Front Fog/Spot lamps

[RichardFX]

If you have the fogs fitted, then it is possible to replace them with the Fog/DRL Vinstar kit from MX5parts. No changes to any switches, no relays, no resistors, no mods to Mazda wiring and thus reversible. Not the cheapest, but from my point of view the simplest and most reliable.

I did this to my 2008 NC,

Fitted DRL+Fog combination lights to NC - MX5Parts Vinstar kit

Fitting Vinstar DRLs in a 2008 NC After a top-down drive in the sun to Cliveden early last week and needing to put my lights on because the lanes were so dark with overhanging trees and the 4x4s coming the other way seemed to want all of the road, I’ve bitten the bullet and fitted the Vinstar kit from MX5Parts. The Fogs take 0.9A each, the DRLs 0.5A each from 12V on the bench, and dropping to a bit less as the volts rise to 14V when engine is running to maintain a constant current on the LEDs…

Then I took it out to fit into my 2014 NC where it’s the same, except the later fog-lamp mounting requires surgery.

My new precious is a 25th Anniversary

Today I began the DRL+Fog conversion of the original NC3 Fog lights. Rather than buy a new kit I re-used the one I salvaged from my NC1 Niseko before the Copart guy drove it away onto his multi-car trailer. Of course while the Mazda fitted fogs are identical, the mounting system is totally different, and doing it this way some fettling is necessary. Some pics follow to show the problem and my solution. My original 2020 installation on the Niseko is shown here on the forum, and apart from fe…