What does this switch do??????

va335i · 10-02-2012, 11:06 AM

Ok I have gone through this forum and my owners manual as well as google and can not find anything out about. It is located just under the center console lid on the drivers side.

edirtaynine · 10-02-2012, 11:07 AM

super pursuit mode.

ndog14 · 10-02-2012, 11:08 AM

Is that OEM?

va335i · 10-02-2012, 11:19 AM

I have no Idea. Car was bone stock I thought when I got it. Until yesterday I thought it had something to do with cooled drink holder in the center console.

BAL278 · 10-02-2012, 11:20 AM

Probably Meth Switch

va335i · 10-02-2012, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BAL278

Probably Meth Switch

funny cause I bought the car from an old retired couple. So this is not an OEM switch

AndreyT · 10-02-2012, 11:24 AM

Probably not OEM. Unless you can see any easily observable effect from that switch, tracing the wires would be the only way to find out.

Rmk392 · 10-02-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by va335i

funny cause I bought the car from an old retired couple. So this is not an OEM switch

lol ..grandma likes to go fast

deadmn1337 · 10-02-2012, 11:25 AM

trace the wire and see where it goes.

Slops · 10-02-2012, 11:26 AM

cooled drink holder???

WilliamS · 10-02-2012, 11:26 AM

Old couple hmm, Im betting underbody Neon and NAWSSS. It could be anything from additional fog or reverse lamps, to a charger for an oxygen system. Trace the wires.

gpb · 10-02-2012, 11:28 AM

That looks like a fairly typical aftermarket accessory rocker switch. I know nothing about such things, but BAL278's suggestion is quite possible (albeit odd given whom you bought from). Check http://burgertuning.com/meth.html and see if you find anything familiar.

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-02-2012, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by va335i

funny cause I bought the car from an old retired couple. So this is not an OEM switch

Gramps was smokin em with FBO, meth, and boost

va335i · 10-02-2012, 11:35 AM

OK I guess I will trace the wires this weekend. Now I am really curious as what it is. Like I said It was one owner car with CPO when I bought it. It has factory fogs and I do not see anything extra when compared to other 335i that are the same year. I don't think it could be for aftermarket stereo since it has Idrive.

va335i · 10-02-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Slopp

cooled drink holder???

Yes, It is in the center console. Keeps beer and other cans cold. I think BMW quit putting this feature in them around 09.

WickedB · 10-02-2012, 11:44 AM

Hey my grandma likes to drive fast... shes like 70 and she always says enthusiastically "I like to beat 'em off the line!"

GChase · 10-02-2012, 11:51 AM

That looks OEM.. way too legit for an aftermarket methanol switch

Slops · 10-02-2012, 11:53 AM

I had a switch like in my other car to run my fan at the track manually while the car is sitting in line and the engine is off... maybe those old timers hit the track every now and then

va335i · 10-02-2012, 11:55 AM

I like to go fast too. If the car did have a meth and tune I wish they would have left it there.

Odds are I find the wires lead to the ceiling where they had giant map light or fan.

AndreyT · 10-02-2012, 12:14 PM

(Flips the switch)
The car: "I am the Knight Industries Three Thousand. You may call me K.I.T.T."

code600 · 10-02-2012, 12:21 PM

Jammer kill switch lol.

ragingclue · 10-02-2012, 12:23 PM

What happens when you flip it?

