Trailer lights

nomadrider · 04-11-2011, 08:34 AM

Need to hook up trailer lights and was wondering the best place to tap into the light circuits on a 2006 Nomad.Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated

Blueraven · 04-11-2011, 08:50 AM

Under the seat. Disconnect the quick connects and put in a jumper wire between them with the new connections. Then you don't have to break the wire, solder or destroy the old wiring. If you want to remove the trailer hookup, then you can easily and with out a trace of it even being installed.

**ringadingh** · 04-11-2011, 11:58 AM

Gadgets Fixit sight has an article on how to connect them. You need a tailight converter wired up as well.

**Kawhead** · 04-11-2011, 12:08 PM

Yeah, what Ring said. Or even better do what I did. Go to the technical board under electrical and you'll find Hopkins trailer wiring write up by Cajunrider. It's even got pictures and groovy stuff like that!

**BudMan** · 04-11-2011, 03:33 PM

You definitely need the Hoppy Converter.
As for the connections, I personally don't care for the clamp on splicers.
They can come loose and give you problems.
Kawhead is right, check out cajunriders post on this install on the electrical board.

nomadrider · 04-11-2011, 04:04 PM

Thanks for the suggestions.I didn't think to look in electrical

**Cajunrider** · 04-11-2011, 04:09 PM

Send me a PM if you have any questions Mike. I'll be glad to try and answer them.

Bull Durham · 04-11-2011, 07:39 PM

Question. I have the 2005 and am just about ready to do the wiring on my bike for a trailer. On the electrical section for this, it says and shows in the picture he also has a "Kuryakyn Run/Turn/Brake module" beside the Hoppy module.

So what is that saying, I need both of them, or does the Hoppy module do everything to wire the bike to the trailer? Am I misreading something? It's right up my alley with a lot of pictures! ;-)

**Cajunrider** · 04-11-2011, 10:08 PM

You don't need the R/T/B module for the Hoppy. I installed the module before wiring up the Hoppy. The only reason I mention the module is you don't want to wire up the Hoppy between the module and the tail lights. It will fry the module. If you do have a R/T/B module, you want to tap in the Hoppy upstream of the module.

**ringadingh** · 04-12-2011, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cajunrider

You don't need the R/T/B module for the Hoppy. I installed the module before wiring up the Hoppy. The only reason I mention the module is you don't want to wire up the Hoppy between the module and the tail lights. It will fry the module. If you do have a R/T/B module, you want to tap in the Hoppy upstream of the module.

The same goes if you add cruise control and have a module. I fried my module by connecting on the wrong side. It went off like a firecracker.

**BudMan** · 04-12-2011, 12:03 PM

Bull,

I just did this three weeks ago.
As Mitch said, you don't need anything in addition to the Hoppy.
It will take the bikes separate brake and turn lights
and make it where one light on the trailer will perform both tasks.

**BudMan** · 04-12-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blueraven

Under the seat. Disconnect the quick connects and put in a jumper wire between them with the new connections. Then you don't have to break the wire, solder or destroy the old wiring. If you want to remove the trailer hookup, then you can easily and with out a trace of it even being installed.

Were you able to find the male/female ends to match the factory wiring for the jumper?
Or did you do it some other way. I'm interested in how you did this.

Bull Durham · 04-12-2011, 02:56 PM

I already have one wire for my driving lights hooked up to my battery, now this would be another wire to the battery, and when I put in an auxilary fuse box will be another wire to the battery and if I do the Kuryakin R/T/B module will be another wire to the battery. Isn't there a limit to how many wires you can run to the battery?

Wouldn't I instead of doing all that stuff, maybe put in a aux fusebox then run all the other stuff to the aux fusebox instead?

How many wires you guys have running to your battery?

**BudMan** · 04-12-2011, 03:33 PM

I have 3.

1. to the air horn
2. to the always hot side of the aux fuse block
3. to the relay for the switched side of the aux fuse block

The hoppy is powered thru the aux fuse block, but grounded to the battery.
It was just easier to ground it there.

**ringadingh** · 04-12-2011, 03:59 PM

I have about three other wires connected to the pos battery terminal as well. If you add too many connection the bolt on the terminal will become too short.

