Fog Light install tutorial

[Shoop22]

Disclaimer - proceed at your own risk. I'm a DIY'r not a Honda mechanic.

I purchased the fog light kit from H & A, they are awesome: Honda CR-V Accessories - Genuine Factory Honda Accessories, made by Honda for your Honda. (http://www.handa-accessories.com/crv.html)

This is a 2008 EX-L, I am guessing that the 2007 as well as other trim levels are very similar to this.


What came in the box
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853602.jpg

The before picture
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853610.jpg

The 7 clips that need to be removed
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853624.jpg

Front bulkhead cover removed
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853637.jpg

[Shoop22]

License plate holder removed and the 4 clips and 2 bolts removed
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853644.jpg

Remove 2 screws and 1 clip, it helps to turn the wheel all the way to one side
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853655.jpg

These slots hold the bumper cover on. Just keep pulling up and down carefully until you wiggle them loose
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853666.jpg

Bumper cover removed
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853679.jpg

A shot of the cover so that you can see the slots that hold the bumper cover on
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853685.jpg

[Shoop22]

I used a dremmel tool with a roto zip bit instead of a knife
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853693.jpg

Dremmel tool I used
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853736.jpg

Piece removed with trim piece
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853702.jpg

Trim piece installed
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853711.jpg

Fog light installed in bumper using 4 self tapping screws
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853748.jpg

[Shoop22]

This pic is taken from the wheel well it shows where the 1 pin connector hooks in
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853755.jpg

The directions said to start the fog light harness at the driver side, but I found it easier to work from the passenger side first. It's held on with clips, tie wraps and tape.
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853762.jpg

The drivers side is held on with more clips
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853767.jpg

This is the relay, relay block and relay bracket put together
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853771.jpg

White and Pink wire pins in the 34 pin harness connector
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853773.jpg

[Shoop22]

34 pin harness connector
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853782.jpg

Switch harness relay block
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853789.jpg

Mounting screws
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853796.jpg

Vehicle connector
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853803.jpg

Finished product
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1467/7047072/20403562/331853592.jpg

[jim.cook]

Shoop22,
Fantastic job!!
How long did it take?
Did you do the job yourself or did you find you needed another set of hands?

[raze]

Great write-up.
I recently finished my install.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/razer65/SKy5Q1-ZzVI/AAAAAAAAAMg/XFFsHmVnmY8/s144/100_0188.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/razer65/InstalledLights/photo#5236764165742906706)

r.

[Shoop22]

Shoop22,
Fantastic job!!
How long did it take?
Did you do the job yourself or did you find you needed another set of hands?

I did everything myself, the only place where another set of hands would have been beneficial is with the bumper cover because of it's size. It took about 3 hours including taking all the pics. I think you could do it in 2 hours fairly easily.

[ROMAN]

Hey, thats one hell of a job you did. I.m mechanically
inclined but not electrically. I might get some help on
electrical connection. Cheers.:D :D :D

[Shoop22]

Hey, thats one hell of a job you did. I.m mechanically
inclined but not electrically. I might get some help on
electrical connection. Cheers.:D :D :D

It's not difficult electrically at all except for trying to find some of the plugs that are already there.... it seems like Honda hides them ;)

[Cr-Van]

do anyone know what bulb size it use for fog lights

[bearbandit]

OP-- Great thread.
Will be doing mine soon.
I found this video to be helpful as well. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9jaC8Q0tsw)

[RX729]

Show some picture's with the fog light's on...

[stickerguynyc]

the fog light bulb is H11...


I put some yellow bulb on mine and looks good at night

[rbm11761]

Just Finished Mine. :D Also did the mod so I can run fogs in High or Low Beam.

