DIY HID Xenon Install: Mazda 3 2003-2009

Hi, Phil with XenonSupply.com today we'll be installing HID lights on a 2005 Mazda 3 this install is compatible with all 2003-2008 Mazdas let's go ahead and pop the hood, and get started here are the tools you'll need to do the installation you'll be a socket wrench a 10mm socket for the battery terminal wire clippers and the 8 zip ties included in the kit now the kit we have here is a standard Xenon Supply kit available on XenonSupply.com this is the H7 model for the Mazda 3 8000K it comes with two ballast two bulbs wiring harness and the mounting brackets the first thing you want to do with any installation is remove the negative battery terminal to get access on this Mazda you have to remove two plastic shrouds there are two clips here covering the battery push them out remove the first shroud there is normally a philips head screw right here this has to be removed as well once it is lift up and pull this piece out use the 10mm socket wrench to remove the negative battery terminal what I like to do here is take some painters tape and cover that terminal so it does not make contact with the battery while doing the installation we're going to be removing the driver's side halogen bulb first you have to take the wiring harness press down on both sides and pull back after that's been removed there's a rubber shroud that has to be removed as well go ahead and grab one of the ends and pull out you now have access to the H7 bulb there should be on the very top side here a wire clip that you can press down on and push outward and that should release the bulb once that's been released bring it back and the bulb comes out the passenger side is removed in a very similar fashion press down on the wiring harness pull back, and the clip should remove there's the same rubber shroud this has to be removed as well now you have access to the bulb there's the metal clip right at the top here pressed down pushed outward and should be able to get it out and there's your bulb in order to mount the ballast inside the engine compartment we have to use the mounting brackets and attach them to the ballast take the two metal pieces and connect them together and secure it with supplied nut and bolt you'll be using a small philips head screwdriver to secure this in place go ahead and mount that second one as well on some installations you'll need to save the grommet and use it as a spacer while inserting the HIDs back into your headlight I've gone ahead and cut around the grommet here and making the last snip to remove it from the wires because the H7 has a small indentation here you'll have to make up for it on the grommet that you're now using as a spacer take a small chunk out and now the new spacer won't have any clearance issues we've gone ahead and mounted the ballast for the passenger side headlight as you can see here we've used two of the zip ties mounted to the radiator wiring harness made sure its nice and snug and remember to cut your ends take the H7 bulb and the space you made out of your grommet and now you can reinsert back into headlight housing the grounding wire here has to be facing down take the wire reapply it over the bulb and now push down and in inward let it snap into place make sure it's snug before putting the rubber shround back on take the second part of your wiring harness the one with the two open leads and connect it to the stock OEM housing the black wire goes to the black wire here the orange wire goes the to red wire you may want to take some electric tape and tape this connection closed once you're done now take the longer of the wires here and bring it all the way back to the ballast make sure you're plugging it in make a good snap give it a tug make sure it's not coming out the wires that we've brought over are connecting to these here there's only one way you can do it you can't mess it up make sure you get a good snap make sure you clean up your wiring passenger side is done we've gone ahead mounted the driver's side ballast between the air box and the batter housing you can see we've used the two zip ties and used the mounting bracket I've gone ahead and wired this up reconnected with black negative terminal to the battery so let's go ahead and test these HIDss