Wanted to email you but can't see your email on your user profile. Anyways, just test drove a silver EX V6 with silver Metal Trim Kit. Just loved it. Goes really well with the black interior. Wasn't cheap looking at all. Wife had reservations before she saw it. Changed her mind after she saw it. Can't get enough of this car. 5th test drive so far.
Youll like it . Actually, you'll LOVE it. Mine's Graphite Pearl (ok..gray) with gray leather interior, silver metal interior trim kit. Actually, matches up quite well with the gray winter skies in Maine... Best feature this time of year?? HEATED SEATS.
hello everyone. if you have the metal interior trim, have you thought of installing the burl wood add-ons on some selected non-metal parts ?
while the brushed metal in the ex-l looks contemporary and sophisticated, i'm thinking if wood can somehow blend with the metal to provide some warmth to the interior (m-benz supposedly did this successfuly in the new sl).
saw today at a dealership, installed on an ex-leather, the $180 "interior trim kit" from collegehillshonda.com and partscheap.com. (unfortunately this car had the birdseye wood trim, not the metal trim). url is http://partscheap.com/accordinterior03.htm#woodtrim
if you'll look at the picture, one of the major pieces, an approximately 1.5 inch band of wood, runs along the "ridge" of the dashboard (top edge of glove box door has that ridge) from one end to the other. a piece that goes under the a/c switches bridges the left and right bands.
in addition, this band of wood (shaped like a boomerang) continues on to cover the left and right lips of the shifter console a la acura tl.
will appreciate knowing any experience/opinion you might have on this risky if not kooky idea.
this post is off-topic but just wanted to share my lanier honda experience with you, knowing you dealt with them.
well, visited them today (above metal/wood mix post of mine talks about a car in their showroom) and i had the same "sell extremely high" (new car) and "buy extremely low" (trade) experience.
the silver DEMO ex-v6 coupe i was looking at was offered to me for $4k over invoice (and it had 2k miles) and their trade offer was likewise laughable.
i was there on an off-chance that they'd extend their business month til today, as they did the 3.49% apr. this not being the case probably explains the indifferent pricing they offered.
enjoying your new coupe, i assume. it's emerging as a great enthusiast car.
I think I remember seeing that coupe. Was it the one with all of the spoilers on it and the 17" wheels?
Their offer to us was ludicrous. I will NEVER step foot in there to buy a car again but their service coupons are good and they had some nice accessories in their showroom. We are going to try and find a meatier shift knob for ours.
And yes, we love it. It's getting smoother and smoother as the miles go by. Can't help but get a case of green eyes when I see my significant other driving it. But I love my SI and I do have a key to it so he better watch out or it might go missing one morning
i know what you're referring to. that's a new unit, i believe, and the demo i tested was parked behind. just had the spoiler.
you're right about their service coupons - great deals. and the accessory store is stacked with goodies tho expensive (they're selling the $180 trim kit for $250).
i also found that the 2.9% promo they advertised last weekend was dealer's own buy-down of honda's national apr promo. the 0.5% differential roughly equals only $150-$200 in apr discount, which can be no discount if same is added to car's price. it's a good attention-getter though, isn't it?
That 2.9 got my attention (any discount is a discount) but their prices are so high it's easy to see how they can afford to buy down the rate. Don't know what those guys are thinking. But alls well that ends well. We ended up buying from a guy who we worked with when I needed another SI. He knows we don't play those games so their first offer was only $500 off what we wanted to pay. They knocked off the extra $500 and everybody was happy. We might have been able to get a slightly better deal but we are happy with it. Our Civic had suspension mods, exhaust, and intake and we still got "good" trade according to kbb. Got the new car for what works out to be 1-2% over invoice. Given that we couldn't find a 5-speed EX-L at the time and other dealers were talking MSRP ... we are happy.
Hi folks, I am wiring Hella fog lights onto my '02 EX V6 tomorrow morning. I have worked the logistics on switches, mounts, connections, etc. The one area I'm not sure about at this point is getting the two wires needed for the switch from the engine bay through the firewall and to the switch. I have integrated the switch into the blank dash panel next to the cruise control button, but everything is connected and sealed so well on this car, I'm not sure how to create the route for the wires to this spot.
I would appreciate it if anyone with experience in this area can provide suggestions on the easiest and most effective way of doing this.
To: atlantabenny I have an 03 coupe with black interior and brushed metal trim. I do not like the look of combining metal and wood trim. I am going with a kit from wooddash.com that is real wood and covers all of the metal surfaces.
