BMW E36 OEM POWER REAR VENT WINDOW INSTALL
June 2007 Jeremy Reyna
jjreyna@sbcglobal.net
10.2 QuestionandAnswerInformation
10.2.1 Justtorefreshyou,thereareonly5connections/splicesgoingonunderthedash.2go
behindtheglovebox(L,Da).ThatleavesBc(powerharness),laandHa(supplemental
harness).Yourdocprettymuchexplainstheconnectionsbehindtheglovebox(L,Da)
10.2.2 Hereʹswh
atIthinkaboutBc,laandHa...Ihaveabigproblemwithla
10.2.3 1.ʺBcʺredw/bluestripe‐ItseemsʺBcʺshouldjustbestashedinthefanconnectorbox,
doyourecall?
10.2.4 2.ʺHaʺgrayw/redstripe‐Inyourpic,youareshowingthegrayw/redstripes
pliced,
whichmatchesʺHaʺ.IhaveafanconnectorwithsamecolorwireasthisthatIʹmgoingto
plugʺHaʺinto.Italsomatchesthewireattheilluminationswitch.
10.2.5 3.ʺlaʺredw/bluestripe(SamecolorasʺBcʺ,butasmallergauge)‐Thisoneisa
bigproblemb/cnofanco
nnectorsmatchthiscolorwire.Anyideas?
10.2.6 4.Also,myʺkitʺdidnʹtcomewithafuseorinstructions.DoyourecallthesizefuseI
shoulduse?
10.2.7 Sorrytobombardyouwithquestions,justtryingtogetcomfortablebeforesold
ering.I
greatlyappreciateanyhelpyouthrowmyway.
10.2.8 Donʹtmindhelping.Itsoundslikeyourharnessesarenotcorrect.Wereyouordering
separatelyorviakit?
10.2.9 NotsureifBcissupposedtocomewithpowerharness,Igotthekitanditwasall
included.Iʹveorderedh
arnessesbeforeandtheyshowedupmissingpieceslikethese
andiwasnʹtabletoorderthemseparately
10.2.10 BaonmypowerharnessisRedwithvioletorbluestripe.Damatchesthewirecolorof
Pin19inthegreenconnectorbehindglovebox.Thecolorsyoumentiondonʹtma
tch
whatIhave,Ithinkminewasblackwithgreenstripe.
10.2.11 YouneedKandL.LgoestothegreenconnectorPin18andmatchesthewireinthat
location,Ithinkblackwithredstripe
10.2.12 FandEareforthe5Afus
eandgointolocation13infusebox
10.2.13 Gisgroundasyousay
10.2.14 Haisilluminationandgoestotehgray/redstripewireinthefanconnector
10.2.15 Laispowerandthecoloryousayiscorrect,buthasthewrongconnector.Itshouldhave
aconnectorli
ketheonesinthefanconnectorinthecar.BcisjustamethodforLaandBa
tosplicetogether
10.2.16 Dude,Ithinkyouhavethewrongharnesses.Theymaybepowerventsuppandpwr,
butprobablyforadifferentcarmodel.WithRelayK,Iʹmpes
simisticthatyoucould
customwireitproperly...butwhoknowsforsure
10.2.17 HerearethenumbersIhaverecordedforharnesses:Supplementary=61‐12‐9‐404‐366;
Power=61‐12‐9‐404‐366,butIʹmnotsureifIpulledthemoffmyharnessesorfo
und
themsomewhere.Icanfindoutforsure,butcomparethesetotheharnessesyou
ordered.Iftheyarethesamenumbers,thenIʹllcheckthenumbersonmyharnesses
10.2.18
