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ok...so i brought the real oem foglights from handa accessories after not being able to get the ebay foglights working. i had a really hard time taking the center console apart since not many ppl on here post stuff about the 04-05 model. i hope that this DIY foglights for the 04-05 coupe model will help. also i took pictures when i was taking the center console apart. right now my battery from my camera is down so i couldnt upload the pic. and i'm going on a vacation this weekend so when i come back. i will post up pics and step by step to installing the oem foglights and removal of the center console. if you have any question and need to know a.s.a.p. jus pm me and i'll try to help as much as i can.

 

yea i need a DIY for takin out the centre console for my 04 sedan. i tried following the 01's didnt quite work.lols. that be dope if u can hook up.

 
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that section round the ebrake. grab an rip up

on my coupe thats how i got it apart anyway.

 
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yeah thats what i did
and i broke two of the clips around the ebrake section
but the panel still stays in if you push it

so yeah like paradox said, just start around the ebrake section

 
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if you have an 04-05 and have that like armrest compartment, there are 3 screws under the rubber mat in there. Use a flat head screwdriver and your hand to pull it up then its three phillips head screws with washers in there, 1 in front, 2 in back. and once u get this, sit in the back seat and pull up and back. and your good to go.

 
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Yeah I would be interested in seeing that, I bought a repalcement for my cracked foglight and haven't been ambitious enough to replace it yet. If you could show some pics for how to get them in and out of the bumper that would AWESOME!

 
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hell yeah brother. About to throw some fogs on here, sure could use any guidance you have to offer... and taking apart the console -- I'm betting I end up doing that a few times before trading up on this ride.

and damn dude, we got the same taste -- '05 magnesium coupe

 
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hahaha....well i did wanted the white coupe, but i dunt lik the tan interior so i decided to get the magnesium...

 
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i have the honda directions for installing fogs lights on an 04-05 the dealership printed them out for me... if u pay shipping they are urs

 
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why? there's instructions online at handa accessories...

 
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i wasnt aware i dont need them so i was just offering them to anyone

 
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not tryin to attack you or anything...feel free...

 
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yeah I have a mag metal sedan

kind of off topic
but my I ask which ebay seller you bought your non-working fogs from?
thanks!!

 
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ok...so here it is guys/gals....

center console removal first!

screw open the shift ****.


then you will need a flat screw driver to pry open the first piece of the center console.


after prying the right side open, do the same to the front left side. after popping both clips up, pull from the center up slowly to pop the rest of the clips.


as you can see in the following pic, the red circle are the front clips and the white circles are the clip where you will need to pull from the center.


now remove these four screws, after that pull from the two side outward, and then backward. after removing the four screws, only clips are left so just give it a pull and it will pop out.


here's the backside of it.


now there is two front clip, and NO your not suppose to pry that up like the bumper clip. theres a hole, use something small enough and pop it in. the red arrow shows me tryin to pry it open and left a mark. the blue arrow is the right way


now removie the 4 screws in the back, two on each side.


now here was the part i took 45 mins tryin to figure out why my center console didnt move a cm after thinking that i have removed everything. in the center of the armrest, there are 3 more screws, now you wont be able to see them unless you use a flat screw driver to lift the rubber piece!...
rubber piece...


no rubber piece...


after removing those last 3 screw...you should be able to left the whole console up...

now for the foglights...i did not take much picture during the process because my camera was dying out. but i did manage to take picture of the important part...the wiring.

first you should remove the bumper...and you should tape around the foglight area before cutting out the two black pieces. after cutting both piece out (for the drilling process go to handa-accessories.com)...just put the foglights in the bumper now, unless you have the lamix...put that on first then put the foglights into the bumper.




ok...now to the wiring part...there are 3 harnesses...first take the battery out the way first. once that is done, put the ground wire here next to the factory. white arrow is factory grounding point, blue arrow is the foglight ground.


then route the two foglight wires as posted in the handa-accessories.com)... now connect the end of the foglight harness to the sub harness...to route the sub harness you must remove the passenger inner fender, taking the wheel out will create more room to work, but i didnt...

the subharness after connecting it with the foglight harness


the clip on the sub harness attaching it to the frame...you need to use two wire clip here also...


the blue arrow indicate the black rubber you need to push before being able to stick the end of the sub harness into the firewall...


ok now the outside park is done...now for the interior wiring part...

first you need to take out this piece...i dont know what its called...the side panel?, there are two white clip...the white circle you will need to pull toward the back, and the blue circle one you will need to pull downward towards the ground...


then remove the cabinet...you will need some pilers to remove the clips...the blue circle shows where the two clips that has been removed.


now here is where my camera started dying...the blue arrows indicated the parts you will need to remove..


install the bracket and the relay...it should be behind the tray/cruise control/sunroof switch...


now you need to plug in the green plug in the white circle (it would help if you had someone with a small hands to plug this one in for you...it took me a while to plug this in myself...and plug the blue circle into the right spot.


here was the confusing part in the handa-accessories.com instruction that i think will help to clear things up with the real photos...

first remove the 4 & 10 pin connector which is connected together shown here with the blue circle...


then remove the 4 pin connector (circle in blue) from the 10 pin connector...


now attach the car 10 pin connector to the harness 10 pin connector with the cotton...blue arrow is the harness 10 pin connector/white arrow is the car 10 pin connector.


now there is still one 10 pin connector left, so attach the CAR 4 pin connector (circle in white) to the HARNESS 10 pin connector (circle in blue)...


last but not least...disconnect the 16 pin connector from the steering column shown here with the blue circle.


attach this wire into the 16 pin connector...the wire should go all the way in shown on the second picture. it does not look so easy pushing this wire in...it took me a good 5-8mins...



then reconnect the 16 pin connector, and reinstall everything...

here's a picture of the finish product...its kinda crappy but yeah... i'll post up more picture of my car in the future when i'm done with my exterior mods.



good luck with your install...hope this help.

 
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oh man...that sure looks a lot more work than what i had to do with my 01 civic...thanks for this though...my gf wanted fogs on hers too. man...looks like a whole days worth of work...

 
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wow, good job dude!

 
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the job is not really that hard if i can do it trust me....i can say that i'm a beginner to electrical stuff, and i can only do minor tune up to my car...so if you have more skills then this, and can follow direction, its basically plug and play.

 
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ncie thank you. dunnow hen i will get to doing mine but doesnt seemt hat hard at all

wait so over behind the passengers panel there is a gromet for running wires through? like maybe big enough for 4awg amp wire?

 
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i think the hole would only fit one MAYBE two through the hole if you can get it through. pretty difficult to pull the wire through due to the cabinet. two person would really help, one on the outside sticking the wire through, and one on the inside with SMALL HAND to pull the wire.