The CX-5 LED Lighting Thread
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Supposedly another option to resistors is a LED compatible flasher, which aren't very expensive if you can find the right replacement and can access the OEM flasher. Does anyone know where the flasher is mounted in the CX-5? It's usually mounted somewhere behind the dash.
It pulls straight out. It's sometimes hard to get a good grip on the glass because it is slippery and you are afraid of breaking it, with the required trip to the ER to get the glass out of your finger. Try wearing rubber gloves, which should give you a better grip and protect your fingers if the glass breaks.
Lol thanks seemed like a dumb question but I just couldn't get it lol. Are the dome lights 31mm or 29mm?
Just picked up a 2015 Touring CX-5 with Tech/Bose/Moon.
As far as reverse LED's go I have seen people reference https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned) but not the https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned).
Any issue with the 50w options?
As far as reverse LED's go I have seen people reference https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned) but not the https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned).
Any issue with the 50w options?
Pipemajor
Hoot Mon!
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- Minnesota
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- 2017 CX-5 GT AWD
29mm but you 'could' cram a 31mm festoon in there. The clips are springy so you could compress them to fit the 31mm festoon.
I have a 2015 Sport with Tech package. I ordered these http://amzn.com/B00U88HS2C thinking they would replace my yellow DRL. But my DRL were L shaped, & had a different connector.
Could someone please tell me what fitting I need for my DRL? & also, would I be able to replace my headlights with LED bulbs?
Edit: It seems I need a 9005 bulb, which some say loses high beam functionality with LED's. Can anyone recommend a good bright white 9005 bulb? Or any other alternatives?
Could someone please tell me what fitting I need for my DRL? & also, would I be able to replace my headlights with LED bulbs?
Edit: It seems I need a 9005 bulb, which some say loses high beam functionality with LED's. Can anyone recommend a good bright white 9005 bulb? Or any other alternatives?
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- Mazda CX-5 Touring w/bose-tech
you apparently dont have the tech package ,or that package changed, if you have 9005's as your drl(and most likely highbeam)
Frayfray808
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- Mazda cx5
Has anybody ever smoked out the headlight housing? I've done it on my previose vehicle just wondering how they would look like but I can't find any thread that they mention it.
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I do not recommend "smoking out" your headlights.
Does one get hyper-flash on front turn signals with the following?
http://www.vleds.com/amber-1157-21-led-blinker-turn-signal-bulbs-2057-1-pair.html
I didn't see any posts stating they had issue.
http://www.vleds.com/amber-1157-21-led-blinker-turn-signal-bulbs-2057-1-pair.html
I didn't see any posts stating they had issue.
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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
Honestly I'd just get a marker for like $5 on ebay and test it lol.
New to the forum here. I went to O'reillys and plugged in a 7443 LED in the front to see. I only used the flashers as a test and they did not hyperlink. I ordered a set of Switchbacks with resistors for $18 on eBay and will give them a try and see. If they hyperlink then ill add the resistors.
I have a 16' GT W/ tech
SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
You mean hyperflash?
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- 2016 CX-5 Sport FWD Auto
Just chiming in on interior lights. Bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned) for 2016 sport and installed the 4 map lights and the inside hatch light no problem. Don't have vanity lights and didn't do the license plate lights yet. The "installation tool" it comes with pretty much saved my ass because the tape kept coming off my screwdriver. I'd recommend it just for the tool. I did manage to chip one of the 4 tabs on the clear cover for the hatch light though - that thing was a pain to pop out. Everything was connected via fuse #54.
SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
I replaced my vanity incandescent bulbs with LED's and quickly swapped back to stock within a week. The color temperature and the unnecessary additional brightness made it impossible for me and all my passengers to use the mirror at night.
Installed the lights the other night. They do Hyper Blink (flash) when using the blinkers but not when using the flashers. Very happy with the light output and how they look. Unlike another set i have in my Honda, when you activate the blinker, the white running light turns off and the amber blinks, once blinker is turned off the white running light turns back on. Kinda how the newer audi, mercedes, etc front led/blinkers work.
I also installed all LEDS in the interior lights and license plate.
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