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RT 622 (2010) Wiring

SteveandBelinda

SteveandBelinda

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I just purchased a 2010 RT 622 trailer. The trailer has the round 9 pin connector on it. I have a 2014 RT Limited with a Big Bike trailer harness on it, with 5 pin flat connector on it. I have been running this with my Aluma trailer in the past. I notice a lot of people say they are running 4 pin flat or 4 pin square, and this confuses me, and makes me wonder how I should wire the trailer plug, or change the bike plug.
I was told by someone early today that they would not go to 4 pin, because that would eliminate the turn signal working when you have your foot on the brake.
 
I looked online and the 2010 owners manual for trailer is not available but the 2011 one is. I will assume the wiring is the same. According to the wiring diagram in the manual. The RT 622 is a 4 wire system. So you can keep the 5 wire on your Spyder. I would cut the current plug off the trailer and install a 5 flat connector but you need to install a simple 3 to 2 converter along with it. Available at any auto parts store.
 
I just called a very reputable dealer, and he told me , that he would not advise going that way, because if I start blowing modules on the trailer, that would cost me several hundreds of dollars for modules.
He suggested buying the conversion kit, to go from 9 pin, to 4 pin. Which mean figuring out how to change plug on bike from 5 to 4 pin.

billybovine said:
I looked online and the 2010 owners manual for trailer is not available but the 2011 one is. I will assume the wiring is the same. According to the wiring diagram in the manual. The RT 622 is a 4 wire system. So you can keep the 5 wire on your Spyder. I would cut the current plug off the trailer and install a 5 flat connector but you need to install a simple 3 to 2 converter along with it. Available at any auto parts store.
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I made my own harness and put in my own relays instead of a module. I even added the missing reverse lights to the trailer (the older 622's had the spot and wiring for them, just no clear/white bulb). The 9 pin on the older trailers had it all...

On my phone now so hard to find, but I have a thread with pics and all the pinouts on both sides
 
billybovine said:
I looked online and the 2010 owners manual for trailer is not available but the 2011 one is. I will assume the wiring is the same. According to the wiring diagram in the manual. The RT 622 is a 4 wire system. So you can keep the 5 wire on your Spyder. I would cut the current plug off the trailer and install a 5 flat connector but you need to install a simple 3 to 2 converter along with it. Available at any auto parts store.
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Never assume! :roflblack:
In 2011 they disabled the turn signal amber bulb and just had the red flash so his is different.
 
SteveandBelinda said:
I just called a very reputable dealer, and he told me , that he would not advise going that way, because if I start blowing modules on the trailer, that would cost me several hundreds of dollars for modules.
He suggested buying the conversion kit, to go from 9 pin, to 4 pin. Which mean figuring out how to change plug on bike from 5 to 4 pin.
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He is correct you will blow modules without updating the 10 trailer to be compatible with the 14 RT module.
 
So if the 2010 is still wired to amber turn signals. That makes it even easier. No 3 to 2 converter needed. Keep using the amber lights. Just cut the plug off the trailer and wire in a flat 5. There is no module in the trailer to blow. So that part of what the dealer said is not true. He likely meant the module in the trailer harness in the Spyder. You maybe did not mention that you have Show Chrome one from big bike parts. I have not heard of much trouble with the Show Chrome module. But the same does apply. So as long as the continuity is good. No loose connections on either the power or ground side of the circuit. You won't have any trouble.
 
Had dealer check VIN, and said there are no campaigns open on the trailer. So I guess it's good.

PMK said:
You might first find out if the recall has been done on your trailer. During the recall, I beleive the turn signals are disabled, though I do not know if the sockets are retained.
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I would be interested in how you did that, and where can you put the clear bulb?

jwulf74 said:
I made my own harness and put in my own relays instead of a module. I even added the missing reverse lights to the trailer (the older 622's had the spot and wiring for them, just no clear/white bulb). The 9 pin on the older trailers had it all...

On my phone now so hard to find, but I have a thread with pics and all the pinouts on both sides
Click to expand...
 
It has been a while, but our 622 had an amber bulb under the clear lens. I just switched the bulb out and I think I had to connect a wire or something on each side as u think they were cut from the factory. I have it all in a post here somewhere but on my work lunch on my phone...
 
Thanks. I just spoke to a dealer today and he told me that there was a service bulletin on this subject ( instructions.brp.com ) that shows I need the update kit part # 219-400-637, which has me take off the tongue harness and replace it with one in the kit, install a trailer harness grounding wire, take out all 4 amber light bulbs and put a patch over the socket, then re-install the lamp socket back into the body, and install the bracket with the 9 pin conversion to 4 pin conversion.
I just want to run it the way it originally did, amber turn signal lights, and if possible the backup lights.

jwulf74 said:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?65933-trailer-lights-wiring-harness

Starts on post 3 or 4...
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Got the lights working, but noticed that when I turn the bike key on, or running, there is a huge amount of static coming off the body of the trailer. Enough that once I got done wiring the trailer, there was dust all over the trailer. I also notice that if I turn my forearm over, and put it just above the body, I can feel the hair on my arm stand up.
I am thinking of changing the turn signal (4 Amber) bulbs to LED. May be brighter, and do you know what the bulb number is for the marker bulbs? I may change those also to LED, if is possible. They are not very bright.
Are the turn signal lights , 1157's?
Also, what is the number of the marker light bulbs?
 
Did you ground the trailer lights back to the battery or bike frame? That is how I did mine. With the static it sounds like something isn't maybe grounded solidly.
 
Trailer harness is powered from the battery, and the ground is grounded on the frame where the gas tank bolts to the frame.


jwulf74 said:
Did you ground the trailer lights back to the battery or bike frame? That is how I did mine. With the static it sounds like something isn't maybe grounded solidly.
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Trailer is grounded through harness on bike. I don't know if they ground the trailer to it's own frame at the factory, but this was suggested to me by Doc Riverside (to run a ground from light in back of trailer to the frame. Just strange you would have to do this.

trikermutha said:
Is the trailer grounded to the frame of the trailer? Or do you have a separate ground to the trailer from the bike?
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SteveandBelinda said:
Trailer is grounded through harness on bike. I don't know if they ground the trailer to it's own frame at the factory, but this was suggested to me by Doc Riverside (to run a ground from light in back of trailer to the frame. Just strange you would have to do this.
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I had to put a ground on the trailer due to blowing the modules. They were using the hitch to ground the trailer..:yikes: I am wondering about the trailer lights how they are grounded to the trailer. They do have a ground harness kit for the trailers. I thought there was a TSB or something about the trailer grounding..

May sure the trailer is grounded properly too..
 
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