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Originally Posted by Leonard1818
OK So a few questions:
1. How hard was the install? It looks relatively easy until you get to the inside and having to do that stuff in that little cramped area. What parts of install were notably hard? All I've really done on this car (my civic) was to install the HID retro kit.
2. Whad did you do for running the wire harness through the bumper? It says to use little zip-tie clips that should attach to the bumper but I'm assuming you did not have those since you did not buy the OEM kit. How did you secure this wire?
3. Is removal of all of the interior parts necessary? I have the strutking dead pedal and that was kind of a ***** to get on. I used self-tapping screws for it and I don't really wanna take them out. Is removal of dead pedal really necessary?
Thanks again. If we had rep, I'd hit you up!
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1. the hardest part is cutting the bumper, inside does get a little cramped, but its nothing that normal people cant work with, removing the connector took me a good 10mins because i didnt have the instruction on me, but otherwise, its relatively easy. With the oem harness, you have to insert 2 pins into one of the connectors, and thats pretty much the hardest part.
2. you dont have to run a wire thru the firewall, there is an oem wire from factory that is already ran thru the car, so you just have plug it in.
As far as the holding the harness on the bumper, when you take it off, there will be tab looking things (it looks like it shouldnt be there), but its on the bottom of the front grille. i drilled small holes so i can put a zip tie thru it and hid everything. You will know what im talking about when the bumper is off.
3. You have to remove some parts, but definitely not all the parts mentioned in the instructions.
a. Remove the plastic piece under the driver side (turn the knob in the middle and pull down)
b. remove the piece where its by your knee (no screws, just clips)
c. Remove the steering wheel coloum cover, so you can access the Stalk. (3 screws from the bottom)
Thats all i removed. Everything worked flawlessly.
Heres a tip:
Make sure you put the fuse in the fuse box, its #6 slot. I tried turning it on with no luck. I was about to pull everything apart then i realized to put the fuse in.
Ebay fogs dont come with a fuse, so you can either use the spare fuse from the fuse box under the hood, or just purchase one. Its a 20A fuse.