LED Rear Emblem

katvic168

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Mazda 3
Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum and I just picked up my very own Mazda 3 HB today from the dealership (yippy) Been browsing various forums to see what personal touches I can add to the car and came across this LED rear emblem. I think it'll look great with the winter coming soon over here. However, I have a feeling that I won't get very clear wiring instructions with the product if I purchase it from ebay.

https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

Video of someone with the setup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhzUEOVaxE

Has anyone installed something similar? I'm mostly concerned about the wiring (I'm sure it's super easy, but I'm a noob to changing things on cars) haha. I think some variations of this has a solid lit colour (blue/white/red) when the car is on , then turns red when the brake light comes on. I had a look at the inside of my hatch and it seems fairly wrapped up, only 3 areas where I believe I can pop open a plastic covering to access any kind of wiring. So my question is, do I pop out the left/right covers and wire them to the rear lights? Or would I pop the one near the middle, which I'm thinking will let me access the license plate wires? If the led changes colour when the brakes are applied, where should I wire it to the brakes? (uhm)

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance (bowdown)
 
There's a common connector that runs up to the top brake light that you'll tap into. It should have all the wires you'll need, but you'll want to check them with a multimeter to make sure they're the right ones first.
 
Just beware having white light on the back of your vehicle except for licence plate lights, and reverse lights (only permitted while reversing) will get you a ticket. The blue light could potentially get you an even more expensive ticket, as blue lights are only permitted for police vehicles.
 
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