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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 07:25 PM
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This part I found dangling from under the passenger front right corner below the foglight area.
Can't figure out what's it for.
Any help would be appreciated
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 08:28 PM
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looks like your PDC sensor off of your bumper
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 09:13 PM
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I don't have the park distance control on the car.. anything else it may be?
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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Fog light connector?
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 03:21 PM
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Brake wear sensor connector?
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Old Aug 23, 2013 | 12:53 AM
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Germans like to put part numbers on everything. Does this dangly have one as well we could cross reference?
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 01:08 PM
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Exhaust bearing.
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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horn connector. does your horn work? i'm pretty sure the horn is behind the bumper on the passenger side.
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Old Aug 26, 2013 | 01:30 PM
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The pic shows the front right disassembled for left side body repair.
The wire trailing off the bottom of the pic is for the fog light.
The orange dot shows the horn.
Also note the crash sensor along the top of the bumper.
The shot is from a 2008 535i with PDC.
There was no damage to this side or front.
Hope it helps.
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Old Aug 26, 2013 | 05:17 PM
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most definitely the johnson rod connector...
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