DIY fog light install on '91 Accord

[mean87]

So I got a set of foglights off a '90 Accord from an all-Honda junkyard, the guy must not have known what they were worth cause he only charged me $40CA for the lights, brackets, swicth and full harness. I brought them home and cleaned them up a lil, one was broken in the back, but only the plastic, not all the way through to the inside of the light.

Driver's side:


Passenger's side:


Harness and switch:

Removing the bumper was a pain because the nuts for the bumper support are stripped, so I decided to just remove the cover.


The plastic expansion clips were hateful because they wouldn't come back out with a screwdriver, so I tried something different:

I screwed in a small screw, only a lil bit:

Grab the screw with a set of pliers and pull the plastic center out:



I used a flat screwdriver and hammer and broke out the ones under the headlights. Piece of cake, the cover came off easily:

Then I used a utility knife to cut out the covers:


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[mean87]

Installing the harness was hateful, especially running the wires through the dash, and I spent almost half an hour trying to bolt the relays up underneath the cruise control unit. But after several hours I got it all in, and the switch:

The worst part was the one light that was broken a bit in the back was very rusted where the bulb sits, and wouldn't carry a current. I got new bulbs for both sides, and some new wires and end connectors, eventually I did get them to work, then the bumper went back on easily using the original expansion clips:

Cleaned up and hauled it out of the garage to take a few shots and drool for a while:



TOTAL TIME: 5hrs

Please tell me what you think

[npor]

very nice.

[CB7_91/DX]

Nice find. good price too.

[lilb_1979]

Was it easy to cut with the knife? I need to cut mine in a couple days amd I have no clue what I'm going to use. I have no dremel.
Nice right up btw!!

[wagonkid]

man you got a hell of a deal there the lights look good great DIY bro

[npor]

Was it easy to cut with the knife? I need to cut mine in a couple days amd I have no clue what I'm going to use. I have no dremel.
Nice right up btw!!

i used a drill with one of those rotobit spiral saw bits and it worked like a charm

[lilb_1979]

i used a drill with one of those rotobit spiral saw bits and it worked like a charm

Hmm, I think I will try that.

[mean87]

I just used a utility knife (carefully) The plastic is soft so the knife slides along pretty good. Along the bottom can be a lil tougher because there are spots where the plastic is thicker

[mean87]

Silly question but does anyone know whether these are JDM or USDM foglights, just based on the pics?

[slick]

Silly question but does anyone know whether these are JDM or USDM foglights, just based on the pics?

they look OEM to me from the pics but heres a question to answer your question.


Are the lenses curved? if so then yes they are JDM

[lonski]

Was it easy to cut with the knife? I need to cut mine in a couple days amd I have no clue what I'm going to use.

I used a mini hacksaw, I find I have more control with it than a utility knife.

[kouzie]

Great job!!

brought mine from dealer and came with directions/drawing..

[lilb_1979]

Well I used a utility knife and it worked great!! Thanks to this thread I was able to do it!! Thanks guys!!

I guess I have JDM ones cuse my are curved.

Will post pic tomorrow!!

[perdido420]

I like it I wasnt a big fan of fogs but i am coming around.
I know this is off topic but what junk ward did you get them at?