Thanks for your opinion. "Real wood" caught my attention. How much more expensive are they ? And if you can share personal or friends' experiences with wooddash.com products, I'd appreciate it.
I was looking at accessories on handa-accessories.com and they had the installation instructions on the site for the 2003 Accord foglights. I did not look at prior years, but they are probably there as well. I believe they showed how to get through the firewall - there is some kind of pass through. Check it out.
I should be taking delivery of a 2003 Accord V6 Coupe next week. The deal includes foglights and the auto-dimming rear view mirror. The dealer will install them. I was looking at the installation instructions on the Handa-accessories.com site, out of curiousity, and the installation looks fairly complicated, removing various parts and panels, for each accessory. Has anyone had these accessories installed? Are you happy with the installation job and the accessories themselves? Any problems? Also, the site indicates that the foglights cannot be installed with the accessory outside temperature display. I assume that does not apply with the factory outside temperature display? Does anyone have both?
We had fog lights installed on our coupe and they are nice. I wouldn't mess with that stuff myself .. that's something for the pros. We also had the auto-dimming mirror put in. If your car has the outside temp display standard then the fog lights won't affect it. We have the outside temp display and the fog lights without a problem.
I started to notice the tires of my vehicle don't seem to have enough air from the appearance of the tires starting this winter , especially the front pair. Besides, I kinda can feel the vibration when running over those reflectors on the road. (It used to be smoother.) I then measure the pressure of the tires and I usually get readings around 27. (I then would pump them to around 31). The manual says 30. So I guess it is ok to have the pressure between 27 to 34. I am still uncomfortable with the shape of the tires and the unsmoothness though. Would anybody give me any suggestions on this problem? I ‘d appreciate any input.
I have a 2003 Accord EX-L V6 Sedan. Have added the following items:
- Trunk liner: a must have; one spill pays for it - Mud flaps: easy to add, protects paint around the wells and looks better. - Windows tinting: costly, but worth it...go to a good place. Keeps the car much cooler and interior protected. - Stainless exhaust accents; just a vanity thing, but looks nice. - Door and wheel well guards: fight those door dings and paint chips.
Just follow owners manual, 30-34 psi is a reasonable pressure. I ever tried pumping it up to 38-40 psi for my 03 accord, it's really really stiff and noisy. Handling is poor because of lesser surface area contacting the road. However, i also have the same feeling of its bad shape and unsmooth. You may consider changing the front tires to another brand.
m3, no need to worry about the slight bulge - it's inherent to radials even at high pressure settings. there could be reason to worry about the tire getting wobbly at high speed, but the radial tire's inner structure keeps it from doing that.
unless you have the v6coupe (not sure about the 4 cyl coupe) that has bridgestones, i believe all other accords have the slightly noisy but highly rated michelins. they're long-wearing, can keep tire temps low during long road trips and look good too.
because they're decathlon (good all around) tires, there's a tradeoff - other than being noisy - in their being low grip. i think this primarily explains why braking distances of hondas are particularly long.
on tire pressure - staying within the range, go for the setting that meets your needs. low pressure=slightly lower fuel economy=higher comfort. reverse is true for high pressure.
I like running the tire pressure higher than normal (but not exceeding limits of tires.). For example, on my '03 EX-L, I run them at 40 psi. I don't think the ride is noticeably sharp, and the handling seems a little better. (and the gas mileage as well). I've been doing this for 20 years across all type of cars/tire.
I would say thatthe tires make a difference. Michelin's are the best....Bridgestone/Firestone the worst.
i think i'll try that. as most, i've been fixated in the neighborhood of 30psi.
but this brings up a perplexing, annoying and downright dangerous incident when i purchased rims & tires from a chain store here in atlanta couple of months back.
thinking that the car felt too skittish, i found that it had 46 psi all around, evidently because a technician understood "max 46 psi" on the tire sidewall as to mean "maximize to 46 psi." LOL - coming as it did from a professional rim & tire retailer.
going back to the topic, you're right in that a car wouldn't feel earthshakingly different with a high psi setting.
and since we're on the subject of "accessories & mods," we'll all be for the better understanding our purchases in addition to what the salesman has to say.
on the rims & tires incident, i checked with at least 3 retailers on what i should get, with 1) a well-known department store [non-permissible content removed] car service establishment saying that they won't go on a limb recommending any "plus sizes," they'll just sell you same-size alternatives of rims & tires, 2) an independent retailer selling me a civic-size set for a toyota solara, and 3) the chain store claiming that "treadwear" ratings are loose, arbitrary and meaningless. yes, the salesman was pushing a low-treadwear type. treadwear numbers, in truth, are based on benchmarks established by a government body.
