RogerPodacter

I just replaced my center console light, the one for the compartment below the radio. After driving for half hour the plastic housing for the light is literally burning hot to the touch. Is this normal for anyone else?

My light burnt out 1 year ago and i never bothered replacing it so i can't remember if this is normal. But when i say its hot i mean like dangerous hot where something could melt or catch fire. Can anyone check their storage compartment and tell me if its extremely hot to the touch? Thanks

aCUREa

If its that hot, then take the bulb out

Get one from the dealership or find out what wattage its supposed to be and get one that matches

RogerPodacter

This bulb is directly from the dealership. He looked up the correct part number for an 04 tsx and i purchased it. So i'm asking other tsx owners if their bulb gets hot too or is something weird going on here.

PACman

Sounds like you got yourself a tsx easy bake oven.

The light in my cubby is not hot like you describe in yours. Definitely a fire danger.

RogerPodacter

Well i don't know what to do about it. Maybe thats why it burnt out a year ago in the first place. But an led bulb is a simple technology with simple wiring. So there really isn't any fix that can be done. And the dealership will be useless i'm sure.

Dktran31

the last time i took out the center cubby, i did notice that the bulb is pretty hot, i dont think its hott enough to be a fire hazard, but ya not sure whats goin on wit urs

RogerPodacter

Well maybe i exaggerated slightly. Its just very very hot to the touch, and i didn't know if this was normal. But it sounds like maybe it is rather normal. It was strange that the original bulb burnt out in the first place.

msmching

Just take that off.
It's not useful anyway. (not bright enough)..