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    Default Reverse, License Plate, and Glove Box lights stopped working

    Hey guys, I have a 2010 Mazda 3 GT hatch and started encountering some problems recently. The car has 188xxx km's on it so it's been well loved and abused by the last owner (I only had the car for a year and put about 5500 km's on it since) The problems are as followed:

    - Left license plate light not working
    (replaced with LED's in Nov. 2019 and they worked fine since. Tried putting a new LED in it's place and even the original halogen and it still won't light up)

    - Left reverse light not working
    (tried changing to LED's but realized I didn't have the correct bulbs, so I put the assembly back together and they worked fine for about 2 weeks)

    - Glove box light not working
    (was planning on changing this to LED but didn't know how to get access to the bulb so I never truly touched it)


    If anyone knows why these lights would go out randomly and know how to fix them, please let me know! I'm thinking it's the fuse but I'm not 100% certain. Right side reverse light and license plate light work just fine however.

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    Default Re: Reverse, License Plate, and Glove Box lights stopped working

    It can be like you say the wick, but you also have to bear in mind that the products that are coming out do not have a long life of use.

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    Default Re: Reverse, License Plate, and Glove Box lights stopped working

    I have to agree with @dokhen .
    LED products that are low cost have a higher rate of not living up the listed usage.
    I bought a set of LED bulbs for Brakes and for back up (same brand) and were supposed to last 10,000 hrs
    I went one summer and LED in brake lights burnt out (i keep the OEM bulbs in the car , in case i need to replace fast)
    Back up lights are still good after 2 years. For brake lights in continued with same brand and still good.
    I replaced my 3rd brake light (in my trunk lid, i drive a sedan) from 1 bulb to a 12 LED display , 3months later
    The center 4 LED burnt out. It does actually look pretty unique now ...

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    Default Re: Reverse, License Plate, and Glove Box lights stopped working

    Please keep in mind that I switched back to the original halogen bulbs and they still don't work. My reverse light problem however was from the bulb being burnt out, which is not a problem at all. The glove box light and license plate however still do not work.

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