Fog lights are in. Used them for the first time this morning and they vastly improve the lighting on the sides of the car which was the main beef I had with the headlights on the Accord.....always felt like I was going into turns blind. They also do a very effective job providing additional light in the front of the car.....nice supplement to existing beams without blinding oncoming traffic (no cars flashed their brights at me). I installed Hella FF75 (w/H7 bulb). They're bright, slim and give the car a very unique look in the front, something that's nice on such a popular car. Far superior to the factory fogs.
btw, the wiring was passed through a large grommet in the firewall that houses much of the wiring coming into the dash. Couldn't feed it into the harness, but cut a sliver into the grommet, which closed around the wires when pulled through.
...the treadwear numbers are based on a government standard that says all manufacturers of tires set their own standard.
In essence, wear ratings can only be compared against tires made by the same manufacturer. A 240 on a Michelin may be equal to a 460 on a Joe's House O' Tires house brand.
you're right, the treadwear ratings are meaningful on same-brand comparisons and not between manufacturers.'
i guess what we can rely on, at best, would be the mileage life statements of the tiremakers.
here's a caption of a tiremaker's explanation:
"The tread wear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test track. A tire graded 200 would wear twice as long on the government test track as one graded 100. Your actual tire mileage depends upon the conditions of their use and may vary due to driving habits, service practices, differences in road characteristics and climate. Note: Tread wear grades are valid only for comparisons within a manufacturer's product line . They are not valid for comparisons between manufacturers."
Anyone heard anything about XM radio as a dealer-installed accessory on 2003 Accords? XM's website says this is so, but I've yet to see anything from Honda on it.
hi, just sat in a navi this morning when i had my 03 serviced.
the dash with a navi, i noted, has a separate, narrow display panel above the center vents which the non-navi doesn't have. this is for vital info while using the navi, i read somewehre.
since the accords have the 3-piece dash, looks like the whole center part has to be replaced to take in the navi config.
come to think of it, equipping the regular accord with a navi would be a challenge because of the dedicated audio/hvac unit, otherwise upgradable with an aftermarket single din-type system.
Storm11 - Just wondering where you purchased your foglamps, and price. You'd recommend these over the Honda lamps? Did you install on a coupe or sedan?
Re: tire pressure - there is tire inflation information on the driver's side door sill. Look for the label..Just glanced at it but I think 32 psi front and 30 rear is recommended.
Finally - any thoughts on installing the sunroof wind deflector? Is it functional or just a useless frill? Stylish or tacky???
factory deflector covers big part of sunroof hole and looks rather chunky from outside (on wife's 03 ex sedan).
on the coupe which i'm thinking of getting, i'll consider foregoing it for a smoother outline - considering further the coupe's no-frills purity of design.
Hella FF75's can be purchased on-line from Autobarn (they use an H7 bulb, which is supposed to be the best Halogen bulb for fogs you can get). Price was $89.95 plus shipping (I think shipping was around $6-$7). I've installed/had Bosch, Marchal, Pilots on other cars. Hella's the best and the quality is unsurpassed. I've heard through these sites that the factory lamps are not the best and they are far more expensive than the Hella's, especially if you have them installed (the Honda instruction manual, if you try to do it yourself, is the equivalent of a small novel). The Hella's instructions are simple and clear.
For your responses. I have found this site so helpful. I will probably forgo the deflector unless I see it up close and like it. As far as the fog lamps go...I am not at all qualified to install these myself. I will check out the Hellas on the Autobarn website and will ask the dealer whether they'll install them. I also have a local body shop that might do it for me. Any other thoughts, suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks again for your helpful posts!
Anybody out there (or more specifically in the Sacramento area) installed HID headlights for their 2003 Accord EX-V6 sedan? If so, is it easy to install? If you had them installed, where did you go? Also, which HID light brand did you get and how much were they?
I dont think the moonroof visor is necessary. It will cut down on wond noise considerable. You ahve to weigh the overall appearance affect it will have with the reduced wind noise. In my opinion I think the visor takes away from the lines of the car, but thats just myh two cents.
I looked up the FF75 Hella lamps on Autobarn.com. Nice looking product and they are a lot less expensive than the "official" Honda lamps that can be found on HandA website. Just wondering how you mounted these. Are they installed like the factory-issue, or are they surface mounted? Also - dumb question - do they come with an on-off switch that will mount without sticking out like s sore thumb? Thanks for your opinion/advice.
