Dash wiring- What's this connector?

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Post Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:09 pm

I am undoing a lot of the PO wiring on a touring I bought this week. The entire heater control/stereo panel had been removed and a toggle switch panel installed. Anyways, I am trying to get it back to standard, and have a new panel to go on, just not sure what to label this connector. Anyone have any idea?

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Also, the PO cut a lot of the wires and spliced some together in a few places etc. I assume these are for the stereo unit?

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I traced this harness and it plugs into a socket just below the glovebox, with a couple of wires going to the speaker on that side. If anyone has a nice uncut one available, PM me please. I really hate having spliced wires if I can avoid it.
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Post Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:51 pm

Are you sure the plug in pic 1 isn't on the end of the wires in the other two pics?
I need to know the colours of the wires going to the pic. 1 plug to give a definitive answer.
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Post Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:58 pm

Looks like a gashed up bit of loom from a later car to me.
I have a stereo loom from an E36/E34 with the original stereo connector if thats what you need?
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Post Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:08 pm

I guess it does, here is a pic anyways.

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So this is part of the headunit loom I suppose.
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Post Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:34 pm

That doesn't look like any part of an E30 loom!
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Post Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:41 pm

Thanks, got a good E30 headunit loom on order, hopefully be able to sort this mess out.
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Post Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:32 pm

it's for the Fader switch that some E30's have