Noob Question: Orange Connector by Coolant

[Zambuzan]

What are these damn orange things called (I know it must be aftermarket)? I'm guessing ABS-related? And how many are there throughout the car? Mine are so shredded that they're just wires.

[shoshottz]

yeah a part number would be awesome


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[ForcedFirebird]

ABS sensors. You can purchase a pigtail replacement, it's part #61131390540

[TobyB]

...I thought the airbag sensors were orange, the ABS were grey.

But it's been years since I looked at an airbag car that still had the wiring.

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[ForcedFirebird]

...I thought the airbag sensors were orange, the ABS were grey.

But it's been years since I looked at an airbag car that still had the wiring.

t

You could be right, but not sure all years had grey (actually started white), but of the several e30's here at the shop, I have a couple with white/grey and a couple with orange. The Spec e30 here definitely has orange (airbags obviously deleted), and there's a few early models that were not airbag equipped.

[Zambuzan]

...I thought the airbag sensors were orange, the ABS were grey.
t

The orange thing is an aftermarket piece, like I mentioned in the post. Mine was also grey but they have completely disintegrated. I still can't find them anywhere online...

[Zambuzan]

ABS sensors. You can purchase a pigtail replacement, it's part #61131390540

Well do you know what those orange aftermarket ones are, by any chance? I looked up the part and they come with like 20ft of wires which is what I rly don't need. I just need the orange piece because mine has disintegrated (originally grey)...

[ForcedFirebird]

They aren't aftermarket. Some cars here at the shop have grey and some orange. Looks like the new ones only come in grey. I wish you could just buy the connector, but AFAIK, they aren't available.

[citizen_insane]

The connector is formed over the cable, there's no way to get just the connector based on how it's made. If you don't want to replace all the wiring in the car, you could replace it with any other OEM dual pin connector (Aptiv MetriPack or similar), but this would mean you'd have to install a new connector onto your brake wear sensor every time you install new ones.

Or you could do what I did and just remove them altogether, theyr'e not particularly useful.