I do have an LED strip around the central (full beam) headlight, don't I?

[Noggin the Nog]

All the lights are working except, I believe, the LED strip surrounding the central headlight unit. I'm beginning to wonder if it did work, ever, as I don't usually stand in front of the machine when it's running.

The manual isn't much help either, not exactly being easy to navigate.

Is the LED strip in parallel with the daylight running lights? Or does it have it's own wiring, and fuse?.

TIA.

[roadster]

As far as I remember the headlights are always on once the engine is started. The front LEDs light up a V shaped area in the centre but unless the headlight bulb fails they don't have much use once on the move. Almost certainly powered from fuse 8 along with all of the ancillary lights such as the instrument panel. They are confusing referred to in the owners manual as "Front tail light bulbs" type LED left and right, but I don't know if they are even replaceable.

[Mike H]

I believe it’s on same circuit as the ‘side lights’, think it’s just 6 white LEDs in a strip. Hazard a guess it’s just a dirty/ corroded connector. Means taking fairing apart to have a look.

[Noggin the Nog]

Thanks.

[Mr Nozzle]

Hi, I've just got my X10 and the LED strip isn't working on mine. I intend to take it apart and have a check of the connectors. Did you manage to get yours working Noggin?

[Mike H]

Hopefully just 'dirty' / oxidised connectors.

It will be like a Chinese puzzle finding out how to get into the fairing. If memory serves you go top down, starting with taking the screen off. Open each of the little left and right 'stash spaces' either side of the dashboard - L has the USB socket in it, R has the coolant filler cap in it - prize off the surrounds (3 x snap-in tabs), this reveals (the first of several) self-tap type screws, the more things you take off, the more screws are revealed. Also requires popping off the Piaggio badge at the front, a small bolt hidden under there. Then the upper painted (not silver) 'V' shaped cover comes off. (EDIT: has 2 snap-in tabs on each side so needs a bit of a good tug.) Then can get at the screen bolts (6 off); screen off, then the cover underneath that protects the front of the dashboard, then the top of the headlamp unit is revealed.

HTH

PS: be careful with the snap-in tabs, they are invariably very tight, especally if the spring clips are rusted (put grease on when replacing, even if not rusty), so you risk snapping off the plastic tab. Doubt there are any X10's going around without at least a couple of broken tabs.

[Mr Nozzle]

Thanks Mike, sounds like an all day job to me. Appreciate the info.

[chippyzip]

" PS: be careful with the snap-in tabs, they are invariably very tight, especally if the spring clips are rusted (put grease on when replacing, even if not rusty), so you risk snapping off the plastic tab. Doubt there are any X10's going around without at least a couple of broken tabs."

I can sure testify that! I have at least a couple of tabs broken during not only taking the front fairing off, but the sides as well to access the near impossible air filter!  Use of Gorilla glue in some of these areas!

I'm not to bothered about it- if the trusty old X10 (4½ years old!) breaks down big time, it'll be time for a change anyhow.....

Graham 

[Mike H]

When I got a brand new white one, despite being careful I must have broken at least 3 - 

I swear they're deliberately made weak to make you buy new panels - the roots of the tabs are extremely thin, which makes no sense at all given the thickness of the part with the spring clip on that actually presses into the hole.

[Mike H]

All the lights are working except, I believe, the LED strip surrounding the central headlight unit. I'm beginning to wonder if it did work, ever, as I don't usually stand in front of the machine when it's running.

Should come on as soon as you turn on the key, like the rear lights.

The headlights are delayed, until engine has started.