehicle, pull/push cables out of the vehicle.
  3. cautionThe bushings, endlinks and brackets on cables easily get caught on shifter, wiring and plumbing.
  4. noteIt will take several iterations of moving between interior, engine bay, and underneath vehicle to free the cables. This is a tedious step.

17 Remove Shifter Cables

Two pink shifter cables pulled out through the top of the engine bay.
Pull the free shifter cables out through the top of the engine bay as shown.
  1. After cables are free interior, pull them out through top of engine bay.
  2. noteHybrid Racing Shifter Cables will be installed in reverse order of these steps.

18 Prepare Cables

Black and silver shifter cable inserts side by side on a workbench for Hybrid Racing GE8 Fit cables.
Compare the two supplied inserts; use the black insert (left) on 09-14 Fits before seating it in the FB cable spherical bearing.
Black cylindrical insert and open retaining ring on a workbench beside a black shifter cable.
Black insert and retaining ring ready to lock into the spherical bearing on the FB cable.
Black insert seated in Hybrid Racing FB cable spherical bearing with retaining ring indicated.
Confirm the retaining ring is fully seated in the groove on the black insert in the FB cable bearing.
  1. Cables are supplied with x2 inserts. The inserts are different inner diameters. Use the Black insert on 09-14 Fits.
  2. Put insert into spherical bearing on FB cable. Use supplied retaining ring to lock insert in place.
  3. cautionDOUBLE CHECK that retaining ring is fully seated into groove on insert.

19 Prepare Cables

Gloved hands hold the OE chassis seal on shifter cables with a red line marking the center cut.
Cut through the chassis seal along the red line as shown to harvest it from the OE cables.
Yellow utility knife cutting through the chassis seal grommet on OE shifter cables.
Cut through the chassis seal with a sharp blade along the path shown by the red mark.
Cut black rubber chassis seal from OE shifter cables, held open to show the center split.
Inspect the vertical cut through the chassis seal center as marked by the red arrows before harvesting it.
  1. The Chassis seal will need to be harvested from OE cables.
  2. Using a sharp blade, cut through seal as shown in pictures.
  3. cautionIf cut differently from shown in guide, it can be much more difficult to reinstall with Hybrid Racing Shifter Cables.
  4. noteCables shown in these 3 images are 07-08 Fit cables. Grommet is almost identical to 9-14 Fit (we did not have set of uncut OE 9-14 Fit cables on-hand during making of this guide)

20 Prepare Cables

Mounting bracket on OE shifter cables with the retaining bolt circled.
Remove the circled bolt securing the mounting bracket to the OE cables.
Gloved hand holds purple OE shifter cables with metal clamp attached beside a bent-open mounting bracket.
Mounting bracket bent open after bolt removal, creating a gap large enough to free the OE shifter cables.
  1. Remove the mounting bracket from OE cables. Use a 10mm socket to remove bolt.
  2. Bend bracket open so that there is large enough gap to remove OE cables.
  3. cautionDO NOT install on Hybrid Racing Cables until cables are positioned in car.

21 Prepare Cables

Hybrid Racing shifter cables with black fiberglass heat sleeves beside them on a work surface.
Fiberglass heat sleeves ready beside the shifter cables before sliding them on from the shifter side.
Gloved hand holds Hybrid Racing shifter cable with black fiberglass heat sleeve slid on from the shifter side.
Push the fiberglass heat sleeve onto the cables from the shifter side, all the way toward the transmission end.
Hybrid Racing shifter cables with heat sleeves pushed over the transmission-side mounting bushings.
Heat sleeves pushed fully over the cable bracket mounting bushings on the transmission ends of the cables.
  1. From the shifter side of Cables, push the fiberglass heat sleave on to cables.
  2. Push all the way to transmission side of Cables.
  3. noteTip: push over the cable bracket mounting bushings. This will hold heat-sleave in place while feeding cables through engine bay. (See 3rd image)

22 Route Cables

Shifter cables pass underneath the clutch line near hoses in the engine bay.
Pass the shifter end of the cables underneath the clutch line, shown at the arrowed connection.
Shifter cable routed underneath the clutch line beside exhaust components in the engine bay.
Note the shifter cable end passing underneath the clutch line as routed along the side of the exhaust.
Hybrid Racing shifter cables routed beside the exhaust near the red battery terminal in the engine bay.
Cables pass under the clutch line and run along the exhaust so they no longer hang out of the engine bay.
  1. Pass the shifter end of cables underneath the clutch line.
  2. Route cables along side of exhaust.
  3. Once cables are not hanging out of engine bay, move to underside of car to feed cables into cabin from the exhaust tunnel.