Mounting these was a bit tricky. The fogs are placed in the lower opening slot next to the grill thingy in the bottom corner of the fascia. There is no way to mount this to the metal support behind the bumper above this opening.....at least, I don't have the tools and/or knowhow to make the holes and bolt it down in that location. So, I went downward and connected to the bottom part of the fascia. Needed longer bolts (used stainless) and made a pvc spacer sleeve to provide rigidity between the bracket on the fog and the bottom of the fascia. The bolt goes through the fascia and is secured with a stainless nut and lock washer underneath. It shimmies a bit over rough stuff, but I think I can quell that problem by wedging some small rubber blocks between the lamp and the opening. Going to give that a whirl this weekend.
Regarding the switch, there are a few wiring diagrams for the fogs. You can mainline it into your lights, but then they will always be on when the lights are on (no switch req'd for this setup). You can wire it with a switch (lighted toggle switch provided) to come on when parking lights are on, which is what I did. That setup allows the fogs to be used with parking lights only, with headlights on (since parking lights remain on) and with brights. The switch is live once normal lights are used....dormant if they are not. I mounted this switch into the existing dormant rectangular panel next to the master control button for the cruise on the left side of the dash...so, it looks like it belongs on the car and was factory installed......very sweet. I didn't want to disturb the quality of the interior, so I devised this approach.....just have to gently pry the panel off, then remove the fuse cover on the left side of the dash to access wiring and connections.
The biggest challenge was getting the wiring through the firewall. Check previous post for how I did that. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Hey shadowfax2, just got an e-mail from AutoBarn......free shipping on purchases of $75 or more. If you're still thinking about those lamps, nows the time.
You're a real do-it-yourselfer. I am not at all so adventurous. I think I'm going to wait a bit and have a chat with my autobody guy to see if he's up to the task. But thank you for the recommendation to the Autobarn site. I cannot believe the wealth of knowledge, experience and information I've gained from this site..from people like you and others. When I finally do make a decision on fog lamps I will be able to make a fully informed and intelligent one.
purchased two sets of OEM foglights from HandA Accessories. one for my '02 accord coupe, and one for my bf's '00 civic si. i also had the OEM fogs on my '00 accord coupe. i really like them and feel they definitely put out a lot of extra light. maybe not as much as a set of HELLA's, but i like having OEM parts on my car (except for my engine and suspension stuff. *wink*) i have a friend who helped us install the civic ones last weekend, and we'll be doing my car this weekend. it definitely was an all day affair for us, but when you have the OEM ones everything is spelled out. it's just a matter of having the tools. if you get them installed at a shop (like i did on my first car) try to look for a small, but reputable performance shop. the place that did mine specializes in installing spoilers/body kits. they did it for $100 instead of the $380 that the dealers wanted. anyway, the long & short of this is that the OEM ones work just as well (imo) as other aftermarket ones. just depends on what you want to pay, i guess.
on its usefulness, it could prevent the sliding panel cover from getting wet and staining (deflects rain upward during a drizzle). on this score, i think i'll keep mine despite the reduced open area and the broken roof line.
Has anyone replaced the manual transmission shift knob in a 2003 Accord? I'd like to replace the round-ish knob with more of flat-topped one. I've found some for sale on the Internet but I don't know if they'll fit on the Accord. Thanks.
I bought the auto dimming mirror from handa-accessories.com and I was thinking of installing it myself but did you see the instructions for that thing. Very complicated and too much taking things apart just for a mirror. I called a couple of Honda dealers in my area and most quoted about $60-90 for install but one quoted my $34 so I went in. They started the job saying it will take them an hour, they ended up taking 2.5 hours for the install. The service guy said they should of charged me at least $60 for it but they honored their quote. When I went to see the progress during the middle of install, the door trim was taken apart, the bottom dash, the upper lights. This is a trained Honda tech and he's taking forever to install it. But it was his first time, he had the instructions laid out and was going step by step. I think you should allow 4 hours to do it yourself. Afterwards though, the install was clean and good, no extra rattles or leaks from the trim on the door being taken apart and everything looks normal.