[drdave00]

It's not difficult electrically at all except for trying to find some of the plugs that are already there.... it seems like Honda hides them ;)

H+A does not deal with Canada,Too bad for us!!!!!!!:(

[late08]

H+A does not deal with Canada,Too bad for us!!!!!!!:(

These guy's do.
They ship by USPS as well.....no UPS charges. I got nicked 6% Duty on my spoiler though.:rolleyes:

http://www.keenanhondaparts.com/servlet/StoreFront

By the way Shoop22..............thanks for the well done tutorial.

late08

[kaapso]

Is it possibel to void the warranty by installing the fog light yourself?

[orangesonoma]

Is it possibel to void the warranty by installing the fog light yourself?

i would not think so..

[themp]

Just finished the install and it took me 4 hours with an hour of trying to figure out why nothing worked(lights/fog/turn signals) when I powered it up. Here are items to note as you go through this:

Note: Make sure you pull the negative connector on the battery before doing this installation. The instructions tell you to do this, but you could miss it.

1.) Purchased from http://www.handa-accessories.com/index.html No instructions came with the parts, so you will have to print off the instructions from the pdf file at their site.

2.) Keep track of the clips there are long and short versions and you need to get them back in the right place. The long clip has a metal pin that pops out when you push in the plastic plug. The short clip does not.

3.) I did not remove the wheel, just turned it hard left.

4.) To remove the bumper at the top left and right side pull straight out. At first I thought it had to come down and out, but that is not the case.

5.) Cutting out the plastic for the fog light was done with a very shart utility knife. Cut between the four tabs first and then cut the tabs. All the plastic is very soft so be careful and tape the front as they document in the instructions. The YouTube video did help along with this thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9jaC8Q0tsw

6.) The 1 pin connector in front is very high up, you can see if from the top of the engine also. It is filled with grease so don't mess with it, just plug it in.

7.) The routing of the wiring harness was just like the this thread, I had more slack than I thought so it ended up on the left side. Since the temperature sensor is along the bottom, you just have to tie wrap to its wiring. There is an extruded styrofoam piece on the front beam that completely fell off when I removed the bumper. So, I ended up taping this back in place with some electrical tape on the top of the beam. Similar to the tape for the wiring undernead the beam.

8.) At first I thought I would not have to remove the kick panel(where the gas and hood pull are) and the left front door sill, but in the end they had to come out. Be very careful with the kick panel when re-installing, the clip near the bottom can be off center and if you push hard enough it distorts the pin and causes the plastic to discolor on the outside. My only mishap in terms of not scratching stuff. All the plastic is very soft.

9.) The driver's dashboard undercover(has the fuses printed on it) is a very strange part. It has a layer of insulation/padding on the backside and it took me a while to figure out that this is to collect dripping grease/oil from the steering mechanism. I had a drip in progress right above it.

10.) The steering cover is a major pain to remove. Step 28 in the instructions was totally not needed for the 2009. I spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out where the retaining tab is. The easiest is to remove the two screws and one bolt from the bottom cover and make sure you have the steering wheel fully extended. Then separate the two covers, starting on the ignition side. You can push in on the top cover where they describe in the instructions. Getting them back together is a little tricky also, you have to feed the posts into the slots that allow the steering wheel to adjust in and out. The top also has a set of curved pins on the front(near the dash) that engage in the bottom, so start from the dash side and lower the steering wheel side down last, like a clam closing.

11.) In all the messing with the steering cover, I completely forgot to plug in the connector on the new turn signal. So, when I powered up I had no lights, fog, and turn signals. I had to take the steering wheel apart once again once I figured this out. I was able to see the connector looking up from below.

12.) The 2 pin connector is up by the left foot driver rest. Took me a while to see it as the carpeting is in the way.

13.) I only removed the 34-pin connector, the instructions call for removing all three, but that seemed like wasted effort.

14.) Fuse 6 already had a 20 amp fuse in it, so you do not have to do step 43.

15.) On aiming the lights, I did nothing. I did find that the general aiming method is: Visual aim is made with the top of the beam 4 inches below the lamp center at 25 feet with the lamp facing straight forward.