Color Matches Mirror Housings with Turn Signals

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jetstreamblue

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2012 Mazda5 GS

• May 21, 2014

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My color matched mirror housings with side signals finally arrived! These are standard now but my 2012 GS had plain black housings.

Here are the parts out of the box. Wiring harnesses are included.

Housing is held on with six clips. One is hidden and inaccessible so you'll just need to loosen the other ones and force the last one off. I was able to remove both without breaking them.

I thought it would be easy to clip the new ones on but they took quite a bit of fiddling around to clip. Final results:

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tuanies

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2014 Mazda 5 Sport 6MT

• May 21, 2014

• #2

Do the first and second gens have the same side mirrors?

 

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jetstreamblue

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2012 Mazda5 GS

• May 21, 2014

• #3

I don't think so, the parts I ordered were listed specifically for the current generation.

Edit: I realized they DO look like they're the same. It's a bit confusing, since even on the site where I bought the parts, they use the same pics for both generations, but the part numbers are different.

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Last edited: May 24, 2014

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90210

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2012 Mazda5 Touring

• May 22, 2014

• #4

How is the paint match?

Any info on difficulty of wiring?

 

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jetstreamblue

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2012 Mazda5 GS

• May 22, 2014

• #5

Paint matches perfectly. I gave the shop the Mazda color code. Wiring is a bit of work but not that bad. Hardest part is messing with the rubber boot on the door harness. Just take your time.

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Vasy

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2012 Mazda 5

• May 22, 2014

• #6

Cool, I've added this to the how-to list.
If you can, please add the source of the items you got and part numbers if you have them and location of the color code.

 

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Donewood

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2007 Mazda5 GT 5MT

• May 22, 2014

• #7

Been there, did that.... Here's my post from a couple pages back.
I really like them, Bright added safety feature...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123820773-Turn-signal-mirrors

 

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jetstreamblue

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2012 Mazda5 GS

• May 22, 2014

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@Donewood Yup, saw your thread before. I think they're even more useful on the 2012+ because our cars don't come with the fender turn signals.

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Donewood

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2007 Mazda5 GT 5MT

• May 23, 2014

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Two years, two hard winters, lots of Hiway Kms. 0 problems... they should last you the life of the car. And I agree, even better with no fender markers. If an LED Should die a little effort and plastic model building skills should allow for inexpensive replacement.

 

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jetstreamblue

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2012 Mazda5 GS

• May 23, 2014

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That's good to know, although being OEM parts we would expect them to last.
I just looked at a 2014 5 today and realised that the signals on the mirrors are shaped differently from mine. My parts were OEM for Asian market, I wonder if they changed them there as well. In any case, I like the ones I got more. The new 2014 ones have two LED's facing forward as opposed to three in the ones I got. It's also shaped as a bar with rounded end instead of the wedge shape end.

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jetstreamblue

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2012 Mazda5 GS

• May 24, 2014

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Vasy said:

Cool, I've added this to the how-to list.
If you can, please add the source of the items you got and part numbers if you have them and location of the color code.

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Missed your post until now.

Here's where I got the parts: http://www.thespeedline.us/servlet/the-371/11-pls--Mazda5-LED-Signal/Detail
And here's a guide on where to find your paint code: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/paint-codes/mazda.htm

 

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ymboc

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Mazda5GT

• Aug 22, 2014

• #12

Where do you connect the wiring? Is there a free connector already in the door / mirror?... or did you have to splice/solder them into an existing circuit?

 

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Clicky

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• Aug 22, 2014

• #13

ymboc said:

Where do you connect the wiring? Is there a free connector already in the door / mirror?... or did you have to splice/solder them into an existing circuit?

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For the 13+,you can use the signal in the housing.

For 12 and before, you can use the guide here for the wiring.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6189386

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ymboc

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Mazda5GT

• Aug 27, 2014

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dpham00 said:

For the 13+,you can use the signal in the housing.

For 12 and before, you can use the guide here for the wiring.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6189386

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Oh yuck... that's a long wiring run. I'm surprised they couldn't splice closer the body ECU -- I'll have to review the wiring diagram to see if there ins't a better place to splice.

Thanks for replying to my post.

 

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Clicky

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• Aug 28, 2014

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ymboc said:

Oh yuck... that's a long wiring run. I'm surprised they couldn't splice closer the body ECU -- I'll have to review the wiring diagram to see if there ins't a better place to splice.

Thanks for replying to my post.

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I was thinking that the easiest point would be on the rear harness right at or near the door.

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SonicBoy

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Toronto, ON Canada

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2017 CX-5 GT

• Sep 1, 2014

• #16

Jetstreamblue, how long did the covers take to arrive from over seas?

 

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RE-Jo

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2014 Mazda 5

• Sep 4, 2014

• #17

Can someone explain how to remove the mirror so I can get to the clips for the cover? I was afraid of breaking the glass if I bend it too far.

Also, is there existing wiring for the turn signal? (I have a 2014 Mazda 5 GS, Canada)

 

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Donewood

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2007 Mazda5 GT 5MT

• Sep 8, 2014

• #18

No need to remove the Mirror glass. The cover is held on by it's own spring tension. Just like other plastic toys.

Good luck.