I have a Desert Mist 2003 Accord EX-L manual that I am considering putting tint on the windows. I have never had this done after market, but I have seen some horrible jobs where the tint is all bubbled and peeling. I want to make sure I get a good job done. Let me know if you know of a good shop in the Atlanta area. Thanks.
ramblin: Expect to pay $300 for quality tint in the Atlanta area. That was the average quote about a year back when I inquired about getting my car's windows tinted. It is worth it to me to drive to Clearwater, FL to a place called Pelicans. High quality tint, lifetime warranty, and we only paid $140 for bronze tint on our LS400. It's about 7 hours away but it's worth it. We've had 4 cars done there and they have always done a GREAT job. No bubbling or discoloration at all.
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while the brushed metal in the ex-l looks contemporary and sophisticated, i'm thinking if wood can somehow blend with the metal to provide some warmth to the interior (m-benz supposedly did this successfuly in the new sl).
saw today at a dealership, installed on an ex-leather, the $180 "interior trim kit" from collegehillshonda.com and partscheap.com. (unfortunately this car had the birdseye wood trim, not the metal trim). url is http://partscheap.com/accordinterior03.htm#woodtrim
if you'll look at the picture, one of the major pieces, an approximately 1.5 inch band of wood, runs along the "ridge" of the dashboard (top edge of glove box door has that ridge) from one end to the other. a piece that goes under the a/c switches bridges the left and right bands.
in addition, this band of wood (shaped like a boomerang) continues on to cover the left and right lips of the shifter console a la acura tl.
will appreciate knowing any experience/opinion you might have on this risky if not kooky idea.
thanks.
well, visited them today (above metal/wood mix post of mine talks about a car in their showroom) and i had the same "sell extremely high" (new car) and "buy extremely low" (trade) experience.
the silver DEMO ex-v6 coupe i was looking at was offered to me for $4k over invoice (and it had 2k miles) and their trade offer was likewise laughable.
i was there on an off-chance that they'd extend their business month til today, as they did the 3.49% apr. this not being the case probably explains the indifferent pricing they offered.
enjoying your new coupe, i assume. it's emerging as a great enthusiast car.
Their offer to us was ludicrous. I will NEVER step foot in there to buy a car again but their service coupons are good and they had some nice accessories in their showroom. We are going to try and find a meatier shift knob for ours.
And yes, we love it. It's getting smoother and smoother as the miles go by. Can't help but get a case of green eyes when I see my significant other driving it. But I love my SI and I do have a key to it so he better watch out or it might go missing one morning
you're right about their service coupons - great deals. and the accessory store is stacked with goodies tho expensive (they're selling the $180 trim kit for $250).
i also found that the 2.9% promo they advertised last weekend was dealer's own buy-down of honda's national apr promo. the 0.5% differential roughly equals only $150-$200 in apr discount, which can be no discount if same is added to car's price. it's a good attention-getter though, isn't it?
I am wiring Hella fog lights onto my '02 EX V6 tomorrow morning. I have worked the logistics on switches, mounts, connections, etc. The one area I'm not sure about at this point is getting the two wires needed for the switch from the engine bay through the firewall and to the switch. I have integrated the switch into the blank dash panel next to the cruise control button, but everything is connected and sealed so well on this car, I'm not sure how to create the route for the wires to this spot.
I would appreciate it if anyone with experience in this area can provide suggestions on the easiest and most effective way of doing this.
Thanks much.
I have an 03 coupe with black interior and brushed metal trim. I do not like the look of combining metal and wood trim. I am going with a kit from wooddash.com that is real wood and covers all of the metal surfaces.
I started to notice the tires of my vehicle don't seem to have enough air from the appearance of the tires starting this winter , especially the front pair. Besides, I kinda can feel the vibration when running over those reflectors on the road. (It used to be smoother.) I then measure the pressure of the tires and I usually get readings around 27. (I then would pump them to around 31). The manual says 30. So I guess it is ok to have the pressure between 27 to 34. I am still uncomfortable with the shape of the tires and the unsmoothness though. Would anybody give me any suggestions on this problem? I ‘d appreciate any input.
Have a happy new year!
- Trunk liner: a must have; one spill pays for it
- Mud flaps: easy to add, protects paint around the wells and looks better.
- Windows tinting: costly, but worth it...go to a good place. Keeps the car much cooler and interior protected.
- Stainless exhaust accents; just a vanity thing, but looks nice.
- Door and wheel well guards: fight those door dings and paint chips.
However, i also have the same feeling of its bad shape and unsmooth.
