victypes

I am thinking about installing this on my 03 cls. these fits the fake air vents. here is the link for this light http://www.autobarn.net/pilmilserdri1.html
I am wondering if the 55W bulb in there will get too hot and damage the vent housing or anything. any advise or or anyone have similar lights on thieir car. I am trying to get better light while driving at night, i just have stock HID's







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civicdrivr

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Im not sure those will look good on the CL. But as long as they aren't shining directly on the plastic they shouldnt cause any damage.

nf3d0149ab

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Obviously these would melt the road lamps but since you are installing them open like that.

Should be fine.

I think Fuzzy02Cls has something similar to that on his 03 CL.

victypes

yo thanks ppl. i know they look only ok, well i cant find anything that will fit the vents and throw more light like these as these have 55W bulbs.
oh yeah i am definately not going to get 01 road lamps as i have read many posts about how they only take upto 18W bulbs, i just wish the headlights were brighter.
I actually use to have these on my camaro and they worked great with the headlights you can see so much better @ nite.

nspec_ya4

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Rice

Jake 6MT

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Not feeling em at all.. Do some projectors or accord fogs

victypes

alright forget about those i am going to look for something different, i thought about the 02 lamps but they are useless i need something that throw some light, i know projectors are great but i want soemthing that will fit inside the vent. i have seen couple member pics with aftermarket fogs but nothing that i loved so any more pics are welcomed.

Onese1f

Check out Lippstuhs fogs...they are sick and have 3k bulbs in em

AnthraciteBeast

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reminds me..........

i still have my accord fogs waiting to be installed, im a procrastinator lol

immauser

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mite beat u to them

1TrUTypeS

victypes, if you like those lights, you should install them. I, along with the other guys, don't think they look good, but that doesn't matter. Don't let our opinions be the reason you change your mind. Other than that, I'm trying to figure out what type of fogs I want in my 03cls.

LIPPSTUH

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immauser

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nice lippstuh. heres mine without the 3k hids yet...ill post another once theyre in.

97BlackAckCL

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Black Projector Fogs to match Black TSX Projector Headlights


Test fit using stock wiring (left silverstar fog bulb, right ebay 6000k fog bulb)

immauser

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wow...silverstar is amazingly brighter? or was the light pointed downwards on the right side?

nf3d0149ab

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Which projector fogs are those please?

MrFluffy

I had those on my 95 maxima there glass and I dont think you can get a bulb in there its sealed pretty tight at the back, and theres not alot of room inside

97BlackAckCL

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Silverstar had better light output, but the ebay 6000K bulbs were brighter white which is what I was going for (trying to match 6000K) HID's up top. But the projectors are def aimed differently

Ebay black projector fogs

jnice1286

yo i have a 03 cl-s also, they never made factory fog lights as an option. however, the factory lights from the 02 will fit, but they only sell the lamps, it has to be wired to the headlight or parkin light, i just placed the order, a pair roughly $100 oem from acura -- and the labor to instal is also cheap.

nf3d0149ab

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Welcome to the site...

I hope you didn't waste your money getting the wrong impression.

Those "lamps" you purchased...sad to say are NOT fog lights.

They are 5 watt worthless pieces of plastic wannabes.

jaysizzlecity

Very ture...........

02CLNOS

I like the factory driving lights but i would like them brighter. I have put in larger 198's and looks yellow, than i tried Piaa 198 bulbs and still not bright enough and the blue started to flake off in the lens. Now I'm taking it to the next level and using DR2's.

I don't know if anyone has tried this or not but I'm going for it. I'll post Pict's along the way. I think the hard par is going to find a place for the ballast boxes.

nf3d0149ab

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^ Good luck with that too...

A couple of Azine members have done it already.

It blurred their roadlamp housings...but they didn't completely melt.

victypes

02CLNOS i saw your projectors they look awsome cant wait to see them on..

also i am working on cheap custom fog install and trying to figure out the location in firewall where i can run the wire through, anyone can give me

nf3d0149ab

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I believe there is a hole through the firewall on the driver's side.

victypes

yeah i know there is a hole but i cant find it anyone can tell me where..
i am also working on diy and i will post after i am done the lights have been mounted but the wires are not done yet..

97BlackAckCL

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use the rubber grommet that the wires run into your cabin through, you should be able to poke a hole in it and run the wires through

motoxrider295

Here's what I did with mine. Got 3 inch round glass tinted yellow fogs from ebay about 32 shipped.

victypes

alright i know the wires are through driver side and they come out right behind the left front wheel but i cant see it as there is not enought space, neither can i put my had after opening the hood and dont know what other spot i can go through, i just dont want to make any holes in there.

victypes

Ok so i got these lights out of a 01 mercury cougar at a junk yard for $1.

