Lighting modifications

[mrmharoon]

What are the possible Lighting modifications that can be done for a 2015 Honda PCX 150?
At what extent we can go under safe limits?

[Mel46]

If you use LED lights you should be fine. They draw very little current. I have 2 Kawell spot lights on my bike that I use almost all the time, day and night. It makes being seen much easier. If you are only worried about night riding these will be great. You can also add LED lights to your brake light circuit if you worry about that. I have added them to both the brake light circuit and to the standard light circuit so that I can be seen better.

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Here is my setup.

[you you]

Has anyone considered solar Xmas tree lights.

They wouldn't draw any current..

[Mel46]

mrmharoon,

Please check your private messages (PM).

[Mel46]

You You,

I do happen to have some battery powered LED Christmas Tree lights (very small) That could be used in a seasonal emergency, such as riding down the street on Christmas without decorations on your bike.
I also have a purple USB Christmas Tree (very small) that could sit on you dash cover.

[you you]

You You,

I do happen to have some battery powered LED Christmas Tree lights (very small) That could be used in a seasonal emergency, such as riding down the street on Christmas without decorations on your bike.
I also have a purple USB Christmas Tree (very small) that could sit on you dash cover.

[mrmharoon]

If you use LED lights you should be fine. They draw very little current. I have 2 Kawell spot lights on my bike that I use almost all the time, day and night. It makes being seen much easier. If you are only worried about night riding these will be great. You can also add LED lights to your brake light circuit if you worry about that. I have added them to both the brake light circuit and to the standard light circuit so that I can be seen better.

Extra lights in daylight.jpg

Here is my setup.

It is charming and Simple I think so....
Better, I'll also find like these..

[Mel46]

Amazon.com has Kawell lights. I connected them to the bike by way of removing the side reflectors on the front wheel and running a long bolt through that hole. I modified mine by adding a a piece of aluminum at an angle to keep it from vibrating loose. You should be able to figure out what works best for your bike.

I connected the lights together so that I would only have two wires to deal with. Then I ran wires to the battery, splitting the hot wire in order to add a switch that I installed on the handlebar. (Just remember to turn them off when you stop riding.)

If you feel safer doing it the alternate way, there is a connector under the right wheel well, a little ways up in there but reachable. Disconnect it so that you can work with it. Then tap into the low beam wires and ground.

https://www.hondapcx.org/viewtopic.php? ... ick#p97119

The lights should come on when you start the bike, but will not work when you use your high beam, though I have a solution for that too, if you want it.

[Daryn93]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07539XFRK? ... b_ap_share


Would these kinda lights damage the fuses on a 19plate as im slowly building it up for a bike show n making it black n red

[Mel46]

Daryn93,
Those should work well, though I am interested in where you could install them. There isn't a lot of spare space on these little bikes.

Nothing says you can't connect them directly to your battery and use the remote that comes with them.

[Mel46]

Anyone interested in attaching some baby strobe lights?

I just completed a modification on my wife's headlight assembly and decided to add some little strobe lights below the light assembly. They are cheap, but they do a nice job of getting other people's attention. They come on when the lights do, automatically.
I can't tell if anyone is interested in my mods, so I don't usually do any How-tos.

I don't know where you can get these particular ones now. I bought them on Amazon but they are no longer offered.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GN ... UTF8&psc=1

I will be glad to do a How-to if there is an interest. As a teaser, here is a picture of the underside of my light assembly, and the strobe lights.
Excuse the jittery picture. The camera on my phone is slow, so if the assembly shifts the picture can get a little blurry.

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[Jge64]

Here’s another inexpensive light that is quality, and mounts down on the fork legs like the kawell:

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinf ... mens/1699/

[Mel46]

Those are nice lights. Mine are Kawells, which really put out the light, but as long as you have extra lights of some sort it is important. More and more drivers are distracted by phones, nav systems, radio, children, and other things. They are paying little attention to traffic around them, and it is very easy for them to overlook a scooter. It becomes OUR job to be as visible as possible. That is why I decided to add baby strobe lights to my wife's bike. They won't be so obvious as to distract drivers, but they should be able to get a little attention.

[Jge64]

If you don’t want to go to rooting around at a Lowe’s, here are all the nuts and bolts you need to do a complete attachment of lights to the forks. This kit works out well and looks so good, being all black anodized…

https://www.twistedthrottle.com/denali- ... 5-m6-black