Tapped footwell lights into wrong wire!
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Tapped footwell lights into wrong wire!
So I just purchased the new RX8Strakes footwell LED lights.. Followed the instructions, it was daytime so i saw they worked and left it at that. Came outside later (when it was dark to check them out) and they were ON still! so i checked everything, all the lights.. Turns out I tapped the damn wire into the LEFT TURN SIGNAL wire... what a pain in the ***! So they're permanently on, and when i hit the left turn signal they both blink! It would be just fine and interesting if they would go OFF when the car was! I tapped the blue/yellow and green/black wire... Should it be a different one? and will the LEDS still drain the battery if the LEDs are in backwards? Thanks!
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Gotta watch the directions...wiring colors are different in different model years
Better to follow the wires and see where they go We ran into this problem trying to install shock sensors
A good wire to use would be the one to the door lights.....you would have to figure out where it comes out of the Molex connector in the door and tap it there
Better to follow the wires and see where they go We ran into this problem trying to install shock sensors
A good wire to use would be the one to the door lights.....you would have to figure out where it comes out of the Molex connector in the door and tap it there
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I had the same issue when I installed rotary rasp's footwell lamps... i think I posted which wire I used but for the life of me I can't remember which one it was.
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GREEN wire and DARK GREEN wire both have the same stripe on them and look nearly identical. Find both before you decide which is which. This is probably what you did wrong.
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PBlue-- yes probably... I will check it out today.. Although, there was something up last night when i drove my car... the DSC light was blinking and the traction loss (car with skid marks) symbol was lit up. I was going to the store and when i was on my way BACK from the store (after a shutoff and startup) the lights were off.. I broke traction just to see if it was ACTUALLY on and it was... Kind of strange..
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So I swapped out the green/black with "dark green/black" (looks almost identical) and the lights are still on when i turn my damn car off and its locked and the door lights go out... WTF?
Dan: I want them on when the courtesy light/map lights come on... If not then DAMN I don't care I just want them to work without draining my battery..
Dan: I want them on when the courtesy light/map lights come on... If not then DAMN I don't care I just want them to work without draining my battery..
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So I swapped out the green/black with "dark green/black" (looks almost identical) and the lights are still on when i turn my damn car off and its locked and the door lights go out... WTF?
Dan: I want them on when the courtesy light/map lights come on... If not then DAMN I don't care I just want them to work without draining my battery..
Dan: I want them on when the courtesy light/map lights come on... If not then DAMN I don't care I just want them to work without draining my battery..
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I just ordered the same thing, does anyone know how much more difficult it would be to tap them into my parking lights? or headlights? Do those wires run though that area? If so anyone know what colors I'm looking for? If not how much extra work is putting in my own switch?
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http://www.modifiedlife.com/2007-maz...iring-diagram/
Website I used to find wires to installing my "homebrew" footwell lights. I can take pictures of mine tonight if nobody gets there's posted.
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Website I used to find wires to installing my "homebrew" footwell lights. I can take pictures of mine tonight if nobody gets there's posted.
-Lane
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Yes, you have to be careful about the wires.
Typically something like red/blue means it's a red wire with a blue stripe. Where blue/red means it's a blue wire with a red stripe. The first is always the primary color. Anyway, I might still have the original Mazda instructions from the footwell lights and I'll see if I can dig them up when I get home if you still need them. I eventually took those out, but connected my footwells in the same place.
If you go see Rodgers thread about "footwell lights"(do a search), I think it was discussed in there at length(with pictures).
Typically something like red/blue means it's a red wire with a blue stripe. Where blue/red means it's a blue wire with a red stripe. The first is always the primary color. Anyway, I might still have the original Mazda instructions from the footwell lights and I'll see if I can dig them up when I get home if you still need them. I eventually took those out, but connected my footwells in the same place.
If you go see Rodgers thread about "footwell lights"(do a search), I think it was discussed in there at length(with pictures).
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I'm experiencing similar difficulties. The wires I was instructed to use for my footwell lights aren't in the same pins as the pictures I've been shown. Apparently Mazda has changed wire colors each year from what I've been reading.
I'm trying to wire into the foglights, low beams, or something similar so that I could have them on at night while driving (as opposed to door lights where they'd shut off once I close the doors). Any suggestions? It's difficult to take pictures of the area underneath the dash where the wires are located (no light, my DSLR doesn't want to snap a pic), but I'll try again tomorrow morning to post up the 09 wiring.
I'm trying to wire into the foglights, low beams, or something similar so that I could have them on at night while driving (as opposed to door lights where they'd shut off once I close the doors). Any suggestions? It's difficult to take pictures of the area underneath the dash where the wires are located (no light, my DSLR doesn't want to snap a pic), but I'll try again tomorrow morning to post up the 09 wiring.