One too many connectors

tellenb0 · 09-15-2020, 07:15 PM

I am reassembling the dash of a 2006 330i after replacing the evaporator, and have an unidentified electrical connector (? in picture). It is a branch of the wiring harness that includes the glove box trunk lock switch (1.) and the glove box light (2.) The white 6-pin female connector (arrowhead) contains 2 wires that are purple/black and white/black. The plastic connector is stamped BMW 6 909 054 02. I don't recall if the connector was in use or not, and I haven't located a candidate plug for it. Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated.

Andystobbs · 09-16-2020, 05:07 AM

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I am reassembling the dash of a 2006 330i after replacing the evaporator, and have an unidentified electrical connector (? in picture). It is a branch of the wiring harness that includes the glove box trunk lock switch (1.) and the glove box light (2.) The white 6-pin female connector (arrowhead) contains 2 wires that are purple/black and white/black. The plastic connector is stamped BMW 6 909 054 02. I don't recall if the connector was in use or not, and I haven't located a candidate plug for it. Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated.

Airbag deactivation switch?

Efthreeoh · 09-16-2020, 06:14 AM

I think it is the connector for the footwell light. The footwell light housing is clipped into the lower dash panel in the passenger footwell, below the glove box. Find the footwell light and see if the connector matches up.

tellenb0 · 09-16-2020, 07:24 AM

Thanks for your replies! I did not find a missing connection to the passenger airbag. It plugs into a female connector higher on the dash support frame. The passenger footwell light has a smaller connector that connects to a short wire near the firewall. It's shown in the picture, underneath the wire harness I am holding.

smass · 09-16-2020, 09:38 AM

That plug does not plug into anything. It clips into the top side of the glove box on the right hand side.

F31B48 · 09-16-2020, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by smass

That plug does not plug into anything. It clips into the top side of the glove box on the right hand side.

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icon2015 · 09-16-2020, 05:08 PM

Andystobbs is right, all BMW e9X came pre-wired with the connector for the switch that deactivates the passenger airbag. If your car doesn't have this option that connector is put on the glove box case.

tellenb0 · 09-16-2020, 05:25 PM

Thanks to everyone for your help identifying this connector. It's a relief knowing I won't be tearing apart the dash again, at least not because of this connector. I cracked the center air vent when extracting the door lock/flasher module from the dash. Once I have the replacement I'll button up this project and have AC just in time for fall weather.

LCI-E92-N55 · 01-07-2024, 10:24 AM

My car is RHD but have a similar question.

Is the plug circled in green the same one as OP?

In which case it doesn't connect to anything?

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tellenb0 Registered 1 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW 330i BMW 330xi Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	One too many connectors I am reassembling the dash of a 2006 330i after replacing the evaporator, and have an unidentified electrical connector (? in picture). It is a branch of the wiring harness that includes the glove box trunk lock switch (1.) and the glove box light (2.) The white 6-pin female connector (arrowhead) contains 2 wires that are purple/black and white/black. The plastic connector is stamped BMW 6 909 054 02. I don't recall if the connector was in use or not, and I haven't located a candidate plug for it. Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated. Attached Images
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Efthreeoh General 19149 Rep 19,707 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I think it is the connector for the footwell light. The footwell light housing is clipped into the lower dash panel in the passenger footwell, below the glove box. Find the footwell light and see if the connector matches up. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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tellenb0 Registered 1 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW 330i BMW 330xi Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	Thanks for your replies! I did not find a missing connection to the passenger airbag. It plugs into a female connector higher on the dash support frame. The passenger footwell light has a smaller connector that connects to a short wire near the firewall. It's shown in the picture, underneath the wire harness I am holding.
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smass Lieutenant Colonel 409 Rep 1,594 Posts Drives: 06 325i - 10 335i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 E90 335i [0.00] 2016 F15 35i [0.00] 2003 E53 3.0 [0.00] 2006 E90 325i [0.00]	That plug does not plug into anything. It clips into the top side of the glove box on the right hand side.
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icon2015 Private First Class 21 Rep 126 Posts Drives: E92 320d ~200 bhp Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bucharest iTrader: (0)	Andystobbs is right, all BMW e9X came pre-wired with the connector for the switch that deactivates the passenger airbag. If your car doesn't have this option that connector is put on the glove box case.
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tellenb0 Registered 1 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW 330i BMW 330xi Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	Thanks to everyone for your help identifying this connector. It's a relief knowing I won't be tearing apart the dash again, at least not because of this connector. I cracked the center air vent when extracting the door lock/flasher module from the dash. Once I have the replacement I'll button up this project and have AC just in time for fall weather.
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LCI-E92-N55 Registered 2 Rep 2 Posts Drives: E92 LCI N55 Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	My car is RHD but have a similar question. Is the plug circled in green the same one as OP? In which case it doesn't connect to anything?
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