Accessory

Application

Publications No.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FOG LIGHTS (GX, LX, LX SE, EX, EX SE, VP)

2005 CIVIC 2- AND 4- DOOR

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Issue Date

SEP 2005

NOTE: Fog Lights cannot be installed if the vehicle is equipped with an optional Front Under Spoiler or a Cigarette Lighter with Ashtray. PARTS LIST Fog Lights (sold separately): P/N 08V31-S5D-102A Left fog light

33 Wire ties

7 Wire ties with clip

Cushion tape Right fog light

3 Washer-bolts Switch harness Relay bracket

Subharness Fog light harness

Switch Kit (sold separately): P/N 08V31-S5D-120C (4-door) P/N 08V31-S5P-120C (2-door) Relay

Switch

Fuse label

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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED #2 Phillips screwdriver Flat-tip screwdriver Ratchet 10 mm Sockets Drill 3 mm, 6 mm, and 8 mm Drill bits Diagonal cutters File Eye protection (safety goggle, face shield, etc.) Gloves Masking tape Hand saw Blanket Pushpin Illustration of the Fog Lights Installed on the Vehicle
RELAY SWITCH

INSTALLATION Customer Information: The information in this installation instruction is intended for use only by skilled technicians who have the proper tools, equipment, and training to correctly and safely add equipment to your vehicle. These procedures should not be attempted by do-it-yourselfers. 1. 2. Make sure you have the anti-theft code for the radio, then write down the radio station presets. Open the hood and disconnect the negative cable from the battery.

Cutting the Front Bumper 3. Remove these parts from the front bumper (four top clips, six bottom clips, two bottom selftapping screws, and two fender area screws). Remove the front bumper by pulling it out toward you. Place the front bumper on a blanket, to prevent damage while installing the fog lights.

TOP CLIPS (4)

SCREW

SWITCH HARNESS

SUBHARNESS FOG LIGHT HARNESS RIGHT FOG LIGHT

LEFT FOG LIGHT

3324030W

SCREW

BOTTOM CLIPS (6) SELFTAPPING SCREW SELFTAPPING SCREW

3414060W

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Apply masking tape around the cover on the left side of the front bumper as shown.
MASKING TAPE

8.

COVER

While wearing eye protection, drill an 8 mm hole through the hole you just made. First drill with a 3 mm drill bit, then with a 6 mm drill bit, and finish with an 8 mm drill bit. Remove any burrs from the edge of the hole.
FRONT BUMPER

TABS (5)

HAND SAW

FRONT BUMPER

3127030T

5.

Wearing gloves, remove the cover from the left side of the front bumper by cutting the five tabs with a hand saw. Using a file, finish the edges smooth and flat, and remove the masking tape. Inside the bumper, make a hole in the center mark on the bumper with a pushpin. 9.

DRILL (3 mm 6 mm 8 mm)

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6. 7.

Repeat steps 4 thru 8 to cut and drill the right side of the bumper.

Routing the Fog Light Harness 10. Disconnect the positive (+) battery cable. Remove the battery positive cable and clip from the battery.

FRONT BUMPER

BATTERY HOLDER BOLT POSITIVE (+) BATTERY CABLE FRONT CENTER MARK

NUT

BATTERY HOLDER

BATTERY

PUSHPIN

11. Remove the battery holder bolt and nut, then remove the battery holder.
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12. Remove the battery.

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13. Remove the power steering reserve tank from the vehicle bracket by pulling it upward. Move the reserve tank out of the way.

15. On the vehicle frame, remove the ground terminal bolt, then attach the fog light harness ground terminal using the ground terminal bolt.

FRONT POWER STEERING RESERVE TANK VEHICLE BRACKET WIRE TIE

FOG LIGHT HARNESS GROUND TERMINAL

3127280T

14. Route the fog light harness 2-pin connector (long side) through the rectangular hole under the rear of the right headlight up into the engine compartment.
RIGHT HEADLIGHT FOG LIGHT HARNESS 2-PIN CONNECTOR (Long Side) FOG LIGHT HARNESS

VEHICLE GROUND TERMINAL

3327070W

BOLT (Reuse.)

FOG LIGHT HARNESS

16. Secure the fog light harness to the vehicle harness with the wire tie, near the rectangular hole, in the front fender.

