Smitje 928

We are re-instaling the wire harnesses into my car and everything seems to fall right into place. The only wire and plug I can't figure out is this one:




- The factory alarm is no longer there; can it be related to that?
- The car used to have a mobile phone unit installed on the right side of the centre console (I can tell from the screw holes in the console); can it be related to that?
- The car has no O2 sensor;

Does anyone have a clue?

Thanks for any help!

Manfred

Smitje 928

Anyone a wild guess?

big_turk

could you get a better shot on the plug itself? how many pins, is it round or rectagular, sorry cannot tell from the image. This looks like an amusing game of "what aftermarket junk was this connected to?". It could be a CD changer or amp plug as well, definitely doesnt look factory!

Smitje 928

Hopefully these pics will help:









Thanks again for the help!


Cheers,

Manfred

Bertrand Daoust

Found something here:
What are these things under the passenger's side of the dash? - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums

Hope this will help.

big_turk

Not the answer i was expecting! But seems you have a very weird 12V connector there.

Alan

Yes its the Rear AC ignition (15) power - it is the only thing on Fuse #13 for this year - so if you have no rear AC you could conveniently use it to power any accessory (e.g. hardwired radar detector etc.)

Note for '90 and later the fuse is #45 - but similarly not used for anything else.



Rear AC power connector in CE Panel Area - From Fuse 13 (on an '87-'89)

Alan

Smitje 928

Thanks for the link Bertrand!

Smitje 928

Well the idea of that ejector seat keeps spinning in my head....

Thank you so much Alan, you solved my mystery!!!

Alan

This is a VW single pin latching connector type 813972924 (4.8mm). It and the mating connectors are probably still available from VW - as well as generics from other sources.

Alan