Mazda3 : Tutorial: Angel Eye Install

Tutorial: Angel Eye Install

Published by Krystm at 4:47 pm under Mazda Tutorials

Note: I already had these installed but decided I wanted to re mount them so the pictures really are of me disassembling them to fix and reassemble.
Tools Required:
Philips Screwdriver
Tube of Clear Silicone Sealant
Various Wire Cutters / Strippers
Electrical Tape
Difficulty: 9.2 / 10
Time Required: 1-2 Hours Per Light (Mostly Drying Time)
Prerequisites:
Bumper Removal
Headlight Removal
Headlight Disassembly
Install:
Once you get done with all the prerequisites we are ready to begin. The first step will be to remove the black housing that is mounted to the clear part of the headlight. This will require a philips screwdriver.
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Once you have that removed you will need to pop out the chrome rings. The easiest way to do this is if you look at the back of them you will see 2 tabs that hold them in. Push them in and it will pop right out.
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Once you have removed the chrome rings you are ready for Silicone. You want to put a small bead in the sections where the ring will be sitting. On the small ones you will do almost the whole thing and the bigger ones just around the rounded part.
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I broke the ring removing the angel eye from the glue so I had to ziptie to hold its form. You generally wouldn’t break it popping it out of the black cover.
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Here is the long and boring part. Once you have the rings in the silicone put some kind of weight on it and then wait.
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While you wait I took the time to notch the black cover so the wires had somewhere to go. I would suggest this to anyone doing this as it makes it so much easier and doesn’t pinch any wires. Also when doing the high beam side check where the wires are first before notching any as I have an extra notch now.
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After at LEAST an Hour of letting the silicone set you can start to reassemble. See how the notches allow a place for the wires to go? Make sure to clean everything with alcohol (be careful of this as it can remove the chrome from the rings) and place the black piece back in and screw everything back together.
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Now at this point you can do this 1 of 2 ways, A: Drill a hole behind the High Beam for the wires of the eyes. or B: run the wires though the low beam area and come out there. I drilled a hole as I felt it gave the most give on the wires. If you look at the back you will see a round flat area you can drill into. Just make sure to take it slow so you don’t mess anything up.
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Once you run the wires though and make sure everything is the way you want it you are ready to reassemble. When pushing the 2 pieces together make sure that the wires are out the the way and not in between the high beam gap or pinched by the low beam. Once you have it as much as you can re-bake for 10 min and finish putting the headlight back together.
As far as mounting the ballast I mounted this one under the light as well. Just clean up real nice with some alcohol and some good sticky 3M tape and you should be set. All that is left is wiring.
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Wiring is fairly strait forward. Red is Positive (+) and Black is Negative (-). Just find a power source and hook them up. There are many different ways to install these and I will show you mine but you can even put a switch on them to have total control of them.
The easiest and the way I chose to do it will keep the rings on whenever the car is on. In the picture below you can see that I ran a fused wire out of the box. There is an empty socket you can plug into and then I chose to ground them both on the sidewall down by the intake.
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Before finalizing wires by soldering and heat shrinking and of course mounting headlights you need to test them to make sure they still work. Once you confirm your tests solder up and shrink tube the wiring, reconnect all your lights and reinstall your bumper.
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After a long day of modding you can then sit back and enjoy your new installs.
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Krystm’s Garage and it’s affiliates are not responsible for any damage or problems that may come from doing this incorrectly this is only a guide. However if you follow this guide and are careful there should be no problems. Just take your time and follow the guide.







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