Discovered a plug ?

[Gatsoburner]

Anyone any ideas.

Whilst refitting thr cigarette lighter light i came across this plug inside the gear stick chamber under the instrument panel centre console.

All instruments light up and everything works around it ie, lights up, on off

Marked up 1,2,3...??

 

[Smudgemanuk]

It might be for an option that your car did not have as (as far as I am aware) all Z3 were fitted with the same wiring loom regardless of the options

 

[Stevo7682]

Sport models came with illuminated gearknobs could be something like that.
But as said zeds use a central loom so there will be a number of around the car for different plugs equipment depending on specification etc.
Stephen.

 

[Gatsoburner]

Yes read about that before regarding the loom.

Wonder what I could use it for, seems an opportunity

 

[Mint]

Sport models came with illuminated gearknobs could be something like that.
But as said zeds use a central loom so there will be a number of around the car for different plugs equipment depending on specification etc.
Stephen.

Agree, I have an illuminated knob but that is only a two pin plug.
Maybe it's for an analogue clock, the three connections could be permanenmt live, illumination and ground. A voltmeter could confirm.

 

[Nodzed]

Supply for illuminated gear stick knob.

 

[Mint]

Niall, keep up at the back see my post #5 above...

 

[Gatsoburner]

I like the idea of the illuminated knob but ringing round the breakers asking is getting a short sharp reply followed by a dead tone..

 

[Duncodin]

Spent hours getting this out so I can take a photo - things we do for the forum eh?

Analog clock. The connector for the digital clock has a bigger square-ish connector with more pins. I guess if you have a working digital clock maybe with OBC and you have that little 123 connector hanging loose for the analog clock then then the loom has both.

Red/Yellow is permanently live.
Vi/White is live when ignition is on
Brown is earth.

(BTW, I didn't really spend hours getting those pictures. That panel has been cluttering up my desk for many months.)

 

[Gatsoburner]

I like the look of the finger clock, in keeping with the 2001 era, but I also like the trip, Temp, MPG etc from the digital clock.

I was thinking of using it as a supply for the dash camera but sounds itll be on permanently which will drain the battery.

Pondering on !....

 

[Duncodin]

I like the look of the finger clock, in keeping with the 2001 era, but I also like the trip, Temp, MPG etc from the digital clock.

I was thinking of using it as a supply for the dash camera but sounds itll be on permanently which will drain the battery.

Pondering on !....

I do want to add that my car originally came with a simple digital clock and it's my intention to fit the analog in my 50's style re-body. Would be cool if I had that 123 connector hanging round back there.

I'm now looking in the wiring diagram around the various clocks and, strangely, all mentions of analog clock show a gr/rt (grey/red) cable as supplying permanently live to analog clock and red/yellow supply it to digital clocks (Shrug Emoji). So don't take what I said about your connector being for the analog clock as being 100% correct.

Although the connector shape looks like it would fit and a simple multimeter test should show that red/yellow is indeed permanently live while white is live with ignition and brown is earth.

 

[Gatsoburner]

Yes I'll get the multimeter on it, should decide either way what we think it might have been for.

Much appreciated everyone's comments, helps alot so thanks very much

 

[Pond]

I was thinking of using it as a supply for the dash camera but sounds itll be on permanently which will drain the battery.

Not if you don't use the permanent live it won't.

If it is for an analogue clock, the 'switched live' is for the illumination bulb only and comes direct from the light switch.
Not a good idea to just 're-use' electrical wiring in cars unless you are 100% sure it is suitable for what you are connecting to. That is how fires start.

 

[Gatsoburner]

Sound advice, just throwing stuff around in me head.
Certainly won't be encouraging any likelihood of an incar BBQ occurring!

 

[Nodzed]

Niall, keep up at the back see my post #5 above...

Just being your wing man Dave