xray

I bought these last week and decided to install them today on the wife's car because it was nice and sunny outside.


After 1 hour of cutting, it looks like this:


And then came to problems with the electrical set up.
The step here does not correspond with the set up below (pics):
Step12:Locate the 1-pin connector blue-taped to the right

light harness into the 1-pin connector you freed.


The only thing I found was the one below which is not the one pin connector that was on the right lamp harness (but has the blue wire/tape).


The 2 does not fit. Please help!

mpfive

just a little offtopic here, but where did you buy those fogs, and if you dont mind, for how much?

jdesouz

hey, i jus ordered mine of ebay a week or so ago. I will do install asap i want to get them in and running before winter. If i can get it up and running ill post a solution for ur problem. So hopefully mailman brings them this week

xray

^I've seen them on e-Bay, and believe me, it's a hell of a lot cheaper than getting them retail.
The prob I had was that the plug (one on the left) was for a tac, since the wife's car is a DX (no tac). So, I brought it into Lockdown and they fix it for me for a very reasonable price. I never knew installing fogs is that complicated. Then again, I'm only a rookie.

matu

i recently bought OEM replicas for my 06 civic. i don't think i have the time to install them. just wondering, besides honda, where can i get them installed?

xray

Go to Lockdown Enterprises on Nugget Rd. in Scarborough. They're also afilliates of TCC. Good reasonable price.

jdesouz

self install always the best....not only do u get to know ur car better but the satisfaction of doing it urself is always good

and word of advice if ur cutting the bumper use a hair dryer to soften the plastic so its 1000x easier to cut thru

weezybaby

Cut it with a hacksaw,

I wired mine up with my own harness that runs of the battery, so it is more safer.

jdesouz

why is it safer? The harness that comes with it allows u to connect it to the cars electrical system...its not any safer just easier i guess

xray

I know, but it's common to run into difficulty that you might need a hand from an expert on. Especially with your car's electrically system. You do not want to screw it up and having to pay thousands to fix for a set of hundred dollar fog lights.
As for Matu who have no time for install, just do the basics cut, mount lights, run some wires in the proper directions and then bring it in. Might save you a lot of cash b/c it does take time and some pro installers do charge by the hour.

matu

i'd luv to try this out myself. just don't have the time

i got a quote from speedtech for $100 to install. lockdown couldn't give me an exact price unless i bring the car in but he said that it'll b anywhere between $80-150

Vinny

OK, the problem is those are OEM "replicas." A big differences between the OEM and the replicas are price and installation. OEM's are much more expensive compared to replica. The Replicas also use different wiring methods, though it might similar after a step or two it'll change but it is quite easy to use the installation methods given to familiarize yourself with the wiring and get a general idea with how to wire. Don't pay to install fog lights, It is fairly simple, just get some guts and have a lot of time and patience because installing fogs requires much of both. Also when getting the holes for bumper, best option is use a dremel, try and borrow one or rents it and cut out holes and use those as starting positions to cut from and to. Finally when your cutting out these holes in the bumper it is easier to put the ofg light facing backwards towards the back part of the bumper to make an outline of the hole. It is funny how many people just assume the naturally gap is really the fitment size.

xray

Chad had my car for 1 1/2 hour with all electrical wiring done for $60. That was all he did b/c I did most of the work already before I brought it in.

Not necessarily. I used a dremel and it was very difficult to manouver around bumper that are extruding outwards and it melts the area you're cutting.. The pic below shows I attemped with the dremel (smaller cut) then went to a small saw blade. It was a lot faster and cleaner with the saw blade.

xray

I had my Si done last week and here are some pics with it on. Same yellow fog as the wife's car.

Vinny

Your not suppose to cut the whole area with the dremel. Your suppose to ake small hole spots within the cutting area then get a cutter and cut from hole to hole.

jdesouz

either way use a hairdryer to soften the plastic and it'll cut sooo much easier

xray

Wouldn't it be easier to just use a drill? That's what I did. 2 seconds flat for each hole.

Vinny

You could use a drill? Probably easier if you got a nice big round bit, dremel is just a choice by many especially because the excess heat the dremel produces (about 10 Times a drill) allows for easier cutting of the plastic. Though a drill seems easy, the hard way makes you cut with hand allowing for perfection and usually to enthusiasts perfection is more important than time and effort.

xray

You can butcher and massacre that area all you want, as long as the light covers that hole, you're good to go. Lol.

weezybaby

i cut mine with a scissor and it looks like **** lol, but w/e it gets covered any way.

I said it was safer because the switch that comes with the foglight burns out, unless you buy one from honda for 80 bucks or so.