You may consider changing the front tires to another brand.
unless you have the v6coupe (not sure about the 4 cyl coupe) that has bridgestones, i believe all other accords have the slightly noisy but highly rated michelins. they're long-wearing, can keep tire temps low during long road trips and look good too.
because they're decathlon (good all around) tires, there's a tradeoff - other than being noisy - in their being low grip. i think this primarily explains why braking distances of hondas are particularly long.
on tire pressure - staying within the range, go for the setting that meets your needs. low pressure=slightly lower fuel economy=higher comfort. reverse is true for high pressure.
hope this helps.
I would say thatthe tires make a difference. Michelin's are the best....Bridgestone/Firestone the worst.
but this brings up a perplexing, annoying and downright dangerous incident when i purchased rims & tires from a chain store here in atlanta couple of months back.
thinking that the car felt too skittish, i found that it had 46 psi all around, evidently because a technician understood "max 46 psi" on the tire sidewall as to mean "maximize to 46 psi." LOL - coming as it did from a professional rim & tire retailer.
going back to the topic, you're right in that a car wouldn't feel earthshakingly different with a high psi setting.
and since we're on the subject of "accessories & mods," we'll all be for the better understanding our purchases in addition to what the salesman has to say.
on the rims & tires incident, i checked with at least 3 retailers on what i should get, with 1) a well-known department store [non-permissible content removed] car service establishment saying that they won't go on a limb recommending any "plus sizes," they'll just sell you same-size alternatives of rims & tires, 2) an independent retailer selling me a civic-size set for a toyota solara, and 3) the chain store claiming that "treadwear" ratings are loose, arbitrary and meaningless. yes, the salesman was pushing a low-treadwear type. treadwear numbers, in truth, are based on benchmarks established by a government body.
food for thought...
btw, the wiring was passed through a large grommet in the firewall that houses much of the wiring coming into the dash. Couldn't feed it into the harness, but cut a sliver into the grommet, which closed around the wires when pulled through.
In essence, wear ratings can only be compared against tires made by the same manufacturer. A 240 on a Michelin may be equal to a 460 on a Joe's House O' Tires house brand.
i guess what we can rely on, at best, would be the mileage life statements of the tiremakers.
here's a caption of a tiremaker's explanation:
"The tread wear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test track. A tire graded 200 would wear twice as long on the government test track as one graded 100. Your actual tire mileage depends upon the conditions of their use and may vary due to driving habits, service practices, differences in road characteristics and climate. Note: Tread wear grades are valid only for comparisons within a manufacturer's product line . They are not valid for comparisons between manufacturers."
the dash with a navi, i noted, has a separate, narrow display panel above the center vents which the non-navi doesn't have. this is for vital info while using the navi, i read somewehre.
since the accords have the 3-piece dash, looks like the whole center part has to be replaced to take in the navi config.
come to think of it, equipping the regular accord with a navi would be a challenge because of the dedicated audio/hvac unit, otherwise upgradable with an aftermarket single din-type system.
Re: tire pressure - there is tire inflation information on the driver's side door sill. Look for the label..Just glanced at it but I think 32 psi front and 30 rear is recommended.
Finally - any thoughts on installing the sunroof wind deflector? Is it functional or just a useless frill? Stylish or tacky???
on the coupe which i'm thinking of getting, i'll consider foregoing it for a smoother outline - considering further the coupe's no-frills purity of design.
The lights are installed on an '02 EX V6 Sedan.
How do you like it?
thanks,
chiggaraccord4
if you really want one, i believe it easily installs, without drilling. don't get from dealer, it's only $76 or so plus shipping from online stores.
Regarding the switch, there are a few wiring diagrams for the fogs. You can mainline it into your lights, but then they will always be on when the lights are on (no switch req'd for this setup). You can wire it with a switch (lighted toggle switch provided) to come on when parking lights are on, which is what I did. That setup allows the fogs to be used with parking lights only, with headlights on (since parking lights remain on) and with brights. The switch is live once normal lights are used....dormant if they are not. I mounted this switch into the existing dormant rectangular panel next to the master control button for the cruise on the left side of the dash...so, it looks like it belongs on the car and was factory installed......very sweet. I didn't want to disturb the quality of the interior, so I devised this approach.....just have to gently pry the panel off, then remove the fuse cover on the left side of the dash to access wiring and connections.
The biggest challenge was getting the wiring through the firewall. Check previous post for how I did that. Hope this helps. Good luck.
it definitely disturb the curve of the car, but is it necessary?!? or is it a market gimick from the auto manuf/dealer?
people who has it-is it worth it?
thanks,
chiggaraccord4
Alex