JSpec LED taillights & my own customized 3rd brakelight .

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MazSpd3Jase:

How hard was it to install these tail lights?

TIA!

[MazSpd3Jase]

here are a few daytime pics of the lights.

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Coolness. After I get my UR test pipe and Ti CBE, I think this is must next mod.

[MarMugMot]

I just installed the J Spec led lights on my Black Mica Speed 3. It looks SO MUCH better. Thank you Corksport !!

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by MarMugMot I just installed the J Spec led lights on my Black Mica Speed 3. It looks SO MUCH better. Thank you Corksport !!

come on man, share some pics! i wanna see what they look like on other colors.

[Vater]

^ x2. PICS!

[MarMugMot]

lights.jpgHere is a pic. Its to cold outside to take pictures.

[PiKA West]

Yea Mazda is definitely turning away from giving too many options because it makes things harder to sell (it happens all the time). Less choices = easier for me to sell cars and happier customers. A good example of this is yesterday I had a customer coming in on a Lincoln MKT. Loves the car and wasn't sure what color she wanted. We have like 100 of these cars (Largest Lincoln dealer in Western US). She sees the one red car we have (with black interior), falls in love with it, and decides she wants that exterior color with a tan interior. That is literally the only color choice we do not have. lol.

Mazda is making a lot of changes on the way the sell cars. For example, This summer when the Mazda2 comes out they are thinking of selling them to the dealership at full MSRP. The dealership will only be paid on their Customer Service Index (CSI). That means the Mazda2 might be a car with no possible discount from the dealership (you pay the price you see on the sticker no questions asked).

Hope you enjoyed my lesson on the car industry. Bottom line, the BS is being cut out of the process. Its ironic that many consumers, such as some of yourselves, are actually complaining about it. :-P

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by PiKA West Yea Mazda is definitely turning away from giving too many options because it makes things harder to sell (it happens all the time). Less choices = easier for me to sell cars and happier customers. A good example of this is yesterday I had a customer coming in on a Lincoln MKT. Loves the car and wasn't sure what color she wanted. We have like 100 of these cars (Largest Lincoln dealer in Western US). She sees the one red car we have (with black interior), falls in love with it, and decides she wants that exterior color with a tan interior. That is literally the only color choice we do not have. lol. Mazda is making a lot of changes on the way the sell cars. For example, This summer when the Mazda2 comes out they are thinking of selling them to the dealership at full MSRP. The dealership will only be paid on their Customer Service Index (CSI). That means the Mazda2 might be a car with no possible discount from the dealership (you pay the price you see on the sticker no questions asked). Hope you enjoyed my lesson on the car industry. Bottom line, the BS is being cut out of the process. Its ironic that many consumers, such as some of yourselves, are actually complaining about it. :-P

hehehe, well thanks for the lesson! what you said makes perfect sense. By not having a ton of "choices", it did in a sense make it easier for me....i went with no tech and just the "plainjane" version....and for me, since i never leave my car alone, its probably better that way!

[PiKA West]

Also interesting news, I tried to see how much the LED tail lights would be for me since I get employee pricing and corksport is cheaper. I think it was 220 for one tail light so 440 for both.

[gudzspeed3]

Hey mazdaspd3jase, i think u have one of the nicest looking 2010's out there right now (considering i really dont like the happy face front end lol) but im really interested in how u made that logo on the middle brake light, im thinking of doing this to my 08 speed.
thanks in advance!

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by gudzspeed3 Hey mazdaspd3jase, i think u have one of the nicest looking 2010's out there right now (considering i really dont like the happy face front end lol) but im really interested in how u made that logo on the middle brake light, im thinking of doing this to my 08 speed. thanks in advance!

well if you are comfortable painting stuff, i'm gonna say its a very easy DIY....but be prepared to ruin a vinyl sticker. Not sure about Gen1's, but the gen2 spoiler is actually 2 parts, and has to be totally taken apart to get the brakelight out of it.

I used the "mazdaspeed" decal mazda send me when i bought the car. For a few months it was what i had on my third brakelight. when i decided to paint the under part of my spoiler, decided to risk seeing what would happen if i used the sticker as the mask. after i applied a few coats of paint and low bake, just before clear coating it all, i pulled the sticker off...and the area under it was left unpainted. Worked out perfect i think!

