NSX fog light mods! (with pics!)

[britlude]

Obviously the NSX is a sacred design with zero room for improvement ( I would add a ‘cheeky’ smilie, but I’ve used too many pics in this post!!) but I’ve finally got fed up with my useless front fog lights! Basically 18years have not been good to them and apart from not actually putting a lot of light out one has started to fill up with water! I could, of course, purchase some horrendously expensive new ones, some second hand ones, that will in all probability be just as useless, or try something new… guess what option I chose!

Now whilst our American cousins get all excited about JDM/Euro fogs, I quite like the cleaner look without the fogs, but as I have a fog light button in the car, it obviously has to do something, so after a search (which included obscenely priced Hella micro DE fogs –look up the xenon HID version, if you think HUK take the p on prices!!!) I found these, available in Halfrauds, but cheaper on the net!!!


they are tiny, almost like a scale model version of a fog light! And ideal for what I wanted, using a H3 bulb too, so the existing wiring is all ok

A quick mock up shows the difference in size


this show the difference in output…
2 old fogs, cruddy old and past it


and just one new one wired up to a jump-pack for comparison….


Obviously THIS is why I needed to change them!

[britlude]

so off with the old, and looking much cleaner!


now this left 2 nice big openings in front of the AC rads, so a grill was made, using 5mm stainless grill from themeshcompany.com, an A4 size piece cut down for each side…


simple shape that virtually clips in, and held with a single bolt, which mounts the light bracket too (very top right of aperture)


all fits up nicely


(ignore the bits of duct tape, this was a prototype, the tape showing tweaks!!!)

[britlude]

next step was to paint the grill and bracket black and fit and wire!


then stand back and have a look


nearly there, just for the final stealth touch, just a dash of light tint….

the tint just calms down the ‘whiteness’ of the lamp, but doesn’t have much effect on the light output


... shame i can't do the same with the front plate!!!

[britlude]

so, now I have a smaller light, with better light output, vent grills fitted, fog lights neatly hidden, and set back enough for them to be unseen unless right in front of the car and low down!

Stealthy!

[Senninha]

Were you listening to nothing we said over breakfast last week ... will you stop changing OEM fittings and give up on this rediculous notion that you can improve on 20 yr old technology ... I'm tempted to delete this insulting thread ...

[Tokyo-Joe]

They look nice, well done.

This thread has convinced me to bin off my fog lights entirely as your shot with no fogs looked lovely and clean.

[Senninha]

See Jonathan,

Look what you've started ... I'm very dissapointed with you

[TheSebringOne]

Nice mod, I can't believe the difference in output! Have you already modded the main lights too?
I rather improve the main ones & keep the fogs, so each to their own.
As they say size is not everthing!

[britlude]

the main dipped lights were HID, but swapped out for the MOT last week, putting them back in soon! i took them out as with the new MOT changes HIDs should only be fitted where the lights are designed for them (at least our projector lenses are most of the way there!), have leveling devices and washer jets. (i think it's an advisory until april and a fail after)

obviously every Corsa/saxo blinding you in the evening with their blue/purple 10000k adhere to these rules....

I did hear rumours of some police areas discovering a new revenue source, sorry i mean improved law enforcement, by stopping any cars with blue-ish headlights, so i've swapped the 6000k ice white bulbs for 4300k warm white ones!

[m666 edd]

the main dipped lights were HID, but swapped out for the MOT last week, putting them back in soon! i took them out as with the new MOT changes HIDs should only be fitted where the lights are designed for them (at least our projector lenses are most of the way there!), have leveling devices and washer jets. (i think it's an advisory until april and a fail after)

obviously every Corsa/saxo blinding you in the evening with their blue/purple 10000k adhere to these rules....

I did hear rumours of some police areas discovering a new revenue source, sorry i mean improved law enforcement, by stopping any cars with blue-ish headlights, so i've swapped the 6000k ice white bulbs for 4300k warm white ones!

I think it's only a requirement if your car has auto leveling (as standard) is that it works. I don't see any reason for a pre-facelift NSX to fail with the headlight washers and projector style lenses.

I don't like the thought of adding ballasts and extra wiring to the car! I'll have to wait until led headlight tech becomes more mainstream / cheaper.