10-02-2012, 11:06 AM	#1
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edirtaynine Major General 81 Rep 6,092 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	super pursuit mode. __________________ e90post killed plastidip Just say no to painted stock wheels jm3as hooks it up
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10-02-2012, 11:08 AM	#3
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va335i Private 22 Rep 79 Posts Drives: G07 X7 M50i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Gloucester va iTrader: (0)	I have no Idea. Car was bone stock I thought when I got it. Until yesterday I thought it had something to do with cooled drink holder in the center console. __________________ 2007 335i sport sedan fully loaded, fmc, downpipes, PTF custom tune. Sold 2012 X5 50i fully loaded. ESS TUNE 2017 X5 M Donington Grey
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10-02-2012, 11:20 AM	#5
BAL278 Major 48 Rep 1,010 Posts Drives: E92 335xi JB Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North NJ iTrader: (3)	Probably Meth Switch __________________ 2008 335xi Jet Black//Coral Red VTT Stage 1+// Procede V5//VRSF DPs//AMS FMIC//KW V1//M3 Sways & Sub Bushings// Alpina AT flash Apex EC-7//Michelin PSS//Dinan CAI
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AndreyT Major 57 Rep 1,038 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Sedan, Sport Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	Probably not OEM. Unless you can see any easily observable effect from that switch, tracing the wires would be the only way to find out.
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deadmn1337 Captain 39 Rep 656 Posts Drives: 2016 EB 435i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Beach iTrader: (11)	trace the wire and see where it goes.
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10-02-2012, 11:26 AM	#10
Slops Major General 188 Rep 5,417 Posts Drives: 2005 C55 AMG Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oxford iTrader: (2)	cooled drink holder???
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10-02-2012, 11:26 AM	#11
WilliamS GoofBall 50 Rep 1,055 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 N54 Xdrive Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (2)	Old couple hmm, Im betting underbody Neon and NAWSSS. It could be anything from additional fog or reverse lamps, to a charger for an oxygen system. Trace the wires.
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10-02-2012, 11:28 AM	#12
gpb First Lieutenant 5 Rep 393 Posts Drives: 335i Cabrio Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	That looks like a fairly typical aftermarket accessory rocker switch. I know nothing about such things, but BAL278's suggestion is quite possible (albeit odd given whom you bought from). Check http://burgertuning.com/meth.html and see if you find anything familiar.
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10-02-2012, 11:35 AM	#14
va335i Private 22 Rep 79 Posts Drives: G07 X7 M50i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Gloucester va iTrader: (0)	OK I guess I will trace the wires this weekend. Now I am really curious as what it is. Like I said It was one owner car with CPO when I bought it. It has factory fogs and I do not see anything extra when compared to other 335i that are the same year. I don't think it could be for aftermarket stereo since it has Idrive. __________________ 2007 335i sport sedan fully loaded, fmc, downpipes, PTF custom tune. Sold 2012 X5 50i fully loaded. ESS TUNE 2017 X5 M Donington Grey
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WickedB Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Convertible Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Detroit, MI iTrader: (0)	Hey my grandma likes to drive fast... shes like 70 and she always says enthusiastically "I like to beat 'em off the line!"
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10-02-2012, 11:51 AM	#17
GChase Captain 37 Rep 701 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 328i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Louisville, KY iTrader: (0)	That looks OEM.. way too legit for an aftermarket methanol switch
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10-02-2012, 11:53 AM	#18
Slops Major General 188 Rep 5,417 Posts Drives: 2005 C55 AMG Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oxford iTrader: (2)	I had a switch like in my other car to run my fan at the track manually while the car is sitting in line and the engine is off... maybe those old timers hit the track every now and then
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va335i Private 22 Rep 79 Posts Drives: G07 X7 M50i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Gloucester va iTrader: (0)	I like to go fast too. If the car did have a meth and tune I wish they would have left it there. Odds are I find the wires lead to the ceiling where they had giant map light or fan. __________________ 2007 335i sport sedan fully loaded, fmc, downpipes, PTF custom tune. Sold 2012 X5 50i fully loaded. ESS TUNE 2017 X5 M Donington Grey
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10-02-2012, 12:14 PM	#20
AndreyT Major 57 Rep 1,038 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Sedan, Sport Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	(Flips the switch) The car: "I am the Knight Industries Three Thousand. You may call me K.I.T.T."
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10-02-2012, 12:21 PM	#21
code600 Private 8 Rep 71 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NORCAL iTrader: (1)	Jammer kill switch lol.
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10-02-2012, 12:23 PM	#22
ragingclue One cam is enough 130 Rep 6,801 Posts Drives: VF Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mulletville iTrader: (1)	What happens when you flip it?
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