I recently installed Puig Beam auxiliary lights and configured them to be controlled via the bike's Fn button, exactly like Honda’s original fog lights —eliminating the need for the switch provided by Puig. I installed the v3.0 lights, but based on the pictures of the connectors, I believe the same process works for v2.0 and likely many other (simple) kits as well.
The best part? The installation requires no extra purchases beyond the kit itself, aside from a paperclip!
If I were to repeat the installation, it would take me about an hour. So, I recommend setting aside a couple of relaxed hours.
My instructions closely resemble this nice guide with pictures, with one key difference: you won’t need to buy the two extra “doodads” mentioned there (Sumitomo connector + Magic bypass plug). Start by reviewing that guide to familiarize yourself with tasks like removing panels. Once you’re ready, follow these steps:
1. Mounting the Lights
I installed the lights on upper crash bars, rather than fork clamps (as in the other guide). If you already have crash bars installed, remove them first—you’ll likely need to do this to remove the two fairing panels. [If you’re lucky/smart, you will be installing the crash bars and lights simultaneously.]
2. Inform the Bike of Fog Light Installation
To enable [power to the sockets of the] fog lights, you need to put the bike in “service mode.” Instead of using the “Magic bypass” doodad described in the other guide, you can simply use a paperclip or a thin piece of wire, as shown in this video. That is:
3. Puig Loom
The Puig kit includes a wiring loom with a relay. We will not use it. Before setting the loom aside, locate the non-metallic yellow-red-black connectors at the end of the loom farthest from the relay and notice them. Then, search the Puig kit for two relatively short cables with such non-metallic yellow-red-black connectors on one end and plain wires on the other—these will be essential. We call these our friends.
4. Prepare the Friends
Use a wire stripper (or your teeth) to expose another 1–1.5 cm of wire on each of the two cables on the friends. Set them aside.
5. Locate the Fog Light Sockets
Each side of the bike has one fog light socket, which may be hidden inside an insulating sheath along with one more socket (12V auxiliary socket on the clutch side and heated grips socket on the rear brake side). Roll back the sheath, if needed, to reveal the fog light socket.
Steps 6-10, below, are per side.
6. Remove the Factory “Dummy” Caps
The fog light socket is capped at the factory with a “dummy” plug. Press the tab in the middle of the socket-dummy assembly and pull the dummy off. Set the dummy aside—you’ll modify it in the next step.
7. Modify the Dummy
Look at the not-connecting-to-the-socket side of the dummy: it has two round openings filled with rubber plugs. Each plug has a tiny, barely visible hole in its center. Use the paperclip to pry out these two rubber plugs (they come off easily). You now have two clean holes for passing wires.
8. Insert Wires into the Dummy
Pass the wires of the friend through the recently exposed holes from Step 7 (see below for which wire goes into which hole). Insert enough cable so that most of the exposed wire sticks out the other side. Then bend each exposed wire back 180° and tuck it in the gap between the connector and the outer edge of the dummy’s plastic cover. This way when you connect the dummy+friend to the socket, there will be a solid electrical and mechanical connection.
In my case, I held the dummy so that when I looked at its non-connecting side face on, the narrower part of the dummy was on top. I then passed the grey wire of the friend in the right hole. But do check the wiring diagram provided by Puig, noting that on the fog light socket green=ground.
9. Test the Lights
Connect the modified dummy+friend to the fog light socket. Connect the LED light to the friend. Use the bike’s Fn menu to turn on the fog lights and test their operation. If both lights work, you’re done with the electrical installation.
10. Final Assembly
Disconnect the LED lights and route the friend’s cable through the horizontal plastic ridges shown here for a clean setup. Reinstall the fairing panels and, if applicable, the crash bars.
Enjoy!
The best part? The installation requires no extra purchases beyond the kit itself, aside from a paperclip!
If I were to repeat the installation, it would take me about an hour. So, I recommend setting aside a couple of relaxed hours.
My instructions closely resemble this nice guide with pictures, with one key difference: you won’t need to buy the two extra “doodads” mentioned there (Sumitomo connector + Magic bypass plug). Start by reviewing that guide to familiarize yourself with tasks like removing panels. Once you’re ready, follow these steps:
1. Mounting the Lights
I installed the lights on upper crash bars, rather than fork clamps (as in the other guide). If you already have crash bars installed, remove them first—you’ll likely need to do this to remove the two fairing panels. [If you’re lucky/smart, you will be installing the crash bars and lights simultaneously.]
2. Inform the Bike of Fog Light Installation
To enable [power to the sockets of the] fog lights, you need to put the bike in “service mode.” Instead of using the “Magic bypass” doodad described in the other guide, you can simply use a paperclip or a thin piece of wire, as shown in this video. That is:
- Insert the paperclip/piece of wire in the two pins farthest apart.
- Navigate the menu to Service > Equipment and turn Fog Lights “On.”
- Remove the paperclip/wire.
3. Puig Loom
The Puig kit includes a wiring loom with a relay. We will not use it. Before setting the loom aside, locate the non-metallic yellow-red-black connectors at the end of the loom farthest from the relay and notice them. Then, search the Puig kit for two relatively short cables with such non-metallic yellow-red-black connectors on one end and plain wires on the other—these will be essential. We call these our friends.
4. Prepare the Friends
Use a wire stripper (or your teeth) to expose another 1–1.5 cm of wire on each of the two cables on the friends. Set them aside.
5. Locate the Fog Light Sockets
Each side of the bike has one fog light socket, which may be hidden inside an insulating sheath along with one more socket (12V auxiliary socket on the clutch side and heated grips socket on the rear brake side). Roll back the sheath, if needed, to reveal the fog light socket.
Steps 6-10, below, are per side.
6. Remove the Factory “Dummy” Caps
The fog light socket is capped at the factory with a “dummy” plug. Press the tab in the middle of the socket-dummy assembly and pull the dummy off. Set the dummy aside—you’ll modify it in the next step.
7. Modify the Dummy
Look at the not-connecting-to-the-socket side of the dummy: it has two round openings filled with rubber plugs. Each plug has a tiny, barely visible hole in its center. Use the paperclip to pry out these two rubber plugs (they come off easily). You now have two clean holes for passing wires.
8. Insert Wires into the Dummy
Pass the wires of the friend through the recently exposed holes from Step 7 (see below for which wire goes into which hole). Insert enough cable so that most of the exposed wire sticks out the other side. Then bend each exposed wire back 180° and tuck it in the gap between the connector and the outer edge of the dummy’s plastic cover. This way when you connect the dummy+friend to the socket, there will be a solid electrical and mechanical connection.
In my case, I held the dummy so that when I looked at its non-connecting side face on, the narrower part of the dummy was on top. I then passed the grey wire of the friend in the right hole. But do check the wiring diagram provided by Puig, noting that on the fog light socket green=ground.
9. Test the Lights
Connect the modified dummy+friend to the fog light socket. Connect the LED light to the friend. Use the bike’s Fn menu to turn on the fog lights and test their operation. If both lights work, you’re done with the electrical installation.
10. Final Assembly
Disconnect the LED lights and route the friend’s cable through the horizontal plastic ridges shown here for a clean setup. Reinstall the fairing panels and, if applicable, the crash bars.
Enjoy!
