I called Acura and a bunch of people that said rewiring the '03's are very bad b/c they are controlled by the main computer which can make the door locks, and all electrical components malfunction b/c u are messing with the computer. ANy one hear of this?

 

thats bull **** cus i know how the fog mod works and all it does is just switch over a relay making it thing that the headlight are on it has nothing to do with the computer thats for certain.....f*cking dumbass acura people if you dont know then they should shut the f*ck up.....just my opinion


JON LERD

 

I don't think that has anything to do with a main computer. However that may void the warranty on certain things involved in the re-wiring work. Why do you want to re-wire anyway?

 

good old idiot dealers

 

Nope.. it doesn't effect computer... since there is not headlight-out warning lights...

I rewired my fogs and they have been fine....

Andy Kuo

 

mines been a month with no problems at all. worst comes to worst, just take off the connector if/when a problem occurs. Acura tech guys will never know the difference.

 

Ask Pianoman, he will answer this one for you.

 

I have a 03 TLS. Picked it up in June and rewired the fogs. No problems what-so-ever. They don't know what the hel! there talking about

 

are we talking about the mod that allows u to turn on ur fogs with just ur parking lights on ??? or rewire like put on new ballast for stronger bulbs???

 

the guy at the dealership was feeding you some serious bull$hit ..... I have a friend who works in an Acura dealership that did the mod to his own car!!!

 

There is no problem at all re-wiring the fogs (instructions are posted in the FAQ to the left). All it does is change the place where the switch checks to see if the relay should give power to the lights. The switch normally checks to see if the headlights are on before allowing the light relay to engage and turn on the fogs. The re-wire fools the switch because now instead of looking for headlights to be on, it looks for the taillights to be on (which will be on with the parking lights).

I've had mine done for well over 18 months with no ill effects, and so have several others on the board. Perfectly safe to do, and takes no time at all. At our last MA meet I was doing the re-wire on the spot for a few members. I've got it down to about 5 minutes now.....

 

Hell no that won't hurt the computer. I have done this mod in almost every car I have owned, it works great. I am doing my TL this weekend...maybe...weather permitting.

 

Can someone tell me how to do; or where to find this mod. I have done this to my 98 maxima se, but I had some "guidance" to know before hand what it was wiring to. On the maxima, you just needed jump off another relay under the hood to give a ground.

Anyone know where specifically I need to add the jumper, or at least where they have tapped in the wiring. Thanks a bunch

 

That's a bunch of crap. Did mine for over a year now and now problems. Those acura techs better go an get certified.

 

I FOUND IT, Thanks anyhow. I did a search of old posts (like I should have done) and found a link to the "how to do" page. I got my work planned for this weekend. OH, p.s a little off subject.....I Blackfired my car which is Anthracite, and it looks great, just for those who my be thinking of using B/F.

 

Almost 1 year with my rewired fogs. So far so good