Interior lights (door, dome, vanity, etc) & license plate lights -> LED conversion
#523
Thunder, they look great! Started putting mine in last night, but didnt finish the doors because it started to rain...what year is your TSX? Just wondering bc I've heard the license plate ones install differently for the 09-10 and the 11-12..still gotta do mine
#524
ROTAREDOM
So I went to install LED's in my doors and messed up and now the plug fell in my door. Both front doors. Anyone know how to get it out without taking the whole door apart?
#525
Burning Brakes
I have a 2009. All I did was pop 3 bitch clips off of the trim of the interior trunk lid and I was able to reach inside and pop the lights off. I'll have to get setup my tripod and get some good night shots sometime.
#527
7# werC 2uoYeeS
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the only difference is in the 2009 and 2010, you can pop open the black liner right under the lights and change them that way whereas on the 2011 and 2012's you can't because we have that chrome piece. if we try to pop out the chrome piece, we'll likely break it or scratch it so its better to get to the license plate lights from inside the trunk. pop open the clips, pull out the trunk liner and you have access to the entire license plate light housings which you squeeze from the sides to pop out and then do your business. i hope that wasn't too confusing...
#528
This looks damn good... Anyone do any LED conversion on the SE? I gotta take another look at it tonight.. I know the floor wells are red and there is a red ambient light that shines over the center console (which is only really relevant when doors are closed)..
Gotta figure out what combo would look best.. I like the red foot wells...
EDIT: The white LED + the red foot wells should look fine.. the red foot wells are pretty dim though I think it might look better to brighten them up a bit.
Gotta figure out what combo would look best.. I like the red foot wells...
EDIT: The white LED + the red foot wells should look fine.. the red foot wells are pretty dim though I think it might look better to brighten them up a bit.
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#529
ROTAREDOM
The bulb was hard to get out, I felt like I was going to break it in between my thumb and finger so I tried to twist the plastic part and get more leverage and it just fell in the door haha. And I did it twice lol. Whats the best way to get it out?
#530
Burning Brakes
This looks damn good... Anyone do any LED conversion on the SE? I gotta take another look at it tonight.. I know the floor wells are red and there is a red ambient light that shines over the center console (which is only really relevant when doors are closed)..
Gotta figure out what combo would look best.. I like the red foot wells...
EDIT: The white LED + the red foot wells should look fine.. the red foot wells are pretty dim though I think it might look better to brighten them up a bit.
Gotta figure out what combo would look best.. I like the red foot wells...
EDIT: The white LED + the red foot wells should look fine.. the red foot wells are pretty dim though I think it might look better to brighten them up a bit.
http://www.exledusa.com/exled-acura-...light-kit.html
#532
The foot well lights aren't easily replaceable. The overhead accent light and footwell lights on non-SE's are blue. The exLED kit consists of 4 vanity mirror lights, 2 front map lights, 4 door lights, 1 dome light, 1 trunk light, and 2 license plate lights. exLED will also allow you to customize the colors of the lights on their website so you can mix and match colors.
http://www.exledusa.com/exled-acura-...light-kit.html
http://www.exledusa.com/exled-acura-...light-kit.html
#533
Hey should have asked this earlier.. is setting the brightness pretty straightforward and documented in the kit?
#534
Burning Brakes
There is no documentation, you just get nicely packaged LED lights. Brightness adjustment is just a variable resistor with a Phillips head adjustment. 0% to 100% is 1 full rotation of the resistor. I set it as low as it would go and gave it a 1/4 turn brighter. You can see the resistor on the right side of the board in the vid. Front map lights have the same adjustment on both.
I got the 5000K kit which is pure white, 6000K has a hint of blue. 5000K matches the HID's pretty well.
I got the 5000K kit which is pure white, 6000K has a hint of blue. 5000K matches the HID's pretty well.
#535
ROTAREDOM
Haha I know how it works lol I just wanna get my plug out of the door. I need some advice. I looked at removing the door panel but it's like 50,000 clips and screws
#538
ROTAREDOM
Yes what he said lol. The first one was an accident, my friend was lookin at the bulb to see if he had the right size to give me and the second one I messed it up lol. now they are both chillin' in there "bulb caves" I thought about just giving up and trying to stick the led in place with it still in the door but it's nearly impossible. I got both bulbs out of the socket but now the plug is in the door. It's been like that for almost a year now lol
#539
How did you dim the dome and map lights to 25%?? Mine are bright as f*ck and I wish I could some how dim them.
#541
ROTAREDOM
no one knows how to get the light out of the cave in the door?
#543
#544
ROTAREDOM
uhggggg so annoying... I felt like I was warping the plastic by trying to get my fingers under there.
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#546
Everyday I'm rofling
You can do it joe I believe in you! Just shove your fingers in farther!
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#550
Drifting
Yeah, I thought that if you twist the housing it would pop out or something but it was as stiff as a boner. Gonna dig into this a bit more since a white LED in there would be pretty sick lol
#551
Drifting
Hmmm, it's sold as an assembly of it's own so I'll just assume it's possible(Then again, any thing's possible LOL). Gonna take out the glove box when I have time to see how to get this lil thing out and what it looks like.... Couldn't find any pics of it other than these parts diagrams :\
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#552
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Wow real mature folks... No one can say finger without going sexual. Next I won't be able to say fist either
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I replaced all of my interior lights & license plate bulbs with these:
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Acura-TSX-D...ura_df_01c.htm
I have a 2012 TSX in Bellanova White with the parchment leather interior & when these LED's light up at night they look amazing. It makes the interior look white & looks very classy. I had trouble replacing one of the bulbs for the driver side courtesy door light. The bulb wouldn't pull out & as I kept fiddling with it the housing fell right through the door. I had to use tweezers to pull it back through which took some time. Otherwise it was a very easy installation.
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Acura-TSX-D...ura_df_01c.htm
I have a 2012 TSX in Bellanova White with the parchment leather interior & when these LED's light up at night they look amazing. It makes the interior look white & looks very classy. I had trouble replacing one of the bulbs for the driver side courtesy door light. The bulb wouldn't pull out & as I kept fiddling with it the housing fell right through the door. I had to use tweezers to pull it back through which took some time. Otherwise it was a very easy installation.
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