Has anyone fitted one of these? If so can you point me to the correct wire for the live feed (green)? The instructions are not at all clear and there are a number of green wires in the area of the fuse board behind the nearside trim panel. The earth I can take straight to the body which avoids choosing from the multitude of black blue. May be all black blue are earth!
Next question, is the wiring in this area the same for ND1 and ND2?
Final question, does anyone have a wiring diagram for either or both models?
Having slept and pondered I think the following would work.
I need a live, any continuous live would do (ie not controlled by the ignition). The interior lights are switched to earth so I need to connect the other wire to this earth switching wire somewhere along its route to the door switch.
i seem to recall there was a post previously about the kit connections to the fuse box on the left of passenger footwell. You could look back through earlier posts, assuming the ND2 is the same as ND1.
i fitted my own lights and took the feed from the interior light and works well.
Job now completed and working, very happy with the âred glowâ.
To those who are contemplating this my advice is to do it provided you are a competent DIYâer. The instructions do state âExpert Fitment Requiredâ and âNot for Do It Yourself fitmentâ but if you take care you will be OK.
The ND2 is the same as ND1 in relation to fitting these. The download I found her https://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/yaf_postst96853_ND-Welcome-Lights.aspx is essential reading and makes the instructions much clearer. The green wire is easy to see but the black/blue was difficult to find due to the restricted space. Look for a very thin wire, it is NOT the fat one.
 If you need any assistance just shout up and I will try to help.
This is how I did it.
I have just fitted the MX5 Parts genuine Mazda footwell lights to the Icon. Pretty straight forward job although I removed the trim panel above the footwell because I had read that some people had had trouble getting to and identifying the wires, well if you remove the trim panel it is dead easy, as you can unplug the plug and work on them without having to get into the tight spot. I didnât use those horrible Scotch-locks that come in the kit, I stripped the wire and soldered them together. I have added some photos just in case anyone else is thinking of doing it.
I have spent an hour in a cold garage fitting these today, the things we do for our cars!
It looks good with the foot wells light up, maybe something else that should be standard.
The kit is pretty poor for oem, having to splice the loom isnât ideal, a plug and play kit would be better. Also the bulbs look a bit cheap, but this isnât a huge issue as they arent really in your eyeline. I see other cars have led strips hidden away, maybe this is a better solution.
Iâve just fitted welcome lights to my 2019 RF and would have had difficulty in identifying the correct wires if I hadnât read your post! Most helpful!
The other problem is routing the cable across the fascia; I had to remove a few trim parts- luckily Iâve done this previously when I fitted a reversing camera.
