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Hello: I mistakenly posted this in general. I am looking for some type of bright white led lights for the front of my PCX 150. I was recently reading a post where someone used what appeared to be a spare plug on the front of the scooter. I will be dammed if I can find the post again. Does any one have any ideas where it may be. Thanks

Hi, Good you posted here I have since come up with a website that might give you some lighting ideas. I found this website through another forum, Modern Vespa.
http://www.customdynamics.com
Give others here some time to see your post, they probably can help you more.

More lighting = better to See You, and More for You to See. Good plan wawctw

Would be nice to know if the new 2015 pcx led headlights could be retrofitted.

cessna151 wrote:Would be nice to know if the new 2015 pcx led headlights could be retrofitted.

My guess is no because they are a different shape.

cessna151 wrote:Would be nice to know if the new 2015 pcx led headlights could be retrofitted.

Doubtful. The reflectors are different, so even if you could transplant the bulbs and their mounts, they wouldn't project properly.

This is a post I made in another thread:

maddiedog wrote:Don't bother with HIDs, get foglights!



^ Those foglights are each TWICE as powerful as the stock high beams. I have two of them. They're cheap too, here's the ones I ordered (I ordered two, one for each side of the wheel): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRISB78

Hey guys -
I just got an email from am electronics surplus place, and one of the items on sale is a pair of LED lights. I don't know as I really want to go into the wiring and trouble of adding extra lights, but I know some of you are adventurous. Check these out:

http://www.bgmicro.com/led1203-1.aspx

The sale is only until 7/15/14. You can save another 10% with the code JWSM. I have a set of the five LED version in white, and they are VERY bright. the 11 led units should be excellent. If you miss the sale, these are still pretty reasonable cost at $15 for the pair.

I tried replacing the stock bulbs in my 2013 PCX150 with a pair of LED's I bought off eBay (not HID's), and just COULD NOT twist the bulbs out of their holders. Arms are too short, muscles are too weak... either way, I'm having my dealer do it for the 2,500 mile service (which will likely be a 3,000 service when I get there!).

Dustin: would love to see these!? Do you have a pic / link? I'm waiting on someone from aliexpress to contact me about a set.

Here's the original link - you can contact the seller to see if he'll ship overseas: http://bit.ly/W1fyWG

My mistake though, these aren't LED's!

Well I am in the process of setting up some lights that like Maddiedog has, except the the light on the right side will not be as bright so that I can aim it toward the shoulder of the road where the white line is. That way I will be able see the side of the road as well as straight ahead. Thanks, Dave, for the idea. It is a great place to put the lights, and the scooter definitely needs better lights for night rides.

Ah yeah, these are like the xenon ones i can find in the UK, i'm purely looking LED to reduce as much wattage as possible. Hopefully i'll have some information from my contact on the 24th.

Urbanfreestyle wrote:Ah yeah, these are like the xenon ones i can find in the UK, i'm purely looking LED to reduce as much wattage as possible. Hopefully i'll have some information from my contact on the 24th.

Why do you feel the need to reduce the wattage?

I know it will make no difference as the battery and alternater / stator thing is ample for running the kit it has however there are a few reasons i want to make the change. some rational, some not

I prefer a cleaner crisper light offered by LEDs
I don't like the look of yellowy standard bulbs
LEDs generally run cooler (due to the heatsinks)
Reduce the wattage - no reason other than being OCD about electricity (all bulbs in my house are LED)

I guess in future it would also allow overhead for me adding additional electronic accessories such as phone charger, Under bike LEDs, toaster etc.

Urbanfreestyle wrote:Reduce the wattage - no reason other than being OCD about electricity (all bulbs in my house are LED)

Nothing wrong with that, me too.
A bikes alternator will kick an amount of amps at a given rpm, any not used is dumped by the rectifier/regulator as heat. I also have a Honda VFR 750 which are famous for burning out these components. On these it is best to run all the lights and other electronic gizmos to try and take the load of the reg/rectifier. I get the impression that Honda reg/ rectifiers are not the best on the market.

I didn't know that! So if you reduce it too much it could overload other components?

Urbanfreestyle wrote:I didn't know that! So if you reduce it too much it could overload other components?

Its not really a problem, but what amps are not used are dumped by the reg/ rectifier in the form of heat. Just remember the alternator produces a certain fixed (at a given rpm) amount and after charging the battery and running anything that is switched on, anything else has to be got rid of.

You will not overload the other components as they only use what they need.

David

DAB wrote:

Urbanfreestyle wrote:Reduce the wattage - no reason other than being OCD about electricity (all bulbs in my house are LED)

Nothing wrong with that, me too.
A bikes alternator will kick an amount of amps at a given rpm, any not used is dumped by the rectifier/regulator as heat. I also have a Honda VFR 750 which are famous for burning out these components. On these it is best to run all the lights and other electronic gizmos to try and take the load of the reg/rectifier. I get the impression that Honda reg/ rectifiers are not the best on the market.

They do have a certain notoriety. Cam chains wouln't be a problem..

maddiedog wrote:

cessna151 wrote:Would be nice to know if the new 2015 pcx led headlights could be retrofitted.

Doubtful. The reflectors are different, so even if you could transplant the bulbs and their mounts, they wouldn't project properly.

This is a post I made in another thread:

maddiedog wrote:Don't bother with HIDs, get foglights!



^ Those foglights are each TWICE as powerful as the stock high beams. I have two of them. They're cheap too, here's the ones I ordered (I ordered two, one for each side of the wheel): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRISB78

Hi, I've ordered the lights you have on your bike, which look perfect.
Can you indicate where you wired them in please?

Agreed! I'm more likely to electrocute myself, so if this is a simple wiring exercise, I'd love to know how it's done so I can install them on my own!

I find the LED lights from ADVmonster to be the best deal. I have them on my CBR250R.
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http://stores.advmonster.com/model-30-l ... pot-light/
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