Steve_Si's foglight update thread

Well I've started shifting the fog light parts from the donor car to my good 3G. The most important part is missing (no lights!) but it kinda makes sense to use all the donor's stuff anyway to make it easy when I find the fogs later on.
Here is the wiring I pulled out of the donor car. The one on the left is just a light bulb for the switch. On the left of the main one you can see the small fuse box and two plugs that go in to the loom near the in-cabin fuse box. The two top most plugs, which include piggy-back sockets plug in to the fuse box itself, although I piggy-backed one of them from something that was already plugged in. The right one is the plug for the switch.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1576/p1010074sm5.jpg
Here you can see where most of them plug in, thanks Honda for making this easy :D
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6803/p1010075ba4.jpg
Wiring and fuses in place.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9750/p1010076es4.jpg
The switch (sorry for the poor quality, it focuses on the stupid floor mat)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4829/p1010077tu3.jpg
The result so far, I have 12 volts at a plug near the battery when the switch is turned on. It also turns on the park lights
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3661/p1010078dy2.jpg
Tune in soon for the wiring to the lights and the brackets :) It was raining today so I couldn't be bothered pulling them out of the donor car.

Looks Good Steve!

Look good. It seems that it uses connectors not present on USDM cars.
Those motorized fogs seem to be hard to come by :naughty:

Yeah, all you really need is the switch and the bit of wiring that the switch plugs in too. Then I guess you'd have to run your own relay and wiring to the fogs. That would probably be better though, this factory system will keep the fogs on even if the main headlight switch is fully off. I prefer to be able to turn all my lights off with the headlight switch.

looks nice....keep up the good work.

Well today I pulled the bumper off the white 3G (thanks OD for telling me how, this is the first time I've ever removed a panel from a car) and removed the wiring and brackets for the fog lights, here you can see them and the bumper removed from the silver 3G, ready to fit.

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9459/p1010079ii7.jpg

The brackets bolt on using two of the three bolts that hold the bumper supports on. I had to use new cable ties for the wiring cause i have a big metal plate blocking some of the holes that the OEM cable ties clip in too.

The fog lights actually have three wires running to them; 12 volts, a very low voltage signal cable (i think) and the ground wire.

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7885/p1010082je7.jpg

So it's all ready to roll, just gotta find me some fogs!

Found some fogs today :D They are from a Prelude but they still hook up the same.

First problem was I had hooked up the wiring wrong. These fogs have 2 12 volt lines going to them. One main one for the bulbs, and another one to activate the motors. I had hooked up the motors to the middle of the three plugs in the in-cabin fuse box, which happens to the aux power. The third one is power when lights are on, so once I hooked it up to this it was all good.

They still act a bit strange, they will open without the main lights being on. But they will not close unless at least the park lights are on. So if you turn the main lights off before turning off the fogs, the covers stay open.

I'll still keep an eye out for some accord fogs, hopefully I can just change the covers over.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6263/p1010097yz3.jpg
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8698/p1010098jd9.jpg
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2157/p1010099xk6.jpg

lucky!!!!!!!!

deeeeaaammmm sweet :bow:

Those are just awesome!

I can't wait to install mine. I just need brackets for them.

^ :bow:

That is sweet.

Wow those look really good!

il take the lude ones when u find accords

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Originally Posted by Steve_Si

Found some fogs today :D They are from a Prelude but they still hook up the same.

First problem was I had hooked up the wiring wrong. These fogs have 2 12 volt lines going to them. One main one for the bulbs, and another one to activate the motors. I had hooked up the motors to the middle of the three plugs in the in-cabin fuse box, which happens to the aux power. The third one is power when lights are on, so once I hooked it up to this it was all good.

They still act a bit strange, they will open without the main lights being on. But they will not close unless at least the park lights are on. So if you turn the main lights off before turning off the fogs, the covers stay open.

I'll still keep an eye out for some accord fogs, hopefully I can just change the covers over.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6263/p1010097yz3.jpg
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8698/p1010098jd9.jpg
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2157/p1010099xk6.jpg

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if you give me the right dimmensions, i can make you a sticker to go over the prelude and make it say accord or 3geez :D

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Originally Posted by b20a86lude

il take the lude ones when u find accords

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i can help him make them accords :D....that is if he takes my offer lol

I bought some Pilot brand fogs and converted them to LED. They are very bright and blue white in color. I used the Xlamp / cree superbright ones with lenses. I will post pics tomorrow. You can see the Pilot fogs in the pic in my signature.

nice....they are nice.

thats cool!

can you make a video of the cover opens up?

awesome

Now with video goodness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dts1JH9126c

Edit: Hmmm that's kinda dark. I'll have another go outside during the day.

As promised
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2...1438gd2.th.jpghttp://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3...1439vp4.th.jpghttp://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3...1444vn0.th.jpghttp://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7...1445us1.th.jpg

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Originally Posted by Steve_Si

Now with video goodness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8c8pnUymI

Edit: Hmmm that's kinda dark. I'll have another go outside during the day.

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thats fucking bad ass....looks like the pop up lights had kids! lol and have you considered my offer? :D

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Originally Posted by Steve_Si

Now with video goodness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8c8pnUymI
Edit: Hmmm that's kinda dark. I'll have another go outside during the day.

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80's technology at it's best :lol: . That is just awsome.

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Originally Posted by Steve_Si

Now with video goodness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8c8pnUymI
Edit: Hmmm that's kinda dark. I'll have another go outside during the day.

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thats awsome