I am new to here, but had my 2020 CX-5 TOURING for 2 years. I know this has to be somewhere in here, but I haven't had the chance to check this forum out or how to maneuver through, so please bear with me.
I was wondering if anybody had good success with aftermarket LED Front, Rear Turn signals and Brake/Tail light LEDs. I am about sick of seeing Amazon & eBay that I CAN'T believe their reviews as MOST were "Vine Free product for review" and the rest were mixed with issues. I thought this would be the best place to find out for sure. Any help (and pics) would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

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I have found that no matter what canbus anti hyper flash bulbs you choose, they all will start to hyper flash if not immediately, will do so after anywhere from 2-5 minutes of use because it is a built in safety feature to avoid overheating. So, that means if replacing the OEM incandescent bulbs with LEDs, you will still need external wiring (IE resistor) to have the best benefit of LED bulbs. I have decided that since when I purchased my CX-5 I also purchased the extended warranty and with the dealership I purchased from is particular, I can not make any electrical/wiring 'modifications' because it will not cover any future issues unless I have them do the wiring (even though it is not complicated) to avoid conflict as to which I am not going to pay them $75/hour to do a 10-15 minute process ( because we all know they will take that and stretch it out for at least the full hour.) Since this is the case, I have decided to keep the oem bulbs since they were 'good enough' for the 2 years I have it and will continue to be good enough...besides, I have seen the exact same vehicle [2020 CX-5 Touring] (my area is loaded with Mazda vehicles and mostly the CX-5s) that had the LED setup and they did not look any brighter, flash much different or justify the average cost $60/set & need resistors just to have basically the same with the exception of the instant blink on/off LED to incandescent 'pulse' as when compared side by side, my oem bulbs actually did not seem to take as long as other make vehicles to 'pulse' the turn signal and was rather close (and close enough) to the LED setup compared to which were "Lastfit" (Auxito burned out within a month) with the 'anti-hyper flash, decoder, canbus ect. all in one bulbs' that still needed external resistor mounting to get the same 'effect' & brightness of what I already have without the 'instant' on/off as to which it did not look much different as I mentioned and as the owner said when we compared them both side by side, their setup was not that big of an 'improvement' now that they see the actual function in real time instead of the way they 'remembered' the oem bulbs were compared to LED bulbs. So my conclusion is to keep my money and keep my oem bulbs that are acceptable enough especially since they was 'acceptable' for the 2 years I have owned it and had not had the 'need' to change by now.
I would like to Thank anyone who considered replying to my post and an extra shout out to "Callisto" for offering some advice.

 

Not sure where you have heard about the issues with hyperflashing. I had a 19 GT and 21 GTR CX-5 and put LED turn signals with built in resistors in the rear of both cars which worked perfectly for years. Very simple upgrade. For the front turn signals in my 21 I bought a kit with bulbs and an external resistor box that simply plugged into the existing wiring. Again, no issues whatsoever with this setup in the 4 yrs I had it. Never had hyperflashing. In my 20 Nissan Frontier, I replaced everything with LED (headlights, foglights, front and rear turn signals(with built in load resistors), running/brake lights and license plate lights. All have worked perfectly with no hyperflashing at all. I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade yours. Easy DIY. I also recommend doing the interior bulbs with LEDs as they are much brighter (especially the cargo area bulb).

 

I have a 2020 CX-5 TOURING. I was told by NUMEROUS different companies (IE, AUXITO, LASTFIT ECT.) when giving my "specific" year, make, model, trim & placement..I was told by ALL that the "plug & play" WILL cause hyper flash after 2-5 minutes max of continuous use, they have a safety feature to keep from overheating and causing bulb failure. I have to add that I am giving experience with the NEWEST versions of their bulbs. I have first hand experience from the side-by-side comparison of the EXACT same vehicle, year, trim...down to the color, and that is the experience we had. (The 'comparison vehicle' is a friend of mine who actually has tried several different types, makes & manufacturers as to which his current set-up is STILL not "perfect" as if they would come OEM.)
I HAVE had LEDs in the past in Several vehicles, some top quality needing resistors to cheap ebay with NOTHING and had ZERO issues. I feel pretty confident in my experiences since I have done LED (along with HID) over the years.
If it would make it easier to understand my choice, I just rather keep the OEM bulbs unless I decide to change the entire headlight & tail light assemblies that are OEM LEDs such as in the higher trims, but since I don't do a lot of excess driving or have the ability to actually see the lights on while I am driving (only the people in front of me & behind me get to see the 'benefits' of LEDs) , I personally do not feel the 'need' to change these. If you get the LED experience I can not seem to either find or justify VOIDING my extended warranty by ME adding the wiring you described, I am happy for you and actually do understand that the 'look' is "cleaner", but maybe I should have went with a higher trim to one that has OEM LEDs already? (THAT would be the way to make sure you had no issues.)

 

@chickdr19 ...Is there something he is doing wrong (or I am 'overlooking') that will actually perform with NO hyper flashing with not having a specific time limit until they start hyper flash? Maybe something "inexpensive" set-up with both front/rear & brake light because he (my friend) has spent a lot of money with the "trial & error". (I TOLD him to return them, but he thinks MAYBE someday he can "figure something out". I think he is a little wacky, but he IS a politician..[city council member], so what can I expect?...

 

My 21 was just like your 20 except mine had the signature headlight lighting and LED rear brake lights. The turn signal bubs you have(front and rear) are the same my 21 had before I swapped for LED's. I can tell you I had ZERO hyperflashing in the 6 years I had the bulbs in my cars. So take the info you were told with a grain of salt. They are going to be on the safe side so you don't complain later if anything happens. You are not going to have issues with warranty if you aren't cutting wires (which you would not with the setup I used for the front bulbs). I am a little confused by your reply as you seem to be saying you don't want to use aftermarket LED bulbs vs swapping the entire assemblies to the OEM LED (which would still leave you with incandescent turn signals) but you were asking about other members experiences with aftermarket LED's...

As for your friend, maybe they didn't get what they said they did? Make sure to buy LED turn signal bulbs with built-in resistors. They will not hyperflash. I mean, who is going to run their turn signal bulbs for more than 5min at a time anyway? I never do. Maybe if you were sitting on the side of the road with your hazards on?