FRONT

3327060W

1-PIN CONNECTOR

2-PIN CONNECTOR

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17. Route the fog light harness to the left (driver's) side along the vehicle harness. Secure it to the vehicle harness with the four wire ties in the areas shown.
FRONT WIRE TIE WIRE TIE

20. On the right (passengers) side of the vehicle, secure the fog light harness to the vehicle harness with one wire tie.
VEHICLE HARNESS

WIRE TIE

RIGHT FRONT SIDE PLATE

FOG LIGHT HARNESS

WIRE TIE WITH CLIP

3127081T

FOG LIGHT HARNESS

3127090T

FOG LIGHT HARNESS 2-PIN CONNECTOR

18. Continue to route the fog light harness to the left (drivers) side along the vehicle harness and up through the opening under the left headlight.
FOG LIGHT HARNESS (long side) FRONT FOG LIGHT HARNESS WIRE TIE

21. Attach two wire ties with clips to the fog light harness, then push the clips into the holes in the right front side plate. 22. Secure the fog light harness, routed to the lower side of the left headlight, to the vehicle harness with three wire ties in the areas shown. Do not secure to the fog light harness to the yellow SRS harness.
Do not secure to the yellow SRS harness. VEHICLE HARNESS

WIRE TIE

FOG LIGHT HARNESS

3127301T

19. Secure the fog light harness to the vehicle harness with six wire ties.
FOG LIGHT HARNESS 2-PIN CONNECTOR

WIRE TIE
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Installing the Fog Light 23. Push the boss of the left fog light into the hole in the front bumper made in step 8, then fit the left fog light into place on the left of the front bumper.

27. Inside the right front inner panel, locate the rubber grommet. Push the grommet out and into the passengers compartment. Route the subharness into the passengers compartment, and seat the harness grommet in the panel hole.
PANEL HOLE

FRONT BUMPER

HOLE (made in step 8) RUBBER GROMMET (Discard.)

FRONT HARNESS CLIP

SUBHARNESS 1-PIN CONNECTOR

SUBHARNESS

BOSS WASHERBOLT LEFT FOG LIGHT

3127050T

SUBHARNESS GROMMET

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

24. Under the front bumper, install the washer-bolt to secure the left fog light to the front bumper. 25. Repeat steps 23 and 24 to install the right fog light onto the bumper. Routing the Subharness 26. Remove the six clips and two self-tapping screws, and pull the right (passengers) side front inner fender down in the direction shown.
RIGHT FRONT INNER FENDER

CLIPS (6)

3623020T

SELF-TAPPING SCREW

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28. Route other end of the subharness through the inner fender toward the front of the vehicle. Plug the subharness 1-pin connector into the fog light harness 1-pin connector routed in step 14.
HARNESS CLIP WIRE TIE WITH CLIP WIRE TIE WITH CLIP

31. With the help of an assistant, connect the fog light harness 2-pin connectors to the right and left fog lights, and reinstall the front bumper.
FOG LIGHT HARNESS 2-PIN CONNECTOR

FRONT SUBHARNESS 1-PIN CONNECTOR

FOG LIGHT HARNESS 1-PIN CONNECTOR FRONT RIGHT FOG LIGHT FRONT BUMPER LEFT FOG LIGHT
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FOG LIGHT HARNESS VEHICLE HARNESS WIRE TIE

3326031W

Routing the Switch Harness 32. Inside the passengers compartment, remove the dashboard lower cover on the drivers side. Turn the two knobs counterclockwise, and release the four retaining tabs.

29. Near the 1-pin connector, secure the fog light harness to the vehicle harness with one wire tie in the area shown. Attach the subharness to the inner fender panel with two additional wire ties with clips from the kit, and the one harness clip already attached to the subharness. Insert the clips into the empty holes in the inner fender panel. 30. Reinstall the right (passengers) side front inner fender.

DASHBOARD LOWER COVER

RETAINING TABS (4) KNOB

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33. Turn the knob counterclockwise, and release the two clips, and remove the drivers dashboard under cover.

35. Remove the drivers pocket (one self-tapping screw and two retaining tabs). If equipped with a switch, open the pocket, remove the self-tapping screw to release the panel, and disconnect the harness from the switch.
VEHICLE CONNECTOR

CLIPS (2) KNOB

RETAINING TAB

CLIP

SELFTAPPING SCREW

DRIVERS DASHBOARD UNDER COVER

DRIVERS POCKET

34. Remove the upper and lower column covers (three washer-screws, six retaining tabs).
RETAINING TABS (6)

CLIPS (2) CLIPS (2)

36. Remove the right (passengers) side kick panel (two clips).

UPPER COLUMN COVER

LOWER COLUMN COVER

WASHER-SCREW
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RETAINING TABS (6)

CLIP PASSENGERS KICK PANEL CLIP

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37. Remove the escutcheon, and center console trim. A/T Model: With the parking brake applied, place the gear shift lever in the Neutral Position. Pry up on the four retaining pawls and remove the escutcheon tabs. Pry up on the three clips and six retaining tabs and remove the center console trim.

