StanProff
11-06-2014, 09:00 PM
Well, I jumped into this last night to install the HMT brake light. This information applies to the '14 RTS, I can't say if it applies to any earlier models as this is the first one I have installed.
If your '14 is like mine, the wiring harness on the right side behind the brake light will be much too short to get your hands on it. The harness that comes with the HMT is a plug and play. You unplug the 5 pin connector on the spyder and plug in the HMT. You can see the directions on their web site. The problem is you can't get enough play in the Spyder plug to pull it out enough to reach it! this may only apply to mine but if yours is like mine, here you go. At this point you already have the tupperware off that wraps around the back at the bottom of the trunk, 2 screws removed at each saddle bag and 4 along the trunk opening. This piece then is removed without much fanfare. Pull and tug and it is off. Now you can see behind the tail lights and you find that the pin connector harness is back in there where you can't get to it. Next step, gotta get the tail light out of the way to reach in and get a hold of the 5 pin plug. You will see 2 screws on the tail light. that's easy, problem is, after some tugging you find it will not come loose. Why? there is another screw down behind the black "wrap around" tail piece. Now it's getting fun. I've never had this off of a spyder. Remove the two screws near the struts on the saddle bag doors. Both sides. Now you will have 3 more screws (I think) along the upper part of the black tail piece. With these removed the piece will pivot down. there will still be a screw on each side that is on the wheel side of the saddle bags but you don't need to remove them. the tail piece will pivot on these. Now the tail lights can be lifted out of the way. I know this seems like a lot of work but really it only takes about 10 minutes to do this. Now you've got room to get a hold of the 5 pin connector to unplug and replug into it without loosing it. The connector cable may not be that short on your spyder so all of this would not apply but if you get into it and find it to be like mine don't stress over it. Just start taking more screws out. Over all it took me a couple of hours but if I were to do it again it would be half that.
Hope this helps if anyone has the same situation.
If your '14 is like mine, the wiring harness on the right side behind the brake light will be much too short to get your hands on it. The harness that comes with the HMT is a plug and play. You unplug the 5 pin connector on the spyder and plug in the HMT. You can see the directions on their web site. The problem is you can't get enough play in the Spyder plug to pull it out enough to reach it! this may only apply to mine but if yours is like mine, here you go. At this point you already have the tupperware off that wraps around the back at the bottom of the trunk, 2 screws removed at each saddle bag and 4 along the trunk opening. This piece then is removed without much fanfare. Pull and tug and it is off. Now you can see behind the tail lights and you find that the pin connector harness is back in there where you can't get to it. Next step, gotta get the tail light out of the way to reach in and get a hold of the 5 pin plug. You will see 2 screws on the tail light. that's easy, problem is, after some tugging you find it will not come loose. Why? there is another screw down behind the black "wrap around" tail piece. Now it's getting fun. I've never had this off of a spyder. Remove the two screws near the struts on the saddle bag doors. Both sides. Now you will have 3 more screws (I think) along the upper part of the black tail piece. With these removed the piece will pivot down. there will still be a screw on each side that is on the wheel side of the saddle bags but you don't need to remove them. the tail piece will pivot on these. Now the tail lights can be lifted out of the way. I know this seems like a lot of work but really it only takes about 10 minutes to do this. Now you've got room to get a hold of the 5 pin connector to unplug and replug into it without loosing it. The connector cable may not be that short on your spyder so all of this would not apply but if you get into it and find it to be like mine don't stress over it. Just start taking more screws out. Over all it took me a couple of hours but if I were to do it again it would be half that.
Hope this helps if anyone has the same situation.