Did the mod too....I like it...

 

^What size drill bit did you use?

 

first I used 1/8" ...then 60 DEG counter sink...to open it up to around 0.340" with taper edge around the LED. It is easier to use small drill first and then counter sink to control the size of the hole....

 

Anyone try this with a 2014 TL Yet? I looked under the dash and my caps are clear! However i do not think the light is as bright as what you guys are showing?

Anyone else with a 14' have clear caps and do the mod?

 

I'll definitely be doing this over the weekend!

 

great mod looks great and easy

 

mine were black, but when light is on you can see blue but barely at night.

 

just did this on my 2012 TL, i cant wait until tonight lol

 

just did it in the afternoon on the driver side. Went out for a drive at night, looks better in person. Will tackle passenger side tomorrow.

 

The driver side was easy but I have no idea how to take panel off on passenger side.

 

See post #106 by me in this same thread.

 

thank you guys, just got mine done.

 

Wow, what a nice easy mod. Thanks OP. I was surprised that the brightness of the LED's goes up and down with the dash lights when adjusting their brightness. So if they're a little too bright for your taste, you can dim them....as long as you don't mind your dash lights being dimmed too.

A drill press makes this even easier BTW. I knew I'd have another use for it after buying it for my sons' Pinewood Derby Scout cars.

 

I want more light so is there anyway to swap this out and put some bright LED in there?

Done that and still not bright enough for me. I want more light...

 

After putting this mod off for a while due to lack of time, I decided to bring my cordless drill to work with me today. I ended up doing this mod during my lunch break. Wow, literally takes 5 minutes to do. HAHA. Thanks!

 

Thanks for the easy DIY

 

I did mine! Really easy!

 

Dear Acura,


WHY would you put a BLACK PLASTIC cover over lights?


Easy mod, I don't know how many times I've looked at my wife's Sportwagon and thought I wish I had those footwell lights.. now I do!!


Takes about 30 to 45min tops to do this and well worth the time and effort. Start with a small bit and work your way up to the size you want.


Thanks to OP for this insight!!

 

Def doing this mod this weekend. Coming from a IS350 I grew to love the footwell lights and how they dimmed down when shifted to D and dimmed up to full brightness when in P. Even at lowest was still bright but not overpowering and it was white.

 

Thanks for the info. Will be looking into it

 

Thanks ,,, I will try this weekend

 

Does anyone know if this will work for older generations, like a 2007 base model w/navigation?

 

Does the TL's adjust brightness when in D vs P?
I have a 6MT... would it get brighter with the parking brake on?

 

just finished this - indeed takes like 10 mins.
I went up to 1/8" holes. Will see how I like it and decide if I want to go any bigger.
My only regret - wish I made the hole higher up on the cover so that the blue light would shine squarely on the TL logo on the floor mats. It's off by the smallest margin haha. Oh well.

 

Holy cow, took the covers off on both sides in less than five minutes. Thanks OP. Looks not too overpowering at night, too.

I looked at my wife's MDX and it's clear on her ride so no need to remove any covers.

 

Are the covers the same, only clear? If so, I'd almost be inclined to order up some MDX ones and swap out.

 

It's clear, but I didn't bother to see if I could swap it out with my TL, though. Sorry. More I look at the subtle blue light at night, more I like it.

 

Random bump, I checked and my '13 has the black plastic covers as well. Has anyone verified/purchased/installed these clear versions? I'd rather not drill if I can.

It appears 34760-TY2-A11 is the part number for the RLX

 

sorry to rehash, so the other option to drilling would be just to take the caps off? and then put everything back together? sorry, new at this.

and being at work, none of the pictures are working for me

 

The only reason I can think is that at some point in time maybe they were thinking to offer this as an extra accessory for more $$$. So they put it there hoping that the "dealer installation" is to just replace the part that comes from the factory (with the plastic cover on it) with a bright footwell light. Easy money!

Thanks to OP too for the info!

 

So, I'm going to bite the bullet and buy two different Amber ones - the ones for the 2013 Acura TSX (34760-TL0-G11) and the ones for the RLX (34760-TY2-A11) to see if either one of the clear covers are direct swap for us.

 

for those that didn't drill, what do you mean by just taped the led on? :|

 

They removed the cover and taped the assembly back in place.

 

Day off tomorrow, time to mess around with my car with this "mod"...
maybe even wash it =D

 

Just did this and taped it. Why they would put a cover is so dumb

 

Very nice. Thanks, OP!

 

This one was a no-brainier for me. Easy, and looks great. Not sure what the heck Acura was thinking putting a tinted cover over it.

 

Just did this mod !!! Really easy one 15min top!!!! Thanks!!!

 

Before and after pic, or rather after and before... of "let there be light"



So now you can see at night how dirty your mats are

edit: I noticed there is a resistor in there. Didn't calc the value but perhaps if removed it will be brighter... or burn it - lol. So, I didn't mess with it.

edit2: on the Accord, in Canada, they charge $218.73 extra for that illumination option! Yep, to plug in a $2 led - lol - since the wiring is already part of the harness!!! Crazy!

 

I just did this mod, works great, Thank-you to all the smart Acura owners on this site, i always see something interesting every day!!!