Fog lights/Halo/Angel eyes on 08 Sentra quick questions..

[Ibarr]

How's it going Nico members!

I'm pretty much new to the site, but I've been lurking around for a while, finding ways to add-on some make-up to my SE

Speaking in terms of fog light installation, I have a real quick question. Is there a way that you can change the cover that surrounds the lamp itself on the front bumper (it might be part of the bumper)? Sounds confusing, or would the lamp just have to fit itself on the circle. It looks kind of plain with just the circle and nothing else.

I've seen NicholaiGinovaef's and gforever's work on here with fog lights and I must say, I'm real impressed. Their covers aroud the lamp is nice too. Hopefully they comes in here and help me out with this info because I'm still kind of a noob at this.

How does the angel eyes and Halo lamps actually work, and what would you guys recommend? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Modified by Ibarr at 11:57 PM 3/1/2010

[djtorello]

Im just watching this, im always looking for idea's. I havent seen what Gforever or the other person has done....

[Ibarr]

should definitely check their stuff out. here's gforever's car domain and his is real nice. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3136491

[gforever]

Hey guys, the thread IBarr was referring to is here: zerothread?id=339951



I have some more pictures on my cardomain page. Pictures specific to the fog lights can be found on page 3 though you will need to scroll down a bit to see them.

My '07 bumper didn't have any fog light covers, it was just one piece with the bumper and the fog light area was sealed. I had to take the entire bumper off (That was fun....) and drill out the bumper to make holes to put in the fog lights.

Getting the switch into the car was such a pain because of the way Nissan placed their air intake bucket. That thing just wouldn't come out but my WRX buddy was a huge help with the install.

We ended up going from the inside out. We pushed the firewall's grommet off to the side a bit and put in the wirehanger though, fished the wires and pull it in. Took 2 tries but the wires got through! The wires had to be cut and re-attached with connectors. For the halos, the wires were very thin so we just used electrical tape.

What's weird is that the halos need cycle through 35 seconds and flash like crazy before you can use them. They advertised 7 halo colors on eBay but I only got 3. I really wished the yellow would come up.

One of the lens got cracked before I even got the wires installed so durability isn't so well. The quality of the switch looks super cheap as you have 3 buttons, left is to cycle through the halo colors, middle for on/off, and right for the actual fog lights.

Recommendation, if you have stock fogs, keep them, it was a lot of work to get these on. But since I didn't have fogs, the car just looked weird without them due to the bumper design.

You might want to give the projector ones a try. Those look really nice.

Modified by gforever at 11:32 AM 3/2/2010
Modified by gforever at 11:32 AM 3/2/2010

[gforever]

should definitely check their stuff out. here's gforever's car domain and his is real nice. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3136491

Thanks man!

[Ibarr]

Hey guys, the thread IBarr was referring to is here: zerothread?id=339951



I have some more pictures on my cardomain page. Pictures specific to the fog lights can be found on page 3 though you will need to scroll down a bit to see them.

My '07 bumper didn't have any fog light covers, it was just one piece with the bumper and the fog light area was sealed. I had to take the entire bumper off (That was fun....) and drill out the bumper to make holes to put in the fog lights.

Getting the switch into the car was such a pain because of the way Nissan placed their air intake bucket. That thing just wouldn't come out but my WRX buddy was a huge help with the install.

We ended up going from the inside out. We pushed the firewall's grommet off to the side a bit and put in the wirehanger though, fished the wires and pull it in. Took 2 tries but the wires got through! The wires had to be cut and re-attached with connectors. For the halos, the wires were very thin so we just used electrical tape.

What's weird is that the halos need cycle through 35 seconds and flash like crazy before you can use them. They advertised 7 halo colors on eBay but I only got 3. I really wished the yellow would come up.

One of the lens got cracked before I even got the wires installed so durability isn't so well. The quality of the switch looks super cheap as you have 3 buttons, left is to cycle through the halo colors, middle for on/off, and right for the actual fog lights.

Recommendation, if you have stock fogs, keep them, it was a lot of work to get these on. But since I didn't have fogs, the car just looked weird without them due to the bumper design.

You might want to give the projector ones a try. Those look really nice.

Modified by gforever at 11:32 AM 3/2/2010

Modified by gforever at 11:32 AM 3/2/2010

Yeah I don't have any fogs right now. I bought my car straight stock, but its an 08 so I can just take off the removable cover for the lamps. How much do projectors cost? any recommendations?

[dgreen29]

from what i hear its a pain in the a** to drill the holes for them if your sentra does not come stock with them. Also i can tell you from experience that the bumper is not the easiest to get off either, so if you dont have much experience I would recommend just taking it to the dealership and having them install some OEM fogs, it would raise the value of your car as well.

[gforever]

from what i hear its a pain in the a** to drill the holes for them if your sentra does not come stock with them. Also i can tell you from experience that the bumper is not the easiest to get off either, so if you dont have much experience I would recommend just taking it to the dealership and having them install some OEM fogs, it would raise the value of your car as well.

