2001-2003 Protegé Foot Lamp how-to (for keyless entry models)
by Edwin Man
Copyright © 2007 Edwin Man. All rights reserved. No reproduction by any means permitted.

Mazda Japan sells an accessory Foot Lamp kit for the Familia and markets it only for Japan. Unfortunately Mazda never sold such a kit overseas and therefore the instructions included with the kit are in Japanese only.
This how-to is to assist you in making this kit work with a LHD vehicle.

This how-to is for the B30L-V7-050 kit, which is for vehicles with keyless entry equiped. Vehicles without keyless entry require the B30K-V7-050 kit which includes a light control module for delayed delumination. Since I do not have the latter, this how-to will not cover that.


Kit includes:

Required time: 35 minutes
Difficulty level: moderate
Required tools:
 Basic disclaimer: work carefully and take your time. If you screw up, it's your fault. Always excercise caution when working around electrical systems.

1. Record all radio presets and settings. Open the hood and disconnect the battery.
2. Remove the floor vent kick panels. They are the ones where the exhaust tunnel is.
3. Remove the gauge cluster.
4. Remove the trim below the steering column.
5. Install the bulb filter covers onto the bulb. The kit includes green and orange ones for you to choose.
6. Feed the foot lamp wiring harness to the passenger side of the car from the driver's side through the area where you removed the floor vent kick panels. The harness will run in front of where the center console ends.

7. Assembly one light housing fixture and attach one side of the square double sided tape as shown. Be sure to clean the surface with the alcohol wipe before attaching the tape to ensure proper adhension.

8. Attach assembled light housing fixture to the bottom of the evaporator box as shown. Attach wiring harness to the bottom of the evaporator box as shown. Be sure to clean the surface with the alcohol wipe before attaching the tape to ensure proper adhension.

9. Attach other portions of the passenger side section of the wiring harness with zip ties as shown in above picture and picture below.

10. Prepare driver's side light housing fixture by inserting the large yellow zip tie into the base as shown. Be sure to leave only 30mm from the base to the zip tie head as shown. Once proper length is determined, fold zip tie so that it would be as flat as possible when it is in its installed position.

11. Attach light housing fixture base to steering shaft as shown. Be sure to clean the surface with the alcohol wipe before attaching the tape to ensure proper adhension.

12. Attach light housing fixture onto base.

13. Attach foot lamp wiring harness with cloth tape to the heater duct behind the ash tray area as shown.

14. Bundle excess harness and zip tie it together onto the ignition switch harness. You will find this small harness by following the steering column trim where the key hole is.

15. Attach power source end of foot lamp wiring harness to dashboard wiring harness as shown.

16. Feed foot lamp wiring harness to gauge cluster area. Route wires to location as shown.

17. Locate Blue/Red wire on large gauge cluster connector (Pin 1O) and Yellow/Red wire on large gauge cluster connector (Pin 1H). Attach corresponding wire taps to the wires by closing the tap and squeezing them with a pair of pliers.

18. Wrap wire taps with one piece of cloth tape then zip tie foot lamp wiring harness to gauge cluster wiring harness along four points.

19. Cut off all excess portions of zip ties.
20. Reconnect gauge cluster but do not reinstall it yet.
21. Reconnect battery.
22. Ensure dome light and foot lamps are operational. Check delayed entry operation by closing all doors. Lights should slowly dim until they are off.
23. Reinstall all removed parts.
24. Your foot lamps should now be like this: