'08 Galaxy Grey Sport GT!

the hvac is a pain to remove. just dont lose the C Clip like i did haha. got another one, just have to put the new one in.

as for the steering wheel. thats simple. i just used the smaller LED's that are used for the cluster. noone seemed to have found the right size led's but i just used those and no issues. been in all summer now.

im going to assume you found the writeups for all of these. if not let me know. i have them bookmarked at home.

bit blurry, taken with iphone hah
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r...r/f9462ba9.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r...r/492b6e4c.jpg
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The steering wheel LEDs seem to be 1206 SMD Bottom Emitting LEDs (which are SUPER UNCOMMON). I'm thinking of just finding the right 1206 LED and mounting it upside down.

Yep, all the soldering and stuff is simple (especially with the right soldering iron/tips/tools), its just the taking apart stuff that takes long...

Hook me up with the how-to's! It would help me identify parts so that I can order them... Can't seem to figure out the power window LED size and the little light intensity knob on the left side of the steering wheel...

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see its times like this i wish i lived in toronto so i could just pay you to do this hahaha

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Haha, just let me know if you're ever in town ;)

Beautiful car. I absolutely love what you've done with it, and so quickly. I sorta like the OEM red lighting in the Mazda3, but the white is a pleasant change.

Mine's a soft orange, with ambient LED lighting throughout the door handles, door pockets, cupholders, etc. I absolutely LOVE that color.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/4...e1108aed9d.jpg


Oh, and I grew up in Mississauga. I just moved downtown Toronto about 2 months ago...and I may be the only Mississaugan who absolutely LOVES the design of the Marilyn Monroes.

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see its times like this i wish i lived in toronto so i could just pay you to do this hahaha

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Except, i live in Toronto.. soo what do you say? lol :P jk

Car is looking good! and clean! I love your headunit and the redless backlight. lol :)

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The steering wheel LEDs seem to be 1206 SMD Bottom Emitting LEDs (which are SUPER UNCOMMON). I'm thinking of just finding the right 1206 LED and mounting it upside down.

Yep, all the soldering and stuff is simple (especially with the right soldering iron/tips/tools), its just the taking apart stuff that takes long...

Hook me up with the how-to's! It would help me identify parts so that I can order them... Can't seem to figure out the power window LED size and the little light intensity knob on the left side of the steering wheel...

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thats exactly what i did. i used the 1206 leds. they are a bit bigger then the ones that are in there but they work fine. you can still solder them on with no isses. there is 4 per side.

here is the how to for the cluster. http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=26798.0

for the cruise control here is how to take it off, or add it to cars that dont have it. http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=45816.0
i used this one to take the steering controls off and once off, its just 2 simple clips that hold the circuit boards in place. take them out and then just 4 per side.

for the power window sw. im not sure about that one. havent bothered taking the whole thing apart yet to see what led is in there. although i think about it when i look at it haha. same with the light intensity one. i bet they are simple as well. just a pain to take everything apart.

here is the how to for the temp controls. http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=114760.0

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Except, i live in Toronto.. soo what do you say? lol :P jk

Car is looking good! and clean! I love your headunit and the redless backlight. lol :)

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i dont understand lol

Lol, i meant that for the OP if he would do mine since i live in Toronto.. lol sorry, i realize now that, that was confusing. haha :blush

lol i see

Had a spare half hour today so I swapped this out.

Before:
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/734/img0351uz.jpg

After:
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2655/img0360tr.jpg

how dyou get to the LED and what kind of LED is it?

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how dyou get to the LED and what kind of LED is it?

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I'll post a how to soon! Its actually just a single PLCC-2 LED

Where did you find those aluminum knobs? I've been lookin for them on and off for about a month!

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I'll post a how to soon! Its actually just a single PLCC-2 LED

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awesome. i guess its simple to take apart if it took you 30 mins. maybe ill do that next week or something.

Did many mods, but not enough time to take/upload photos!

Here's a peak at something I did!
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2810/img0610q.jpg

That looks neat and very unique. Must be difficult to do.

actually not at all! the hardest part was sanding the dang red film off and putting light filters on it. took way too long to do that part...

I ended up removing the odometer screen to swap the LEDs instead of dremeling out the plastic. Much easier to do (if you have the right soldering tools).

Bro we gotta meet up again so u can help me with these kind of mods...plannin of changing the orange lights to blue...

:thumbsup 'n well done

Nice job on the mods. Specially the cluster:thumbsup

Looks good. :thumbsup

So I haven't had much time to post or take pictures, but lots have been done!

Plastidip'd rear bumper MS3 style
Removed side mouldings
Full dash LED swap
Redlinegoods leather armrest+padding
6000K HID Lows
3000K HID Fogs
2500K Highs
Smoked LED Turn Signals
Chrome-Dipped Front+Rear Turns
GV Lip OEM Front Lip
Cross Drilled Rotors
Painted Calipers (black)
Hankook iPike's on stock 17" snowflakes for winter

Future:
Only mod I have in mind is something to the auto shifter. I'll probably try to fab up a custom shift boot for the auto, something similar to the ones in the BMW's (not like the ones seen on redlinegoods, those are total cheese).

Feel bad for updating and not having pictures, so here's one with the GV Lip still on.
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8162/84417830.jpg

Haven't been around for a while. Finally got some new pics!

http://imageshack.us/a/img703/1808/img3490o.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img266/3671/img3478v.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img822/3796/img3440dp.jpg

That OEM lip sets the whole car off. I really like it!

The car is coming along quite nicely... what are you rolling on now the stock snowflakes?

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That OEM lip sets the whole car off. I really like it!

The car is coming along quite nicely... what are you rolling on now the stock snowflakes?

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Nope, still rolling on Gen1 RX8's!

Thanks!