23 Route Cables

Shifter cable with spring and black connector routed through the firewall opening under the car.
From underneath, push the shifter cables through the firewall opening into the cabin.
Two Hybrid Racing shifter cables with metal ends routed through the firewall opening from under the car.
From underneath, the shifter cables are pushed through the firewall hole into the cabin as shown by the arrows.
Yellow Hybrid Racing shifter cable routed into the cabin near multi-colored wiring connectors.
Yellow shifter cable pulled through into the cabin interior and held with a white clip.
  1. From underneath the car, push/pull cables into the cabin.
  2. Once cables are inside cabin, move to interior to pull through.

24 Route Cables

Gloved hand pulls Hybrid Racing shifter cables further into the cabin beside the floor control module.
Pull the shifter cables further into the cabin, keeping them free near the module before positioning on the shifter.
Shifter cables seated in their positions on the cabin-floor shifter base.
Cables placed into position on the shifter; do not mount or connect endlinks yet.
  1. Pull cables further into cabin.
  2. Put cables into there position on shifter (See 2nd image).
  3. cautionDO NOT mount cables to shifter or connect endlinks to shifter, yet. You will need compliance in the cables to mount bracket to chassis and install exhaust tunnel grommet.

25 Connect Cable to Transmission

Black FB cable bushing seated in the transmission bracket near the gear selector pin.
Place the FB cable bushing into the transmission bracket as shown in the circled area.
FB shifter cable bushing seated in the transmission bracket on the gear selector pin.
FB cable bushing placed in the transmission bracket, with the endlink on the gear selector pin.
Hybrid Racing endlink retained by cotter pin on the transmission gear selector pin.
Cotter pin securing the FB endlink onto the gear selector pin at the transmission.
  1. Place FB cable bushing in transmission bracket.
  2. Place FB endlink on gear selector pin and retain using supplier cotter-pin
  3. Repeat the same procedure for LR cable.

26 Exhaust Tunnel Bracket

Exhaust tunnel bracket with 10mm bolt installed beside the exhaust pipe under the vehicle.
Look at the cable bracket with the 10mm bolt tightened, positioned to push onto the studs near the exhaust tunnel.
Metal exhaust tunnel bracket clamped on black shifter cables with 10mm bolt and open stud holes.
Cable bracket slid onto the Hybrid Racing cables, squeezed closed, and 10mm bolt tightened before pushing onto studs.
Exhaust tunnel bracket clamped on shifter cables and mounted on underbody studs.
Bracket pushed onto the exhaust tunnel studs after the 10mm bolt is tightened.
  1. Slide cable bracket from OE cables onto Hybrid Racing Cables.
  2. Squeeze bracket closed so that the 10mm bolt can be reinstalled.
  3. Tighten 10mm bolt, the push bracket onto studs.

27 Exhaust Tunnel Grommet

Black exhaust tunnel grommet on shifter cables in the underbody, with colored arrows at seating edges.
Colored arrows mark grommet seating order: start at red, then orange, yellow, and green from front to back.
  1. Put grommet onto cables.
  2. Then push grommet into place. Clip the front of grommet into place first, then work the grommet into place from front to back.
  3. noteUsing reference arrows, start at Red, then move to Orange -> Yellow -> Green

28 Connect Cables to Shifter

Gloved hand pushes LR cable endlink onto the shifter pin on the Hybrid Racing shifter assembly.
Push the LR cable endlink fully onto the shifter pin as shown by the arrow.
Cotter pin retaining the LR cable endlink on the shifter pin near the Hybrid Racing shifter.
See the supplied cotter pin retaining the LR cable endlink pushed onto the shifter pin.
Cotter pin retaining the LR cable endlink on the shifter pin inside the black shifter assembly.
Cotter pin installed through the LR cable endlink to retain it on the shifter pin.
  1. Push LR cable endlink onto shifter pin.
  2. Use supplied cotter-pin to retain cable.
  3. Clip FB cable endlink onto shifter pin.

