AUTOSAVER88 Fog Lights For Honda Civic Sedan 2009 2010 2011 (Real Glass Yellow Lens with Bulbs & Wiring Harness)
K**N
Installation is easy once you know the wiring. Figuring out the wiring is trash if you're a novice.
Here's the thing. They fit on any 8th Gen Facelift Civic, no doubt. The problem is these fog lights come with a harness that isn't plug and play without extra procedures, any took me a bit of time examining multiple fog light install videos + reading on the 8th Gen Civic forums, where I had to come up with a DIY solution to the problem. Keep in mind this installation tutorial is meant for people WITHOUT a pre-existing fog light assembly installed... if you're one of those people, all you need to do is remove the bumper and replace the old ones. This is for people that are installing fog lights on a car that came without them.So here we go. First off, do not consult videos off YouTube looking for a 1 to 1 installation. You won't find that. You'll find multiple ways to install the lights, such as running the harness through your engine bay, or through the fender liner. I had none of that. For the record, I own a 2010 Civic LX-S and here's how it went down.1. Remove the front bumper. There's clips in place and usually they're stubborn and easy to break, however you can reuse the clips. I don't recommend that however, especially if the clips were never replaced to begin with. Buy a removal tool + set of bumper clips before install. Very easy to do without a prytool, just use a flathead screwdriver + pliers and you'll be fine if you're not aggressive.2. Remove the punch out plastic where the foglights are supposed to be. They're held in by plastic tabs you need to adjust through the hole they're in to remove. Don't just hammer or cut them out.3. Install the lights. Very straightforward. Don't connect anything to them.4. Disconnect the battery. Remove negative terminal, that's all you really need to do. Make sure the connector won't touch it again so you don't fry yourself.5. With the fog light wiring harness, plug in the brown connector to the brown connector that is already on your car. For me, it was on the right side of the car, where the washer fluid resevoir is. It might be black due to dirt, highly recommend cleaning whatever gunk is on it with compressed air, make sure the contact is clean. This routes the power back to a connector under the steering wheel column that will be covered later. Attach ground connector 1 to the bolt on the washer fluid, attach ground connector 2 to the bolt next to the air filter. Do some cable management and make sure you tie down the harness where it isn't conflicting reinstallation of the front bumper.6. Take off the dashboard covers of your car. Start from bottom to top. Disconnect the odometer buttons on the left by pushing on the clip and pulling out when removing the top dashboard cover. Remove the storage unit where the foglight switch goes, it's held in by 3 screws. Retain the screws and use them for installing the switch.7. On the interior harness, there are two red wires. One is connected to a fuse, and another isn't. The one connected to the fuse hanging is the power to the switch. You need to cut the wire and connect it to a fusetap. On the fusetap, I put in two 10v minifuses. Buy a mini fusetap for this. You want to plug in this fusetap upside down on the 6th slot on your fusebox. Double check you understand where the 12v is coming from so you don't improperly install your fusetap and then risk blowing the circuit if something ever happens to your fusebox. The other red wire you also cut the connector off and install a female quick disconnect. This is the wire to your actual fog lights. This connects to the top left area of the fusebox, which has pins sticking out of it in that connector. You plug in the disconnect to the bottom right pin in that specific slot. Connect the brown connector to the other underneath your dash, bolt on the ground to the 10mm bolt next to the fusebox, connect that switch and you're good to go. Tidy up and reinstall the dashboard.8. From there, connect the fog light harness to the fog lights and connect the battery. Double check that power goes to the fog lights when the engine is on. The fog light switch will be lit up all the time, however power to the lights will only occur when the key is in the ignition. That way your battery won't be dead when you come back to it. Reinstall the front bumper and engine cover.I hope this helps. Also keep in mind that since the fog light switch is separate, it is up to you to know when to use the lights at your own discretion. In states such as PA, I've heard you can get ticketed if you run your fogs and your high beams on at the same time, along with having them on in non-inclement weather. Be smart about it. Good luck.
M**S
Excellent product. Arrived quickly
Excellent product. Arrived quickly, were packaged well, look great, perfectly fit the original holes in the bumper, and came with all the wiring needed to plug straight into the Honda harness. No fuss, no cutting, all plug and play.Only downer is the instructions are so brief. Example; step 4 is remove the bumper, remove the old inserts, and mount the lights! That's quite a step - on my wife's Civic that added up to 3-4 hours! If you are a novice at doing things like this go to UTube - there are a number of very good videos on it. There is a wiring diagram that is easy to figure out so the electrical end of it is pretty straightforward.I highly recommend these lights. They're very functional and light up the front of the car even when off. The bright yellow lenses are a real eye-catcher and the light really helps in rain or fog. We've had them on for a month now and are very happy with them.
C**Y
ONLY get this if you know your way around wiring
The lights fit the bumper perfectly. The wiring harness is garbage. I repeat - the wiring harness is garbage. The wires are nowhere long enough to reach the lights once it's plugged into the switch. I'm going to have to go get wire to make this work and splice it all in. I actually might just make my own harness to be honest. Otherwise it's going to be a complete Frankenstein job. Only buy this if you are VERY comfortable with wiring or if you just need to replace your factory lenses.
J**J
Good quality at a great price.
Very good kit. (As long as you have some understanding of electrical) not hard to install but the instructions for harness are ,eeehhh. Would definitely recommend this kit as per the price is definitely a steal and quality is superb.
N**A
You are an AutoSaver
Thank God I found these. My 8th gen Sí was looking naked for a while because everywhere I looked sold the fog lights for an outrageous price. I didn't need the cables just the fog lights itself. I purchased these fog light back in May/2020 I got the cables and the fog lights for a fraction of the cost other places were selling them for. Thank you AutoSaver88 your name suits you very well.
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