j35coupe06

Hey guys Im new to his site but I go on my8thgen.com form alot. I currently drive 2012 Accord coupe V6 and hope to be in the acura line soon. I just got my girl the ILX premium and Im really happy with the car (the only thing that bothers me is the DRL's and the road noise) but other than that the car is beautiful and she fell in love from the frist time she saw it at the dealer. I hope to be talking to you guys and getting some great info.

Thank you
Eric.

Trentimus

Welcome Eric! DRLs can be turned off (remove fuse 21 apparently) or you can replace with LED.. That will lose your effective hi-beams though..

j35coupe06

Yea I saw the fuse remove thread, Im going to remove it when she get home. lol thank you for the info.

spdandpwr

Don't you get a light on the dash if you do that?

Trentimus

Wasn't mentioned by the other owners who did it. Personally, I like the DRLs for saftey reasons.

*Robotrexl(sp?) did it and said no issues for over 2 months. I would say you're good-to-go

spdandpwr

can't wait to put my yellow ones on

j35coupe06

We really don't need the DRL's here in Miami, but the car looks great with just the amber lights on. I tried the yellow high beam bulbs on my accord and really did like the color the DRL's give off. But post up pics of your car with the bulbs on to see how they look.

Good luck and hope to hear from you soon.

spdandpwr

Yep, I'll update my build thread as soon as it's up.

4cruizn

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join the family. Post some pictures of your ILX when you get the chance. There's no warning light after removing the DRL fuse. I've been DRL-less for several months now (and still have functional high beams).

Congrats on the purchase!

Colin

Welcome to the fold!

j35coupe06

Thank you guys for the welcome. As soon as I get the changes to, Ill post up some pics.

terdonal

Congrats and welcome.

j35coupe06

I have a question? I was looking on getting a rear spoiler for the car and I dont really like the one they sell for the ILX at the dealer, but I like the one off the hibrid. What do you guys think and does anyone know where I can find it? Im a fan of the body lip just like on my accord V6.

Thanks.

spdandpwr

yea, there's a thread on it. search hybrid spoiler ilx and you'll find it.

chinoxii

Welcome aboard! I assume you're an 8thgen civic owner too.. you'll deff love ILX

j35coupe06

Thank you for the welcome and actually I'm a 8thgen accord owner but I love the ILX. It has a great look to it and alot easier to mod up than the accord. lol

SlaammedILX

Welcome to the club! Haha


Beat you too it, I have yellow DRL's and foglights lol

spdandpwr

^post a picture so tech can see...he was looking to see what it's like

j35coupe06

Thank you for the welcome, I just installed HID's on the fogs on Saturday but I would really like to see how your set up came out. Hope to see some pics soon.

Thanks.

SlaammedILX

Here's this pic I had on my phone, ill take better ones tonight

spdandpwr

can't wait til they get installed on mine. do you like the look of the brights better now?

Trentimus

White goes so incredibly hard on the ILX

SlaammedILX

It's always been a personal preference for yellow bulbs. But I like it, IMO I love the look of the yellow bulbs.

That's what I thought until I saw the blue ):

veeedub

I must show you my drls.

chinoxii

Any tips installing the fog lights?
I am very familiar installing HID but my main concern is removing the bumper. Car is new and I dont want to mess with bumper alignment and stuff like that. Is removing the bumper necessary? Where did you mount the ballast?

spdandpwr

you'll need to remove the bumper to find a mounting point for the ballast. Their are instructions for changing the bulbs (very easy job) in the owner's manual

Trentimus

How-To-Remove-Bumper

spdandpwr

the link doesn't work.

Trentimus

Ill correct the path when I get off work.. Super busy.. Sorry but its honda's how-to on removing the bumper panel