what fog light to get?

[Mycivicsi]

hey you guys i know people been asking you this. well i'm thinking buying foglight on ebay. the only thing that i want people opinion should i get them on ebay or what seller should i get it from? and if you guys have them on tell me is it worth it?

[Zeuceone]

theres k2motor. i got mine from dynasty something not to sure the whole name.

[PDX TFW Si]

if its for a sedan don't get it, and buy mines. they are yellow fogs from passwordjdm made for the FA5, and if u have a FG2 still don't buy them and buy they yellow ones from passwordjdm

[Mycivicsi]

well is there cheap and worth it

[PDX TFW Si]

well they arent cheap but they are definetly worth it i can do 100 shipped to you, they thread is this one... http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/inter...iaa-bulbs.html

[Mycivicsi]

so is any one here bought a fog light on ebay and tell me if you like them?

[Tracer]

I wanted the ability to turn on my fog lights (ditch-lights to us railfans) independantly from whatever setting the headlights were on. I purchased a set from K2 for my '06 LX Coupe in November.

Just a warning to you; they AREN'T plug-n-play. I had numerous issues with them and I would rank them as Wal-Mart quality.

[Mycivicsi]

what do you suggest to me to buy my fog light

[FG-JOE]

i bought fogs from nana something..i did a little mod so they could work but they look good.

thing to take into consideration: plugs might not match up.

[xtv-sidecar]

Originally Posted by Tracer

I wanted the ability to turn on my fog lights (ditch-lights to us railfans) independantly from whatever setting the headlights were on. I purchased a set from K2 for my '06 LX Coupe in November.

Just a warning to you; they AREN'T plug-n-play. I had numerous issues with them and I would rank them as Wal-Mart quality.

I got mine from k2motor and they were just fine. My boss got a set to and no problems.

eBay Store - K2motor: Headlights Projectors, JDM Altezza Tail Lights, Car Accessories

[Rpm2]

Originally Posted by Mycivicsi

so is any one here bought a fog light on ebay and tell me if you like them?

I liked mine till they cracked...then I fixed them with lexan now I like them again.

[Tracer]

Hmm... lucky guys. Where do I start...???

Mine arrived without any instructions (no prob, a quick e-mail to them and they provided the CollegeHills Honda instruction set) and no templates.

Right side foglight housing was missing a rubber cover over the vent, I didn't notice this until almost a month after the install when the inside accumulated moisture. Dried it out with some success.

The bulbs provided had a blue coloured coating which was neither advertised or wanted.

Bulb in r/h unit doesn't seat tightly in fog light housing and the glass portion of the bulb is bent downwards.

A shield (heat shield???) of some sort that wraps around the bulb was bent down in both fog light housings. I had to take a screwdriver and bend them straight.

The wiring harness from the fogs do not even come close to connecting to the Honda connector. Not enough length on the Honda wire to try and put on a different one that matches. Went to Honda and paid for new wiring harnesses (2 of them) so that they would mate up properly. I didn't feel like ripping the windshield washer jug out in order to reach the Honda connector and try and replace the end.

On to the inside of the car:

I got the "weird" later style wiring harness that was giving many people a lot of troubles trying to figure out where each end went where, this part went very quickly for me. The 4-pin grey connector fit into the 6 pin socket on the upper-left side of the fuse box, however it does not lock into place so it can slide out easily.

I discovered while testing with my Fluke that the pin on the socket on the fuse panel everyone said to use was the wrong one on my car, but I easily discovered the right one. Ended up removing the pin from the connector housing on the harness and insulating it with a bit of heatshrink material and sticking it on the pin which it grips tightly.

I just got back home tonight after doing an initial alignment out on one of the backroads near me. The light coverage was disappointing at best, the lowbeams gave better results. I even aimed them high and they just don't cast out. I suspect the shield around the bulb inside each fog housing may have something to to do with it. Upon closer examination it appears as if the shield blocks the filament preventing it from sending all the light energy into the reflectors at the back of the fog housing. I've had a $40 set of rectangular halogen fogs of similar size and height on an old '71 Datsun 240Z and they gave awesome light... these do not even come close.

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However on the plus side, they look really cool!

And if I were to offer any advice, I would say to get the Add-A-Circuit device from Littlefuse. I found no need to pull any panels off the inside of the car to get access to the car's wiring bus, nor have to pull the power from the battery, or scrape wires and do some soldering. Neat and safe professional appearance.



[quote=xtv-sidecar;2173084]I got mine from k2motor and they were just fine. My boss got a set to and no problems.
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[Tracer]

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[igotmysi]

do you have 06 coupe or 07 coupe..cause for the 07 coupe....u need the whole turn signal..cause there's a VSA switch on the dash board where the fogs switch can b place...thats why im still having a hard time what to do..for my fogs..i have 07 coupe

[Midwinter]

that's only if you have the vsa switch. otherwise you can just pop that piece out and put the switch in it's place.

[igotmysi]

i know...no one has yet to come up to place the ebay switch for 07 coupe+ without using the turn signal..

[siscarface]

fg joe - ( nana.outpost)how did you get them to work i just bought the same ones and its a pain

[I<3MyHonda]

For the Nana ones, they says...

Re-designed wiring harness, Direct bolt on GUARANTEED !

So has anyone got the ones with the "new wiring harness"?

[siscarface]

i called customer service and they asked me to send pics (i did) then they said i was missing TWO adapters and they would ship out next day ... that was 3/18 still waiting damn it sucks to look like a poser, fog lights do look sharp tho cant wait to see them lit.

[ThaJazz]

How 'bout those Genkei ones that look like they come with three harnesses?