38. Remove the center lower trim (two self-tapping screws, nine clips, one retaining tab, and unplug the accessory socket connector).

RETAINING TAB

SELF-TAPPING SCREW CENTER LOWER TRIM

CLIPS (9) CENTER CONSOLE TRIM ESCUTCHEON RETAINING TABS (6)

CLIPS (3)

RETAINING TABS (4)

ACCESSORY SOCKET CONNECTOR

M/T Model: Remove the shift knob from the lever by holding the plastic section above the boot down firmly with one hand, and turning the knob in a counterclockwise direction with the other hand. Pry up on the four retaining tabs and remove the escutcheon. Pry up on the three clips and six retaining tabs and remove the center console trim.
SHIFT KNOB PLASTIC SECTION BOOT

39. Open the center console lid, and remove the mat.
PARKING SELFTAPPING BRAKE LEVER TRIM SCREW CENTER MAT CONSOLE CLIPS (2) LID

CENTER CONSOLE

RETAINING TABS (6) CLIPS (3)

WASHERSCREW
3326050W

CENTER CONSOLE TRIM

40. Remove the parking brake lever trim, and remove the center console (two self-tapping screws, three washer-screws and two clips).
3624030K

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41. Lower the passengers side under cover, release the three clips and remove the under cover.

43. Locate the subharness installed in step 27. Route the subharness through the glove box compartment area, and secure the subharness to the vehicle harness with four wire ties.
WIRE TIE SUBHARNESS 1-PIN CONNECTOR

CLIP

PASSENGERS SIDE UNDER COVER

42. Open the glove box completely, and remove the stopper from each side.
3718090M

STOPPER

SUBHARNESS

WIRE TIE

44. Get the switch harness. Route the switch harness under the dash, and over the steering shaft and the brake position switch harness.
SWITCH HARNESS STEERING SHAFT RELAY BLOCK

GLOVE BOX

3327020W

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45. Attach the relay bracket to the steering hanger beam using the washer-bolt.
STEERING HANGER BEAM WASHER-BOLT

47. Plug in the 6-pin connector: A/T Model: Remove the tape to free the switch harness 6-pin connector. Unplug the vehicle 6-pin connector (green) from the fuse box, and plug the green 6-pin connector from the switch harness into the fuse box. Plug the vehicle 6-pin connector (green) into the remaining switch harness 6-pin connector (green). M/T Model:There is no 6-pin connector plugged into the fuse box; plug the switch harness 6-pin connector directly into the fuse box.

RELAY

FUSE LABEL (10A) RELAY BRACKET SWITCH HARNESS FUSE CASE RELAY BLOCK
3404010W

DUMMY CONNECTOR (Discard.) TAPE (A/TModel only) VEHICLE 6-PIN CONNECTOR (Green) SWITCH HARNESS 6-PIN CONNECTOR (Green) SWITCH HARNESS SWITCH HARNESS 6-PIN CONNECTOR (Green) SWITCH HARNESS 1-PIN 3327030W CONNECTOR (White/red wire)

FUSE BOX

46. Plug the relay into the relay block, then attach the relay block to the relay bracket.

48. Plug the switch harness 1-pin connector (white/ red wire) into the fuse box in the location shown. 49. Attach the 10A fuse label to the fuse case on the switch harness.

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50. Locate the 4-pin and 10-pin connectors near the center console frame, and unplug the connectors. Unclip the 10-pin connector from the 4-pin connector. Plug the switch harness 10 pin connectors in between the vehicle harness 10-pin connectors. Plug in the 4-pin connector, and reattach it to the switch harness 10-pin connector.

52. Plug the subharness 1-pin connector (routed in step 43) into the switch harness 1-pin connector (blue/red), then wrap one cushion tape around the connectors. Secure the connector to the vehicle harness using one wire tie.
SWITCH HARNESS 1-PIN CONNECTOR (Blue/Red) WIRE TIE WIRE TIE

SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE SUBHARNESS

VEHICLE 4-PIN CONNECTOR VEHICLE CONNECTOR SWITCH HARNESS 10-PIN CONNECTORS VEHICLE 10-PIN CONNECTOR

SUBHARNESS 1-PIN CONNECTOR CUSHION TAPE

3327040W

53. Secure the subharness and switch harness to the vehicle harness with two wire ties in the areas shown. 54. Remove and discard the switch cover from the center lower trim (removed in step 38), then pull the switch harness 6-pin connector out through the hole in the lower trim.

51. Secure the switch harness to the vehicle harness with two wire ties in the areas shown.

SWITCH HARNESS ACCESSORY SOCKET 2-PIN CONNECTOR SWITCH HARNESS SWITCH HARNESS 6-PIN CONNECTOR CENTER LOWER TRIM
3327050W

WIRE TIE

SWITCH

WIRE TIE

SWITCH COVER (Discard.)