[pocket aces]

Sweet ride bro, I just picked up my Liquid Silver MS3 & was thinking that the rear end needed the bottom painted..joined the forums and saw yours, hope you dont mind if I copy what you did LoL...also bought a couple spare rear M's to try and make an "evil M" emblem. Wish me luck, will b the first time I've use a dremell.

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by pocket aces Sweet ride bro, I just picked up my Liquid Silver MS3 & was thinking that the rear end needed the bottom painted..joined the forums and saw yours, hope you dont mind if I copy what you did LoL...also bought a couple spare rear M's to try and make an "evil M" emblem. Wish me luck, will b the first time I've use a dremell.

awesome bro, cant wait to see what you do!

[mzdaspeed3]

New lights look good third brake light looks sweet

[JRoC3]

your 3rd brake light is official... where'd you get that done??

[MazSpd3Jase]

Originally Posted by JRoC3 your 3rd brake light is official... where'd you get that done??

did it myself. i had a white decal on it from mazda. left it on as the template....painted over it and the entire light, then peeled the decal off. pretty easy, but you have to take the entire spoiler assembly off the car to get the brakelight out.

[JRoC3]

Originally Posted by MazSpd3Jase did it myself. i had a white decal on it from mazda. left it on as the template....painted over it and the entire light, then peeled the decal off. pretty easy, but you have to take the entire spoiler assembly off the car to get the brakelight out.

well props... looks real good

[MazSpd3Jase]

much appreciated

[JMVP726]

that looks legit! Mad Props to that one!

[ETERNAL]

Originally Posted by PiKA West Yea Mazda is definitely turning away from giving too many options because it makes things harder to sell (it happens all the time). Less choices = easier for me to sell cars and happier customers. A good example of this is yesterday I had a customer coming in on a Lincoln MKT. Loves the car and wasn't sure what color she wanted. We have like 100 of these cars (Largest Lincoln dealer in Western US). She sees the one red car we have (with black interior), falls in love with it, and decides she wants that exterior color with a tan interior. That is literally the only color choice we do not have. lol. Mazda is making a lot of changes on the way the sell cars. For example, This summer when the Mazda2 comes out they are thinking of selling them to the dealership at full MSRP. The dealership will only be paid on their Customer Service Index (CSI). That means the Mazda2 might be a car with no possible discount from the dealership (you pay the price you see on the sticker no questions asked). Hope you enjoyed my lesson on the car industry. Bottom line, the BS is being cut out of the process. Its ironic that many consumers, such as some of yourselves, are actually complaining about it. :-P

I hope you are right. I had a Scion tC back in 2006. Scion has pure pricing. I loved it. No haggling. No markup. No pressure. No back and forth trying to rip any one off. I knew to the penny what I was paying before even walking in.
It was quick easy and to the point. You either like the price or you don't, which equals no pressure from the seller, and no stress on the buyer.

[Texas Speed Demon Fag]

Nice, but cost as much almost as my Ultimate Racing catback...thats parts not so nice, lol.

[1bad2k]

I know im bringing up an old thread, but do you have a link to where you purchased these?

[smitty5788]

Originally Posted by 1bad2k I know im bringing up an old thread, but do you have a link to where you purchased these?

Corksport has them

[Mchart]

What color is the turn signal on these? I need Amber as i'm going to the UK.

[Barnes]

Does the stock wiring harness work with these or do you have to do some wiring work? Plug and play?

[MarMugMot]

Plug and play. Very easy

[Barnes]

Thanks. I just took the plunge and ordered a set of these.

I've had my tails smoked and am going to replace them with the LEDs due to all the Cops in Houston that keep fing with me. A question on the hatch lamps- if your car has the version that has the rubber lock button on the right reverse lamp, can you replace them with one that doesn't like Jase's in the picture above. I'm going to need to buy a new set of those, and the dealer mentioned there are several at a range of prices. I'm assuming the one's w/o the button are cheaper, and to be honest, I never use that damn thing. TIA