The dealer (at least the 5 I went to) will not install the fog lights for you because Nissan does not have an accessory kit for the B16 Sentras. 3 years later and they still do not have a fog light accessory kit. I ended up getting the halo kit cause it looked cool but the new projector fogs I see on eBay look even better! But I don't want to go through the trouble of doing the fog light install again so I'll just leave it for now unless I get bored in the summer. haha

[Ibarr]

The dealer (at least the 5 I went to) will not install the fog lights for you because Nissan does not have an accessory kit for the B16 Sentras. 3 years later and they still do not have a fog light accessory kit. I ended up getting the halo kit cause it looked cool but the new projector fogs I see on eBay look even better! But I don't want to go through the trouble of doing the fog light install again so I'll just leave it for now unless I get bored in the summer. haha

what are some good hologens you'd reccomend? or at least fog kits. I seen one for about 50 + shipping on ebay by blinglights.

[dgreen29]

wow thats crazy the dealer wont install OEM headlights for you. I never inquired about this cus both of the sentra's i have purchased came with fogs so i wouldnt know. seems like nissan dealers can be complicated at times and im getting angry there is no nismo parts out yet for the b16 :|

[Ibarr]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...496ff

I found this for a good price. You guys think I should purchase this or is it a risk? I've heard a couple good things about blinglights but idk.

[Ibarr]

I also seen these. These are the ones that come with Halo's right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...17db8

[Faja]

The problem with these lights are that they are just generic lights and don't have the proper mounting brackets for your bumper. You can go to Walmart and get a similar set for about $30-$40 but you're gonna have a helluva time trying to put them on properly. They have some that are OEM clones on Ebay that will fit similar to stock but they are a little more expensive around $100.

[Ibarr]

The problem with these lights are that they are just generic lights and don't have the proper mounting brackets for your bumper. You can go to Walmart and get a similar set for about $30-$40 but you're gonna have a helluva time trying to put them on properly. They have some that are OEM clones on Ebay that will fit similar to stock but they are a little more expensive around $100.

I see. But wouldn't they be adjustable correctly? The thing I like is that I actually wanted the halogens as well. 7 colors, 2 bulbs (pair of xenon white & blue) 55W for $65. I kinda like that

But I see your point on the whole bracket thing. I'm just waiting to see on other people's opinions and how much trouble it'd be if I were to get these.

[Ibarr]

So I just checked to see if my covers come off for the fogs, and apparently they dont. It's an 08 and supposedly they're removable? Would I have to saw these holes off to install the fogs?

And also, the plastic cover that's underneath it is a pain to work around because its connected as an entire piece of the bumper and tires.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Faja]

I have an 09 and the piece around the fog light holes is not removable. I had to cut the holes out, it's a really soft plastic so a sharp knife will do the trick nicely, just take your time so you cut it out as evenly as you can and then sand the edges smooth. It's also a lot easier if you remove the bumper. The FSM should show you how to remove the bumper.

[Ibarr]

Cool. I'ma check that. Yeah, I was thinking was gonna saw it off with a small electric one. Also, I called one of my friends at Nissan and he said there should be clips, but I couldn't find 'em at all.

Faja, did the 09 have a black pastic cover underneath the bumper?

[Faja]

Cool. I'ma check that. Yeah, I was thinking was gonna saw it off with a small electric one. Also, I called one of my friends at Nissan and he said there should be clips, but I couldn't find 'em at all.

Faja, did the 09 have a black pastic cover underneath the bumper?

There are no clips, that's why you will have a hard time mounting aftermarket fogs. There is a plastic splashguard under the car and also in the fenderwells that you have to remove or loosen to remove the bumper.

[Ibarr]

There are no clips, that's why you will have a hard time mounting aftermarket fogs. There is a plastic splashguard under the car and also in the fenderwells that you have to remove or loosen to remove the bumper.

So regardless of how I install my fogs, I'd have to remove my bumper? And the splashguard, would I have to remove that entirely as well?

[Faja]

Removing the bumper will make it a lot easier. Also the bottom splashguard will have to be taken out and the ones around the wheels can just be loosened at the front part so you can pull out the bumper and access the screw that is attaching bumper to fender. There is only one on each side at the very tip.

[Ibarr]

Removing the bumper will make it a lot easier. Also the bottom splashguard will have to be taken out and the ones around the wheels can just be loosened at the front part so you can pull out the bumper and access the screw that is attaching bumper to fender. There is only one on each side at the very tip.

How long did it take to unscrew the bumper from the fender? Oh, and the screws on my splashguard are real difficult to take out. It's those push screws where the other side expands so that the splashguard is really secure.

[Faja]

Takes me about 15 minutes now as I've done it so many times. It's actually very easy once you've done at 1 or 2 times. As for the push pins, you just have to get a flat head screwdriver and lift up the middle piece and then just pull it straight out.

[Ibarr]

Alright sounds good. Thanks for the help! If I run into any problems, I'm definitely coming back to you

[Dominicusx]

Hey was this a successful project? Does anyone have any how tos?