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- Mazda2 1.3hp 5d Exective '08 Brilliant Black
Last week i managed to install LED-strips in the doors of our M2 and make them go on and off with the interior dome light! I don't have much pictures, but i think there is enough information to figure out how to do it yourself. If there are questions: don't hesitate to ask them!
Parts used:
First i had to find out which cables on the BCM belong control the interior dome light when a door is opened, when the car is unlocked or locked, or if the engine is started or stopped. I did some research and found out that both cables come from the BCM module at the passenger side of the car.
Time to test with a simple LED with a resistor that makes it suitable for a 12v connection!
This is what i got from the test:
"-" or ground
"+" or power
As the car is mostly driven by my wife, she could choose the color, so pink/purple it is!
All the wires go through the original cables-guides so all the cables are properly protected and so you can't see them
The white cable is the cable i used to power the LED-strips.
The LED-strips are attached with doublesided tape to the doors, the cable goes through a hole i drilled in the bottom of the door. Then the cable goes all the way to the passenger side of the car, where they are combined and attached to the corresponding connections on the BCM.
Parts used:
- 4x LED-strips
- 2x Wire-spring connectors for 5 cables
- 4 sets of JST Male/Female connectors
- 20 meter wire (not all used)
First i had to find out which cables on the BCM belong control the interior dome light when a door is opened, when the car is unlocked or locked, or if the engine is started or stopped. I did some research and found out that both cables come from the BCM module at the passenger side of the car.
Time to test with a simple LED with a resistor that makes it suitable for a 12v connection!
This is what i got from the test:
"-" or ground
- 0940-01C BCM
- Wire-color: Yellow/Black
- Color BCM plug: Grey
- Position: Top row, 4th cable from the left
"+" or power
- 0940-01A BCM
- Wire-color: Blue/Red
- Color BCM plug: Blue
- Position: Top row, 1st cable from the left
As the car is mostly driven by my wife, she could choose the color, so pink/purple it is!
All the wires go through the original cables-guides so all the cables are properly protected and so you can't see them
The white cable is the cable i used to power the LED-strips.
The LED-strips are attached with doublesided tape to the doors, the cable goes through a hole i drilled in the bottom of the door. Then the cable goes all the way to the passenger side of the car, where they are combined and attached to the corresponding connections on the BCM.
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