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So, I tried searching, but didn't find much as to my actual questions about HID lighting.


I just got my 07, MazdaSpeed 3.

I love it but, would like to have the HID lights.

I'm a n00b. So here goes...


My questions:

Where to buy the HID replacement kits.
What size bulbs to buy, what specs...ex, once I get to the website there will be 800 different options, what exactly am I looking for?
How hard are they to install? Can you provide any help with such an installation or is there any guides in doing so?

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Where to buy?[/b]

Tons of places online, and most mazda forums have sponsors you can purchase from.

What to buy?[/b]

You need H7 fitment for the stock halogen lights. If you want the most light output go for 4100-4300 kelvin color temperature. Higher kelvin goes more bluish and then more purplish, but isn't actually brighter. The kit should come with the lamps, and a harness which either draws off of the stock wiring, or which goes directly to the battery. Also make sure that your kit comes with spacers for the lamps.

How hard's the install?[/b]

That depends entirely on how comfortable you are with a screwdriver. The 3's lowbeams are notoriously difficult to replace because there's just so little room behind them. Ideally you should remove the front bumper/headlights from the car to gain the best access. Don't be intimidated, you can have the bumper off in about 10 minutes and the lights soon after. Doing it this way while involving more steps will be far less frustrating in the long run, and will also make it easier for you to hide your ballasts somewhere (again the "small amount of space to work in" reasoning)

I don't know of any walkthroughs on this forum, but I know there are several over at mazda3forums. Remember that you're putting HIDs into a halogen projector which is different from the OEM HID projector. While you're getting more light you aren't going to get as clean of a cutoff, or as even a spread of light as you would with OEM HIDs. If you decide the kit isn't doing it for you later there are a few things you can do. Number 1 you can replace the frosted lens of the projector with a clear one (Evo, etc.) to help sharpen the cutoff. Number 2 you can paint the front edge of the shield black to get rid of the "squirrel finders" or blobs of light that shine above the cutoff when using the halogen projectors. Number 3 you can fully replace the projector itself with an OEM HID projector (either from a Mz3, or another car). Obviously this is much more work but you'll get the best performance from this setup.

Hope that helps.

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Anyone know of any write ups on installing the fogs?

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Tons of places online, and most mazda forums have sponsors you can purchase from.
You need H7 fitment for the stock halogen lights. If you want the most light output go for 4100-4300 kelvin color temperature. Higher kelvin goes more bluish and then more purplish, but isn't actually brighter. The kit should come with the lamps, and a harness which either draws off of the stock wiring, or which goes directly to the battery. Also make sure that your kit comes with spacers for the lamps.
That depends entirely on how comfortable you are with a screwdriver. The 3's lowbeams are notoriously difficult to replace because there's just so little room behind them. Ideally you should remove the front bumper/headlights from the car to gain the best access. Don't be intimidated, you can have the bumper off in about 10 minutes and the lights soon after. Doing it this way while involving more steps will be far less frustrating in the long run, and will also make it easier for you to hide your ballasts somewhere (again the "small amount of space to work in" reasoning)

I don't know of any walkthroughs on this forum, but I know there are several over at mazda3forums. Remember that you're putting HIDs into a halogen projector which is different from the OEM HID projector. While you're getting more light you aren't going to get as clean of a cutoff, or as even a spread of light as you would with OEM HIDs. If you decide the kit isn't doing it for you later there are a few things you can do. Number 1 you can replace the frosted lens of the projector with a clear one (Evo, etc.) to help sharpen the cutoff. Number 2 you can paint the front edge of the shield black to get rid of the "squirrel finders" or blobs of light that shine above the cutoff when using the halogen projectors. Number 3 you can fully replace the projector itself with an OEM HID projector (either from a Mz3, or another car). Obviously this is much more work but you'll get the best performance from this setup.

Hope that helps.[/b]

all Mazdas suck when it comes time to replace the headlights.

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all Mazdas suck when it comes time to replace the headlights.[/b]

Thanks.

I got 7000k lights for really cheap but I'll probably end up going lower because they aren't bright enough for me.
But on the flip side they look really cool. Haha.

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So, I tried searching, but didn't find much as to my actual questions about HID lighting.
I just got my 07, MazdaSpeed 3.

I love it but, would like to have the HID lights.

I'm a n00b. So here goes...
My questions:

Where to buy the HID replacement kits.
What size bulbs to buy, what specs...ex, once I get to the website there will be 800 different options, what exactly am I looking for?
How hard are they to install? Can you provide any help with such an installation or is there any guides in doing so?[/b]

Hi, my son has a web site where he sells HID kits for all cars. You can also call him and he can answer any questions you may have about HID lights. He installed a set in my 2008 CX-9 for Father's Day and it's the best gift he ever gave me!
His Web Site is: www.headlightsupercenter.com, but call him and he can answer any question and give you a super price!
Call Steve at 504-452-8824

Good luck and enjoys the "daylight"!
Bob

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I love it but, would like to have the HID lights.
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I bought my kit from dabears2k.com. They were about $115 shipped. Its a 35 watt 6000K kit. The install is simple enough.

1) remove front bumper
2) remove each headlight assembly
3) wire them up
4) put headlights back in
5) put bumper back on

THIS is a link where you can find out how to remove the bumper and headlight assembly.

To wire the HID's....

1) disconnect the negative battery cable and set it where it won't come in contact with the positive terminal ( you may want to wrap it in something)
2) remove your stock halogen bulbs and put them somewhere safe. You never know when you might need them.
3) mount the ballast somewhere. ( I just ziptied right behind where the headlight assay would sit. There is 3 holes, two on top side by side and then one below in the middle. It worked perfect to attache the ballasts.)
4) Then plug the little metal terminals on the provided wiring kit into your cars low beam harness.
5) plug the other end of that wire mentioned above into the ballast.
6) plug the other included wire into the other end of the ballast and into your HID bulb*. and plug the hid bulb into the socket (be sure and fit the rubber dust cover over the hole to prevent moisture from getting into the headlight assembly)


*be sure to be VERY careful when removing the HID bulb from the plastic protective casing.
**I know this seems like a very vague how to, but once you buy the kit and look at it, its pretty self explanatory.


Hope this helps

-Kevin