29 Connect Cables to Shifter

Gloved hand seats a metal clip onto the left shifter cable at the base of the shifter assembly.
By hand, push the cable clip into place on the shifter cable without seating it fully yet.
Silver T-shaped cable clips seated on two shifter cables at the black shifter base in the center console.
Cable clips pushed into place on the shifter cables; leave them partially seated until gears are checked.
  1. By hand, push cable clips into place.
  2. cautionDo not push cable clips all the way into place, yet. Before fully installing, need to first check that car can get into all gears.

30 Connect Cables to Transmission

Hybrid Racing shifter cable ends with metal clips seated on the transmission linkage brackets.
Cable clips pushed into place by hand on the transmission; leave them partially seated until gears are checked.
  1. By hand, push cable clips into place.
  2. cautionDo not push cable clips all the way into place, yet. Before fully installing, need to first check that car can get into all gears.

31 Cable/Shifter Function Test

Gloved hand grips the exposed Hybrid Racing shifter lever in the Honda Fit center console.
Move the shifter through all forward gears and reverse to confirm cable function before continuing.
Gloved hand grips the exposed shifter lever in the Honda Fit center console.
Hand moves the shifter to confirm it engages all forward gears and reverse after cable install.
  1. Check that car can be put into all forward gears, and reverse.
  2. If successful, move to next steps.

32 Install Cable Clips

Black metal bracket holding shifter cables with clips seated beside the carpeted center console tunnel.
Cable clips tapped into place on the shifter cables in the black mounting bracket.
Shifter cable seated through metal bracket with black cable clip installed at the transmission.
Cable clip tapped into place securing the shifter cable in the transmission-side bracket.
  1. Using a 5lb hammer, tap the cable clips into place on both shifter and transmission.
  2. noteTip: the impact force from small swings of 5lb hammer is enough to push clips into place. Excessive force is not needed.

33 Install Heat Sleeve

Black Hybrid Racing heat sleeve on shifter cables beside the exhaust tunnel bracket.
Heat sleeve pulled down the shifter cables until it touches the exhaust tunnel bracket.
Stainless steel ties pinch black heat sleeve onto shifter cables by the exhaust tunnel bracket.
Supplied stainless steel ties secure the heat sleeve only around the shifter cables after it touches the exhaust tunnel bracket.
  1. Pull heat sleeve down cables until it touches exhaust tunnel bracket.
  2. Use the supplied Stainless steel ties to pinch heat sleeve only shifter cables.
  3. noteTip: We recommend neatly bending the extra length of SS ties after tightening. This will prevent a sharp edge from cutting/snipping.

34 Reinstall Heat Shield

Green oxygen sensor wire at black connector beside a nut on the underbody heat shield.
Oxygen sensor wire at the black connector next to the 10mm nut on the heat shield stud.
White plastic A/C condenser drain stand-off clipped under the heat shield near black hoses.
Twist on the white plastic stand-off, then clip the A/C condenser drain into place under the heat shield.
White plastic stand-off holds the A/C condenser drain tube under the heat shield.
White plastic stand-off twisted on with the A/C condenser drain tube clipped into place.
  1. Place heat shield over the x3 studs.
  2. Clip oxygen sensor wires to black metal bracket.
  3. The then tighten 10mm nut onto stud.
  4. Twist on the white plastic stand-off for A/C condenser drain. Then clip condenser drain into place.

35 Reinstall Heat Shield

Two 10mm nuts securing the heat shield above the exhaust on the underside of the vehicle.
Tighten the remaining two 10mm nuts indicated by the arrows to finish reinstalling the heat shield.
  1. Complete heat shield install by tightening remaining x2 10mm nuts.

