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Originally Posted by Inzane
Hey Folks,
I got one of those power adaptors that is supposed to plug in to where the accessory flashlight would go in the glovebox and give you an auxillary power connection (for cell phone charger, radar detector, whatever).
The only problem is.... there is no place to plug it into in my glove box. WTF?  (I knew I didn't have a flashlight, but I had just assumed previously without checking that I at least had a socket).
Is this a feature that was deleted for '09? (Just Canada, or everywhere?) My buddy has the socket in his '06 330i.
If it was cost-cutting I could see them not providing a flashlight, but why the hell would they not at least leave the connector?
Thanks. |
In 2006, the 330xi came with a flashlight that contained a rechargeable nickle-cadmium battery, that was stored connected to two pin-plug terminals located in the left side of the glove box; it is likely your adapter would fit there. The 2006 flashlight had an incandescent bulb. Late on, the LED bulbs have become available, and since they were more efficient, most companies put them into non-rechargeable flashlights. BMW stopped supplying the LED flashlight "free" of charge with the car, and made it available as an option available from a dealer (there are two BMW LED flashlights available, a small that fits into the holder in the glove box, and a large one that does not fit). The glove box source terminals were deleted, but a cigarette lighter terminal was still supplied on the 2009 335i. AFSIK, on the 2010 335i the cigarette lighter setup was deleted and another lighter-style terminal provided, located underneath the glove box.