55. Plug the switch harness 6-pin connector into the fog light switch, then install the fog light switch into the center lower trim. 56. Reinstall the center lower trim.

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57. Route the switch harness terminal (long end) above the combination switch along the vehicle harness.

61. Secure the switch harness to the vehicle harness with the two wire ties.

SWITCH HARNESS TERMINAL (long end)

COMBINATION SWITCH SWITCH HARNESS WIRE TIE

VEHICLE 16-PIN CONNECTOR

3327110W

SWITCH HARNESS
3327090W

58. On the left side of the combination switch, unplug the vehicle 16-pin connector. 59. Release the retainer of the vehicle 16-pin connector, then push the one terminal of the switch harness into the appropriate slot of the vehicle 16-pin connector.
RED/WHITE RETAINER

62. Under the dash, secure the switch harness to the vehicle harness with six wire ties in the areas shown.
SWITCH HARNESS

WIRE TIE

Harness Side View VEHICLE 16-PIN CONNECTOR WIRE TIE

RED/WHITE CODE SWITCH HARNESS SWITCH HARNESS TERMINAL

3328010W

STEERING SHAFT

VEHICLE 16-PIN CONNECTOR

3327100W

60. Reconnect the vehicle 16-pin connector.

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63. Check that all wire harnesses are routed properly and all connectors are plugged in. 64. Reinstall all removed parts. 65. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery. 66. Reset the clock and the radio station preset buttons. NOTE: Whenever the battery is disconnected, the drivers window AUTO function is disabled. 67. Start the engine. Push down on the drivers window switch until the window is fully open. 68. Pull up on the drivers window switch to close the window completely, then hold the switch for 2 seconds or more. 69. Lower and raise the drivers window to check operation of the drivers window AUTO function. 70. Do the ECM/PCM idle learn procedure. Make sure all electrical items are turned off. Start the engine. Hold the engine speed at 3,000 rpm with no load (in Park or Neutral) until the radiator fan comes on. Let the engine idle for about 5 minutes with the throttle fully closed and with all electrical items off. NOTE: If the radiator fan comes on during this step, the time it operates must not be included in the 5 minutes.

USE AND CARE How to Operate Fog Lights Turn the light switch to the on position (headlights on low beam). Press the fog light switch (indicator is on).

The fog light lenses can cloud when the outside temperature is cold; this is normal and should go away in warm weather.

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Fog Light Aiming Adjustment 1. Adjust the fog lights: Adjust the aim according to local laws and regulations. To adjust, turn the aiming adjustment gear in or out until the correct aiming is obtained.

3.

Remove the bulb along with the socket.

FOG LIGHT SOCKET

BULB

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4.

Install the new bulb and socket into the fog light. Use only a Honda halogen light bulb of the specified wattage. Rating: 12V 35W H8 Halogen Light Bulb Bulb P/N: 33165-S5A-J010-M1 Do not touch the bulb. Oily or greasy substances on the bulb can shorten its service life due to the heat produced when the bulb is turned on. If the bulb is accidentally touched, wipe it clean with a clean, soft cloth that has been dampened with denatured alcohol or mild detergent solution.

AIMING ADJUSTMENT GEAR

FRONT BUMPER PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER To lower To raise

3127240T

5.

Align the tab on the fog light with the cutout in the bulb socket when installing the new bulb. If not aligned, the fog light may not be aimed and annoy oncoming drivers. Reinstall the fog light in the reverse order of removal. Check that the wire harnesses are not pinched. Be sure to tighten the self-tapping screws securely.

BULB REPLACEMENT 1. 2. Remove the washer-bolt that fastens the fog light, and pull the light out toward you. Unplug the connector from the fog light, then remove the fog light.

CONNECTOR

FOG LIGHT SOCKET

BULB

3127270T

FRONT BUMPER WASHER-BOLT FOG LIGHT

BOSS

3127250T

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

FRONT FOG LIGHT HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT WITH HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN HEAD WHT/RED 10A

RED/YEL

Fog Light Fuse

WHT

HOT WITH HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN PARK OR HEAD RED/BLK

RED Illumination Control

RED/BLU Fog Light Relay BLU/RED

RED/WHT Dimmer Switch 1: Low 2: High

Front Fog Lights BLK

OFF

BLK YEL BLU GRN

BLACK YELLOW BLUE GREEN RED WHITE

LT BLU LIGHT BLUE BRN ORN PNK GRY BROWN ORANGE PINK GRAY

LIGHT SWITCH OFF Lo w Hi

RED WHT

LT GRN LIGHT GREEN

FOG LIGHT SWITCH

OFF ON ON

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