Finishing up my dash swap...Where does this wire connect to?

[dannyg]

Where does this white wire connect to? There are 2 connections at the end of this wire...Does it connect to the OBC?

[Simon S]

lol. What does this white wire connect to?

It's one of the wires for the power antenna.

[dannyg]

Haha

:up:

[HarryPotter]

How was the swap? I would like to get around to this soon, and am scared out of my wits to tear into this mess.

[iwantspeed]

The dash swap is time consuming
I took my time
labeled all the wires
took pictures along the way
labeled the nuts and clips and bagged them in ziplock bags.

and also had a hard time swapping the vin tags.
but all in all pretty straight forward.
I also used the time to replace the ac heater box foam gasket.

diy guide to swaping the dash its 90% accurate its missing a few steps here and there.

http://home.comcast.net/~cdeegan9/dashboard/dashboard_1.html



1
There are 4 screws that hold the hvac panel in place
the upper 2: you have to have removed the hazard and defrost and window breaker switch to access the screws

The lowers: you have to have removed the upper center console and the screws are directly underneath the hvac panel and in front of the heater box.

2
Its easier for some of the steps with the seats out.

3
Take the dash out the passenger side.

4
The wiring harness clips and far right corner and far left corners of the dash are really difficult to get to so take your time.

5
When I did mine I added a new alpine headunit and wired that in and removed the fader.

6
I rebuilt the cluster with new odometer gears
new bulb housings and new bulbs.

7
I put on an mtech 1 wheel to wrap it up and get rid of the ugly 4 spoke wheel.

8
there is 1 8mm screw holding the upper center console to the dash and its located right below the fan speed.


duct seal

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=158804

real oem part number 4
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...47&hg=64&fg=35


swapping vin tags

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87712

[dannyg]

The swap is done, wasn't difficult. Just time consuming. Can someone show me what the obc connector looks like? It comes from the instrument cluster right? I can't seem to find the connector...

[delatlanta1281]

It is green.

[HarryPotter]

Thanks danny, appreciate the semi long post you took the time to type up for me.

Will be bookmarking this thread.

[dannyg]

It is green.

Where does it come from though? The back of the cluster or the stalk? This is a 6 button one if that makes a difference...I have my hvac panel out and can't find the connector, so its probably tucked behind the dash where it comes from...

[dannyg]

Figured everything out guys, thanks!

[Jean]

Dash swap is not as difficult as people make it out to be....really.

[accident]

that white wire is also the remote turn on for the factory amp.

[StereoInstaller1]

How was the swap? I would like to get around to this soon, and am scared out of my wits to tear into this mess.

You have wits?

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

the hardest part was getting it back in to click on the center mount!

[phreshkid]

I did my dash swap the very first day i bought my first e30.
It wasn't really that hard. It's pretty common sense stuff.
Time consuming? The first time, yes. Second time, maybe 1/4 of the time it took the first swap.

I'm not a wizard and I still got it done successfully.