Mystery Connector - Help!

[sharkd]

I found a mystery connector/loop and I have no idea where it's from or what it does... It's a plastic friction connector with a pair of spade terminals and a single green/red wire looped between them.

I had the fabricator finish the cage install over Thanksgiving, so the dash and instrument panel were out for a while. After getting the car back, last friday, I cleaned up the wiring behind the dash -- disconnecting the sunroof wiring harness, the original radio harness and relocated the check panel wiring to the sunglasses holder.

Then, on Sunday, when I got into the car to drive from NC back to DC, I found this connector in the drivers' footwell. Everything seems to work fine, the car ran, the radio works and the instrument panel lights up. I really don't want to wrestle with the dash again, so can anyone tell me what this is and if it's important?

The car is an 03/87 production 1987 325iS.

Thanks.

[rs4pro3]

loop to make the cruise control work on automatic cars, plugs in where the clutch switch would on a manual car.

[e30Matt]

Curious, who did the install on your cage? Korman or Motorsport Connections by chance?

Oh, and +1 to Ely.

[jht3]

i'd be shocked if his car were an automatic. why would anyone race an auto?

[sharkd]

Well, that would explain why the clutch switch has never seemed to work -- if the car never had one to begin with... (It was built as a 5 speed, but the previous owner was cheap, so he might have replaced a faulty clutch switch with a loop from an automatic.) BTW, Cruise control did work on Sunday...

The cage was fabbed by Chris Schimmel in Hillsborough, NC (www.CompetitionCages.com). I'm very happy with his work.