Well I did it about 6-7 months ago and then un-did it because i was paranoid something would happen . Today i got bored so i un-did the un-doing. Did anyone ever have any malfuctions because of this mod ? Besides the headlights flashing?Thanks guys.

 

umm if your headlights were flashing, then you do have a problem. The only problem you should have is the fog lights flashing if you forget to turn the fogs off when you arm and disarm the alarm.

 

sup- all this talk about you "doing" and "undoing"....you SHOULD only be connecting the 3rd and 4th wire in the switch wire harness....the UNDOING should be separating the wires.....your headlights REMAIN UNAFFECTED. Is what i said the same as you're experiencing? nothing can happen by doing the foglight mod. i did it last week, i did it in 45 mins...(took a while cuz i also had to hardwire my V1). -shawn

 

What you really want to do is fake the switch into thinking the headlights are on. they should not flash. the fogs will flash with parking when arming and disarming if u cross those two. i used a constant source when the key is in, so basically i can turn them on w/o parking lights also.

 

hey man- what did you connect to where to get that to happen? i did the standard...do you get the side effect of flickering HIDs when you used the HIDs on at entry feature? thanks. -shawn

 

i tapped the acc for now, but there are tons of different places. I used a diode too to protect it as well. no flicker... flickering HIDs fogs is no good... i dont think flickering halogens are good either.

 

I've heard there's a second different fog mod which does the same thing....anyone know about it?

 

whats bad about flickering fog lights? and how did you make the fog lights go on without parking lights?

 

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...=fog+light+mod

 

I have HIDs in my fogs so I dont want the ballast to charge and discharge that fast. I know that about 150Watts is drawn in the first we seconds to charge up... so if it flashes it doesnt get it to charge and then current is cut. ONce it is one, it takes abot 35 to 50 Watts. IMO i think it does, it may not.

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...=fog+light+mod

 

hey man i'm REALLY tempted to buy an HID 9006 for my FOGS. how much and where did you buy yours? how easy is installation?

EDIT: BTW- did you have to remove your bumper?....

this is the cheapest i've seen so far:

http://plasmagarage.com/XenonHIDconversionKit.html

$389

tell me what you think

 

You can get that brand or of the same "crap" quality (so i've heard, no personal expereince with them) for MUCH cheaper than that.

I got Philips, everyone stands behind that name. Of course they would cost more, new depending on Kelvin rating $400 to $500 with warranty.

I got mine used for about $350 shipped, the $500 6000K ones.

 

Install I would say was easy for me. I can remove the bumper like that and I know how to wire it correctly and safely. But i guess shouldn't be too hard, I did it for a couple of people on the forum already.

I'll post a pic of only the HID fogs on when I get home.. w/o parking lights fog light mod...

 

I got the HID fogs as well , it is def worth the investment , and bxscig hooked them up for me and had no problems with them ever , if you need someone to hook them up for you i can vouch for bxscig.

 

soooo tempted........


wanna get a spoiler first.

 

thank you thank you! been searching for it for awhile but kept pulling up the other mod.

 

thanks man

 

hmmm will this tempt you some more?

The regular bulbs blow more often than the stock. The stock are the best for life wise, color wise...eh its okay. HIDs are next best for life only because they cost so much more. If you spend like $50 on those "good" bulbs on ebay... after it blows once or twice, you are at $150. Another $50 or $150 you could of gotten a used or new HID kit.

 

I am glad that someone else likes it. I found that when I posted it not many ppl were interested.

 

where in nyc are you located?

 

Canarsie, Exit 13 from the Belt and 10 mins local to Erskine shopping center

 

The other mod is good, but I'm stupid and I always walk away from my car and go "did I lock my car?" so then I hit the alarm to hear that "beep"which probably isn't good for the fog bulbs.

I think most people are just lazy about tapping another fuse instead of tying two wires together. lazy bums.

 

i finally did the mod. used a peace of a paper clip to cross the two wires but now the switch wont light up y is this

 

The switch won't light up? One of the wires on their control the light that illuminates the switch. Does your fogs turn on when you hit the switch though?

 

ya. i dont get it