Underseat Light Not Working

[jcpeden]

Bought a 2011 Honda PCX this week and took delivery of it last night. It looks like there is supposed to be an under seat light but nothing happens when I lift the seat.

Is this a common fault and if so, what tends to break? The fuse, the bulb or the switch?

[Robbie]

If it's at the back of the underseat compartment, that's the inspection hatch for the coolant. Mine certainly doesn't have a light under the seat.

[homie]

No one has a light under the seat but now someone will put a light under the seat Make it a really bright light, like raiders ark, face melt BRIGHT when you open it

[GeorgeSK]

Actually, I'm in the process of doing so. I have picked up two 12V LED's (one for PCX and one for Forza) and a quick disconnect that will mate to my battery tender leads. I am trying to decide on a tilt switch or just put in a regular switch. 250-300 lumens, 3 watt. Should be pretty darned bright.

More to follow.

http://www.miniinthebox.com/3w-250-300l ... 49766.html

[jcpeden]

What on earth is the little switch for at the front of the compartment then? It's exactly like the switch on a refrigerator that turns the light on when the door is opened.

[Alibally]

It's the cut off for the start stop. If you get off the seat it won't restart if the throttle is opened. I believe later bikes don't have it.

I bridged mine out to disable it as I moved the seat hump back and it didn't start a couple of times as I was sitting further back in the seat.

[GeorgeSK]

So - as threatened. I fitted my lights to the Forza storage compartment. It is a good news/bad news deal. The bad is that the 35 grams of extra weight is the straw that totally defeats the rather lame seat support strut. I now need a stick to hold the stupid thing open.

OTOH - I have excellent light from two little AAA batteries. It is a bit hard to tell - I have two light modules - one that you see and one that shines into the lower part of the compartment.

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When the PCX comes out for the season, I will see how the 12 V LED I got will work. More to follow.