TypeSDragon

Hello everyone, any differences between 06, 07, 08 TSX? Like do they all have mp3 play compatiability?

dom

No standard MP3 compatibility in any of them. The 08 adds a TPMS but they are otherwise identical.

Civic2TSX

Slight clarification: You can't play mp3 cds but you can plug in a mp3 player/phone/blackberry in to AUX jack and it will work just fine.

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

07's have TPMS too. i think that's the year it started.

itsme27

Yes TPMS started on the 07's. Well at least mine is an 07 and it has it. I do not think there is any difference between, the 07's and the 08's. Except for the msrp

dom

Oops, sorry about the TPMS error.

TypeSDragon

Thanks for everyone's input.

White92

Right. 07 added TPMS to the 06 model. That was the only change. 07 and 08 are the same cars. 08 was exactly $100 more for non nav and exactly $200 more for nav over the 07 models.

finalstageauto

You know right now, all the 08's are on special from the dealers in order to remove inventory for the upcoming 09's. I think Honda of America has a special lease offer and what not until the beginning of April.

tsxcurity

Does the 07 give you the actual psi for each tire when you press SELECT at the "Tire Pressure OK" screen? 08s do but I didn't know about it until after I got the 08 so I never looked on the 07.

zot09

I'm pretty sure one of the loaners I got was a 07, and it gave you the pressure of each tire in psi.

DAYTA

Another thing to note...Hondata has already cracked the 06s ECU, but not the 07/08s.

So if you're planning on modding...go with an 06 .

White92

Yes, all of them do show the actual PSI for each tire.

White92

They've had that lease for almost 2 years now.

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

i rue the day i passed up on an 06 TSX for the 07.

the dealer had an 06 in the lot. it already had a fibreglass spoiler, lo-jack, window visors, and a bunch of other stuff added on. but it also had some cosmetic paint scuffs or damage from transport and sitting in a lot for a year. probably some guy was going to buy it new and backed out after everything was added. we tried to lowball the dealership but they didn't bite, so i figured i could get a brand new 07 for the same price of that 06

Reach

Ahh 2006, the greatest year of them all.

slickrab

if it hasnt been said already the difference between 06 to the 07/08 is 06 can be reflashed and 07/08 's cannot but have have TPMS.

DLTSX6MT

So there's something different about the ECU's. May be something as simple as a new algorithm being added in for TPMS, or just a new filename or header. Or maybe the security has been massively cranked up... What has been changed in the ECU that makes the 07's and 08's unable to be reflashed? Is Hondata having a hard time cracking into the later ECUs or have they just not tried Maybe there are even more changes in there that we just don't know about yet. ?

White92

I don't know, but don't ask Hondata about it. Masked men will come to your house and we'll never hear from you again.

DAYTA

Amen, brother!

...or should I say, former brother . Glad to see you still frequent these boards.

jlukja

Whenever he gets the itch to ban someone.

cybereclipse

haha.. my new sig quote!!
im soo glad i bought mine at just the right time
2006 FTW!

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

that's the million dollar question. i don't think it's simply the added TPMS. i've read speculation from the addition of the TPMS, to differing DBW set ups from previous years, to locations of components in the ecu, etc...

and reading questions about reflashes, not only do they tweak the performance output, but they also have to make sure the emissions values and VIN numbers are ok.

so it could be any number of those things, or nothing at all. it's pretty much a blackbox.

davidspalding

A warm feeling spreads across my whole body, like drinking really good sake and gazing at a naked ... oh sorry, brief reverie brought on by car ardor.

alex16882

I finally paid off my 2005 Acura TSX loan. I felt so happy today. It was brought on Dec 04 and now it has 17500 miles on it. It's an automatic with nav. It's nighthawk black pearl with little marring. It has clear bra on the hood, headlight, front and front side bumper and mirror clear bra. It also has 4 optional snow tires with honda steel rims. The yokohama snow tire has less than 300miles on them. How much do you think I can sell it privately or as a trade-in? I am tempting to trade it in for a used,well taken care of 06+ TSX, without going into significant debt again Or maybe I should trade it in for another brand.

DLTSX6MT

Aww, come on now.
Do you honestly think that big, bad Hondata is gonna ruffle their feathers over little ol' me, i mean... hey, um waitaminute, what was tha...

TS_eXpeed

SoCaliTrojan

Has TPMS been as annoying as I've heard from people? For example, fluctuating with the weather and when you're getting new rims?

Anyway, I'm glad I got my 06 when I did. I guess I lucked out...I hadn't researched it fully (ie: the only difference I knew from the prior years was that it had bluetooth...I bought the TSX to go with my bluetooth phone lol)

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

tpms does fluctuate. for instance, the pressure reads higher after you've been driving around some, vs. if it's cold out and you just started the car and took the reading (lower).

but the change is relatively marginal. when you get new rims, i've read it's either you find ones that support the tpms sensors, or you just nix it altogether and deal with the ! on your gauge cluster.

davidspalding

Dealing with the "(!)" on your gauge cluster ... augh. I make a point of resetting my "change oil" service warning to 100%, then changing the oil in a couple of weeks. I HATE-HATE-HATE having to hit "ok" on my car every time I drive it just to use the MID. And the bright orange "(!)" is glaring during the night. (I turn my instruments down to "2" at night.)

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

tell me about it. i just had the B1 service reminder and that thing pops up every time i started the car. somewhere, an acura/honda engineer is lol'ing at us having to deal with that freaking reminder.