sixsixfour

I cant say its a full DIY as some here because I couldnt remember the exact details. Plus a friend of mine did the majority of the install. But I thought Id share the process as I am sure there are some that would rather keep the bumper and lip on the car.

Items used during the install:

-2004-2005 OEM Honda Accord foglight kit (wires and all)
-inline fuse holder
-20 amp fuse
-about 5 feet of wire
-metal coat hanger (more on this in a bit)
-dremel
-air saw
-marker
-lift
-6000K H11 HID kit
-3M electrical tape
-3M double stick tape
-wire loom cover (used the ones from the Accord kit)

note:

-the bumper and A-Spec lip were not removed from the car. the A-Spec was just moved out of the way for the sides, but otherwise remained on the car.

-this setup allows the accord fogs to come on only when the parklights are engaged. they stay lit even when you engage high beams. they also go off (even if the switch is on) when all the lights are on the OFF position. they also function like the OEM fogs, where if you leave them on but shut the door, they go out.

on to the pics:

grinding down the right foglight bezel to fit the rightmost corner of the bumper


the lip semi-off the bumper


test-fitting the bezel






with the foglight housing and halogen bulb (with kit) pre-fitted


with the grille finish


testing the fog


doing the driver side:


fitting the driver side foglight bezel



wiring layout:




final layout before putting the cover


installing the HIDs




inside switch (off)


inside switch (on)



and the actual pics:



fogs and parklight


fogs and lows


fogs, lows and OEM fogs (with 6000K HIDs as well)



thanks for looking

dechlin

iTrader: (1)

Very nice write up. I was thinking about doing this mod myself. Are thes the factory honda fog lights or the ones you can pick up off of ebay?

sixsixfour

i forgot to mention - the metal coat hanger was used to feed the control wire through the firewall. i cut the hanger and sharpened one end. i then taped the wire and coiled it around the hanger and poked it through the rubber boot that goes through the firewall. this rubber boot has a wire loom poking out from it. its below the brake fluid reservoir.

sixsixfour

i didnt buy the ebay lights. i bough these (OEM Accord foglight kit) from another AZ user (itsryanftw) locally.

the kit is very nice. we used one of the relays, the wire loom cover, and much of the positive and negative wires. the only things i bought were the 20A fuse, the fuse holder and the HID kit. my friend took care of pretty much everything.

sjo

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Moar details on the license plate holder! Very nice photos and thanks for the info! This thread shall come in handy in the future.

dechlin

iTrader: (1)

how does the light attach to the bumper? is it attached to the grills

crazyasiantl

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clean install

sixsixfour

it is held by three bolts that were not part of the kit. only small parts of the inside of the bumper were trimmed (to allow access of the fog light housing), so the majority of the plastic structure were still intact.

the bezel was bolted onto the plastic structures, then the fogs were mounted afterwards.

sixsixfour

here you go:

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/rho-plate-relocate-front-plate-tow-hook-woot-644312/

ABP_04TL

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welcome to the accord foglight crew!!

very nice, looks great

spicynoodle116

Thats exactly how I want my lightings to be! Professionally done too, good job!

jmkiang

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Awesome. This will be my summer project

sixsixfour

thanks guys! ill try to take night pics

JD TL-S

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A great Job !

A def summer mod.

djbonsu

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nice write up! any pics of how you secured the foglight to the bumper?? did you aim them afterwards?

sixsixfour

unfortunately i didnt take pics of the way they were mounted from behind, as there was no room since we didnt remove the bumper.

pretty much, thicker bolts with nuts were put behind the bezel.

jmkiang

iTrader: (5)

How much did you pay for the OEM kit?

Do you have pictures of the lower grill? Did you just dremel it and pop it back in?

sixsixfour

got it for $150 from another member here. ill take pics of the lower grill when i get a chance. i just popped it right back.

jmkiang

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^ Thanks.

Was this the part number? 08V31-SDA-100

sixsixfour

yes.

here is a link to the pic from the for sale thread of the kit that i bought:

jmkiang

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Thanks. $150 is a steal. Damn you!

EVOLICARUS

did you have to mod the switch any to make it look so flush?

gerzand

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Very clean looking install and nice cuts. I'm not sure about only using double sided tap though as far as long term secureness of the fog lights in the bumper. And I say this in the most polite way possible, but IMO in order to do this install right and make sure that all wiring is routed and secured properly (not dangling or free to move around while driving) then removing the bumper is necessary. This is especially true for those planning to do HID's because there is nowhere to cleanly mount the ballasts in the engine bay. Very clean car tho man!!!

sixsixfour

thanks!

the fogs are secured by 3 bigger bolts that we bored through the plastic shroud in the bumper.

we used the double stick tapes for the A-Spec kit as we had to remove the existing one that was installed by the dealer

all the wiring is secured behind the bumper along the front cross beam. the wires that come from the passenger side fog are covered inside the wire loom that was with the OEM Accord kit. so it is adequately protected. the wiring from the driver side all the way up short of the battery are also shrouded and zip tied as well. nothing is dangling nor moving around the ballasts of the HID kit are stuck with double stick tape and also zip tied - the driver side has them on the lower intake resonator and the passenger side (iirc) is mounted on the lower frame support, i dont remember for sure.

i appreciate the concern though ill try to take pics of the wiring when i get a chance. we did remove pretty much everything under the bumper when we did this and didnt cut any corners. the whole install took all weekend, as my friend did it carefully and thoroughly

sixsixfour

nope. just took out the blank next to the mirror controls and it latched on perfectly.

gerzand

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So having used the DEPO kit myself and not the OEM kit as the OP has, I can affirmatively state that the OEM switch needs no modification to fit the opening, while the DEPO brand switch needs slight sanding around the "square" corners of the switch's fascia. eBay's are still unknown though...

You learn something new everyday!!!! thx

sixsixfour

your posts about your fogs actually pushed me to have this done after a couple years' worth of procrastination

and yes i can affirm that the OEM fog switch latches without modifications on the existing blank next to the mirror controls.

gerzand

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hey thanks man. I'm flattered! lol

EVOLICARUS

I'm going to have to order the switch then through majestic honda. if thats the case

gerzand

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Unless you don't mind a little sanding:

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Looks amazing! Very nice upgrade!

EVOLICARUS

i did sand, i just really hate the orange light..

ballinfizzle89

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Last 3 pics are EPIC!


Nice diy, looks like a clean install

sixsixfour

a "night" pic

o4Komodo

iTrader: (2)

Hmn... I thought the OEM Honda switch would have a better looking fit... =t
Looks good though!~ Awesome work.

dudechewy

looks great

sixsixfour

night pic of just the fogs:

o4Komodo

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Hey, would you care to tell me what is in the bag on the far right?
I have the OEM switch, switch-wiring-harness and fog-light-wiring-harness. I'm playing around with them at the moment..... My two brown connectors and one dark blue connector are filled with some sort of paste-looking-substance.
What exactly do these 3 connectors plug into?
I'm also a little oblivious as to what the two light blue and two grey connectors on the switch-wiring-harness connect to as well. I thought these wires would connect to each other.. but I guess not.

Reason I ask is because I'm trying to run the accord switch with custom fogs. So I ended up getting the OEM switch+OEM wiring harness+switch-harness.

Hilton_TL

Has anyone seen, or know of anyone that will do the mod for Fogs in the state of GA? I have an 04 I'd love this done on. Thanks

sixsixfour

the one in the bag is one of the relays. im not sure how exactly my friend did it, but he did stip out most of the wiring and customized the install.