[Fog] Smashed fog lamp? - register here

[bryan@bryanhinsley.wanado]

HONDA CIVIC ES Nighthawk Blck
5 months old
Miles 4K
Once again for no reason at all off side fog light lens shattered as I was cleaning it. There are to many in a short space of time of the cars life
ome on HONDA do the right thing youalways bragging about THE DREAM.
Thanks Pottsy for your email.

[Pottsy]

And here is Sarahjo's car, pictured today:

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[Pottsy]

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[buzzray]

Hi
Picked car up on Monday this week mileage 250 miles, came out this morining found passanger side fog light broken ?????? Can not belive this!!!! will be speak to honda about this will let you no how i get on

[BrianAlbertsen]

Number broken:
Age of car: 6 months
Mileage: 12.000 kms
When driving, or "it just appeared": didn't notice when it happened
Cost of replacement: £150

The only glass left was around the edges

[Just1975]

Number broken: 1 passenger side
Age of car: 3 weeks
Mileage: 600 miles
When driving, or "it just appeared": noticed when cleaning
Cost of replacement: Due on Weds £120

Spoke to Honda CS, wont accept any default with them.

[Ren Hoek]

Number broken:1 passenger side
Age of car: 9 months
Mileage: 13000 km
Cost to replace: 200€

No idea when or how it happened, i'm just pissed off

[Meino]

Number broken: 1 (so far) Drivers side (left)
Age of car: 8 months
Mileage: about 18.000 km
When driving, or "it just appeared": It just appeared
Cost of replacement: Not yet replaced, ordered
Picture (attach) : will folow

[woolz]

Number broken:2
Age of car: 2months
Mileage:2500
When driving, or "it just appeared": just appeared
Cost of replacement: 180 quid .
Picture (attach)

[madasadad]

Number broken:1
Age of car:6 WEEKS
Mileage:5000
When driving, or "it just appeared": When driving
Cost of replacement:£150+VAT
Picture (attach)

I had just finished the latest survey, saying how great my car was and completely fault free......... and went out to find foglight in bits! aaarrrgghh.
And then I remembered. This morning a VW Toe-rag (Tuareg or something) driven obviously by someone a bit 'small' couldn't stand being passed by the wee Civic. Nothing would do but he HAD to pass me at about 100mph and pulled in in front of me. I remembered thinking, silly B*****d glad I'm not paying his fuel bill. Then I heard a 'ping' checked the windscreen and thought nothing more about it. This was obviously my foglight evening up the financial score. I'm not so smug now! I don't think I'll replace it until a set of covers are purchased. (off to look for thread now).
Only this morning I was singing the praises of opting out of the Company Car scheme to buy the Civic, citing, so long as its reliable, I'll make in the long run. Looks like I could be running a while!
Totally p****d off!

[Foggy69]

Gray52 was doing fog light covers.
fog light covers made & fitted

And a very nice product it was.

[simrjor]

Number broken:1
Age of car:9 WEEKS
Mileage:1200
Cost of replacement: £180

[zippyijk]

Number broken:1
Age of car: 10 Months
Mileage: 8000
When driving, or "it just appeared": Just Appeared
Cost of replacement: Dunno yet
Picture (attached)


It just appeared, noticed it when washing the car about a month ago.
Drivers side fog light.

[poacher]

I have just been to Honda in Lincoln with a smashed drivers side fog light,I have done 1600 miles.They are sending photos to Honda UK,they said they replaced one in a Type R recently and replaced it under warranty so I'm anticipating the same result.

[Hillid]

Originally Posted by Pottsy

If you have suffered a smashed front fog lamp, please can you post once in this thread (just come back and edit your post if you need to add or change anything). The idea is to document how many of these lamps are breaking and under what circumstances, to establish whether there is a failure trend, or the lights are just unlucky.

Any discussion on the subject should be kept here:
Front fog lamp - smashed

Number broken: 2 (Both Drivers Side)
Age of car: 10 Months
Mileage:25,000
When driving, or "it just appeared": Driving
Cost of replacement: Approx. £140
Picture (attach)

Did it look like this: No, nearly all of the glass shattered and missing

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2 in the last 3 months, both drivers's side and both with completedly shattered glass (i.e. no glass left in fog when I noticed it!!)

[john07]

Our 2.2 cdti EX Galaxy grey came home last nite from work with my wife - and hey presto (see attached image) car is 2 months/3000 miles old, she heard or saw nothing to indicate breakage, no newly resurfaced roads etc???? There is a spot that looks like stone impact, but "in the flesh corners look stressed"? The inside corner appears to have shattered away, with the rest of it having most obvious cracks radiating in from corners. Spoke to a Renault tech (at dealer which has both Ren & Honda) he says the glass on this lite is MUCH thinner than on the Renaults, he admits shape is different, but thinks in that case glass on Honda should be MUCH thicker given the shape. 4 dealers contacted - none has one and say Honda UK dont have any - it will be an order from Europe!!!!! 2 weeks+ arrival at dealer, lens not seperate have to have whole unit. Prices to supply & fit between £112 & £130!!! ROBBERY - and Honda doesnt care as its a little extra for dealers to keep em sweet, and Hondas replacement parts section makes from it.

[john07]

Have posted today 020607 F/O/S foglite smashed, a Renault tech at dealer which has both Ren & Honda, says Honda foglite glass is MUCH too thin, much more so than Renault. He says given lens shape and propensity to stress at corners it should be MUCH thicker glass. It seems all Honda dealers have had these in for replacements at some time or other. It's a design/manufacturing fault. john07

[Keith]

Number broken:1-(drivers side)
Age of car:15 Month's
Mileage:21000KM
Damage just appeared-No loud sounds while driving. Fixing does seem loose on bothsides,(I can move each about quarter inch).
Cost of replacement-Dealer Quoted-156 Euro plus VAT for part, or part plus fitting 256Euro plus VAT.(approx.3rd more than UK) dealer £75 or £116 fitted plus VAT.
Foglights 350 Euro option 0n 1.4SE model.
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[sasanach]

Hello CVINFO,

my first post is not a good one, have now covered 34'000 KM / 60 weeks. The foglight smashed at 22'000 KM /42 weeks . Here the replacement is €150 for the unit. Till I can get the repair done have vinyl covering over the light to keep out the rain / dead flies.

Number broken:1
Age of car: 42 WEEKS
Mileage:13750
"it just appeared"
Cost of replacement: €150+VAT
Picture



Thank's

Sasanach
Milano Red, DSi SE 1.4
Droichead Nua

[peter]

4 months old, 12650 kilometers, repaircost 240,00 euro. Nice to have a leasecar otherwise is a high price.