Reply With QuoteI thought fog lights are plug and play. What kind of fog lights do you have?
http://k-series.com/tech_document.php?id=36
can someone give a play-by-play of installing foglights & pictures to go with it? i know it requires some massive plastic cutting so i don't want to make any mistakes.
Last edited by fatathaland; 10-26-2008 at 12:16 AM. Reason: thread title formatted; post edited to reflect answered DIY
I thought fog lights are plug and play. What kind of fog lights do you have?
Im installing some ebay fog lights on Sunday. I will take some pictures for you!
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This might help, I just found this http://k-series.com/tech_document.php?id=36
good post!
thats a great DIY, im now looking forward to buying and installing fogs soonOriginally Posted by e moo
yeah I just order some and it should be here by monday.
well since the k series link says that we have to cut the black part of the bumper to set the fog at the sppot. Is there a way to do without cutting? what if we take the fogs off and want to go back to the original. Can we buy a new black piece or would we have to buy a whole knew front bumper?
i dont think there's any other way to do it. it's basically cutting and putting the foglights in place. and i'm PRETTY sure you won't find the plastic piece for sale.
I blame my really shitty typing on saving these in Word before sending them, now it's all becoming handy :D
I got my eBay fogs installed and have a few hints from the experience. This may be common knowledge to some but may help others.
First off, beg, buy, borrow, or steal one of these:
It's a pneumatic body saw and can be had a harbor freight now for 20 bucks. It goes thru the bumper material like a hot knife thru butter and allows a nice tight cutting radius. That will save you some time.
The "Steps" mentioned below are from the Honda fog light installation instructions.
Inside the car you can omit steps 23,29,30,31,32. No part of the eBay harness goes over to the passenger side, it is all done at the fuse box.
In step 9... There ARE guide lines molded into the stock bumper, you will feel or see them and thank Honda for this!
Steps 35-37, the eBay kit does not have "clips" like the stock set-up. Wire-tie the harness to the hood release cable, there's plenty of wire there so make nice curves.
Step 22 and 27. The eBay switch will not fit into this hole. The mold lines on the switch cause it to hang up. One can sand these mold lines down and repaint the edge of the switch and it will work. I opted to go to the hole below as it's easier to see and operate anyway, it fits right in. In order to do this there's a piece of Styrofoam behind this switch cover. It needs to be removed. Remove the pocket below the switches to do this. There are 2 screws at the top and 2 clips at the bottom, push the clips from the back while supporting the dash assembly, it is thin plastic and may be damaged if you are too rough. The foam will come out of this void. This hole makes it easier to do wiring anyway. Taking it out will save you more time than it takes to remove, trust me.
Other tips...
Have more wire ties on hand
Have 2 large blankets, one to place under the bumper when it comes off, it's larger than it looks on the car, and comes off in a hurry! The other blanket will be somewhere else or draped over saw-horses for doing the bumper cutting and lamp install.
If you used the stock hole for an amplifier wire, like I did, you will need to drill a new hole..... This REALLY SUCKS. I recommend some cutting oil on a damn good bit and a right angle pneumatic drill.... It's tight in there and if are you are a decent sized mammal you will probably feel it in the morning. Drill a 1/8" hole, make it large enough with another bit to get a step bit in there and have at it with a step bit. I drilled between the stock fog light hole and the hood release cable. Remember that the release cable is behind the new hole, be careful. Disconnect the clutch switches and get them out of the way, I pulled back on the hood release cable with a hook I made of romex ground cable #14 and thru the body drain hole after removing the tubing. Don't forget to put all this back together, the body drain can slip your mind and leave you with a wet car
You don't need to remove the battery as described in step 38. I did not even disconnect the battery, if you have the tendency to Flub-things up then I recommend it, I had no problems.
The install can take some time depending on your competence. I split it into two evenings but I have a family and had to tend to those matters too. I also had to drill the PITA hole, that took a while. If you are good you can probably pop it out in 2-3 hours. It took me considerably longer but I have a lot of extra wiring under there I had to contend with, making things much tighter.
Best of luck!!!
Chad
im having troubles with the ebay fog wiring harness. on step 28 it says 6 pin connector but the ebay wire harness have a 4 pin. it fit into the connector. but it crushes the pin. everything is plug up but foglight still doesnt power up. does anyone else have this problem?
edit. so i found on another thread that if i plugged the loose blue and black wires in, fog lights work. they do but now everytime my headlights are on i can't power off my car.I have to power off the head lights first before i am able to turn off my car.
Last edited by hai-san; 08-12-2008 at 01:18 AM.
i posted this in the lighting section, but probobly should have asked my question here. here is the other thread:
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51464
the relay is most likely the cause of most of the problems, but can anyone recomend a good ebay brand to pick? i wish i could find a name or sticker on the existing fogs, but they are garbage. i have two pictures in the other threads if that helps.
thanks
great post on the DIY from k-series. I didn't know that the bumper's lower grill needs to be cut. I hope to try this soon. I personally like the amber fog lights. Currently have some cheap $15 fog lights from Walmart...lol.... they don't look that bad though.
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