36 Reinstall Intake Box

Honda intake box top edge with metal bracket, bolt, and side tabs marked by arrows.
Check that the throttle body clamp is correctly positioned on the intake box as shown.
Gloved hands hold the black plastic intake air box above the engine bay near the throttle body.
Route the intake box into place by pushing the air duct behind the ECU, then mount it to the throttle body.
Throttle body clamp and intake duct connection visible in the engine bay near the throttle body.
Confirm the throttle body clamp is correctly positioned before fully seating the intake box.
  1. Double check that throttle body clamp is correctly positioned.
  2. Route intake into place by pushing air-duct behind ECU.
  3. Then push into position and mount to throttle body.

37 Reinstall Intake Box

Gloved hand plugging the MAF sensor connector onto the intake box in the engine bay.
Connect the MAF electrical connector on the intake box as highlighted in the circle.
Throttle body hose clamp on the intake tube near the engine bay firewall.
Tighten the throttle body clamp securing the intake hose at the circled location.
PCV clamp under the intake box in the Honda Fit engine bay.
Tighten the PCV clamp at the circled connection under the reinstalled intake box.
  1. Connect MAF
  2. Tighten throttle body clamp
  3. Tighten PCV clamp

38 Reinstall Intake Box

Gloved hands hold a small cylindrical connector beside the black intake air box in the engine bay.
Note the circled connector next to the intake box as you reinstall it and prepare to tighten the bolts.
Gloved hand holds intake box aside, showing a 10mm bolt on the engine bay mount circled in red.
Tighten the second 10mm bolt securing the intake box; this finishes the intake reinstall.
  1. Tighten the x2 10mm bolts. This step completes the intake install.

39 Reinstall Battery

Gloved hand holds starter wire harness connector at its mounting tab in the engine bay.
Reconnect the starter wire harness to its mounting tab as shown before reinstalling the battery tray.
Car battery reinstalled on the tray at the right side of the open Honda Fit engine bay.
Battery and tray reinstalled on the right side of the engine bay after reconnecting the starter wire harness.
  1. Reconnect the starter wire harness to its mounting tab
  2. The reinstall battery tray and batter.
  3. noteTip: After battery in reinstalled, we recommend test driving the car before reinstalling the center console.

40 Reinstall Center Console

Gloved hand holds the black HVAC duct under the dashboard near the pedals and center console.
Reinstall the HVAC duct by pushing it up under the dashboard until the top is level with the highlighted area.
HVAC duct top edge aligned level with the highlighted dashboard section under the center console.
Push the HVAC duct up until its top is level with the dashboard edge marked by the red arrow.
  1. Reinstall the HVAC duct. Push up until the top of duct is level highlighted part of dashboard (Red Arrow)

41 Reinstall Center Console

Center console partially reinstalled over the shifter and handbrake area between the front seats.
With the rear raised, push the center console into place in the foot wells before lowering it.
Center console between front seats with bare shifter rod fed up through the shift boot.
Console lowered into the footwells with the shifter rod guided through the shift boot.
Gloved hand positions the hand brake cover on the center console beside the parking brake lever.
Clip the hand brake cover into place on the reinstalled center console.
  1. With rear of center console raised, push console into place in foot wells.
  2. Lower the console and feed the shifter rod through shift boot.
  3. Clip the hand brake cover into place.

42 Reinstall Center Console

A screwdriver tightens the bolt in the rear cavity of the center console.
Tighten the bolt seated in the rear cavity of the center console.
Gloved hand presses a black panel clip into the center console side panel in the driver footwell.
Install the panel clip on the center console in the driver footwell after tightening the rear bolt.
Bolt seated in the rear cavity of the center console above the floor carpet.
Tighten the bolt located in the rear cavity of the center console.
  1. Tighten the bolt in rear cavity of console.
  2. Then install panel clips in driver and passenger footwells .

43 Final Step

Gloved hand lowers black Delrin shift knob onto threaded shifter shaft with Hybrid Racing boot collar in center console.
Install the Hybrid Racing boot collar and Delrin shift knob onto the shifter as the final step.
  1. Last step is to install shift knob and boot collar.
  2. noteThis vehicle had Hybrid Racing Boot Collar and Delrin Shift Knob installed.

Finishing up

After routing and connecting the cables, confirm the car shifts into all forward gears and reverse. Fully seat the cable clips, secure the heat sleeve, then reinstall the heat shield, intake, battery, and center console, finishing with the shift knob.