Installed aftermarket Keyless ignition. Result, not bad.
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 6:04 pm
I always wanted keyless ignition on my PCX like what Honda offers in other markets. Some months back an aftermarket kit was posted on ebay and Aliexpress. After some online search, I found that it's a common upgrade for people in Vietnam and other Asian countries. In Vietnam they do have an aftermarket wiring kit to use with the OEM Keyless hardware. This is something else, it's an all in one kit with no other parts required.
I ended up paying $128 USD for black kit from ebay. Not cheap, but also not overly expensive for its convenience features.
https://ebay.us/yjhRt0 The seller has a bit of a language barrier, but they are very motivated to sell their items. I would recommend them. I requested a black unit if it was available, but in the messaging back and forth they told me that they only had the black units. I was like OK??, regardless I got the black unit that I wanted.
The install would of been easier If I had the newer PCX with LED headlights. The kit I got was designed for those newer models. Which made my install a little more difficult. On the newer PCX it would just entail removing the old ignition lock, sand the mounting surface on the corresponding part of the frame where the ignition lock mounts too. Plug in the PCXs stock wiring plug into the ignition unit and wire in the left and right turn signal wires and done. Unfortunately My PCX is the older model 2013 USA spec.
The install onto my 2013 PCX required the use of the stock pigtail that comes out of the stock ignition lock. I desoldered it from the lock and soldered it onto a short changeable adapter harness that comes with the kit. It's kind of odd, but two wires that go from the New ignition lock to it's control unit, have a small removable harness that have different pinouts. My PCX only has two wires going to the ignition lock, the newer PCX models have a bigger socket with upto 4 pins on it. One of those wires come from the battery and the other one goes to the main relay and powers some components on the engine directly. The keyless unit gets its ground wire connection through the chassis, that's why the frames mating surface has to be sanded a bit. Hope this was clear.
The other issue was the plastic panels that fit against the ignition lock. In short it sticks out a bit too far. This is due to it being designed for the Newer PCX that has different plastic panels. On my PCX there are two plastic panels that fit on top of each other and over the ignition lock. So far I have only dremeled a bigger hole for the big plastic panel, but the smaller one will need a more careful trimming to make it fit a neat as possible. If that doesn't work, I'll have to design a 3D print to make it look neat.
Hope my description was clear, I didn't take any pictures on the install. Any questions or doubts, let me know.
I ended up paying $128 USD for black kit from ebay. Not cheap, but also not overly expensive for its convenience features.
https://ebay.us/yjhRt0 The seller has a bit of a language barrier, but they are very motivated to sell their items. I would recommend them. I requested a black unit if it was available, but in the messaging back and forth they told me that they only had the black units. I was like OK??, regardless I got the black unit that I wanted.
The install would of been easier If I had the newer PCX with LED headlights. The kit I got was designed for those newer models. Which made my install a little more difficult. On the newer PCX it would just entail removing the old ignition lock, sand the mounting surface on the corresponding part of the frame where the ignition lock mounts too. Plug in the PCXs stock wiring plug into the ignition unit and wire in the left and right turn signal wires and done. Unfortunately My PCX is the older model 2013 USA spec.
The install onto my 2013 PCX required the use of the stock pigtail that comes out of the stock ignition lock. I desoldered it from the lock and soldered it onto a short changeable adapter harness that comes with the kit. It's kind of odd, but two wires that go from the New ignition lock to it's control unit, have a small removable harness that have different pinouts. My PCX only has two wires going to the ignition lock, the newer PCX models have a bigger socket with upto 4 pins on it. One of those wires come from the battery and the other one goes to the main relay and powers some components on the engine directly. The keyless unit gets its ground wire connection through the chassis, that's why the frames mating surface has to be sanded a bit. Hope this was clear.
The other issue was the plastic panels that fit against the ignition lock. In short it sticks out a bit too far. This is due to it being designed for the Newer PCX that has different plastic panels. On my PCX there are two plastic panels that fit on top of each other and over the ignition lock. So far I have only dremeled a bigger hole for the big plastic panel, but the smaller one will need a more careful trimming to make it fit a neat as possible. If that doesn't work, I'll have to design a 3D print to make it look neat.
Hope my description was clear, I didn't take any pictures on the install. Any questions or doubts, let me know.