Upon reading the change history log for 2008 TL-S there is one thing that caught my eye:

-Updated vehicle security immobilizer system

could anyone here explain what this improvement might be to 2008 security system?

 

Anyone?

 

i was under the impression they are the exact same car except for the manufacturing date in the door jam

 

may be Acura decide to make it harder for people trying to by pass it?

 

The navigation DVD is a year newer (not a big deal since Acura updates them), has a separate TPMS light and the immobilizer is supposedly more advanced.

 

^separate TPMS light? what does it do?

 

It should tell each tire what the pressure is.

 

^oh we know what the TPMS does, but sharksbreath was referring to gogydm's "separate tpms" comment.

there is nothing separate about it, as its the same as the 07.

 

can someone take a pic of an 08 separate TPMS light so I can see what they are talking about since I see 2008 model look like most of the 07 anyway.

 

I can't find any difference between the two years. Color changes?

 

There is a light that illuminates when any of the tires' pressures are too low. Bottom right:

 

^yeah my 07 TL-S does that too.

 

I'm not so sure about this one. I work for an automotive electronics manufacture that makes (amongst many other things) immobilizer/transponder interfaces and as far as manipulating and/or bypassing the immobilizer and transponder in the car it's the exact same software for both years on our end. So, I'm assuming the firmware is the same as well.

EDIT: I Just double checked since I'm at work and it's the same for all 3G TL's.

 

weird

 

Why is it weird?

 

TOLD YOU, LOL


my '06 does this too.


please do not fuxx with Sharksbreath and I.
we know our cars like the back of our hands.

 

All 06-08 TL's have TPMS.