jam_asian85
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- Mazdaspeed 3
Lights to be changed out:
- Glove Box light
- Dome light
- Map light
- Trunk/Cargo light
- Reverse light
- Licence plate light
LED bulbs need:
- WLED-x6 OR WLED-x5 Wide Angle LED bulb (either or, doesn't matter, 6 however I think might be brighter)
- 3022-x9 LED Festoon bulb
- 7440-xLX3 Luxeon LED bulb
You will need TWO of the WLED-x5/x6 Wide Angle LED bulb (white of course) for the licence plate light, THREE more of the WLED-x5/x6 Wide Angle LED bulb (color of your choice) for the glove box light (1) and map light (2). TWO 7440-xLX3 Luxeon LED buld (white of course) will be used for the reverse light. TWO 3022-x9 LED Festoon bulb (color of your choice) for the dome light and the trunk/cargo light.
Please note: Bulbs may be different for sedans, as the following pics were from a hatch. The bulb you (sedans) will need for the trunk is the WLED-x5 Wide Angle LED bulb
Installation is straight forward just light changing a bulb at home, no add wiring of such sort is need, just swap out the stock bulbs and replace them with your LEDs.
Glove Box light:
Open your glove box, to remove the center strip
Pull the center strip from the bottom, starting from left to right
Pull of the door sills (if that's what its called) thing with the mazdaspeed written on it, don't be scared to yank on it, it just pops right off
Then, remove the kick panel, there's the snap in "screw" thingy, which is easily removed with a flat head screw driver, just pry it in there and pull it out
Then, take a phillip head screw driver and remove the TWO screws holding the glove box in place.
After removing the two screws, pull on the glove from the bottom in order to get it out, be careful though, dont pull too hard or the wiring for the bulb might rip. After you pull out the glove box it should look like this, sitting in your lap.
Then just pull on that little sucker holding the light bulb, then simply replace the factory bulb with your LED, then put everything all back in reverse steps.
Map Light:
Get a good grab in there, and just pull on it, dont pull too hard or you'll damage the wiring harness.
Once that's done, it should look something like this. You will see TWO knob looking things holding the factory bulb in place. With a simple twist they come out, then just switch the bulbs with your LEDs and put back the map light housing in place. Be sure to check if the LEDs are working before you put back the housing, if not then just simply take out the LED and put it in the other way.
Dome Light:
Using a flat head screw driver just pop off the clear lens
Then just pull out the factory bulb and replace it with the LED, again, test to see if it works, if not just remove and flip the LED around and put it back it.
Trunk/Cargo Light:
Just pull on the clear cover and it'll just come out.
Replace the factory bulb with the LED you bought.
Reverse Light:
There should be a panel looking like this one the left and right side of the hatch, remove it and reach in for the bulb housing
With a simple twist it just comes right out. Replace the factory bulb with the LED
Licence Plate Light:
Look underneath the bumper, but right above the licence plate and you will see a clear cover being held by two hook thingys
Just push on the hooks and the light housing will come out, with a twist the bulb will come out, once again just replace the fatory bulb with the LED
Finish product should look like this with LEDs installed
the cabin
the trunk
white led reverse light
- Glove Box light
- Dome light
- Map light
- Trunk/Cargo light
- Reverse light
- Licence plate light
LED bulbs need:
- WLED-x6 OR WLED-x5 Wide Angle LED bulb (either or, doesn't matter, 6 however I think might be brighter)
- 3022-x9 LED Festoon bulb
- 7440-xLX3 Luxeon LED bulb
You will need TWO of the WLED-x5/x6 Wide Angle LED bulb (white of course) for the licence plate light, THREE more of the WLED-x5/x6 Wide Angle LED bulb (color of your choice) for the glove box light (1) and map light (2). TWO 7440-xLX3 Luxeon LED buld (white of course) will be used for the reverse light. TWO 3022-x9 LED Festoon bulb (color of your choice) for the dome light and the trunk/cargo light.
Please note: Bulbs may be different for sedans, as the following pics were from a hatch. The bulb you (sedans) will need for the trunk is the WLED-x5 Wide Angle LED bulb
Installation is straight forward just light changing a bulb at home, no add wiring of such sort is need, just swap out the stock bulbs and replace them with your LEDs.
Glove Box light:
Open your glove box, to remove the center strip
Pull the center strip from the bottom, starting from left to right
Pull of the door sills (if that's what its called) thing with the mazdaspeed written on it, don't be scared to yank on it, it just pops right off
Then, remove the kick panel, there's the snap in "screw" thingy, which is easily removed with a flat head screw driver, just pry it in there and pull it out
Then, take a phillip head screw driver and remove the TWO screws holding the glove box in place.
After removing the two screws, pull on the glove from the bottom in order to get it out, be careful though, dont pull too hard or the wiring for the bulb might rip. After you pull out the glove box it should look like this, sitting in your lap.
Then just pull on that little sucker holding the light bulb, then simply replace the factory bulb with your LED, then put everything all back in reverse steps.
Map Light:
Get a good grab in there, and just pull on it, dont pull too hard or you'll damage the wiring harness.
Once that's done, it should look something like this. You will see TWO knob looking things holding the factory bulb in place. With a simple twist they come out, then just switch the bulbs with your LEDs and put back the map light housing in place. Be sure to check if the LEDs are working before you put back the housing, if not then just simply take out the LED and put it in the other way.
Dome Light:
Using a flat head screw driver just pop off the clear lens
Then just pull out the factory bulb and replace it with the LED, again, test to see if it works, if not just remove and flip the LED around and put it back it.
Trunk/Cargo Light:
Just pull on the clear cover and it'll just come out.
Replace the factory bulb with the LED you bought.
Reverse Light:
There should be a panel looking like this one the left and right side of the hatch, remove it and reach in for the bulb housing
With a simple twist it just comes right out. Replace the factory bulb with the LED
Licence Plate Light:
Look underneath the bumper, but right above the licence plate and you will see a clear cover being held by two hook thingys
Just push on the hooks and the light housing will come out, with a twist the bulb will come out, once again just replace the fatory bulb with the LED
Finish product should look like this with LEDs installed
the cabin
the trunk
white led reverse light
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