Brake LED replacing the rear reflector

[you you]

Oh well, the product concept was there thinking about how many other motorbike uses this reflector but the execution failed miserably.

They'll be better than nothing wouln't they?

[Mel46]

I am in the process of installing the lights now. I have an advantage in that I have done this at least 10 times now. The rear of my bike lights up like a Christmas tree when I hit the brakes already. In fact, I have so many lights that I had to install a junction box under the tailbox rack to attach everything to. That means only 3 wires come from the wire bundle on the right side now, and they attach to one side of the junction box. Everything else now attaches to the box. Wiring is relatively easy after that. Oh, and I have also added flush rear turn signals so that people on my left or right can actually see my turn signal. Those are in addition to the ones that stick out on posts in the rear, giving me two rear turn signals per rear side.
For those who would like to add more tail lights, here are the wires you will look for in the wire bundle on the right side in the rear of the bike (there is a clear rubber protective cover over the wire connection points back there, should you wish to disconnect one wire at a time to tie into it before reconnecting it).

There are 3 wires for the brake light, stop, running, ground.
Green with yellow stripe - Stop
Green (solid) - ground
Brown - Running

Turn signals:
Right side: Light Blue - Hot, Green - Ground
Left side. : Orange - Hot, Green - Ground

Note that Green in common ground for all lights. I connected all three grounds together but you can run the separate if you want to.

Every wire for the rear runs to the wire bundle on the right side. I removed the seat and storage box to make things easier to access, as well as the metal rear hand rails. It is much easier to access the wire bundle if you pull the right rear plastic panel also, but I preferred to tough it out and just try to disconnect the connections while the panel was still installed. If you plan on eventually Addi g additional lighting, such as tailbox lights, just connect extra wires to the bundle that you will tap off of in the future. Remember to protect the connection points from moisture. You can wrap the bundle with a left over piece of rubber or a baggy and tie wrap it in place. Then test the newly connected wires to be sure they work Before you put it all back together.
I hope this helps those who wish to add more lights to the rear of your bike.

[Mel46]

Others on this forum have asked about the wiring to the back of the pcx. Alll of it is on the right rear side. I decided to rewire some of the add on led lights i have put on both of our bikes. Taking the panels off in the rear is the very best way to see everything, though it may take some time. Still, it gives me not only a good view, but it also allows me to addprotection for the wire bundle after adding more lights. Using a new type of connector called a Posi-tap is easy for wires that are small. Here is a picture of my bike tail end after the panels are removed. You can see some loose wires that i hhaven't attached yet. I hope this picture helps someone. I can tell you which wires you need to look for, but i think i have already mentioned them previously somewhere.

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