2011+ Mazda5 OEM HID/xenon swap?

[IamFODI]

Credit to @Silentnoise713 for prompting this idea, which in retrospect I feel a bit silly for not having considered until now.

Has anyone here done a Mazda OE HID/xenon swap on a 2011+ gen Mazda5 Sport? Talking about swapping the factory HIDs from a GT into a Sport. Trying to get an idea of what's involved. Different connectors at a minimum, yeah? Seen that people have done this with earlier Mazda5s; not sure what's different with this one aside from the housings themselves.

Am I correct that my halogen-equipped 2012 Sport did NOT come with a self-leveling function for the headlights, and therefore I'd need to install/wire all that stuff up if I wanted that functionality?

 

[Silentnoise713]

Installing Morimoto HID Kit and comparison to stock

Kit includes: Ballast -Morimoto 3Five Bulbs - Morimoto XB35 H11B Wire Harness - Morimoto HD Relay Hardware - Ballast brackets Misc - Alcohol bulb wipes, TRS Decal Warranty - Five Years for 3Five kit I have a 2013 Mazda 5 Touring. The kit I purchased can be found here...

mazdas247.com

Cautionary tail: back in the early 2000s, my first experience with HID was driving a friend's S2K, which at the time came with a fixed level setting. Driving in back roads with moderate speed through rolling hills, it felt like the cutoff line was an upcoming abyss. Yes it was bright but scary as s***. You can aim your lights higher but cars in front and incoming traffic will hate/honk at you (rightfully so).

Mz5 is not fancy enough to come equip with 'self' leveling, only manual leveling (toggle switch) -still better than fix setting as you would get with any aftermarket drop-in! Halogen bulb housing do not have piezo motor attached for adjustment. I recall someone here in the past swapped in OEM HIDs with manual leveling switch and all but can't recall - search?

 

[IamFODI]

Installing Morimoto HID Kit and comparison to stock

Kit includes: Ballast -Morimoto 3Five Bulbs - Morimoto XB35 H11B Wire Harness - Morimoto HD Relay Hardware - Ballast brackets Misc - Alcohol bulb wipes, TRS Decal Warranty - Five Years for 3Five kit I have a 2013 Mazda 5 Touring. The kit I purchased can be found here...

mazdas247.com

Cautionary tail: back in the early 2000s, my first experience with HID was driving a friend's S2K, which at the time came with a fixed level setting. Driving in back roads with moderate speed through rolling hills, it felt like the cutoff line was an upcoming abyss. Yes it was bright but scary as s***. You can aim your lights higher but cars in front and incoming traffic will hate/honk at you (rightfully so).

Mz5 is not fancy enough to come equip with 'self' leveling, only manual leveling (toggle switch) -still better than fix setting as you would get with any aftermarket drop-in! Halogen bulb housing do not have piezo motor attached for adjustment. I recall someone here in the past swapped in OEM HIDs with manual leveling switch and all but can't recall - search?

Thanks.

Edited my post to clarify that the OEM HID swap is what I'm interested in.

Had seen references to a "switch" elsewhere. Didn't realize it was for manual leveling.

Guess I'll stick with the stock halogen headlights, then!

 

[Silentnoise713]

Found it. Link below to close the loop if any on else is looking to swap an OEM unit. I bet it is 99.9% the same for both gen.

OEM Xenon Conversion 2008-2010 Mazda5?

I have a 2009 Mazda5 Touring model with halogens and i found there are quite a few oem xenon head light units on ebay these days...

mazdas247.com