who has ebay fog lights?
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who has ebay fog lights?
i need to know and hear from the people who bought ebay fog lights.
1. did they fit perfectly
2. how long did it take to install
3. is ebay a place you would recommend me getting them from, from your experience w/the fog lights
i use ebay alot, and found foglights for around $70 or so.... but i know on tornactive.com they are $95, and give 5% off. i'd much rather spend the $70, but if they are crap, or dont do well, then i'll spend the extra money.
and yes, before some of you buttholes tell me to search, i did, but i want updated responses.
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1. did they fit perfectly
2. how long did it take to install
3. is ebay a place you would recommend me getting them from, from your experience w/the fog lights
i use ebay alot, and found foglights for around $70 or so.... but i know on tornactive.com they are $95, and give 5% off. i'd much rather spend the $70, but if they are crap, or dont do well, then i'll spend the extra money.
and yes, before some of you buttholes tell me to search, i did, but i want updated responses.
(it's really a shame i have to add that)
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Rep Power: 0 ^^ haha just had to do it. Anywayz, just to let you know what tornactive sells is the same thing on ebay. Get the ebay ones. They work just as good as the oem ones. Also they crack as easily too. But you can buy a lenses cover for them. It's worth the 70 bucks.
I have the fogs off ebay. They work perfectly and look great. I had to get my Mom a set after she saw mine. Although the passenger side lens cracked from gravel, but it still works. And I replaced a bulb in one of mine. They list at Honda for like 24.99, but I payed 15 after shop discount. These fog lights a good buy.
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Rep Power: 315 Originally posted by salokod
were they had to install?
were they had to install?
Fog Lights DIY
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Rep Power: 315 Thanks, intoxcivicted. Some of this stuff was just too hard to find, so I organized it into a site with help from the other DX/HX guys.
fine02civicgurl...ok...
The models with a cup holder cover are different than the models without a cover...because the area where the switch for the lights goes is smaller on the model WITH the cover. The switch that comes with the lights was designed for the 01 and is simply too big to fit.
I have an 01 which has no cover, so the install was simple. The guys with a cover have run into this problem and bought another switch. If you search, you'll find threads asking how to wire up the oem honda switch. I can't help with that, because I haven't done it myself, nor have I assimilated the info into the DIY.
fine02civicgurl...ok...
The models with a cup holder cover are different than the models without a cover...because the area where the switch for the lights goes is smaller on the model WITH the cover. The switch that comes with the lights was designed for the 01 and is simply too big to fit.
I have an 01 which has no cover, so the install was simple. The guys with a cover have run into this problem and bought another switch. If you search, you'll find threads asking how to wire up the oem honda switch. I can't help with that, because I haven't done it myself, nor have I assimilated the info into the DIY.
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Rep Power: 0 but im not understanding what the cup holder has to do w/whether or not it fits right. is it just saying if u have a model civic w/the cup holder, that means its different and wont fit. or does the cup holder actually not let it fit.
'because if thats the case, i'll remove the cover to the cup holder...
but i dont think im understanding right.
is it a pain in the butt since it wont fit right?
my dad is very mechanical and can fix ANYTHING, so is it possible to 'get around' or is it "it wont fit, no solution"
'because if thats the case, i'll remove the cover to the cup holder...
but i dont think im understanding right.
is it a pain in the butt since it wont fit right?
my dad is very mechanical and can fix ANYTHING, so is it possible to 'get around' or is it "it wont fit, no solution"
i think he is saying that the difference in the 01 model and 02+ models in the case of interior is that the 02+ models have a cover over the cupholders. since the mounting place for the foglight switch is right above the cup holders, the design has changed. SO IN CONCLUSION:
- the repica foglights from ebay or tornactive are designed for 01 civics which means the switch that comes with the replicas are bigger than 02+ ones.
- what you need to do if you decide you want to buy the replicas and have a 02+ civic is that you need to buy the oem foglight switch for 02+ civics and use that in accordance with the foglight kit and do NOT use the switch from the kit.
- the repica foglights from ebay or tornactive are designed for 01 civics which means the switch that comes with the replicas are bigger than 02+ ones.
- what you need to do if you decide you want to buy the replicas and have a 02+ civic is that you need to buy the oem foglight switch for 02+ civics and use that in accordance with the foglight kit and do NOT use the switch from the kit.
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Rep Power: 315 Look at the pic below. See the switch? On your car with the cover, the hole where the switch goes is too small for the switch that comes with the kit. Therefore, you need a switch that fits from Honda. The problem is that the back of the honda switch probably isn't gonna look like the switch that came with the lights and will be wired differently.
You'll need to ask someone who's wired the oem honda switch to tell you how to hook it up, because I haven't done it. If someone can give me that info, I'll add it to the DIY.
You'll need to ask someone who's wired the oem honda switch to tell you how to hook it up, because I haven't done it. If someone can give me that info, I'll add it to the DIY.
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Rep Power: 0 i cant turn it upright?? i thought the holes on mine went the other direction anyway
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Rep Power: 315 It may fit vertically (upright) if you install it on the left of the steering wheel. That is, if you have a spot to put it. You'll also need to run the wires on the drivers side through the firewall, instead of the passenger side like I show in the DIY. There is a grommet somewhere on the drivers side that you can use.
Originally posted by fine02civicgurl
i cant turn it upright?? i thought the holes on mine went the other direction anyway
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i cant turn it upright?? i thought the holes on mine went the other direction anyway
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Originally posted by fine02civicgurl
ok... what about the holes by the cruise control?? like under the driver side vent
ok... what about the holes by the cruise control?? like under the driver side vent
in this case size DOES matter, sorry.
