I finally decided to get a HID kit for my 2012 GX.
They came today and I'm pretty confident on knowing how to install except one part is confusing me.
Is this wire needed?
Im using the Morimoto kit from The Retro Fit Source.
I finally decided to get a HID kit for my 2012 GX.
They came today and I'm pretty confident on knowing how to install except one part is confusing me.
Is this wire needed?
Im using the Morimoto kit from The Retro Fit Source.
2012 MAZDA 3 SPORT GX
5000K MORIMOTO LOW BEAM HID KIT AND FOG KIT
Yes. The plug goes into the ballast and the two prongs go into your factory power plug.
Also, keep in mind that when you plug the prongs in, black goes with black and red goes with whatever the other colour is on the factory plug. Test to see if the lights ignite. If it does, then proceed to wrap it up with electrical tape.
Assuming you have a relay, you'll only need the power line from the relay on one side
Current: 2021 Audi A5; 2008 Saab 9-3; 2003 Acura RSX Base
Previous: 2015 Mazda 3 GT Hatchback; 2008 Mazda 3 GT Hatchback
How else you going to get power?
Last edited by Hyperion; 04-24-2013 at 04:48 PM.
Modifications? I've forgotten more than I remember. Click here for the list.
I'm learning how to do it but still a little confused.
I have the heavy duty relay that came with the kit, I was under the impression that it was just for safety so I planned on using it.
Anyone happen to have a diagram showing what everything plugs into?
Circle to circle
Oval to ballest
Plugs to oem wire loom.
I finally found the diagram I had earlier.
It shows how to wire it using the relay. I was confused to how I was going to get power to the relay, I guess I just use one OEM connector instead of two to power the whole thing!
http://www.xenonsupply.com/media/sto...t-w-Prongs.jpg
2006 Mazda 3 GT - K&N Drop-in Filter - 6000K HID Lows - LED Fogs - LED Interior
To Do: Hawk HPS - ETB Ground
Thanks for the help guys! I got it installed but when i turn the lights on the fm radio goes away, it also seems like the gauges and stuff dim too much. Is this a bad ground or something?
Hmmmm ... are you grounding to the chassis? Richard of Friendly Auto Body told me to ground it to the chassis on a part that is not welded or painted. You can try re-grounding it ... but aside from that, I don't have any other suggestions
The drivers side is grounded to the battery, the passenger side should be grounded to an unpainted part of the chassis
At first i grounded both to the chasis because i am a noob lol but i put the right one on the battery and half of the static is gone now! Im gone out now but tomorrow im gonna get at it again!
Alright so I grounded both sides to the battery and still the FM radio has lots of static, I'm not sure what to do anymore.
Hmmmm ... someone with more experience than me might be able to help ... but have a look at these references for now, you might also want to contact TRS about it, they're great with support:
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...o-Interference (there's a post from TRS too)
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...o-interference
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...o-interference
http://www.mazda3forums.com/showthread.php?t=289775
I didn't read whether the sol'n was in there, it seems to indicate that the ballasts may be causing the interference and to relocate them, but I didn't see any definitive answers ... but at least you have some direction now.
Last edited by leungalv; 04-26-2013 at 03:18 PM.
So I hooked up the ballasts using the original power plug and the interference was gone, it seems to be the relay that is doing it! Maybe the grounds are still bad?
Does anyone happen to have a picture of a spot on the passenger side that they are 100% sure it is a good ground?
Sorry for double post, I can't edit yet.
There are empty screw holes in the chassis that Richard tells me are meant to be for ground points. I have an 08, so I'm not sure what it looks like in your 2012 engine bay.
THIS IS NOT MY ENGINE BAY - FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY ... but the red circle is where I grounded it:
This is a ground point? I still get static with it on this side.