In an effort to make the car a little nicer (after seeing many nice cars having these STOCK already), I decided to buy the accessory foot lamp kit from Japan. Mazda shafted us as usual and only offered this kit in Japan. They did NOT sell it in any other country.
But it all fits perfectly "backwards" and even the wiring is compatible!
The Familia is now old and I believe that there's not many accessories left available for it. It took over a month just to source it within Japan! So I've been in an accessory buying frenzy before it's too late!
The kit comes with green and red bulb condoms so that you can choose which color you want... of course you don't have to put them over the little 1.4 watt bulbs, but I chose the red ones to match the interior lighting
I wrote a how-to for this since no English instructions will ever be available officially. It's very easy to install! http://www.protegefaq.net/footlamp/
For DX models and LX models without keyless entry, there is a more expensive kit that includes a light control module for delayed off... but since I have keyless entry, I only needed the cheaper kit... it's still easy to install the other kit according to the instructions... the instructions also say it'll only work for a 2001-2003.. I'm not exactly sure why but it's probably because the gauge cluster wiring in the 99-00 models are different... there maybe a different kit for those cars, not sure... I'll have to check into that whenever
But it all fits perfectly "backwards" and even the wiring is compatible!
The Familia is now old and I believe that there's not many accessories left available for it. It took over a month just to source it within Japan! So I've been in an accessory buying frenzy before it's too late!
The kit comes with green and red bulb condoms so that you can choose which color you want... of course you don't have to put them over the little 1.4 watt bulbs, but I chose the red ones to match the interior lighting
I wrote a how-to for this since no English instructions will ever be available officially. It's very easy to install! http://www.protegefaq.net/footlamp/
For DX models and LX models without keyless entry, there is a more expensive kit that includes a light control module for delayed off... but since I have keyless entry, I only needed the cheaper kit... it's still easy to install the other kit according to the instructions... the instructions also say it'll only work for a 2001-2003.. I'm not exactly sure why but it's probably because the gauge cluster wiring in the 99-00 models are different... there maybe a different kit for those cars, not sure... I'll have to check into that whenever
