Hey E36 guyz.

"ddavidn" (ddavidn) 10/08/2013 at 23:42 • Filed to: E36

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Changing my cabin air filter. What's the plug I'm holding in my hand, on the left? Is it important? It hasn't been plugged in. Also I haven't needed to remove any screws from the glovebox or kick panel. That's kinda weird. Info: 1995 M3 Coupe

Edit: POS mobile kinja. Hang on. There we go.

EL_ULY > ddavidn 10/08/2013 at 23:44

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lol, i just did mine yesterday lol

vdub_nut: scooter snob > ddavidn 10/08/2013 at 23:46

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Looks like a butt plug. Great for jamming in cracks. Door cracks, sicko.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ddavidn 10/08/2013 at 23:47

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It's a pain in the dick to do, I removed my glove box and the panel underneath. The plug could be for a light under there that you don't have.

ddavidn > EL_ULY 10/08/2013 at 23:47

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It's a good thing to do! Don't tell anyone, but I've never changed this one.

ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/08/2013 at 23:50

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It's been a breeze so far. Cause like I said, I haven't had any screws or anything yet... it was all just sitting there...

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ddavidn 10/08/2013 at 23:54

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o_O

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ddavidn 10/09/2013 at 00:04

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I've got a wire clipped into a fake plug behind where my traction control button would be had it been optioned. It would appear that automakers sometimes just install the complete wiring harness on every car rather than having different "versions" of it for differently specced cars.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/09/2013 at 00:07

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For some reason, on my e36 328i sedan there is a threaded hole on each A-pillar, covered by the trim. What the fuck are they for?

ddavidn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/09/2013 at 00:11

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True, but the M3 should have just about all the options, and TC wasn't available this year...

ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/09/2013 at 00:12

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Yeah, for real. What are they for?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/09/2013 at 00:13

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Duh. They're factory installed mounts for the pillar gauges that will inevitably be added by the euro-rice M3-wannabes.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ddavidn 10/09/2013 at 00:19

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Did you have a light down there?

ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/09/2013 at 00:25

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Nope.

@rbalch1 > ddavidn 10/09/2013 at 00:27

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could it be your OBD port?

ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/09/2013 at 00:31

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Side note: I thought you were a whiner for calling it a pain in the dick. Then I figured out I had to remove that POS duct thing in front of the filter...

Edit: and I can't get that connection block to come down...

So yeah... it is a major pain.

ddavidn > @rbalch1 10/09/2013 at 00:32

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Pretty sure I don't have one. The diagnostic port is in the engine bay, but I don't think I have a fancy interior port.

Squid > ddavidn 10/09/2013 at 00:59

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If it is after 96 you have OBD-II. But that is not an OBD-II port. I have no idea what it is for. Maybe a wiring diagram could tell you.

ddavidn > Squid 10/09/2013 at 01:07

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1995. Sorry, should have mentioned that. I'm digging into the diagram now, but there are a whole bunch of wires up in there...

Checkin' Pockets > ddavidn 10/09/2013 at 10:33

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Dunno what itbis but ive got it too if it makes you feel better. 97 m3

ddavidn > Checkin' Pockets 10/09/2013 at 10:38

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It looks like, according to the Bentley manual, it is probably for something I don't have. Could be something for the 4-door version or convertible.

Checkin' Pockets > ddavidn 10/09/2013 at 10:48

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Likely vert