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- 2016 CX-5
lighted bumper reflector housing and bright LED reverse bulbs
for those interested in bumper brake lights, this seller is selling them for $90 per pair :
LINK: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
I got them and installed them, very easy to install, you will need to re-use the C-clip on the bottom side fastener since he didn't supply the housing with those, but that's no biggie, they slide right out of the old housing:
also no need to remove bumper at all, just need to remove the plastic panel underneath the reflector and a couple of panel fasteners by the rear wheel wells, then remove the rear tail light and thread the black+red wire thru the hole in the quarter panel and splice to the brake light harness (*Note: the seller supply pretty thick gage 14 red/black wires, I didn't need that thick gage since I replaced his halogens with red LED bulbs below, also safer to go with the LEDs than the halogen as the LEDs run much cooler and less current.
I didn't bother with the parking lights, mine only light up with the brakes, I feel that's more attention getting to unattentive rear drivers then to have them on all the time. here's a quick video of how they look on the CX-5
if you look closely at the seller's listing, they are OEM Mazda parts, one has a internal chrome reflector and the other one doesn't, probably the UK version where only the reflector side is lit, note sure ?
he retrofitted the non-reflector with 7440 sockets, so I got these red LED with no back facing light, so it won't matter that one doesn't have a reflector, they both shine identical since these LED's don't shine into the reflector
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
Other sellers also sell LED versions but they run $240 shipped, they are definitely nice but I didn't want to spend that much:
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
Also, I got these for 921 LED reverse lights, these are extremely bright and much brighter than the OEM 921 halogens
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
see video below on how to remove the rear tail light 1:00 to 2:00 minute mark, again you don't need to remove the rear bumper to install the lighted bumper light housings,
there's plenty of room back there:
for those interested in bumper brake lights, this seller is selling them for $90 per pair :
LINK: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
I got them and installed them, very easy to install, you will need to re-use the C-clip on the bottom side fastener since he didn't supply the housing with those, but that's no biggie, they slide right out of the old housing:
also no need to remove bumper at all, just need to remove the plastic panel underneath the reflector and a couple of panel fasteners by the rear wheel wells, then remove the rear tail light and thread the black+red wire thru the hole in the quarter panel and splice to the brake light harness (*Note: the seller supply pretty thick gage 14 red/black wires, I didn't need that thick gage since I replaced his halogens with red LED bulbs below, also safer to go with the LEDs than the halogen as the LEDs run much cooler and less current.
I didn't bother with the parking lights, mine only light up with the brakes, I feel that's more attention getting to unattentive rear drivers then to have them on all the time. here's a quick video of how they look on the CX-5
if you look closely at the seller's listing, they are OEM Mazda parts, one has a internal chrome reflector and the other one doesn't, probably the UK version where only the reflector side is lit, note sure ?
he retrofitted the non-reflector with 7440 sockets, so I got these red LED with no back facing light, so it won't matter that one doesn't have a reflector, they both shine identical since these LED's don't shine into the reflector
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
Other sellers also sell LED versions but they run $240 shipped, they are definitely nice but I didn't want to spend that much:
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
Also, I got these for 921 LED reverse lights, these are extremely bright and much brighter than the OEM 921 halogens
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
see video below on how to remove the rear tail light 1:00 to 2:00 minute mark, again you don't need to remove the rear bumper to install the lighted bumper light housings,
there's plenty of room back there:
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