Fk7 Fog light delete hypothesis (I think this is partially why lambos lack fog lights?)

[GodBennett]

I did a quick mockup of my civic hatchback without fog lights as seen in the image to the right.

In real life, I actually blacked out fog lights with flat black ceramic panels (shown to the left), but ideally I would like the holes gone completely, as shown in the render/image to the right.

I think the fog lights disturb the flow of the front fascia design. Thoughts?

I know we don't drive lambos, but maybe part of reason for avoiding design whereby fog lights are under headlights, is because things look tacky that way?
Maybe if Honda integrated fog lights into headlights, we would not need the disruption/tacky fog lights in the vent area?

 

[rwsmith123]

Fog light delete would be easy, you can get the vents without the fog light holes.

Personally I like it better with them.

 

[rwsmith123]

Correction, you can get the vents without the fog light holes, but they won’t have the radar cover either. I don’t know if the radar would work correctly with that vent or not.

 

[Drake]

That's just a LX bro

 

[GodBennett]

That's just a LX bro

Thanks for that information.

I did not know that base trims came without those fog-lights.
Going to see if I can get a pair, although as rwsmith123 says, radar may be an issue.

 

[dellyjoughnut]

I doubt fog lights on the FK7 disturb airflow to a significant amount. Even if you remove them. It will not change aerodynamically much.

Lambos need no fog lights if the headlights function always as high beams with special shutters for oncoming objects.

 

[shoegazer]

I suspect, based on other threads re: the RADAR, that anything other than the OEM panel will cause issues for the system. But if there's a trim level with Sensing and without fogs; that may work.

Good luck.

 

[rwsmith123]

By “disturb the flow” I think he was talking in terms of aesthetics.

Some people with accords have covered their radar with a plastic mesh with no issues, so it might work.

 

[jakdotdot]

IIRC, the US has a bunch of lighting regulation regarding the minimum and maximum height of headlights and fog lights.

 

[yansag1982]

It looks better with the fog lights...low end models don't have them here inq Canada.

 

[HalfBreed]

I'm not sure integrating the fogs into the headlights would really work all that well. Fog lights are always low on the bumper because they're supposed to illuminate the road under the fog. Can't really do that if they're the same height as the headlights.

 

[Oddwayne]

I did a quick mockup of my civic hatchback without fog lights as seen in the image to the right.

In real life, I actually blacked out fog lights with flat black ceramic panels (shown to the left), but ideally I would like the holes gone completely, as shown in the render/image to the right.

I think the fog lights disturb the flow of the front fascia design. Thoughts?

I know we don't drive lambos, but maybe part of reason for avoiding design whereby fog lights are under headlights, is because things look tacky that way?
Maybe if Honda integrated fog lights into headlights, we would not need the disruption/tacky fog lights in the vent area?

So do you think the car would be faster without fogs maybe? Is that what your saying

 

[jayy_swish]

Just buy a 2019 Civic hatch LX covers they came with Honda sensing (so your cover is there) and they didn’t have the fog lights. There’s your 2019 civic part numbers although you would be able to recycle your Honda sensing radar cover into the Fog light covers, so exclude that, but I included it anyways. The 2020 Hatch LX also has no fogs with radar cover, but that will change the fog light covers to the new existing ones (they got rid of the fake honeycomb grill and then have a matching painted piece running across the cover)

2nd photo is a 2019 Lx

- Correction 2020 model lx came standard with fog lights