desidanger

Hello everyone,
I just purchased a 2012 Acura TSX Special Edition White yesterday and love everything about the car

Red interior lighting looks so cool, but passenger side light is way dimmer than driver side, you can barely tell the red lighting on passenger side. I looked down both sides have one led bulbs but driver sides bulb is way brighter than passenger side. Anyone else noticed it?

BTW White looks sick at night with dark wheels

PyroDave

SEARCH. i won't even say welcome at this point because this has been discussed

desidanger

I tried searching but couldn't find it, there are forums about how to replace them since I bought newcar I shouldn't have to replace myself. And chill bro I ain't here for ur welcome, if u got something nice to post thn post or else no need to bother.

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

are you talking about the footwell lighting? that's the only thing i can think of in terms of a driver and passenger side light other than the map lights. you gotta specify what you mean...

PyroDave

so you tried searching "footwell lights" and found nothing? as sherlock would say, keep digging watson.

look what my search turned up

desidanger

I was not using the term "footwell lighting", but thanks I'll try that now

PyroDave

is that not the lighting of which you speak? and go to the photo gallery, and look at how other people have their cars to see what interests you on yours. idk what your modding intentions are or where you are located. ssjoe has really bright red footwell lighting, maybe ask him how he did his

desidanger

Mine driver side footwell light is really bright but passenger side footwell light is not even half bright as driver side. So far I haven't thought about modding much except tints and hid fog lights?

ceb

It is easy to say "search" but I haven't seen any threads complaining that the driver's side footwell lighting was brighter than the passenger side.

He doesn't appear to be looking for mods, he just wants to know if it is normal.

On my car, both sides seem to be equally dim but I can't speak for an SE. The OP might want to go back to the dealer and look at the lighting in another SE.

parasitius

Pics or it didn't happen

desidanger

I'll go to dealer either tonight or tomorrow to check it out.

@parasitius: I'll upload some pics today

TSXKid2010

The light is muted by a plastic cover. take out the cover, drill a hole in it. That's what i did. or you can install an LED strip as well.

TSXKid2010

And dave's just an ass cuz he's jealous of your SE. BUt get used to it, it's a pretty warm welcome considering what you did LOL WELCOME!

Stylinhonda

Welcome to the board! Don't you hate the search welcome?

I will have to check on our SE tonight when it gets dark. I thought they were both the same with the drivers side and passenger side. I will double check though!

Plus your right, the white SE looks great at night with the darker wheels!

ceb

The exLEDs look promising - probably better than drilling holes.

PyroDave

i dont believe exLED offers a footwell light

KillerG

theres a DIY interior led footwell guide

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

exLED does not have footwell bulbs. but their map lights are so bright it illuminates the whole street. seriously.

TSXKid2010

Well, it's either drilling holes or cutting wires
I like drilling holes in the cover cuz it's the perfect amount of light for me. And also it's a very, very small plastic piece, about the size of my thumb so if I ever need to claim my navigation system broke under warranty, I'm sure that plastic piece won't be too expensive and I can replace it before I bring it it Oh wait a second....):

It's up to you which one you prefer. Also, drilling a hole to let more of a stock light come through probably has less chance of making things go wrong than if you put in new lights...

ceb

You're right. I thought exLED had a replacement and it was a simple bulb swap.

I wonder if there is a clear replacement lens that does the same a drilling a hole.

robpp

iTrader: (2)

im am also digging into this.

i dont like to drill LOL BUT the built in leds need help.

ceb

Right - so getting back on topic - is everyone's right and left footwell lighting equally dim?

TSXKid2010

I can take some pics of what i did and how it looks: trust me, drilling it isn't that big of a deal.

Simba91102

Don't sweat it. I've been on this site for 5 years and still most often can't find squat using the "search" function. Worst search ever......

ceb

So far, I'm the only one who has answered the original question. Why is everyone avoiding a simple answer?

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

lol i think no one has gone out to just the lights on either side. i know i haven't. i just don't remember to...and i was just in my car earlier. i'll get around to looking at it when i remember

KillerG

Im pretty anal about symmetry, and i never noticed my interior lights being off-brightness

I dont use them anymore though, they are powering my led ambient lighting, which is like 100x better

desidanger

So I went to Acura dealership today and noticed all the SE models passenger's footwell light is dimmer than driver side. I'm not worried any more cuz first I thought may be my bulb was bad.
I ordered some red LED bulbs for interior dome lights so excited about that and will post pics once I get them.
Washed and waxed my car this morning and now it's raining x-(

TSXKid2010

Ceb I'm sure I answered the question pretty straightforward....

Stylinhonda

I looked on our TSX SE last night....the passenger side did seem a bit dimmer. It was raining really hard though, so I did not get to look for to long.

ceb

That would be odd to have the SEs dimmer on the passenger side while the non-SE's are equally dim. Do both have the lens?

Maybe the driver's side is "pre-drilled"

ssjoeboe9

Can I have your gauge cluster?

Stylinhonda

Yeah I thought so too. When do they footwell lights come on? Just when you open the doors or are they on all the time at night and such? I have only driven the car two times so far lol. I will check the lenses tonight if I can remember.

PyroDave

the 09/10 have it on all the time. the 11/12 only when the parking lights are on

MrV8888

The footwell lights in my 12 SE only come on when you open the doors. They don't stay on in any head light settings. There is an overhead red LED light next to the homelink buttons that stays on when the head light is on (auto, on, parking).

Stylinhonda

Just looked! Both look to be the same with the same type lense. Only thing I can think of is that the shiny sport pedals on the SE reflect more light and make the drivers side appear to be brighter. It's just shining down on those blingin pedals!

ceb

That actually makes sense and would explain the even dim-ness of the non-SE's