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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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Our Fog lights

Does anyone know if we can HID our fog lights (accessory lights) ? cause the bulbs look like sidemarkers bulbs which are pretty small
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Not without modification to the housing. Since it's made of plastic, there have been members reporting that it starts to melt with the heat. You can upgrade to 12 watt bulb but I can't remember the bulb size off the top of my head. The stock sized bulbs are 5 watts.
Also please use the search function next time. This topic has been covered many times before.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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i put in an accessory PIAA light...they look much better that those stock amber lights but doesn't do squat for seeing the road.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 07:18 PM
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lol there called road lamps. there not made for you to see but for others to see you. if you want to go hid fogs you have to go custom like i did.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58529986@N05/6360179921/http://www.flickr.com/photos/58529986@N05/6360179921/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/58529986@N05/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58529986@N05/6360186599/http://www.flickr.com/photos/58529986@N05/6360186599/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/58529986@N05/, on Flickr
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 02:47 AM
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LED's for the win


Before LED's:


After LED's:


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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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are the led's a simple bulb type or is that a fog light conversion?
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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Leds are just a simple bulb, just like our regular bulbs
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Here's a website you may find helpful:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...FQTNKgodwiZRvg
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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what size do we use for the LEDS?

Also @ Pdiddy how did u customize your fogs? seems complicated from the other threads
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 04:03 AM
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I used these bulbs in the pictures


http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/...&productId=458

The White, not warm
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Seymore Cake
I used these bulbs in the pictures


http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/...&productId=458

The White, not warm
OK. I'm going with these. Thanks for the link.
I did notice there are two holes (upper & lower) where the bulb can go in the light housing. Current bulbs are in the lower. Any comment on this???
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 12:37 AM
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I don't know about that because I recently took out the fog light housings to alter them for a larger bulb and there's only one hole
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 12:51 PM
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Yea, there should be only 1 hole.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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Yep one hole. I was seeing a reflection when looking into the light which created an optical dillussion. The LED's fit and work great. NICE!
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 02:49 AM
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Good to hear
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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Do the LEDs get too hot?
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 02:23 PM
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LEDs should emit little to no heat especially compared to incandescent bulbs.
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Alright. thx.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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Do any of you guys have a photo of the LED lights showing the road ahead w/o the headlights? Its been real foggy here and I need something functional not just cosmetic. Thanks.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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I find LEDs are more cosmetic then functional. They don't throw a lot of light out but if you look at them head on, they look real bright.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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If you want function, stick to proper halogen fogs (HID, since the are so close to the ground, will glare, especially on wet roads).
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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Thanks guys.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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wow, thank you all for the info, i just joined and love how everyone here is so helpfull again thank you all for this info ive been looking for it.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:17 PM
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Thanks alot you butt-heads, I came to the forum for an ignition issue and I end up buying fog lights
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 01:16 AM
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Meant to post up the car with the bigger LED's installed

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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Seymore what bulbs are those bigger ones ?

EDIT: Link if possible please , I've always wanted to change out my halogens to those

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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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Well the bigger led's require you to modify the light housing by basically cut out what the bulb locks into

I'll post the link when I get to an actual computer
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 02:39 AM
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http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/...&productId=688

It should be the 18 LED wedge bulb, make sure you get the "white" and NOT the "warm white" if you want it to look like mine

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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 04:54 AM
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Thank you Seymore, I'll order some up.
Now to find diy on how to make them fit.
Can you still put halogens back in after modifying ?
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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 05:07 AM
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Just looked for over ten minutes for a thread on doing this and cannot find one :l Help guys ?
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mikebikelife
Just looked for over ten minutes for a thread on doing this and cannot find one :l Help guys ?
Once you make the mod you can't go back to the regular stock bulbs


You would have to have a second set of housings to revert back

When you take the housings out and the hole in which the bulb locks into you have to cut out the teeth in the hole that lock in the bulbs. I used a heated knife and melted through them

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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:24 AM
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What hid bulb should you use in the road lamp housing?
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Old Aug 18, 2012 | 02:44 PM
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So Seymore, the LED's you linked for in the first picture will fit with no modification?
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mopply
So Seymore, the LED's you linked for in the first picture will fit with no modification?
Yes the first bulbs I linked fit right in without having to alter anything

http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/...&productId=458
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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HID bulb in the road lamp housing

Originally Posted by malvothegreat
What hid bulb should you use in the road lamp housing?

This is how I approached the driving light situation: I added the 2003/2005 2 door Accord driving light kit to my CL.

But instead of using the halogen bulbs, I used the H11 Osram 5500K HID bulb and the wiring harness from the www.retrofitsource.com

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pdf...on_Harness.pdf

And here is how my CL looked like:
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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hey seymore, check this link out....i want to get the fogs changed to led will they fit http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-T20-5050...3266b9&vxp=mtr
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by hotclick56

This is how I approached the driving light situation: I added the 2003/2005 2 door Accord driving light kit to my CL.

But instead of using the halogen bulbs, I used the H11 Osram 5500K HID bulb and the wiring harness from the www.retrofitsource.com

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pdf...on_Harness.pdf

And here is how my CL looked like:
THIS is what I've searched for in the past!! I'm probably going to copy you, hope you don't mind. Thank you!
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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Also Hotclick56, did the Honda kit fit into the Acura's driving lamp light slot? Or any modifications needed to fit?
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by karanmc
hey seymore, check this link out....i want to get the fogs changed to led will they fit http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-T20-5050...3266b9&vxp=mtr
You might have to modify the housing of the road lamps for these bulbs to fit. I really can't tell the dimensions of the bulb from the picture to be sure if it will fit right in or not.
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