Both my fog lights are cracked after 16 months of ownership. Now, I'm in the market for new fog light assembly

Does Honda make a the same foglight units for their civics/accords? Do they crack as easy as the acura's? I'm assuming honda fog lights cost less than acura fog lights.

Before I purchase another pair of Acura OEM fog lights units, I would like to know if there's a better fog light unit on the market that won't crack as easy as the Acura product.

Thank you.

 

Aren't you still under warranty?

 

there are no better ones, but what you can do is film the fog lights with lamin-x to protect it.

they are about 5 papersheets thick and super durable with high glossy finish.

that is what i use, i filmed my fog lights the 2nd day i got my 4G TL.

under the film, my fogs are still new, but some of the members on the 4G TL side had already cracked their lights due to not having film.

 

Thanks for the info. I'm not under warrenty. I'm definately going to purchased the Laminn-x film now that i know these fog lights get damaged easily.

Aside from the fog lights, I really like out TSX. Great gas mileage (30/31 mpg on the highway using 93 octain) and performance.

 

Originally Posted by HeavyDuty
I have a RH fog light assembly (new in box) I got from Rob at Acura of Lynwood (Thanks Rob!) but I don't need it, if anyone wants to pick it up cheap.

Please excuse me, if I need to move this to classifieds, I will delete this.

 

Cracked fog lights falls under warranty?

 

negative. you can try to get it goodwilled, but that counts as wear and tear. (very easy to crack too, glass lens 2 inches off the ground? shit happens when rocks fly)

 

I have an 2004 Neon that I beat the crap out of as a daily driver and both fog lights still in great shape.

I drive my TSX on the weekends and the damn fog lights crack. Talk about bad luck. I'll be ordering a pair of fog lights (and the
Lamin-X) this spring and look forward to taking the front bumper cover off to remove the fog light units.

 

Someone should merge the threads here and in "Problems & Fixes"

I had this little ugly sh_ _ box for over 10 years & even when the foglight got broken off the front end by a flying board, the glass was intact.

 

I'm amazed that Acura hasn't corrected the fog light issue by producing a better quality fog light for the 2nd gen TSX models. There appears to be a lot of folks who have experienced the crack fog light problem.

I'm not asking Acura to provide a free repair, just make a better fog light so when we do replace them, we don't have the same problem all over again. Lamin-x to the rescue looks like the only solution rightn now.

 

This happened to me too and I went with Lamin-X. If you're going to go the Lamin-X route, you might want to consider the 40 mil heat resistant which they only make in clear. My Lamin-x started to burn in about 5-6 months. Lamin-X was nice enough to replace it for free, but it was just a bish to take off and re-apply.

Otherwise, if you're one to drive with the fog lights on all the time with the headlights, you'll need to turn them off every now and then to let the film cool.

 

It cant hurt to bring your car to the dealership and ask your service advisor. If hes cool maybe he can get the fog assembly replaced for free? If not for free, possibly at a discount? Worst case scenario, you will be in the same place that ur in now.

 

Completely agree.

 

Thanks for the info on the 40 mil lamin-x and trying to work a deal with the dealership. I have 52,000 on the car and am 2nd owner.


I'm going to order the replacement fog lights and lamin-x. I really don't see the dealership replacing them for free or at a reduced price. Although, Im sure to make it look like their giving me a deal.

I agree with you, it don't hurt to ask. However,I just don't want to waste time hearing "no"from the dealership which in the DC beltway area, is a common answer.

Acura needs to fix this fog light issue by correcting the material used in the fog light assembly (just my 2 cents).

 

Did you all have the dealer fix it? It looks fairly simple to DIY, and you can get the 2nd Gen light for $81 on Amazon. I have a 2012 and it cracked some time this year.

 

both of mine cracked after 1 week of driving
I was pissed

I sent them to a guy in Canada who makes lexan lenses for fogs.
He makes all types but he didn't have the 2nd gen, so he is using mine to make a template. They're under $30/pr shipped I think

Some people have complained that lexan will melt so I asked him about that.
He said if you use them normally, there should be no issues. He also said if you sit with the car running for a while, it could happen as the lights have no way of cooling.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^ remember even the 2nd gen have 2 VERY DIFFERENT fogs.

kostantinos......what year is yours?





also, the 11 and 12 have a very thick glass lens. its not plastic. and hence the issue.

 

09

 

No Reply ? Anyway if anybody else is looking to fix it themselves: The link above fits my 2012 TSX 2nd Gen. Amazon suggested another brand as well called DEPO (made in Taiwan) it was $65 and that is what I ordered, took a week to get here. It looks exactly the same as the one that was on my driver side and as far as I can tell the same light fits both sides. Quality is the same too, not all that impressive, it came with the bulb.

Some people remove the bumper to replace the fogs, I am not sure what is easier, this is what I did:

To replace the assembly you can look at the manual for bulb replacement, mine was on p.248. It tells you to remove those 3 pop grommets as others have described. Then you can bend the bottom cover out of the way. This gives enough room to remove the bulb, I reused it because I was afraid the cheap unit I bought might be a different color.

The fog light in my car was fastened with two screws, Bottom right and top left, but part of the air intake (I think?) is in the way, so it is hard to even get a short screwdriver in there. To move that out of the way, remove the three bolts that keeps the bottom part of the air intake in place. To do that you have to pop the rest of the grommets out all along the wheel well. Remember to turn your steering wheel to the opposite side of the light you are replacing to make more room to work. I.e. I replaced the driver side so turned my wheel all the way to the passenger side.

Once the grommets and one screw were removed I just bent that plastic covering the wheel well out of the way as well. If you stick your head in there you will see a bolt that holds the air intake piece in place, remove it. The second bolt I removed I accessed from the hood, you can see it between the battery and the pipe on the end of the air intake. The third bolt you can access from below the car at the same place you are working to replace the fog.

Once that is out you can move that part of the air intake far enough back to unscrew the top left screw either from the wheel well or underneath. The bottom right screw is easy and I was actually able to remove it before I moved the air intake.

Took me about an hour and I am no mechanic.

Out of curiosity, what are the dealers asking you guys to fix it?

 

just saying, the amount of the bumper that you removed, you may as well have taken off the entire bumper to do it. also, there are only 2 bolts holding up the intake, idk what the 3rd one you undid was... for details on how to remove that, check the DIY thread and click the one about the resonator delete. thats the big gay box behind the drivers fog light that constricts the air