Anyone know what this is?

[DavHughes]

Found a clip hanging out of the centre console (passenger side) as shown below. Anyone know what it is?

Cheers.

Dav

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r2

Edited by DavHughes on Monday 4th December 12:50

Edited by DavHughes on Monday 4th December 12:51

[Cider Andy]

Your link doesn't seem to be working.

[Ribol]

DavHughes said:

Found a clip hanging out of the centre console (passenger side) as shown below. Anyone know what it is?

No idea but this is the pic.

[Ballistic Banana]

Is your speedo working?

[DavHughes]

Ballistic Banana said:

Is your speedo working?

yep - but now I am worried!

Dav

[victormeldrew]

Possibly a connector for an Accumate? I have a connector in about that position that I've wired in myself for that reason, its a handier position than scrabbling in the footwell, but easy to run a wire to from the battery. Easy to check, stick a multimeter on it and if you get 12v between the terminals with the ignition off then its a live feed from the battery and most likely there to plug a charger into.

Couldn't help noticing you've started a lot of threads lately to do with batteries and charging - I'm not a great believer in coincidence, maybe you just found your answers!

Edited by victormeldrew on Monday 4th December 13:23

[Ballistic Banana]

Could be the answer Victor, Useually all that are under the console are the Speed sensor wire and the Alarm sensor..but hey its TVR so could be anything else. Looks like an old connector so not 100% sure it would be a charger one.

BB

[Cider Andy]

Where do the heated seat connectors run?

[DavHughes]

victormeldrew said:

Couldn't help noticing you've started a lot of threads lately to do with batteries and charging - I'm not a great believer in coincidence, maybe you just found your answers!

Edited by victormeldrew on Monday 4th December 13:23

New battery fitted. One I removed was the original - so it did a really good job. Not working at mo - so spending more time playing with the Tiv - hence the thread spam!

[victormeldrew]

S'ok!

You just have four screws holding the console down - 2 under the trinket tray (pull the base out) and two at the front. With those removed you should be able to lift the console far enough to see where the wire goes to. Happy hunting!

[jasandjules]

victormeldrew said:

Possibly a connector for an Accumate?

That would be my guess as well.

[PaulGa]

I've got two of these connectors sticking out in the same place. I don't know what they are for either. Perhaps two battery conditioners!!1

[DavHughes]

PaulGa said:

I've got two of these connectors sticking out in the same place. I don't know what they are for either. Perhaps two battery conditioners!!1

Great - I am not alone. Maybe we've all got them - and not yet found them!

Dav

[poorpeet]

Heated seats. Have a look under the seat & you will prob see the other connector. Unless of course your heated seats are working in which case I have no idea!

[antonyj]

poorpeet said:

Heated seats. Have a look under the seat & you will prob see the other connector. Unless of course your heated seats are working in which case I have no idea!

Yeh , defo heated seats.

[victormeldrew]

antonyj said:

poorpeet said:

Heated seats. Have a look under the seat & you will prob see the other connector. Unless of course your heated seats are working in which case I have no idea!

Yeh , defo heated seats.

Yep, just been out and checked. That does like the connectors on the heated seats, and the wire colours are right too. The "other connector" behind the seat will probably already be connected, to a lead which runs under the carpet up to the console, up the side of the storage cubby hole. There's a third similar connector under the console which goes through the body into the gearbox area, probably the reversing light switch.

The battery charger plugs tend to be of the one male one female variety to ensure polarity isn't reversed (doh!).

It's possible that you don't have heated seats fitted of course, which may be why that lead isn't connected! If that's the case just poke it back under the console and forget about it!

Edited by victormeldrew on Monday 4th December 16:47

[spend]

The heated seat wiring seems to be std in a lot of the looms. You will find the connectors just taped to the loom under the console & by the heater switch (early cars).

Not to say somebody has not cannibalised a handy bunch of wires....

Dave

[Flintstone]

That picture frightened the life out of me!

Thought I was looking at....................well, I'm not quite sure but pink, curvy leather and all that. Steady on.

[DavHughes]

Flintstone said:

That picture frightened the life out of me!

Thought I was looking at....................well, I'm not quite sure but pink, curvy leather and all that. Steady on.

Maybe I should take up photography

[R666 TUS]

I have one of these sticking out in my 97 Chim.
I also have heated seats and they both work ?

Col