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E30 dash thingie ???
What is the little round thing just left of the heater control on E30's? It is about as big around as a dime and looks like it has small vent openings in it. Had it on my 87 now my 92. Still don't know what the heck it is. Thanks
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09-08-2003, 01:52 PM
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Y'nkow, thats a really good question, I dont know, Maybe some sort of climate sensor?
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09-08-2003, 01:58 PM
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you mean this thing?
 i have no idea. nothing about it in the chilton or the haynes manual, as far as i can see. my owner's manual has illustrations showing the heater controls, and you can see this thing in the picture, but the manual doesn't say what it's for. kookie!
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09-08-2003, 03:42 PM
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A little clearer...
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09-08-2003, 03:57 PM
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yeah. now everyone can check out my rad stereo. YEAH RIGHT! heh.
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From what I was told, this little vented round thingy is the "speaker" for the various interior tones such as if the door is open or when the tone sounds when the temperature gets below something like 38 degrees.
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Keep rockin' the Beta! As for the thingie, I dotn think it's a speaker. The speaker always making noise on my car is the one under the dash on the driver's side. If you take off the lower panel, the speaker unit is held in place with a clip. Mine was making so much noise, I pulled it out. |
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i know that's a bit off topic. sorry. i'm with jared, i don't think it's a speaker.
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09-09-2003, 04:32 PM
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Still no word on what it is...
I'm willing to bet its some sort of temp sensor for the AC |
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When I entered the wrong code for my radio, it made a beeping sound and I believe it came from there.
The door chime is located under the drivers side dash, so it's not for that. |
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09-19-2003, 04:59 PM
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funny, on my car, when I entered the wrong code, it came from under the dash.
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09-22-2003, 07:55 AM
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my dad (who ran a bmw dealership for about 15 years) says he votes for the temp sensor idea.
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09-22-2003, 08:07 AM
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It was supposed to be for an automatic climate control system that never made it into the car
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...or a glass breaking sensor for an alarm system.
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