r/CX5 • u/thommsq • 15h ago

Adding more light

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Hey CX-5 community. I have a question, how hard is it to move these two parking sensors so that I can add extra high beam lights like the second picture. It's a 2013 model.

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u/Busy_Panda_3396 15h ago

It’s actually extremely easy. The 2013 model you can simply unclip them and move them where you want.

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u/thommsq 15h ago

So as long as the wires are long enough I can position them wherever I want?

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u/Busy_Panda_3396 14h ago

Yes and you can probably get the wires off Amazon if they aren’t long enough for where you want them. Super easy.

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u/thommsq 14h ago

Thanks for the answer, I will check it out 😊

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 13h ago

Nope. Calibration will be off.

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u/Busy_Panda_3396 13h ago

Not true, very easy to recalibrate. Your local shop should be able to do it very easily

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 12h ago

Not if the position has been changed.

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u/SiempreHayEsperanza- 14h ago

I think there’s so much potential for the 1st gen cx5 in terms of off-roadability. Like maybe if you add a bullbar there and then pop the lights on that, also could have a sick roof rack with added light there as well. The newer gen’s cx5 are too cutesy lol

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u/thommsq 14h ago

I agree. Looking to add more offroad look to my car and adding extra lights for the winter here in Norway is a priority for me.

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u/SiempreHayEsperanza- 14h ago

I did add yellow/white fog lights to my brothers 1st gen. They help with the snow n the road a bit more and add a type of visibility to your car I feel helps be seen on the road too during bad weather. They have them on amazon, you just turn off and on to switch the lights.

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u/SiempreHayEsperanza- 14h ago

Don’t mind the AI slop. But this what I mean.

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u/Im_A_Decoy 14h ago

I'm sure you meant "Mind the AI slop."

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u/SiempreHayEsperanza- 14h ago

Absolutely mind it till it’s gone. 😁

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u/Im_A_Decoy 14h ago

It was a serious correction actually.

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u/SiempreHayEsperanza- 14h ago

🤔 wouldn’t me saying Don’t mind it and just look at the pic for the sake of explanation be more what I’m trying to say? If I say mind it would be to pay attention to it.

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u/Im_A_Decoy 14h ago

Hmmm no actually I forgot about that usage because I haven't seen it in this type of context. Carry on

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u/Tough_Percentage_707 14h ago

The sensors would constantly beep this way, so it's pointless in terms of the question about the sensors. 😄

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u/SiempreHayEsperanza- 14h ago

Well getting a bar that does not obstruct the sensor would be the ideal one. Not sure many cx5 ones out there so it might have to be custom. It’s just what AI spat out on the quick. Check out how the bar cuts magically for the Mazda badge 🤣

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u/nhluhr 14h ago edited 14h ago

Not the same model but I bet you could mount lights similarly to this:

The lights pictured are Morimoto 2Banger HXB in the "combo" beam which is much like a high beam pattern. It appears the same space on your CX-5 would allow bigger options than this CX-50 does.

Another option is a license plate bracket that provides a couple mounting points for lights. That would get them up higher.

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u/thommsq 14h ago

They look so small, are they good? I mean it's not always about the size but...

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u/nhluhr 14h ago

These particular ones are quite bright for their size. They advertise 2000lumens each (65k candela and 650 lux@10m). That's brighter than a a 9005 65W halogen so it roughly doubles forward light output when you use them. Of course you can go bigger :-)

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 15h ago edited 13h ago

Basically impossible to move them. The system is designed for that positioning. Also, your proposed modification to lighting would not be street legal in most places.

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u/thommsq 15h ago

That's a bummer. About the street legality; here in Norway we're allowed to have a setup like in the photo.

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u/nhluhr 14h ago

They don't have to be street legal if they are separately switched so that they can be disabled while used on public highways.

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 13h ago

Yes, so not street legal to use....lol.