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rennagata92

12-12-2010, 10:22 PM

whats under that plastic cover on the passenger side of the backseat?

AHenry014

12-12-2010, 10:42 PM

no no he means the one like if you were sitting in the seat, you could lift you leg a bit and hit it with your right heel. i would love to know the answer to this. the e32 i had had a fuse socket in there. i think i read something about it being a ground break when BMW was shipping them. to disconnect battery

nyce92m3

12-12-2010, 10:46 PM

no no he means the one like if you were sitting in the seat, you could lift you leg a bit and hit it with your right heel. i would love to know the answer to this. the e32 i had had a fuse socket in there. i think i read something about it being a ground break when BMW was shipping them. to disconnect battery

yea i did too

attack eagle

12-12-2010, 11:07 PM

it is.

nitrouso

12-13-2010, 12:21 AM

It is the ground break or at least the cover for it. The cover can be pulled off to reveal a bolt which has to be removed. Useful if you want to disconnect the battery without removing the rear seat. Also, be careful with that cover. It can break at the part that holds it in. I had to order another one.

rennagata92

12-13-2010, 12:27 AM

oh ok thanks everybody it looked kinda weird but i didnt really want to mess with it

M Quick

12-13-2010, 12:51 AM

Yeah +1 on that it's the main earth cable from the battery, that is used to disconnect the battery from the vehicle without lifting out the rear seat, simply pry the black little cover and then undo the 10mm bolt and the battery is disconnected.

rennagata92

12-13-2010, 01:00 AM

Yeah +1 on that it's the main earth cable from the battery, that is used to disconnect the battery from the vehicle without lifting out the rear seat, simply pry the black little cover and then undo the 10mm bolt and the battery is disconnected.

like for storing the car? damn those germans think of everything

attack eagle

12-13-2010, 01:06 AM

yeah, or working on the electrical system. Avoids wear and tear on the battery terminal.

rennagata92

12-13-2010, 01:10 AM

yeah, or working on the electrical system. Avoids wear and tear on the battery terminal.

so if im doing something and the diy tells me to disconnect the battery i could pull that cover off and disconnect it through there?

NY Bimmers

12-13-2010, 01:31 AM

any pics or said cover? i never noticed it....

rennagata92

12-13-2010, 01:35 AM

ill take one tomorrow if you can wait but im pretty sure someone will pop up with one

NY Bimmers

12-13-2010, 01:51 AM

where is it? i can go look myself lol

M Quick

12-13-2010, 04:18 AM

so if im doing something and the diy tells me to disconnect the battery i could pull that cover off and disconnect it through there?

Exactly like that!
I bet 90% of the e34 owners doesn't even know that thing exists for these purposes. It's so well "hidden" that you never really notice it.

where is it? i can go look myself lol

If you're sitting in the passenger side rear seat it will be by your back of your feets where the at the location that the battery is located. A black plastic piece that is ~1.5"x3" or something like that. Pry it off and there you will see the bolt.

Oh i remember now, i think you need to first undo that bolt and remove that plastic piece too and there you will find the bolt that holds the battery ground cable.. Anyways, it's MUCH easier to disconnect the battery from there rather than removing the seat and the things that goes along to get to the battery..

eaglecomm

12-13-2010, 10:35 AM

Now that is cool!! I never knew what it was for. Will it spark a little when the bolt is reattached like the cable will? :D will have to try it when I get home.

M Quick

12-13-2010, 10:42 AM

Now that is cool!! I never knew what it was for. Will it spark a little when the bolt is reattached like the cable will? :D will have to try it when I get home.

Yes sir! Sparkles will shine and the hair will stand up! :D Nah but, yes :)

BMWross540

12-22-2010, 08:53 AM

ill take one tomorrow if you can wait but im pretty sure someone will pop up with one

I'd like to see a pic

gcb

12-23-2010, 02:04 PM

damn you mind readers! i noticed that cover yesterday

and why every single e34 guide tells you to remove the seat and disconnect the battery instead of using this?! this is genius. no more working on the electronics with my backseat laying on the roof!

M Quick

12-23-2010, 02:31 PM

damn you mind readers! i noticed that cover yesterday

and why every single e34 guide tells you to remove the seat and disconnect the battery instead of using this?! this is genius. no more working on the electronics with my backseat laying on the roof!

I'm guessing the one who wrote the instructions never noticed or knew about it :) I mean, it's a small detail to be noted if you're not really looking for it you can't really see it's there... It's a place where you almost never look.

5senses

12-29-2010, 01:48 PM

Here's the pics guys/gals...

I tend to learn these things from 1: Owner's manual and 2: ghost bimmers(junked bimmers)..

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/DirtyD124/IntBattAccess1.jpg?t=1293648410
Access panel after cover is removed..

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/DirtyD124/IntBattAccess2.jpg?t=1293648410
Negative ground wire to disconnect battery.

Wes