that reminds me that I need to get mine replaced this spring
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that reminds me that I need to get mine replaced this spring
Don't feel bad i'm already on my 3rd set of headlight assemblies. Mazda canada assured me that they now have corrected the problem.. We will just see about that because I just have had about enough of this issue....
I switched to LED DRLs and haven not had the issue again, but then, I didn't use my car much this summer.
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Originally Posted by 2zoom
Ouch, 3rd set! That doesn't sound promising.
Here is the recall from Transportation Canada:Quote:
Originally Posted by 2zoom
"On certain vehicles, a part of the headlight housing where the Daytime Running Light (DRL) bulb is attached may be damage by heat from the bulb when the vehicle is left idling for an extended period or while driving in slow-moving traffic. In the worst case, the housing may be deformed, resulting in bulb becoming detached and loss of DRL functionality. A loss of DRL illumination could render the vehicle less visible to other motorists and to pedestrians during daylight hours, possibly resulting in a crash causing personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will affect repairs."
The DRL bulb is right where the heat damage occurs. Therefore removing the source of the heat should fix the problem.
MS3s are part of the recall... the VIN range covers the MS3 and there is no specific exclusions stated... the MS3 is considered a "mazda3" also for accounting and inventory purposes within Mazda, unlike the MS6 since that car was built in Japan with many things different unlike the US built 6Quote:
Originally Posted by Elusivellama
as a matter of fact, the 2010 HID headlights between the normal 3 and MS3s are exactly the same
a friend of mine's 2010 speed 3 lens was frosted and he didnt qualify for the recall. mazda only authorized to install the new light assembly not the recall parts. now the lights have been in for about 6 months or so with out issue, surprised me they didnt want to go the extra step to make sure that it didnt happen again and i am sure they had there reasons for it, but we will see what happens long term i suppose. just my :.02Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMAN
When I spoke with the service adviser, he mentioned that my car had no recall listed for the headlights, my VIN didn't fall under a certain range. While I was waiting for the work to be done, I went to the TC website and searched the recall db for a 2010 MS3 but didn't find anything. I switched the search to a 2010 Mazda 3 and there it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMAN
And I do know the headlights are the same, why would they be any different?
That's what happened to me. By recall parts, I assume you mean a set of resistor cables to reduce the power of the DRLs. I looked over the new headlight assemblies and the DRL bulbs don't have the resistors shown in a pic that Flipdady posted a few pages back. So, as far as I'm concerned, it will only be a matter of time before it happens again assuming the special recall parts were not installed.Quote:
mazda only authorized to install the new light assembly not the recall parts. now the lights have been in for about 6 months or so with out issue, surprised me they didnt want to go the extra step to make sure that it didnt happen again
It does seem all you can do is monitor it now. they may know something we dont. but i agree with you there is the chance of it returning if the recall parts are not installed. just make sure you keep an eye on it and follow up prior to any warranty periods ending.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elusivellama
Is the warranty on the headlights extended from when the replacements are installed, or does it all end when the 3yr/80k warranty period is up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Booter22
no the warranty doesnt extend on warranty parts replaced, the lights still would be covered until the 3 years or 80,00 km warranty expires. however, i asked mazda if we are to replace the recall parts which they denied when we replaced my friends lights. so in future if he would be outside of warranty or anyone else that has the lights replaced and not the recall parts they may ( but dont hold it to me, quote me or say John Boot said you would :P ) i would think replace the lights within reason of the warranty expiry and install the recall parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elusivellama
but thats just opinion. hopefully mazda knows something that we / I do not know and why they would replace only the lights and not the recall parts.
has anyone had the lights replaced more then once and asked or had the recall parts installed?
however to date my friends have not had any note of failure, but i suppose time will tell.
I think it's just a case of following procedure. One is replaced under a TC recall and gets the recall parts, while the other is replaced under warranty but isn't listed under the recall. Both exhibit the same problem, but the initiative to fix it is different.
agree, which makes me wonder how many of those who had had there lights replaced more than once that do not qualify for the recall parts and if they have asked or requested on the 2nd replacement to install the recall parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elusivellama
Old thread (kinda) but this is how LED DRLs look like (H8 sized):
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/a...a/281d9ae7.jpg
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/a...a/579f7465.jpg
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/a...a/c3a5389e.jpg
This should resolve the frosting problem for good. My old halogen DRLs were a bit blackened (on the inside of bulb) when I removed them. The LEDs were bought from http://stores.ebay.com/ledautobulb. Superb customer service, too.
WHAT WHAT WHATTT? Those your DRLS? Damnn sucks to be a first gen for me unless I have a harness. How's the lighting output on those?Quote:
Originally Posted by Elusivellama
well they are DRL's so its not like hes gonna light up the road during the day. look at the pics, looking pretty bright to me!
looks good!
The pictures are misleading, sorry... I took the pic in my underground parking garage and while the lights are noticeable (as in, you can see the DRLs lit up just fine), the light appears more flared on the iPhone photo than it does in person. In other words, due to the way the iPhone 4S takes a picture, it appears brighter than it actually is. It's definitely not lighting up the road, but it's still very noticeable towards late afternoon/early evening, and it's still almost 50% brighter than the regular halogens.
Anyway, the main point of the LED DRLs (IMO) is to prevent the heat damage from reoccuring, the fact that they look better is a nice bonus. I'll take a couple more pics later to see if I can get them to appear more realistic.
Hey,
Did you end up emailing them or did the DRL led fit OK?
I emailed them back and returned them for H8 sized bulbs, was credited back $4 because of the price difference :)
Nice! They look great and no frosting!Quote:
Originally Posted by Elusivellama
Getting mine done on Friday. Dealer said my 10Speed wasn't in the VIN range of the recall but Mazda Canada says to replace them regardless. I hope they aiim them properly, I'm kind of worried they won't be aimed right.
I wonder what each OEM AFS Xenon is worth if you were to go in and buy them from the dealer?
1200$
The ballast is 450$ each...
$1200 sounds about right. Good thing i'm not paying anything. If i ever need a ballast or anything for my lights and I was paying for it, I wouldn't go to the dealer.