I have been impressed with quality of the VLEDS (Bellingham, WA)
Still running strong in my fogs, DRL, cargo and trailer lights....
Still running strong in my fogs, DRL, cargo and trailer lights....
The CX-5 LED Lighting Thread
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- Fredericton Canada
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- 2018 CX-5 GT
Just to confirm, what VLED bulb are you using in your DRL...a 9005 LED I am guessing? My understanding is that the projectors in the Tech model acts as both a high and low beam and your DRL has only one brightness. Unfortunately for me in my non-Tech my DRL also acts as my highbeam, so the beam pattern from a LED replacement just won't work properly in my reflector.
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- Fredericton Canada
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- 2018 CX-5 GT
I can see how the p13w would work for just a DRL(in a Tech model like yours), BUT, I see the VLED website says " Not for use as a headlight or primary source of light for night time driving", SO, these would not work for me as a replacement for my DRL/highbeam (in my non-Tech) I am assuming.
You are going to lose your high beam... I think it is the 9005 for the non-tech
I believe you need something like this too so LEDs aren't dim from DRL.
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
License plate lights, reverse lights. Those are the two easy ones I know of. You can easily convert those to LED and give your car an even much better look. Cheap too.
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- Fredericton Canada
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- 2018 CX-5 GT
While this decoder may prevent malfunction, diming and/or flicker of the LED it would not make the LED light beam emission more compatible with the reflector, at least in my non-Tech. This is the biggest issue that non-Tech owners face when trying to upgrade their halogen oem DRL/highbeam bulbs to LED's that I have read about; the beam pattern that LED's create is just not as good as that of the oem halogens. Yes, these LED's tend to be brighter and whiter but a poor beam pattern just isn't a good tradeoff for many. I'll be the first non-Tech owner in line to buy a LED that is designed to perfectly complement my DRL/highbeam reflectors. If you or anyone else out there knows of such a LED PLEASE let me know.
P.S. I now have LED's in my fog light surround which act as my DRL's, so I have pulled the DRL fuse to disable my DRL so that only my highbeams turn on when I need them. This helps avoid the more obvious yellowish color of the old DRL's. So it's now my yellowish highbeam color I want to resolve, hopefully via a compatible LED as mentioned above.
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I've already converted the license plate lights.
Do you know what bulb are required for reverse ?
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I used these:
http://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/12841B2/vision-led-exterior-lighting
Rear firing LED works with the CX-5 silver reflector style reverse lights.
$19 at Pep Boys or from Amazon. More elsewhere online, despite claiming "discount".
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I take it that the 5730 chips are more robust and can handle heat better --->less issues with regards to loading/codes?
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- 2013 CX5 GT
Thanks for the input. I agree that it is a good buy once our dollar goes good. Where I live the temp is pretty cold as well. Much worst than Quebec
Can you show me where I can see the thread for the guy who live in quebec?I also wonder what are the error codes being mentioned here?
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FML!
Cheapest I found are 20$ + 10$ for shipping
That is 30$, US!! For 2 bulbs...again, FML!
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Oh I didn't see you were in Montreal. Pep Boys would be a long drive for some bulbs. Sorry.
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- Fredericton Canada
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- 2018 CX-5 GT
Thanks for the input. I agree that it is a good buy once our dollar goes good. Where I live the temp is pretty cold as well. Much worst than Quebec
I also wonder what are the error codes being mentioned here?
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I believe it was VROOM who started a thread at:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123842433-Morimoto-HID-kit-from-TRS-review
He installed LED's in his fog lights as well as HID's in his lowbeams. He has a non Tech as well. He has some great pictures and install info on his HID light upgrades. His post #21 makes specefic reference to his fog LED light replacement.
Not sure about error codes as I don't have any of these light upgrades myself as of yet. Maybe this other thread might have some insight. I can't recall now. That's what happens when I read to many threads. Can't remember who said what, where!! (dunno)
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- Fredericton Canada
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- 2018 CX-5 GT
I vaguely remember seeing Philips LED rear light replacements at Canadian Tire. I was thinking of giving these a try.
runtohell121
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- 2014 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD Soul Red
Anyone tried these for interior dome/map light + cargo?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
Currently using Sylvania Zevo LED 6000k I got for $2/bulb at Home Depot and while it looks nice, it isn't bright enough.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
Currently using Sylvania Zevo LED 6000k I got for $2/bulb at Home Depot and while it looks nice, it isn't bright enough.
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- Plano, Texas, USA
CX-5 doesn't check the burned-out bulbs. You won't have load issues and get any error codes by swapping these OEM incandescent bulbs (not halogen) for dome, map, license plate, reverse with LEDs. Newer 5730 LED chip is definitely brighter. Who knows the longevity of these eBay LEDs. They're so cheap anyway and I haven't had any issues for 4 months now.
I just use two spare LEDs came with the https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned) for reverse. It does change the yellowish OEM reverse light to white light which is much better looking. They're "free" and I'm not going to spend additional $30 for two reverse LEDs which are having more effective light output.
