I've never seen a setting for that, but ... just got a 2022 Touring and I swear mine doesn't have footwell lighting either although I thought it was standard. There are a couple of threads about this if you search; apparently even when it does exist it's very dim, but there's a hack for drilling out the diffuser lens that helps brighten it up.

And if it turns out you don't have the lighting after all, Honda does sell a kit for about $80-$90 to add it, or there are lots of third party kits to do the same.

 

Thanks for that ,think I will question dealer first has it is mentioned in the brochure as a standard fit in an ex spec.

 

Let us know what you find out. I'm interested for sure...

 

Will let you know how I get on

 

Moved this to the UK section as US cars dont have same stuff we do. This is one such feature.

There IS footwell lighting in the 1.5T EX that I have. They werent very bright, so I took them out and drilled out the plastic covering in place which "dimmed" the light - now they are very visible. I suspect yours will be the same.

There is no setting for this to turn on or off. They illuminate whenever the door is open and go off when closed.

 

Just checked my 2020, no footwell lighting.

 

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99% sure US cars dont have them unfortunately.

 

I do have ambient foot light on 20202 Touring, but not bright enough.

 

Is yours the UK model?

FWIW, there is an official Honda kit, 08E10-TLA-100, to add this feature. I don't know the Honda list price, but places like College Hills Honda or Bernardi Auto Parts sell it online for around $90. If I did it, I would do the installation myself, but I haven't decided whether it's worth the price and the trouble. Has anybody actually installed this?

 

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If you do, then as I post above, you can drill out the plastic lens cover and you get clearer lighting.

 

The last two items from the owners manual are the ambient lighting LEDs.

My 2020 EX-L in US has it. Like everyone said, it's very dim and hard to notice unless it's very dark inside. Very difficult to click a picture and show.

 

My 2020 EX-L in US has it. Like everyone said, it's very dim and hard to notice unless it's very dark inside. Very difficult to click a picture and show.

Hmmm…if our 2022 has this, I’ve never noticed it.

 

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Only when the doors open. But on mine, if the headlights are on, then the footwell lights also stay on.

 

The American version may be different. The install instruction say that the LEDs come on with the parking lights, and also that they'll vary in brightness with the dash lights brightness control knob. Doesn't say anything about the doors, but that might do it too.

 

No, the homemade setup I installed worked so well (still does) I never bothered to find out about the Accord socket. Although I'm sure there is a socket out there somewhere that does fit the CRV as I doubt Honda would bother engineering a glove box frame for it if there wasn't one.

 

I wonder about using "LED COB strip", like BigClive just has a video on. Search on ebay for something like "Flexible COB LED Strip Light DC 12V 24V FCOB"
About $5 for a 1 meter strip, you can cut in increments of 1.6" You still have to tap it into power. May be too bright, may need a resistor to dim it.

 

I wonder about using "LED COB strip", like BigClive just has a video on.

You'll have to cut and splice the factory wiring harness and you'll have to do a little sleuthing to figure out where to connect, but if you're OK with that then I think this plan is totally workable. This is where factory service data and wiring diagrams would be really handy...

If it were me I'd start by looking at the emergency flasher button. It lights up, so it must be connected to the interior illumination circuit. And it's just one button, so it can't have too many wires behind it. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out

 

Hmmmmm? Not sure that an EX model would have that. My 2018 Touring came with them. They are dim but do turn on when the parking and/or headlights are on.

 

Hmmmmm? Not sure that an EX model would have that.

OP is a UK member - and like me, has the top spec EX trim. (EX trim may not be top trim for you folks in the USA, but it is for us here in the UK).

And this trim does indeed have the footwell lighting

 

Yah, we had our 2017 for 6 years before I noticed that overhead console light. I am the always driver, so my eye are looking only outside.