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Old Aug 22, 2018 | 10:20 AM
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I am working on some of the wiring on my 1989. I found this connector wrapped in tape. Does anyone have any idea what it does.


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Go back into the conduit and get the wire colors. It's obviously I believe a relay that's 'likely' been used to replace an original. Wire colors would help confirm that. Rear of drivers wheel-house there a couple possibilities. Is the car an M6 or an A4?
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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
Go back into the conduit and get the wire colors. It's obviously I believe a relay that's 'likely' been used to replace an original. Wire colors would help confirm that. Rear of drivers wheel-house there a couple possibilities. Is the car an M6 or an A4?
The car is a 6 spd.
I tried to find it using the part number and all that it said is that it is a relay. I probed the wires and the reds are hot. The white are interesting. In that the probe was faint and then lit up all the way. I did it a couple of times to see if maybe the connection was not good. Each time I did it. The same thing happened i.e.a very faint glow and then fully lit up. I found a few other wires that were cut and bundled. I am heading back to Guam in a couple of days and the car is running so I am going to let this one rest until I return. I think I should just buy a wiring harness, when I rreturn. All of this guessing just sucks.
Thank you for the help.
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Thise are clearly not factory connections. My guess is that is a relay for an aftermarket alarm? Is you car equipped with one?
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Originally Posted by billschroeder5842
Thise are clearly not factory connections. My guess is that is a relay for an aftermarket alarm? Is you car equipped with one?
I think you are correct. I removed from under the dash a non functioning alarm system. There is a high probability that the relay belongs to it. Like you said after looking at the wires they clearly are not factory. Sounds like the best guess.
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