Spot the Lighting Mod
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SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
That was too easy. Now, feel free to include the details of the part you use and how you wired it (crimped to factory hatch light I assume).
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- 2014 & 2019 CX-5 Touring(s)
Dang!
OK, well it's a sunvisor light from a scrapyard VW that was mounted in the headliner above/behind the sunvisors (I think this was from a Passat, but many VW's have them). Cost me $5 from the local You-pull-it, but you can get them - albeit, more expensive - off eBay. here's an example: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
It's placed over at the side, because that's where there's space above the Mazda's headliner with a cutout where the wires are routed into the rear door. And yes, I simply extended the wires and ran them across and down & attached them to the wires supplying the side trunk light.
I also replaced the old festoon bulb in the VW light (which is quite dim) for a couple of strips of 5050 LEDs.
More photos:
OK, well it's a sunvisor light from a scrapyard VW that was mounted in the headliner above/behind the sunvisors (I think this was from a Passat, but many VW's have them). Cost me $5 from the local You-pull-it, but you can get them - albeit, more expensive - off eBay. here's an example: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
It's placed over at the side, because that's where there's space above the Mazda's headliner with a cutout where the wires are routed into the rear door. And yes, I simply extended the wires and ran them across and down & attached them to the wires supplying the side trunk light.
I also replaced the old festoon bulb in the VW light (which is quite dim) for a couple of strips of 5050 LEDs.
More photos:
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CX-5tormtrooper
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- CX-Triton
Thanks for the pics and details, I have been trying to look around for a supplemental cargo light. I didn't want to put in an LED bulb after reading all the posts about it messing up rear lighting module, this mod though does look like a great alternative.
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- Mazda CX-5 Touring w/bose-tech
not a bad idea, i was thinking of putting a "spot" led in the liftgate so it shined down when open kind of like a 'puddle light' but overhead
So u ran the wires Down and hooked up to white-ground and that blue/red wire? That is what is in the trunk light wires. Also do it with battery disconnected.
Dang!
OK, well it's a sunvisor light from a scrapyard VW that was mounted in the headliner above/behind the sunvisors (I think this was from a Passat, but many VW's have them). Cost me $5 from the local You-pull-it, but you can get them - albeit, more expensive - off eBay. here's an example: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
It's placed over at the side, because that's where there's space above the Mazda's headliner with a cutout where the wires are routed into the rear door. And yes, I simply extended the wires and ran them across and down & attached them to the wires supplying the side trunk light.
I also replaced the old festoon bulb in the VW light (which is quite dim) for a couple of strips of 5050 LEDs.
More photos:
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