No Parking Sensors in USDM Type Rs - why?

[s2kdriver80]

Yes. Exactly. It’s a marketing/market placement thing. Note that those other regions don’t have Acura either, but basically have Honda equivalents of such…which is why the CTR is more outfitted in other regions, while the US version is more spartan.

In some markets, I actually remember seeing our Acura TSX being badged and sold as the Honda Accord.

Is the current American TLX being branded as an Accord, anywhere in the world right now?

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[davilla413]

Correct. I've remedied the situation by getting the OEM Alcantara wheel, the Alcantara JDM shift boot, and the rear seat OEM/JDM suede cover. My car looks the way it was meant to look now.

Where did you get the rear seat cover? I passed on the alcntara wheel, but I’d be interested in having the rear seats match the front better.

 

[TypeRD]

In some markets, I actually remember seeing our Acura TSX being badged and sold as the Honda Accord.

Is the current American TLX being branded as an Accord, anywhere in the world right now?

Yep Acura TSX was sold as the Accord in other markets.

I think the TLX might be North America only and not rebadged in other regions, but I’m not positive.

But yeah, that’s basically what’s going on. The CTR is more outfitted in other markets to compete with those other markets’ more upscale offerings, keeping in mind that the ITS is for North America only. So…we essentially have 2 choices of “CTR” (i.e. CTR and ITS) while other regions only have 1 (not counting the limited edition CTR used at the N-Ring).

 

[urbo73]

Where did you get the rear seat cover? I passed on the alcntara wheel, but I’d be interested in having the rear seats match the front better.

I got all the parts here:

https://jdmyamato.com/products/nhp003267?variant=43305174106360

I got all the items except the pads, as I just had the material replaced.

 

[davilla413]

I got all the parts here:

https://jdmyamato.com/products/nhp003267?variant=43305174106360

I got all the items except the pads, as I just had the material replaced.

Care to share a pic of how good it looks? This is tempting...

 

[urbo73]

This is how it looks when you have good lighting and a nice camera. I'll try to take a decent photo with my phone tomorrow, but it won't look as good in the photo as in real life. The reason is that in photos (except this one here) you can see every small particle of dust, and the grain of the suede has to be combed in the perfect direction for it to look nice. In real life those small details don't stand out all that much. But, you definitely need to care for it more. I use a simple lint roller. I also don't have many passengers. So a bit more upkeep, but looks better overall. I'll take a photo tomorrow - enjoy this one for now.

 

[Clark_Kent]

The 360° View in the below link may help. You'll need to change to the view that shows the backseat. I've seen a couple of videos on YouTube as well that got me comfortable with what to expect. I'll do this.

https://www.honda.co.jp/CIVICTYPE-R/configurator/

 

[urbo73]

Here's an iPhone photo. It's not brushed in the same direction, so the photo makes it look 100x worse than in real life.

 

[mbaapk]

Here's an iPhone photo. It's not brushed in the same direction, so the photo makes it look 100x worse than in real life.

How difficult to install?

 

[urbo73]

How difficult to install?

Medium - you should look at the service manuals (I got a 30day subscription below) to see what you have to do. Took me almost 5 hours.

https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.aspx

 

[mbaapk]

Medium - you should look at the service manuals (I got a 30day subscription below) to see what you have to do. Took me almost 5 hours.

https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.aspx

Wow, i think id have the dealership take a crack at it if they could get the insall time down to a couple hours.

 

[Clark_Kent]

Medium - you should look at the service manuals (I got a 30day subscription below) to see what you have to do. Took me almost 5 hours.

https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.aspx

That's a good amount of time and not what I was expecting. I thought this would be a 1-hour job, 2 hours at most. I'll have my guy look at it. If it's a 4-5 hour job, I'm not sure I'm interested. Will need to think this one through.

 

[urbo73]

I'm slow and OCD. Someone that does things like this would probably get it done in 2.

 

[TypeRD]

@urbo73 To be sure I follow, you didn’t replace the entire seats, you bought the upholstery and re-wrapped your existing seats? You said you didn’t buy the pads, so that’s where I’m lost.

 

[urbo73]

@urbo73 To be sure I follow, you didn’t replace the entire seats, you bought the upholstery and re-wrapped your existing seats? You said you didn’t buy the pads, so that’s where I’m lost.

Correct.

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