04-11-2011, 08:34 AM	#1
nomadrider Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: La Porte Texas Posts: 304	Trailer lights Need to hook up trailer lights and was wondering the best place to tap into the light circuits on a 2006 Nomad.Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated __________________ Mike"nomadrider"Sitzman La Porte ,Texas VBA #0098 VROC #21609 2006 Green/Silver Nomad Login or Register to Remove Ads
	0

04-11-2011, 08:50 AM	#2
Blueraven Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 805	Trailer lights Under the seat. Disconnect the quick connects and put in a jumper wire between them with the new connections. Then you don't have to break the wire, solder or destroy the old wiring. If you want to remove the trailer hookup, then you can easily and with out a trace of it even being installed. __________________ Rhys Westmoreland VBA# 01622 (Kawanow) 1969 Suzuki 250 1973 Honda CB750 K3 (Sold Dec 11, 2011) 2003 1500 Nomad FI "REBA" PC III Commander (Died April 2011) PC III Commander (Installed new one April 2016) Vance and Hines, Mustang Seat BadBoy Air Horn Front LED Fog Lights 2011 Maggie Valley,NC 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH
	0

04-11-2011, 11:58 AM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Trailer lights Gadgets Fixit sight has an article on how to connect them. You need a tailight converter wired up as well. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
	0

04-11-2011, 12:08 PM	#4
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Trailer lights Yeah, what Ring said. Or even better do what I did. Go to the technical board under electrical and you'll find Hopkins trailer wiring write up by Cajunrider. It's even got pictures and groovy stuff like that! __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
	0

04-11-2011, 03:33 PM	#5
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Trailer lights You definitely need the Hoppy Converter. As for the connections, I personally don't care for the clamp on splicers. They can come loose and give you problems. Kawhead is right, check out cajunriders post on this install on the electrical board. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers Login or Register to Remove Ads
	0

04-11-2011, 04:04 PM	#6
nomadrider Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: La Porte Texas Posts: 304	Trailer lights Thanks for the suggestions.I didn't think to look in electrical __________________ Mike"nomadrider"Sitzman La Porte ,Texas VBA #0098 VROC #21609 2006 Green/Silver Nomad
	0

04-11-2011, 04:09 PM	#7
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Trailer lights Send me a PM if you have any questions Mike. I'll be glad to try and answer them. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
	0

04-11-2011, 07:39 PM	#8
Bull Durham Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA area Posts: 785	Trailer lights Question. I have the 2005 and am just about ready to do the wiring on my bike for a trailer. On the electrical section for this, it says and shows in the picture he also has a "Kuryakyn Run/Turn/Brake module" beside the Hoppy module. So what is that saying, I need both of them, or does the Hoppy module do everything to wire the bike to the trailer? Am I misreading something? It's right up my alley with a lot of pictures! ;-) __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad VBA #1608 KZR #25622
	0

04-11-2011, 10:08 PM	#9
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Trailer lights You don't need the R/T/B module for the Hoppy. I installed the module before wiring up the Hoppy. The only reason I mention the module is you don't want to wire up the Hoppy between the module and the tail lights. It will fry the module. If you do have a R/T/B module, you want to tap in the Hoppy upstream of the module. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
	0

04-12-2011, 12:03 PM	#11
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Trailer lights Bull, I just did this three weeks ago. As Mitch said, you don't need anything in addition to the Hoppy. It will take the bikes separate brake and turn lights and make it where one light on the trailer will perform both tasks. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
	0

04-12-2011, 02:56 PM	#13
Bull Durham Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA area Posts: 785	Trailer lights I already have one wire for my driving lights hooked up to my battery, now this would be another wire to the battery, and when I put in an auxilary fuse box will be another wire to the battery and if I do the Kuryakin R/T/B module will be another wire to the battery. Isn't there a limit to how many wires you can run to the battery? Wouldn't I instead of doing all that stuff, maybe put in a aux fusebox then run all the other stuff to the aux fusebox instead? How many wires you guys have running to your battery? __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad VBA #1608 KZR #25622
	0

04-12-2011, 03:33 PM	#14
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Trailer lights I have 3. 1. to the air horn 2. to the always hot side of the aux fuse block 3. to the relay for the switched side of the aux fuse block The hoppy is powered thru the aux fuse block, but grounded to the battery. It was just easier to ground it there. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
	0

04-12-2011, 03:59 PM	#15
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Trailer lights I have about three other wires connected to the pos battery terminal as well. If you add too many connection the bolt on the terminal will become too short. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
	0

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
New Lights	ballast	Vulcan Nomad/Vaquero/Voyager	21	04-06-2011 08:33 AM
Hopkins 46365 Trailer Lights Converter Install	Cajunrider	Electrical	0	04-17-2010 03:25 PM
trailer lights	bigsid1	1500 & 1600 Nomad	3	07-30-2009 06:37 AM
Got Lights?	rlfaubion	1500 & 1600 Nomad	16	08-16-2008 02:05 PM
Wiring running lights (spot lights)	rlfaubion	1500 & 1600 Nomad	6	06-07-2008 09:25 PM