2014 RT Limited Questions

[Peter Aawen]

theres a guy on ozspyderiders call merlot thats selling a zumo and cradle,not sure of the model though.hes on here too i believe

For anyone interested, Merlot's now got a thread posted in the 'For sale by Owners' section offering his Zumo (590 LM?) for sale with all the necessary bits for mounting on an RT....

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?125268-ZUMO-590-LM-OEM-Mount-for-RT

Over to you! :thumbup:

 

[stu]

thanks peter for clarifying that model number up.and the link post

 

[Wahrsuul]

That's pretty much what I ran into with the Sena on my tryke - it's for hooking the output of the stereo/xm/gps into your BT headsets, not for hooking a BT player and running it through the built in stereo. Now I just use the Cardo BT setup and don't use the speakers anyway.

 

[PaladinLV]

Forget the BRP dongle.
IF your main objective is Pandora through the iPhone go with this and save a bundle of $$$
LinK BT06 Car Wireless Bluetooth V4.1 Audio Receiver Music Adapter with Hands - free Calls / 3.5mm Stereo Output
https://www.amazon.com/MITUHAKI-Wir...+Output&qid=1566918562&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr2

AJ

 

[petew]

Get a bluetooth transmitter from eBay, Amazon, or somewhere else. You can stick the transmitter in the rear trunk and keep it charged up.

If you didn't accessory get the cable from the original owner then you will need it also. The picture shows my setup - dual port USB adapter plugged into the power adapter, BT device plugged into power and the accessory cable which makes it play thru your speakers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-...912338?hash=item4b69671c52:g:XoYAAOSwOHpcRn2N

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5mm-Ster...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-Dual-3...hash=item36512be5b5:m:mAOnNUd30LPki3rdtdySk6A


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Well sir that worked as advertised !
Got about $12.00 worth of electronics from eBay ,hooked it all up as per your pictures and I now have Pandora playing through my Spyders speakers .

Thank you very much !

Pete

 

[pegasus1300]

If all you want is Pandora on your iPhone thru your speakers, all you need is the accessory cord from BRP and that should have come with your Spyder. If it doesn't fit your phone then you have new cord type and you will need and adapter to that but that should solve your problem without spending a bunch of money.

 

[petew]

Got the Bluetooth working the other day so today I installed my Zumo 590LM.

Since the original Zumo 660 that came with the bike new was missing I decided to upgrade to a 590LM.
I found a refurbished unit on eBay for $440.00 and then went looking for a mount and harness.
Searching around the internet I found the average price for the kit was around $189.00 to $208.00
Plugged the part number into google and one popped up on amazon for $99.00 .

Since returns are easy on amazon I ordered it figuring if it wasn’t correct or was missing parts I’d just send it back. It came yesterday and to my surprise it was a complete kit.

So today I set out to remove the 660 mount and harness to replace it with the 590 mount and harness.
I posted a picture that really needs to be rotated but I couldn’t figure out how to accomplish that.

I don’t want to say it was a nightmare but the 660 harness was factory installed and the routing made it a challenge to remove intact.
The hole in the handlebar mount is just large enough to pass the connectors through and access is tight.
Of course then I got to put the new harness back through the same hole . Not fun but doable.

It’s all back together and functioning properly, hate to see what the dealer would have charged for that job.

Next project is a accessory backrest for the seat. I am told Utopia is the place to shop for that.