Battery cable question

clubs07 · 10-27-2016, 09:29 AM

Does anyone know what this -red- cable shown with the green arrow is?

i think it was connected to one of the positive terminals. i unplugged it and the computer didn't throw any errors.

i couldn't find any info about it. it comes out from under the insulation material.

1QuikWS6 · 10-27-2016, 11:01 AM

Pretty sure that's not an OEM wire - something someone added at some point for some accessory

ctuna · 10-27-2016, 11:43 AM

That does not look like it came with the car.
Someone was running some power to somewhere.

clubs07 · 10-27-2016, 01:48 PM

thanks that is exactly what i was thinking. it didn't look like an oem cable to me neither. i wonder what that cable is(was) powering, no additional accessories in the car that i am aware of.

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Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Pretty sure that's not an OEM wire - something someone added at some point for some accessory

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Originally Posted by ctuna

That does not look like it came with the car.
Someone was running some power to somewhere.

bhmax16 · 10-27-2016, 02:26 PM

That's a non-factory crimped connection. Definitely didn't come from the factory like that.

clubs07 · 10-27-2016, 04:42 PM

I had the battery connector recall done at the dealer. Do they run an additional wire with a crimp connector during recall? I am trying to decide if I should leave it connected or not.

adriang · 10-27-2016, 05:23 PM

No they do not do that clubs07. they cut about 2 feet of the original battery cable that goes into the glovebox fusebox and add a new piece that goes into the glovebox fusebox (which they also replace) during the recall

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ctuna Lieutenant General 1911 Rep 13,102 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	That does not look like it came with the car That does not look like it came with the car. Someone was running some power to somewhere.
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clubs07 New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	I had the battery connector recall done at the dealer. Do they run an additional wire with a crimp connector during recall? I am trying to decide if I should leave it connected or not.
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adriang ****** 64 Rep 750 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW X2 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	No they do not do that clubs07. they cut about 2 feet of the original battery cable that goes into the glovebox fusebox and add a new piece that goes into the glovebox fusebox (which they also replace) during the recall
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