No fog lights for '03 CL?
04-28-2002, 10:44 PM
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No fog lights for '03 CL?
I was looking at acura.com and you can't add fog lights, however i see pics here with 01 and 02 CL's with fogs.
I hate not having fog lights on my CL. Will the lights from '02's work or do i have to get aftermarket lights like katz or piaa?
Oscar
I hate not having fog lights on my CL. Will the lights from '02's work or do i have to get aftermarket lights like katz or piaa?
Oscar
04-28-2002, 11:07 PM
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Oscar, the fogs in the 01-02 CL are really "Road Lamps". the stock bulb is like 12 watts...they're there for looks. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road...as for asthetics, yeah I think they look alot better with the road lamps, however I have no clue if they fit on the '03...I'm sure Shawn would have tried it by now....Shawn S? any luck with this?
04-28-2002, 11:39 PM
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Originally posted by momentum3.2
Oscar, the fogs in the 01-02 CL are really "Road Lamps". the stock bulb is like 12 watts...they're there for looks. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road...as for asthetics, yeah I think they look alot better with the road lamps, however I have no clue if they fit on the '03...I'm sure Shawn would have tried it by now....Shawn S? any luck with this?
Oscar, the fogs in the 01-02 CL are really "Road Lamps". the stock bulb is like 12 watts...they're there for looks. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road...as for asthetics, yeah I think they look alot better with the road lamps, however I have no clue if they fit on the '03...I'm sure Shawn would have tried it by now....Shawn S? any luck with this?
If I remember correctly they will fit in the 2003 fine. I thought I remember Shawn taking a picture of that.
04-28-2002, 11:46 PM
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Originally posted by momentum3.2
Oscar, the fogs in the 01-02 CL are really "Road Lamps". the stock bulb is like 12 watts...they're there for looks. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road...as for asthetics, yeah I think they look alot better with the road lamps, however I have no clue if they fit on the '03...I'm sure Shawn would have tried it by now....Shawn S? any luck with this?
Oscar, the fogs in the 01-02 CL are really "Road Lamps". the stock bulb is like 12 watts...they're there for looks. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road...as for asthetics, yeah I think they look alot better with the road lamps, however I have no clue if they fit on the '03...I'm sure Shawn would have tried it by now....Shawn S? any luck with this?
I wish it was 12 watts, there actually 5 watts, same as map lights and door lights. I think the reason why acura left them out is because, they kept on burning out, and there was really no use for them.
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Originally posted by momentum3.2
. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road
. One reason why I can see Acura designed the car this way is because the HIDs have too wide of a spectrum in the front of the vehicle, therefore even a 50 watt foglight would do nothing but ruin the pattern of luminesence on the road
if this wasl also the case they wouldn't of put 35 watt fog lights in the tl/ tl-s but they did.
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Re: No fog lights for '03 CL?
Originally posted by OscarCL3.2
I was looking at acura.com and you can't add fog lights, however i see pics here with 01 and 02 CL's with fogs.
I hate not having fog lights on my CL. Will the lights from '02's work or do i have to get aftermarket lights like katz or piaa?
Oscar
I was looking at acura.com and you can't add fog lights, however i see pics here with 01 and 02 CL's with fogs.
I hate not having fog lights on my CL. Will the lights from '02's work or do i have to get aftermarket lights like katz or piaa?
Oscar
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Originally posted by NOVAwhiteTypeS
if this wasl also the case they wouldn't of put 35 watt fog lights in the tl/ tl-s but they did.
if this wasl also the case they wouldn't of put 35 watt fog lights in the tl/ tl-s but they did.
I stand corrected...
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Originally posted by NOVAwhiteTypeS
if this wasl also the case they wouldn't of put 35 watt fog lights in the tl/ tl-s but they did.
if this wasl also the case they wouldn't of put 35 watt fog lights in the tl/ tl-s but they did.
18watt (left) -vs- 5 watt stock (right)
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So is there any way to make the fogs brighter without changing out the whole system? Will changing to a higher wattage bulb, like 55W be dangerous? Sorry, I'm new here! 
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Oringinally posted by nate'sCLS
No, 55W is a disaster.
I have heard 18watt is the max you can do-- even still you may have some minor housing melt.
No, 55W is a disaster.
I have heard 18watt is the max you can do-- even still you may have some minor housing melt.
Where in CA are you?
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Originally posted by WebToker
If I remember correctly they will fit in the 2003 fine. I thought I remember Shawn taking a picture of that.
If I remember correctly they will fit in the 2003 fine. I thought I remember Shawn taking a picture of that.
the thread is HERE
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Generally, I thought it looked better with them in, for now it seems as the '03 has a gaping mouth. But as mentioned, they were relatively useless and burned out frequently.
Out of curiousity, is the circuitry (minus the housing, obviously) still wired for the '03 CL? I imagine it wouldn't be hard to hook up road lights/foglights from there if it was still, theroetically, wired.
Out of curiousity, is the circuitry (minus the housing, obviously) still wired for the '03 CL? I imagine it wouldn't be hard to hook up road lights/foglights from there if it was still, theroetically, wired.
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Originally posted by AcuraFanatic
Out of curiousity, is the circuitry (minus the housing, obviously) still wired for the '03 CL? I imagine it wouldn't be hard to hook up road lights/foglights from there if it was still, theroetically, wired.
Out of curiousity, is the circuitry (minus the housing, obviously) still wired for the '03 CL? I imagine it wouldn't be hard to hook up road lights/foglights from there if it was still, theroetically, wired.
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Re: Re: No fog lights for '03 CL?
Originally posted by nate'sCLS
If you got around ~ $500 extra stashed get some Sylvania 5400K HID Fogs. I had them on my Accord. NICE
If you got around ~ $500 extra stashed get some Sylvania 5400K HID Fogs. I had them on my Accord. NICE
Do you have pics of them on your car...and what web sight can you find these...the only ones I knew of were the PIAA and they are like 1500.00
way to much for me...but I could do 500.
04-29-2002, 09:59 AM
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Re: Re: Re: No fog lights for '03 CL?
Originally posted by NOLACLS
Do you have pics of them on your car...and what web sight can you find these...the only ones I knew of were the PIAA and they are like 1500.00 way to much for me...but I could do 500.
Do you have pics of them on your car...and what web sight can you find these...the only ones I knew of were the PIAA and they are like 1500.00
way to much for me...but I could do 500.
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Originally posted by fbazakos
you could use the space to cool your brakes
you could use the space to cool your brakes
This is what it looks like with the cover removed after I installed my Xephyr CAI.
I’m envisioning a small opening there with some kind of baffle to block large debris from hitting the filter.
It’s on the back burner right now, but I will get around to it before the end of the summer.
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Originally posted by JRock
OMG OMG SHAWN HURRY! THERE ARE TWO DRIPS OF WATER ON YOUR LOWER FRONT BUMPER!!! QUICK GRAB THE ZAINO!
OMG OMG SHAWN HURRY! THERE ARE TWO DRIPS OF WATER ON YOUR LOWER FRONT BUMPER!!! QUICK GRAB THE ZAINO!
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Originally posted by Shawn S
I would, but I might be accused of being a pompous ASS again.
Shawn S
I would, but I might be accused of being a pompous ASS again.
Shawn S
at the PAA meet, u'd lose 2 points for not being anal enough
and i absolutely, positively know u will b using a magnifying glass to spot my swirlies bahaha
all in good fun!!
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