Mokos23

All you Tsx and Rsx owners know that we get the "old school" metal bar holder when we have to open our hoods on the Tsx, but how come Acura didn't give us the "new" kind of hood where u don't need a metal bar to hold the hood like they do on the new TL's, Mdx's, and I think it's in the RL too? Just wondered

Lung Fu Mo Shi

Because it's cheaper not to.

Mokos23

maybe ur right, but maybe i should go to a honda dealer and check if the Accord sedan and coupe have the old school or new school bar hood holder. if they do get those and we don't, u can't say the "cheaper" theory then

Lung Fu Mo Shi

Yes I can. I'd just do some BS amendment like, "well they are Accords in bulk volume overseas, and rather than implement an R&D change they'd rather use the standard Honda parts bin, blah blah."

id888

For all the bits you don't see on a daily basis, I'm guessing we get the cheapie Honda versions.

You can find the "H" plastered on parts from the engine bay to the fuel cap.

I think the TL is a more purpose-built luxury machine.

osubuckeye98

Well the struts that used to hold my Jeep hood up don't do that anymore. And it costs an arm and a half to replace them, mechanics say they wear out. Having experienced that...I now prefer the sturdy, never-failing-old-fashioned hood prop.

ClutchPerformer

The TL's got "H" plastered on its parts, too.

duugk

ditto

gsclifton

iTrader: (2)

that works for me too . . . . .

dabuda

the new acccords have the new hydraulic hood holders...nice to have but i always wonder if they ever give out...would be a big ouch if you were working under the hood

yuhoo22

This is annoying, i mean if the accord gets them we should at least get them too. I do agree that in the long run the old school ones are safer, but the new ones look nicer and more luxurious if that is possible. I only say this because this used to be only on the high end model cars.

just my 2 cents

Mokos23

word

yeah it is annoying and why does the accord get the better attention/feature from honda than in their acura line?

while on this, i have yet to sit in a fully loaded new accord, i wonder if the leather is softer or thicker than on our Tsx?

LSIII

not all Accords get them. My sisters V6 coupe has the struts, and a friends 4 banger has the old prop rod. so I guess only V6 models get the struts.

dabuda

i test drove an accord EX-V6 twice and the seats aren't softer, they actually feel firmer. that was my initial impression...