How to remove Jdm fog lights

[PolskiVR4]

Is there any trick to this? My car came with the Jdm front bumper and fogs and I'm unfamiliar with removing and or installing them.

 

[turbowop]

There are four screws holding each fog light in. They are hidden behind a cover on each side of the light that is held in by one screw.

 

[PolskiVR4]

I should have specified that I'm removing the non projector fogs. I have the projector fogs to instal in their place. The non projector fogs seem to only have screws on the front that hold the actual lense onto the entire assembly.

 

[raptorWagon]

So, just remove those 4 screws and slide out the housings.

 

[PolskiVR4]

Alright thanks. I thought they would just remove the lense and not the whole housing.

 

[fuel]

they are long screws. Just a word of caution, if your JDM bumper was originally from a pre-facelift model (ie the same model as those non-projector lamps came from) then you wont be able to fit the facelift projectors properly. You will need to pull the bumper and trim the bumper reinforcement metal skeleton as the projector housings are larger in some places.

 

[GSX_TC]

Wow def did not know that. Thanks for telling us that Phillip.

 

[turbowop]

Quoting fuel:
they are long screws. Just a word of caution, if your JDM bumper was originally from a pre-facelift model (ie the same model as those non-projector lamps came from) then you wont be able to fit the facelift projectors properly. You will need to pull the bumper and trim the bumper reinforcement metal skeleton as the projector housings are larger in some places.



I think it's the other way around. My bumper originally came with projector fogs. When I went to install blinker fogs, I had to trim the metal. Now I'm back to projector fogs and the brackets still work and hold the lights just fine.

 

[PolskiVR4]

Interesting, I will help clear this up soon when I get some time off from work.

 

[fuel]

Quoting turbowop:
Quoting fuel:
they are long screws. Just a word of caution, if your JDM bumper was originally from a pre-facelift model (ie the same model as those non-projector lamps came from) then you wont be able to fit the facelift projectors properly. You will need to pull the bumper and trim the bumper reinforcement metal skeleton as the projector housings are larger in some places.



I think it's the other way around. My bumper originally came with projector fogs. When I went to install blinker fogs, I had to trim the metal. Now I'm back to projector fogs and the brackets still work and hold the lights just fine.



I think you're right it's been a while since I did the swap too! I just vividly remember having to trim for one set.

 

[misterfixit]

Non projector bumper frame has an extra bar running top to bottom in the middle of the opening.

Use a slotting disc from the back (bumper off the car) and trim it out and the projector fogs'll slip right in.

Rich