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Hey guys. So I might be useless at searching but when I went to do the HID conversion on my Clubsport's fog lights today, I couldn't find anything, not even as much as how to change a bulb. And there's nothing in the user manual. So I thought I'd do a quick write up for anyone else having trouble. This is also my first write up and I don't know any technical terms or anything so bear with it.
First off you'll be best off removing the front bumper, gives you more room to play(3 screws under where the hood badge is, two on either side in front of each wheel and two bars connecting from the bottom of the bumper to somewhere under the engine bay(the screws under the car are easiest to remove) Sorry I have no pictures of this, but they're easy to find.
There is one power clip to the fog light you will have to disconnect to remove the bumper
Take out the fog lights, there are two screws on either side of the light and a nut on the top. To take them out simply push the unit forward. Mine was really stubborn so I used the back of my screw driver and hammered it out pretty easily.
When its out, the back section twists off anti clockwise and pulls out. Be careful not to pull too hard, the wires are fairly short and you'll risk ripping them out
Disconnect the white cord by pulling it, then undo the wire clips holding the bulb in. The bulb should easily slip out
You need to undo the little screw holding the black wire down and set the main unit aside
Connected to your HID bulb are two short wires, a red and a black. The metal tips should already have small holes in them. You will have to make the hole on the black wire a little bigger using a drill. Its easier to start with a small bit and keep increasing the size until the hole is big enough to fit the small screw through.
The next step is to join the two black wires by fitting the screw through both holes and screwing it back into the case. Dont fully tighten it yet, and make sure you remember to put the metal clip back in(easier if you clip it in)
Put the bulb back in. The wires should be free to move out of its way since you haven't fully tightened it yet. Once its fitted, you can tighten the screw
The next step(this might be better performed before joining the black wires, but I did it in this order), is to drill a hole in the back of the bulb housing. The manual says to drill a 25mm hole so that the rubbery thing seals the back of the bulb housing. But there just isn't enough room for a large hole.
My way around this was to drill a hole exactly the size of the gap between where the wires come through and the side wall. Make sure you cut from the inside out to avoid accidentally hitting the wires.
Connect the red wires then feed the three connection wires through the hole you just made. Chances are the largest one wont fit. But a small hole made with a drill bit makes enough room for the edge of the clip, and it will fit.
All the wiring should look like this. There is no where near enough room for it to sit in the housing. Your bulb may also be too large for the back housing to screw back on, this can be fixed by twisting it so that it doesn't sit in its groove but it will stay held in by the clip. The back goes back on the same way it came off.
I'm sure theres a prettier way of completing the next step but I didn't really care because no one will ever see it. I sealed the housing with electrical tape, right up to where the rubbery bit is.
After this, its just a matter of getting the fog light back in the same way you took it off and mounting your ballast(I just mounted it on the bottom of the bumper)
And putting the bumper back on.
This is my end result. The foggies are a little bluer because they're not projector lights, but they still look good!
First off you'll be best off removing the front bumper, gives you more room to play(3 screws under where the hood badge is, two on either side in front of each wheel and two bars connecting from the bottom of the bumper to somewhere under the engine bay(the screws under the car are easiest to remove) Sorry I have no pictures of this, but they're easy to find.
There is one power clip to the fog light you will have to disconnect to remove the bumper
Take out the fog lights, there are two screws on either side of the light and a nut on the top. To take them out simply push the unit forward. Mine was really stubborn so I used the back of my screw driver and hammered it out pretty easily.
When its out, the back section twists off anti clockwise and pulls out. Be careful not to pull too hard, the wires are fairly short and you'll risk ripping them out
Disconnect the white cord by pulling it, then undo the wire clips holding the bulb in. The bulb should easily slip out
You need to undo the little screw holding the black wire down and set the main unit aside
Connected to your HID bulb are two short wires, a red and a black. The metal tips should already have small holes in them. You will have to make the hole on the black wire a little bigger using a drill. Its easier to start with a small bit and keep increasing the size until the hole is big enough to fit the small screw through.
The next step is to join the two black wires by fitting the screw through both holes and screwing it back into the case. Dont fully tighten it yet, and make sure you remember to put the metal clip back in(easier if you clip it in)
Put the bulb back in. The wires should be free to move out of its way since you haven't fully tightened it yet. Once its fitted, you can tighten the screw
The next step(this might be better performed before joining the black wires, but I did it in this order), is to drill a hole in the back of the bulb housing. The manual says to drill a 25mm hole so that the rubbery thing seals the back of the bulb housing. But there just isn't enough room for a large hole.
My way around this was to drill a hole exactly the size of the gap between where the wires come through and the side wall. Make sure you cut from the inside out to avoid accidentally hitting the wires.
Connect the red wires then feed the three connection wires through the hole you just made. Chances are the largest one wont fit. But a small hole made with a drill bit makes enough room for the edge of the clip, and it will fit.
All the wiring should look like this. There is no where near enough room for it to sit in the housing. Your bulb may also be too large for the back housing to screw back on, this can be fixed by twisting it so that it doesn't sit in its groove but it will stay held in by the clip. The back goes back on the same way it came off.
I'm sure theres a prettier way of completing the next step but I didn't really care because no one will ever see it. I sealed the housing with electrical tape, right up to where the rubbery bit is.
After this, its just a matter of getting the fog light back in the same way you took it off and mounting your ballast(I just mounted it on the bottom of the bumper)
And putting the bumper back on.
This is my end result. The foggies are a little bluer because they're not projector lights, but they still look good!
