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First write-up for a DIY here. I know that there are a lot of people who want to do the fog light install or have cracked fog lights and are looking for alternatives.
I had a cracked fog light on my 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring on my driver side. * It comes with fog lights from factory * I wanted to fix it but didn't feel comfortable with getting the same OEM ones. I wanted something a bit more durable and something brighter.
So after looking at the reviews and recommendations, I went with the Morimoto XB LED fog lights.
If you are looking for the OEM ones, College Hills Honda parts site is selling the OEM kit for quite a bit. $312.00 + shipping for sensing and non-sensing models. The Morimoto XBs only cost me 143ish after the Black Friday sales. Originally it is around 175.
So on with the install!
I forgot to take a picture before the fogs but here we start. It honestly, doesn't matter where you start. Pick a side and start. I started with the "left/passenger side first". I was worried about the sensing stuff would make things more complicated but my worry was for not...
Starting from the top left side, get your plastic pry tool and insert it in the little edge there. You will see a few tabs on the top side.
Here is a picture of the tabs at the top. Be careful when you try to pull off the cover. When you stick in your pry tool remember to push that little tab so that it un-hooks. If you force it, you will break the little tabs.
View attachment 126641
IMPORTANT NOTE: There is another of those "lovely" push pins that holds it together so you will need either a small flathead, or one of those curved pick tools to help take that pin off. I choose to not re-install those pins as they are really annoying to get off, especially in such a small space.
So 3 big tabs at the top , 2 on the sides, and 3 more on the bottom and 1 annoying push pin.
Here is another picture of the cover.
From there its your regular fog light install. For reference the size is about 3.5. You will see the 4 mounting screws, so unscrew them and take off your old OEM fogs. Unplug the connector for the power and plug in your new fog lights. For the hatchback, I did some minor trimming to get everything to fit. Then re-screw everything and cover it back up!
Sensing side w/ fog lights.
Sensing side.
Sensing cover from front side.
Sensing cover from back side.
If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment. Or shoot me a message on my IG: that_pmm_fk7 .
Hope this helps!
I had a cracked fog light on my 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring on my driver side. * It comes with fog lights from factory * I wanted to fix it but didn't feel comfortable with getting the same OEM ones. I wanted something a bit more durable and something brighter.
So after looking at the reviews and recommendations, I went with the Morimoto XB LED fog lights.
If you are looking for the OEM ones, College Hills Honda parts site is selling the OEM kit for quite a bit. $312.00 + shipping for sensing and non-sensing models. The Morimoto XBs only cost me 143ish after the Black Friday sales. Originally it is around 175.
So on with the install!
I forgot to take a picture before the fogs but here we start. It honestly, doesn't matter where you start. Pick a side and start. I started with the "left/passenger side first". I was worried about the sensing stuff would make things more complicated but my worry was for not...
Starting from the top left side, get your plastic pry tool and insert it in the little edge there. You will see a few tabs on the top side.
Here is a picture of the tabs at the top. Be careful when you try to pull off the cover. When you stick in your pry tool remember to push that little tab so that it un-hooks. If you force it, you will break the little tabs.
View attachment 126641
IMPORTANT NOTE: There is another of those "lovely" push pins that holds it together so you will need either a small flathead, or one of those curved pick tools to help take that pin off. I choose to not re-install those pins as they are really annoying to get off, especially in such a small space.
So 3 big tabs at the top , 2 on the sides, and 3 more on the bottom and 1 annoying push pin.
Here is another picture of the cover.
From there its your regular fog light install. For reference the size is about 3.5. You will see the 4 mounting screws, so unscrew them and take off your old OEM fogs. Unplug the connector for the power and plug in your new fog lights. For the hatchback, I did some minor trimming to get everything to fit. Then re-screw everything and cover it back up!
Sensing side w/ fog lights.
Sensing side.
Sensing cover from front side.
Sensing cover from back side.
If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment. Or shoot me a message on my IG: that_pmm_fk7 .
Hope this helps!
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