good point yrwei52, I was curious myself, so I asked my wife to drive in front of me tonight as I followed her and yes, the ones I bought do still reflect light at night when my headlights shined on them even without the lit bulb inside.
Actually the ones I got and ebay link in my first post...
thanks for the compliment yrmwei52, appreciate it. just trying to help out my fellow CX-5 owners anyway I can who are interested in lighted rear bumper housings.
Agreed, wish Mazda have them as standard like euro specs (although, I think only one side is lighted and they don't light up...
hey blackcx5, it's pretty easy the dual filament quarter panel rear light/brake has three wires (pink, red, and black)
connect the bumper lights to the red and black OEM wires, the pink is the parking light wire (leave that alone) hopes that helps.
hey ajsultan, here you go !
http://www.ebay.com/itm/172002376838?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311673307706?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT...
I know some people don't like chrome and some people go way overboard with the chrome but if done tastefully, IMHO it looks nice, again it's all personal preference. here's some ideas for those interested:
OEM match silver matte dash accent:
cupholder accent to cover the cheap OEM black...