Ok i finally installed the lights and here is the DIY. I know some may think i am cheap as, but currently i am unemployed and a student so dont me. oh and my roommate helped me out and spend most money he's cool

side view only thing the space between bulb and lens was open

i coverd that with piece of bakeing foil, it wasnt pretty but that wont be visible, sorry forgot the pic.
back of lights.

Now gota figure out mounting and so got this metal form HD for like 5 bucks marked by takeing measuremtns and then cut with metal cutter

Then made a hole and surrounded by car door guard rubber to hold the light in place and the tail is to mount it to the frame, if you notice on the car there is a hole in frame right behind the opening.

top view

and here's the front view

what a mess

so here both sides but this is not how they go in, the light goes from inside and the cover from front and is a real struggle to get both in place

well i decided to paint em to match better

i think they look better too.
oh this is the baking foil i was talking about earlier and some mounting tape because lights did not have any brackets. In the close up you can see some edge missing which hapeend at the junk yard.


view behind the bumper looking from left to right at the light

here's after install

and some night shots
left is regular bulb came with the light and i had a silverstar in right, its a big difference in person. oh and the red light in the bumper is my switch lying around i havent wired that up yet as no one helped me how and where to go through the firewall, i will figure that out tomorrow

camera set at night shot for this one




And this is 03CLs and i am still trying to figure out where exactly i go through the firewall and may be then get an acura or honda fog switch. Also right now its connected straight to switch that means lights are independent from low beams or parking(thats what i wanted) only problem is i would have to manually turn them off when i turn off the car
daym this write up took me more than an hour, its my first DIY so forgive the mistakes.

nf3d0149ab

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Ha ha...what a mess on the floor picture but for $12....!

Seriously...that's some creative stuff you got there man!

Props for that...and for getting your buddy to buy most of the materials!

Looks good too...I would have never thought to do what you did there.

From what I know...

There should be a plug (You can pop out) through the drivers side in the footwell where you can run wires through the firewall.

02CLNOS

victypes nice job dude, i like how you made the front cutouts. I have yet to make mine fit.
all i have is this one with them on. I'll get some better picts this weekend

jnice1286

for light are a must for the cl-s, if you have an 03 acura wont offer them as an option, but you can takethe ones for an 02, its likt $100 from the dealer, all you have to do is hard wire them to the parking lights

nf3d0149ab

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The "fogs" you mention from the 01-02...are not fog lights but just 5 watt POS ambient hunkers.

Don't waste your money.

02CLNOS

^X2

you won't get enough light from them at all. their 194 peanut bulbs

drvn2modify_2

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Good job on the fogs

victypes

Thanks for your comments actually the reason i asked was because i wansn't sure myself. But hope you get to see the DIY i did, i actually wanted to do what imauser did mounting in the inserts but for now this is what my budget allowed

victypes

Thanks for the comments everyone. Hey nf3d0149ab yeah i picked em up from junk yard out of a bumper lying around when we were there to kill some time, i had no clue they would fit or not but i was like for $1 what the heck, oh en my roommate is just nice, he's the one who got me started and helped a lot, + all tools were his.
thanks i figured out the firewall thing, i will post some more pics tom after i finish

Jake 6MT

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wow victypes I love the way those came out! I'm on a low budget right now too so if I can't find someone to trade inserts for my roadlamps I might copy that mounting idea!

victypes

Ok i am almost done with the install, here are some more pics of wireing and stuff, i hope i can save enough to get the TL fog switch well i was actually not happy with how much light they throw on the road, even with silverstars in, so i might look in to some better bulbs, but for now these gona have to stay.
Ok so heres how i went throught the fire wall, removin the fuse box circled and view the hole behind it. and taped the wires to that metal stick and push through

and this is how i ran the wire i coloured it blue
earthing for lights right and left is on same spot


my wire barely made it between the lights i should have kept it a little longer

and wallah we have lights

oh check out my switch its her place for now

some night shots



I tested them today by haveing them on for almost 2 hours while i drove and nothing so i guess i am fine they just need to be focused in right angle
i also took some pics of some videos while drivng i got eclipse dvd

l:



oh and my budget just went up like $4 because i bought that wire guard from walmart.
anyway here's budget details-
Fog's $1(junk yard)
Metal sheet almost $5 (HD)
Door guard black (Free)
Spray paint $3
baking foil $1
Metal mouning tape $2.50 (Roll HD)
Bulbs $0 (used silverstar)
Wires (Free old fog light wires)
wire guard $4 (walmart)

Hours may be 10, lot of adjusting + no expreirence
it would have been more but thanks to my roommate's helproomie