2019 TLX Spare Tire Kit not available yet, urgh...
 

Well it seems the 2019 TLX ASPEC spare kit p/n 06421-T23-A802A is not even released yet. Nice of them of sell a car where you can;t even buy the spare. This trend of no spare is getting annoying. This is the last time I take delivery of a car without the spare installed. I can't even order it as the part has not been released.

It should be the exact same as the 2018. Maybe the label is different, but the physical parts should fit.

That is what I was thinking, I need to check and just order 18 kit, this is insane.

The kits are the same for both 18/19 A-Specs... They are on national back order and have been for quite a while.

Not excusing it but outside of us car nuts no one knows how to change a tire anymore, I am shocked by the amount of people who have been driving for years and never even attempted to learn. So...little incentive for manufacturers to make this a priority.

As previously stated, my 2018 A-SPEC/SH-AWD/Tech, leased in December '18, HAS a SPARE TIRE for the 19" rims!
It was part of my overall deal, including tire insurance; ($8) month, wheel locks, All Season mats.
Had to wait a couple of weeks for delivery, but I have one
Essential for blowouts on pothole infested NYC roads
BTW: I'm 6 months in on my vehicle, & still loving it
Drove 250 miles upstate yesterday, & averaged 31MPG/Premium fuel, at 75MPH, with CC cranking, at 72*; (loving my cool ventilated seats); 94-97* yesterday, with high humidity
Also love that you can pre auto- program the CC to adjust the seat vents to the AC temps
No wheel vibration, shimmy, or other problems; loving the sound the car makes, when you downshift; (press the accelerator), at 60-70 MPH
Just subtle enough to think you're in a sports car
Go Acura!

In addition to no longer offering a spare tire Acura decided for some reason to now only offer low profile 40 series tires on the AWD Tech and Advance models for 2019. I have said this previously-low profiles are appropriate to offer on the ASPEC model-no need for them on all models. I continue to think this was a bad decision-more parts of the country now have the potholed roads we have been plagued with in the north east and whether you have a spare or tire insurance-I for one will not buy any car with 40 series tires again and increase the odds of a blowout.

Completely agree. This is the main reason I did not pick up the 2018 A-spec, even thought I prefer how it looks over the "regular" model. 18 inch wheels are already pushing it to the max on pothole infested roads.

Amen, brother. I have been railing about this dumb weight reduction/fuel economy improvement by spare tire removal for years. What a pain in the butt! My son, once he is at driving age, WILL know how to change a spare.

Yes I did the same 2018 AWD Tech for me as well.I would have to pass on the 2019 model if I were in the market now and that would be a shame as i really enjoy this car. I would not pay extra to swap wheels or tires-I tried seeing if that would be possible on the 2018 RLX Hybrid (left two messages for Jonathan Rivers the RLX and TLX product planner but he did not return either call so I passed on the RLX low profile tires and picked up the 2018 TLX)..

I just purchased a new '19 TLX and fell victim to this issue. My sales rep checked on the status of this conversion kit. He said it was back ordered. Does anyone have anything further on this? Wow.

KeithL, great post. I only know there isn't a spare because I was hanging out around here long enough to see a thread titled "no spare" or something. Even if new buyers were informed of the lack of a spare, certified and used buyers may not learn about this until they have a flat and look in the trunk. That would have happened to me without the forum. After 20 years of driving, I never fathomed a car that didn't come with run-flats would not have a spare. It's an awful feeling to worry about getting stranded at the mercy of a tow company or the Acura service line. Like I said elsewhere on the forum, it's practically driving without insurance.

The "no spare tire" trend is fairly common nowadays -- I read that over 1/3 of vehicles being sold today don't have one, but yeah. At least have run-flats (which I hate). I'm guessing manufacturers are trying to make a bit more money by making you pay for something that used to be included, get better fuel economy, or a combination of both. That being said, I don't have a spare. I rarely have had to use one in the past, and I could always call a tow truck or something since insurance already (sorta) pays for it, so why carry around dead weight in the trunk? Not to mention with a messed up back, I don't feel confident I wouldn't kill myself trying to change it. lol. Nowadays though, I'm thinking I may get the spare tire on my next car -- just in case.

BTW, it's kind of pathetic they are still having shortages on this kit.

That and when you look at it from a company's cost benefit analysis perspective you are spending money to manufacture something that most people won't ever use because they don't experience a flat and if they are in the situation where they need it still won't use it, as they don't want to or don't know how. Also, I have found that the tools included are generally inadequate and a breaker bar and better jack are really the key to success when trying to put on a spare...you can get the job done with what is included (most times) but wow can it sometimes be a painful process.

But I am an example of having a spare saving one's ass (multiple times) and I have been back up and running within minutes when roadside assistance would have been a 2 hr. ETA.

I picked up a 2019 ASpec in December and they had the spare tire kit ordered and installed in a week.