Hi,

I am new to this forum. I've recently purchased a 2011 Acura TSX w/ Tech package. I have noticed that the footwell lights only turn on when doors are open. I was under the impression they keep it on during night time driving.

Please advise

 

I have a 2010... the footwell lights are always on as long as your headlights are on. Sounds like something is wrong with yours. Unless you are talking about the lights on the doors?

 

mine go OFF on my 12.

I THINK only stayed on for the 9-10.....but not sure.

 

I am referring to footwell lights, I have red somewhere that in 2011 Acura has changed that.

Anybody can confirm? Otherwise i can get it fixed under the factory warranty if its specific to my car.

 

Mine go off as well. 2012 V6 Tech

 

I can read.




LIKE I SAID on my 12 they DO NOT STAY ON.

my bud has an 11 sedan and HIS DO NOT STAY ON.

so IMO there is nothing wrong with your TSX OP.

And to be clear we are talking about FOOTWELL LIGHTS/

 

It's something Acura changed on the 2nd gen refresh. The footwell lighting on the 11-14 do not stay on after the door closes.

 

My '09 does not have footwells.... hmmm

 

What do you mean your 09 doesn't have footwells..??

 

^most likely he hasn't discovered them yet, the 09-10 have a black plastic that blocks the light I think 11-up Acura put a clear plastic over the footwell lights. I didn't know mine had em til I did the footwell light mod

 

i have a 2010 tsx dont notice a footwell light, can someone send me a picture and if it is blocked by a black cover how do i check?
thanks

 

In the 2010 there is a diffuser which blocks most of the light.
Just look under your dash and you will see it.
I took mine out.

 

thanks icrap, another new thing i learned about my car.
Well check it out later today.

 

i noticed the footwell light had to dial the brightness up. but the light is very vague.. wonder what the point is since you can barely see it...

how would you take out the diffuser?

 

just pop out the panel and take out the diffuser, i drilled a hole in mine to let the light pass through. It's pretty bright after that.

 

2009-2010 Acura TSX footwell lights stay on when low beams are on. A black lens is used to cut the amount of light making it almost invisible.

2011-2013 Acura TSX footwell lights ONLY WORK when you open the door. They use a clear lens to omit light when the doors are open. Dealer said Acura thought that the light was too strong to stay on while driving at night bc the light was apparently too strong.

I'm going to remove the lens on my 2009 to see how strong it rlly is and put up pictures of the results

 

thanks vtec, cant wait to see it!

 

Interesting ... I'll go back and check and maybe remove the diffuser on my 09 TSX footwell light then. I have noticed footwell light in mine, but they are indeed dim.

Just to clarify, TSX only has footwell light in the front, not in the back right?

 

There is a pic posted somewhere here of the diffuser taken off.

I have them off on my '10. It's much better, you can see the blue color and it's not overpowering at night.

And yeah, it's only in the front.


oh btw, you can't just take off the difuser since it's also the clip that holds the light in place, you have to drill a hole in it.

 

I drilled a hole in my diffuser, the light output is blue... I think the reason they put the black diffuser is because it causes the footwell light to be whitish which matches the DASH lights, now it is just a blue led on the floor...
which is different since it is the only blue light source, but I dont mind it....

I wonder if there is away to change the small led to a white led instead.. hmmm

 

Yeah just unsolder and put a white one.

 

can anyone show pics on drilling where? or upgrading those led light bulbs.

 

i drilled a hole in my 09's light; it's too bright and i regret it. does anyone want to trade??

 

you know you can dim them with the knob on your cluster?

 

For the people with the Acura 09-10 here is a link to get your footwell LEDs to be seen. http://youtu.be/Ip2fQ36vGds
Also I have the Acura tsx 10 and they do stay on with the headlights.

 

Mine got both front rear & center console. Center & rear stays on, front goes out when doors are closed.

 

then that would dim everything else too. i already have my interior lights pretty dim.

 

I have a 10 TSX and my footwell lights stay on as long as the lights are on. I just removed the black plastic cover and taped (I know getto) the light to the hole so it wont move. The black plastic cover holds the light in place. I didn't even know I had footwell light untill a few months after having the car because of how dim it is with the cover. looks better now but I think I might change it out for white ones to match the rest of the lights.