I finally got around to wiring up my foglights :nuts: but since I bought them a while back, I've drove past a lot of 7.5 gens, but NONE except for a coupe that I saw today have the fog lights installed. I only see one 7gen with them. I'm confused as to why that is. Were they expensive, did not a lot if cars come from factory with them ? I'm wondering if everyone just hated them, because the chances of seeing them in my city is pretty much close to none. Is this the same anywhere else ?
7/7.5 Gen Foglights Rare ?
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I finally got around to wiring up my foglights :nuts: but since I bought them a while back, I've drove past a lot of 7.5 gens, but NONE except for a coupe that I saw today have the fog lights installed. I only see one 7gen with them. I'm confused as to why that is. Were they expensive, did not a lot if cars come from factory with them ? I'm wondering if everyone just hated them, because the chances of seeing them in my city is pretty much close to none. Is this the same anywhere else ?
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Most people just didn't bother putting them on. They are an expensive factory option. It's not standard on any trim.
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I'd put them on but I'm too lazy to cut my bumper.
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You don't have to cut your bumper. Only 2003-2005's need to.
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You most certainly do have to cut the bumper to install OEM foglights for 06 - 07. The main cutout is there but you still have to do some cutting. It is pretty easy with the template provided.
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That must be a coupe thing then. On my sedan all I had to do was trim the tabs that held the black plastic pieces in place.
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Barely any accords around here have them too.
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As mentioned above, no trim comes standard with them and MSRP is around $250 before installation. Most people buy the fog light kits on eBay for $30-40 and some decide to throw the wiring harness/switch away, replacing them with an OEM harness/switch. I got my Spec-D Tuning fogs for $0.95 shipped and just used their harness/switch. It's not the best quality but it works just fine if you actually know the proper way of wiring them up safely as sodak and I have done. You can find my pics in another thread.
Yes, unfortunately it's a coupe thing. It's honestly not a big deal - it's just a little bit of trimming and I was done cutting both sides in < 5 minutes.
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The fogs on a 7th gen sedan look kind of ugly to me, atleast thats why I've never installed them. If it was easy to install 06-07 without doing a bumper conversion then I would be more inclined to install those. Then again, fog lights aren't a huge deal for me, I can see everything just fine with the exception of extremely heavy fog, which is rare due to the geography of where I live.
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I completely agree with your statement of them not being a huge deal, Mitchell. For me living in SW PA, we do get a lot of inclement weather which is the only time I ever use fog lamps (to help in illuminating the lines of the road). I just hate the look of bumper covers - I think they make the front end look like a base model - so appearance was my major reasoning for installing the fogs. As I said, I would never spend $250 on them...but being that I spent a whole whopping $0.95, I have no regrets haha
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06-07 fogs on sedans look MUCH better than the coupes IMHO, especially if you do the inspire conversion. The coupe ones look asian eyes being stretched.
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I've never had to cut my bumper to install my fogs. I had the fog light covers and then removed them and installed the fogs. Not cutting involved.
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The pdf instructions do say to cut.
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Yea, I could have never fit them in properly without cutting...possibly you could squeeeeeze them in but I don't see them sitting correctly. The same as some don't cut their rear bumper for the HFP kit, when you should, according to OEM instructions. I tried it first w/o cutting it and it just wouldn't sit right. Followed the instructions step by step & cut the exhaust cutouts - fit like a glove afterwards. Honda would NOT make you do an extra step if it weren't required.
Just my $0.02.
Just my $0.02.
Frreal. foglights should come standard on cars these days. even other makes i would dare not buy come with them standard.
Fwiw took me 3 hours to install my oem fogs on a driveway in semi dark with the assistance of a friend to have extra hands and read instructions for me.
Fwiw took me 3 hours to install my oem fogs on a driveway in semi dark with the assistance of a friend to have extra hands and read instructions for me.
Haha. Both mine are busted out on my coupe. With 60k miles in 2.5 years and already broken I surely wouldn't pay $100 to replace them with OEM. So i broke out all the glass till they get replaced. They become a regular maintenance item. Replace every 15k miles. HA
Pay 50$ or so for two ebay replacements. Put a coating on there. I drive a lot and mine are impressively durable. Could just be luck too....
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