installed the led rear fog lights. Wired brake/running light.
great looking car Chris, do you mind sharing the specs of the wheels/tires and what kind of drop you are on?
CX-5 Photos - Share your shots with us!
- Thread starter inodes
- Start date
great looking car Chris, do you mind sharing the specs of the wheels/tires and what kind of drop you are on?
- :
- Plano, Texas, USA
Would you mind to tell me more on your rear fog lights mod? You may have a write-up somewhere but I'd tried the search and to go through your posts but you have too many...
More specifically, how did you handle the rear fog switch? Is it possible to get Euro version light switch and swap? Do you have rear fog icon lit up somewhere in the instrument cluster?
Thanks in advance and nice mod!
- :
- San Antonio, Texas
- :
- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
I did not do a write up for them. I did take some pictures on the install. I do not have them on a switch since the NA versions do not have the rear fog light wiring. Each light has two wires. One ground, and a power wire for each array(top and bottom). I simply wiretapped mine into the brake and running light wires. Initially I tapped it into the blinker instead of running but changed it because I wanted to have more use out of them. I also tried to wire them as switchbacks using the circuit from a LED drl strip I got from ebay; however I could not get them to blink Nsync with the rear taillights.
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
Contact the seller before buying, he is a noob at ebay so you will need to tell him which color you want (he listed them, but clumped them all into one listing without separating them by style). They do have an OEM color (red). Initially when I bought them I did it via western unions but I told him if he really wanted to sell a few of these to put them on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
Contact the seller before buying, he is a noob at ebay so you will need to tell him which color you want (he listed them, but clumped them all into one listing without separating them by style). They do have an OEM color (red). Initially when I bought them I did it via western unions but I told him if he really wanted to sell a few of these to put them on ebay.
Last edited:
- :
- Plano, Texas, USA
Here are some pictures I took for a 2106 CX-5 SkyActiv-D 2.2L at a Mazda dealer in Taipei which is missing in action in North America market:
The front:
There is no US spec amber front parking light / side marker and amber reflector in front LED headlight unit:
The rear:
SkyActiv-D emblem:
SkyActiv-D 2.2L has 175 PS / 172.5 hp horsepower @ 4,500 rpm and 42.8 kg-m / 309.6 lb-ft torque @ 2,000 rpm:
Not to have laser sensor、radar and camera on the windshield as Mazda Radar Cruise Control、Smart Brake Support and Lane Departure Warning System would be useless on very crowded streets and highways:
SkyActiv-D instrument panel:
Mazda's excellent i-stop system which is not available in the US:
Driver door switch panel with power outside rear view mirror switch which is also not available in the US:
Non-US spec rear black leather headrests:
Black leather seats on '16 has the red stitching on the seats but black stitching on the headrests:
Don't remember seen this tag on our rear seat:
The front:
There is no US spec amber front parking light / side marker and amber reflector in front LED headlight unit:
The rear:
SkyActiv-D emblem:
SkyActiv-D 2.2L has 175 PS / 172.5 hp horsepower @ 4,500 rpm and 42.8 kg-m / 309.6 lb-ft torque @ 2,000 rpm:
Not to have laser sensor、radar and camera on the windshield as Mazda Radar Cruise Control、Smart Brake Support and Lane Departure Warning System would be useless on very crowded streets and highways:
SkyActiv-D instrument panel:
Mazda's excellent i-stop system which is not available in the US:
Driver door switch panel with power outside rear view mirror switch which is also not available in the US:
Non-US spec rear black leather headrests:
Black leather seats on '16 has the red stitching on the seats but black stitching on the headrests:
Don't remember seen this tag on our rear seat:
Looks good, curious...did you actually slip twin turbo's in there or is that just a badge? If you did, I'd love to see photos of your setup.
- :
- Plano, Texas, USA
Thanks for the info. I'll check these things out but it sounded like adding the rear fog is difficult to make it looks like from factory, especially the light switch! It's too bad we can't have this feature in NA version!
- :
- San Antonio, Texas
- :
- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
No it's not difficult at all. All you have to remove is the wheel, open that little door and unscrew the reflector. There is a little rubber gasket that you can remove, or like I did pike a hole in and fish the wire through. Then you just loosen the rear inside trim (push tabs and philps screw) and using the supplied, r your own style wire taps tap the wires you want to have them function how you want.
- :
- San Antonio, Texas
- :
- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
Well, if it's the diesel, it is a TT.
runtohell121
Member
- :
- 2014 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD Soul Red
^He most likely means power folding mirrors, which we don't have in the US.
- :
- Plano, Texas, USA
I did mean power folding outside rear view mirrors. People here in Taipei fold outside rear view mirrors almost all the time while the car is parked to prevent other cars hitting these mirrors too easily as the street is narrow and the space for parking is tight.
frenchbiker
Contributor
- :
- 2016 CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech
I did mean power folding outside rear view mirrors. People here in Taipei fold outside rear view mirrors almost all the time while the car is parked to prevent other cars hitting these mirrors too easily as the street is narrow and the space for parking is tight.
That's a cool feature but I guess retrofitting it on US models could be very expensive.
Last edited:
Ahh, I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw! I don't know if I would ever use that feature. If needed I just fold the mirrors in manually. What I would like is the window switch from the Mazda6 that allows auto up/down on all windows.
That is true (if it's the D)...this would have been a good optional motor for the US.
boandlkramer
US Specs in Europe
- :
- '17 CX-5 GT AWD; '18 BMW X3
I really like auto folding mirrors. They're functional and look classy.
In Europe it`s a common specification - 255/45 r20 tires. We choose lighter diesel without 4x4 and add chip booster to make 180hp and 430nM. It gives you on highway 220 km/h high speed and 180 km/h cruise speed. of course acceleration is decent - on 4th gear to 180 km/h. Very,very little price for car that gives you no shame when competing audi or bmw (at the start of course
). Enjoy.- TSW Bathurst (Gloss Gunmetal)
- 20"x8.5" ~ ET40
- 255/45/20 Hankook Ventus V12
- Muteki SR35 black lug nuts
- OEM Spring
https://instagram.com/maydaywax/
- 20"x8.5" ~ ET40
- 255/45/20 Hankook Ventus V12
- Muteki SR35 black lug nuts
- OEM Spring
https://instagram.com/maydaywax/
- TSW Bathurst (Gloss Gunmetal)
That looks really nice, the gunmetal plays off the body and molding colors nicely. Well done.
