 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  06-02-2005, 06:43 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |  That mysterious connector!!!!!!!!!!
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1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood |  |  | | 06-02-2005, 06:48 PM | #2 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
so does our (collectively speaking) connector on the ti look the same as that? have you called to get your free engineering samples yet? __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 06-02-2005, 07:04 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
I think it's the same. Here is the picture of the connector, when I installed my new armrest. Not sure if I need to use it, but it has possibilities. The radio mute pin is interesting, but how do you get your phone to send the signal on that pin? My Blaupunkt head unit will mute if that pin sends the correct signal. http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/connector.JPG Quote: | Originally Posted by cali-ti so does our (collectively speaking) connector on the ti look the same as that? have you called to get your free engineering samples yet? | __________________
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | 06-02-2005, 07:19 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,022 |
Cool, I was wondering what that connector was for. | | | | | 06-02-2005, 07:36 PM | #5 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
somebody better hook something cool up with it! maybe one of those drink heater/cooler things  or maybe a shiatsu neck massager that mounts on the driver's side headrest. YES!  __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 06-02-2005, 08:48 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
not sure what all those mean...but sounds interesting...
so like switched/unsiwtched power...does that just mean like a power source to power anything? the radio mute...how does that work....
sounds interesitng...my pops is an electrical engineer, im sure we could get something cool going on with it! __________________ 1995 318ti Active
Pioneer Speakers [] Aluminum Billet door locks [] ACS Pedals/Deadrest [] ACS Shift Knob / E-Brake Handle [] Clear Corners/Tails/Sides [] Sylvania Exterior Lighting [] Custom CAI [] Dinan Engine Chip [] Dinan Transmission Chip [] H&R Race Springs [] Tokico Illumina Shocks [] BMW X-Brace [] Relocated Lighter Mod [] Custom iPod Mod http://www.cardomain.com/id/robcarync | | | | | 06-02-2005, 09:48 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
Switched/Unswitched is just like your ignition switch. It has power when your ignition key is turned, and no power when you don't have the key in the ignition. I will finally be done with my Electrical Engineering degree this Fall, after 7 1/2 years of night school. Quote: | Originally Posted by robcarync not sure what all those mean...but sounds interesting...
so like switched/unsiwtched power...does that just mean like a power source to power anything? the radio mute...how does that work....
sounds interesitng...my pops is an electrical engineer, im sure we could get something cool going on with it! | __________________
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | 06-02-2005, 10:57 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
i believe the unknown 2-pin connector in the link is for the lighted shift knob.
if i'm correct, it is switched power, and will dim with the rest of the interior lights.
for most purposes, a purple wire is switched power. | | | | | 06-05-2005, 05:51 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
congrats on the engineering degree l8
on a side note, i was thinking about wiring my garage door opener to a button in one of my blank switches by the window switches...and using that wiring harness for the power source so i dont have to worry about changing batteries ever...
so has anyone taken apart to determine if our cars do in fact have this wiring harness, and has anyone gotten the 'engineering samples' for the connector to see if they work?
also, my car is a 1995, so i guess i might not have it, since the article said 96/97....
i guess ill have to look __________________ 1995 318ti Active
Pioneer Speakers [] Aluminum Billet door locks [] ACS Pedals/Deadrest [] ACS Shift Knob / E-Brake Handle [] Clear Corners/Tails/Sides [] Sylvania Exterior Lighting [] Custom CAI [] Dinan Engine Chip [] Dinan Transmission Chip [] H&R Race Springs [] Tokico Illumina Shocks [] BMW X-Brace [] Relocated Lighter Mod [] Custom iPod Mod http://www.cardomain.com/id/robcarync | | | | | 06-05-2005, 10:06 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 93 | mystery connector one step further...
when i was cleaning the little caddy deal in the center console i noticed on the underside where it states 'cut for cellular' or something along the lines of that. so it totally makes sense for that to be the factory cell wiring-- especially with the stereo mute on there... on another note, i found two extra connectors around the headlights, one on each side and have been wondering about them since i put my euro lights in. any ideas? maybe wiring for city lights? __________________
my pappy said, "son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod... bmw?" | | | | | 06-06-2005, 02:39 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
The "mysterious" harness is the mobile phone power connector. Here is a picture of mine when I was installing my armrest. I'm gonna take the auxillary power socket that I bought on Ebay, and wire it to this connector. That way my son can use his portable DVD player in the back seat. Here is a picture of the auxillary power adapter. It's suppost to connect to a socket in the glove box. Our cars don't have the socket, but if I can wire the mobile phone adapter to the cigarette lighterpower adapter cable, I'm in business. Quote: | Originally Posted by robbie-z when i was cleaning the little caddy deal in the center console i noticed on the underside where it states 'cut for cellular' or something along the lines of that. so it totally makes sense for that to be the factory cell wiring-- especially with the stereo mute on there... on another note, i found two extra connectors around the headlights, one on each side and have been wondering about them since i put my euro lights in. any ideas? maybe wiring for city lights? | __________________
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | 06-06-2005, 03:30 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
just remember to put a fuse in there.
i have my ipod / v1 / cb "wired in" to the cigarette lighter. i actually just made an intermediary connector that i can plug/unplug in case i ever want to go back to stock. (requires ashtray removal) might be easier to go that route and just run the wires than try and figure out this connector. they're a bit thicker gauge as well. | | | | | 06-06-2005, 08:04 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Halethorpe, MD Posts: 1,028 |
I don't think the ti was pre-wired for the lighted knob. When I bought mine from the dealer it came with the wires that had to run to the distribution block under the dash on the driver's side.
[QUOTE=aceyx]i believe the unknown 2-pin connector in the link is for the lighted shift knob.
if i'm correct, it is switched power, and will dim with the rest of the interior lights. | | | | | 06-06-2005, 08:40 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
hm. alarm LED perhaps? | | | | |
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