I know a lot of it has to do with personal preference but which ones have you guys found worthwile in your experience?

A dealer on ebay has OEM parts selling for a lot lower and I'm thinking about getting some.

The ones I'm looking at are the splash guards, all season mats, cargo net and moonroof visor.
Should I be skipping any of these?

How useful is the cargo net and the moonroof visor?
And are all season mats worth $90? Am I better off with cheapo car parts store mats?

 

Skip the cargo net. Get the Nissan one instead.

If you could only get 1 thing, definitely get the all season mats. Pricey, but you won't get a better fit and they're heavy duty.

 

Did you see this thread?:

http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/show...ht=accessories

 

Definetly skip the splash guards as they scrape the paint in the long run.

 

>> How useful is the cargo net and the moonroof visor?

Both useless. visor kills the line, imo.


>>And are all season mats worth $90? Am I better off with cheapo car parts store mats?

They fit perfectly and the driverside one have the "TSX" logo
but there are aftermarket mats that have better material and MUCH deeper grooves and better groove patterns.

 

I find the trunk tray very useful.

 

I've got the following installed on my tsx:

1 All weather Mats
2 Trunk Tray
3 Silver Trim Kit
4 Sunroof Visor (removed-it was ugly)
5 Mudguards-(removed-scratched the paint/install of the body kit didnt allow them to stay on_)
6 Body Kit
7 Spoiler
8 Foglights

Of everything i've had installed the only item extremly necessary is the all season mats. You dont ever have to worry about passengers tracking mud/etc all inside your car.

 

Oooh good thread.
Taking a look at it now.

 

For those who say the splash guards scratch the paint, can you explain how it scratches the paint?

If so, I should skip it eh?

 

>> can you explain how it scratches the paint?

lol why u care ? it is common knowledge that it just does !

>> If so, I should skip it eh?

 

anybody know a place where i could get undercoat/rustproofing in Boston area? (Newton) It'd probably be worth it cause I'm gonna have this thing for a long time

 

I just don't understand how it's scratching the paint.
I've read in a few posts where people have it installed and are happy with it.

Which part of the car paint is getting scratched?
Is it kicking up rocks?
Is it rubbing against the body when the chassis flexes during turns?
Is it doing more harm than good?

 

It can cause scuffing on the paint because the guards are in direct contact with the painted surface of the car, and are going to naturally move a bit during normal usage. You could probably install some sort of adhesive tape to the guard to prevent this.

The upside is that they keep crap from splashing up on the sides of the car. I haven't had any problems with mine. Just make sure you keep debris from lodging between the guard and the paint.

 

If it does scuff the paint, it does it where you can't see it. But, it protects crap from getting thrown onto your doors where you CAN see it. Like waTSX, I haven't had any problems with mine.

 

I guess I might have kept mine on, perhaps, but removed them for the OEM kit install. Like others have mentioned, the rock damage could be worse.

Here is a pic of what mine looked like after removal:


75% of that haze came off with a good wash. The remaining haze was removed using a PC and some light polish.

EDIT
OEM Accessories I have liked so far:
Kit
Fog Lights
Rubber Mats (perfect IMO)
Trunk Tray (perfect IMO)

 

I guess if I don't plan to get the kit, this won't be as big a deal.

So far the only lock in seems to be the all-season mats.