My first attempt at writing a DIY thread. There is a video done by one of the members on Azine, it shows how to remove the front bumper. You can search it, it's very easy.

look nice

Good work. Don't like how it looks on a TL though.

looks good.. can you still turn your fog lights on and off independently of the new LED strips??

my fog has to be on in order for led strip to be on. I dont know how to make it independent. Also i ordered wrong size of HID bulb for my fogs. thats the reason the fogs are not on.

Patel, well done! Nice work. I like it-I think it looks good. Not too overstated either.

That appears to be one happy TL. It's even smiling at me!

Anyway....

I was toying with the thought of LEDs on the front grill, but I'm just not so sure about it. Looks good on your car though.

Just did this on my 06 - getting tons of compliments on them. I didn't have to take off my bumper though - just used the 3m double-sided tape that the strip came with and mounted to the underside of the plastic bar that runs through the middle of the grill. I used a 19" strip cuz I don't have the fogs on 06. I had it wired so that the strips only come on with the ignition and I have a lighted switch inside so I don't need to run them during the day. Only thing is I might eventually switch them out for a brighter set (like on the new Benz's) so that they are more noticeable during the day. I got my strips from Oznium.....

Looks good bro.

Nice..i like it. Are those led's waterproof? Also, don't you think the fog HIDs will drown out the light from the LEDs?

not bad at all, good job!

I wanted to do hid fogs so i had to take out the bumper. I want to get it wired so i can run it independently, will be doing that in couple of weeks. Fog will overpower the led's so, i'll be getting brighter sets. also where can i get it??? I know you got your's from oznium, but do they sell brighter leds like Merck's.

go for it BUD

thx guys. appreciate it. i will try to post some more pics when i get it hard wired inside the cabin. i am hoping it will be easy.

very nice writeup... looks amazing!

can u post a pic with fogs on as well? I wanted to try this with those same led's, but was skeptical because they looked small and unnoticeable. It also seemed like they weren't waterproof. I must say they look good.

nice work but not my style. i think if you hook them up to your drl's they would look awesome!

I like them. Looks really nice.

Sure. I ordered the wrong size bulb so i am waiting to get a new set of bulbs.

Nice DIY.
It would also look nice on the front grill itself, on each side of the Acura emblem. I would assume the grill would be blacked out in this case.

Patel2050, your mod inspired me and I decided to do it as well today. I know I may get flamed, but I actually like it. It looks even better at night, but here are a few pics. Now I'm thinking of doing the DRL mod.

I wish they were as bright as other OEM led DRLs

good diy!

You should get the 5050 SMD LEDs. I have these and they are they are very bright.

That looks very good man. i thought fog would over power the led, but it doesn't look that way.

Congrats Draztic-your TL looks excellent.

that look nice the led strip look better where did you buy the strip

Its the same LED Patel2050 used. I bought it from Autozone. I pretty much followed his DIY. Only difference is I didnt take off the bumper, I went through the wheel well. And i wired mine to the parking light.

Thanx Steven, I've wanted to do this since seeing your headlights, but i didnt feel like opening the headlights again. I also figured I would be annoyed if a LED blew and I would have to open it up again to fix it. I've seen others post about LED strips on their grille, but I think Patel2050 did it the best. So much so, I had to do it myself. Props to you and your DIY Patel.

^ Good pictures and guidance. For LED strips you don't need to take off the bumper, snip wires, or go through fender wells to do this mod. I used a add-a-circuit and tapped in the RR Defroster (30amp) fuse to wire the LEDs- they are always on which is what I wanted.

While the strips don't look bright by day- they're still noticeable by day and very bright by night. I figure technology will improve and I might upgrade my strips when that happens. The 3M double-stick tape is pretty good and the strips have lasted many car hand washes with no issues. I used the Oznium LEDs.

I had to do install hid ballast for my fogs and (+) i am a bit overweight so i need as much clearance as possible. LOL