# Wire?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 3, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494 "2012-01-03T12:59:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/1 "2012-01-03T12:59:02Z")

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I have a car… and this wire is sticking out. the red one in the picture. Does any one know what it is?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]19859[/ATTACH]

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**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/2 "2012-01-03T13:00:16Z")

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Cut it and see what doesn’t work

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/3 "2012-01-03T13:01:58Z")

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Am I correct to assume this is an e60 M5?

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/4 "2012-01-03T13:06:33Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> Am I correct to assume this is an e60 M5?

:bigblap:

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/5 "2012-01-03T13:08:54Z")

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Car in question would help

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/6 "2012-01-03T13:09:35Z")

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Someone needs to learn how to pour that washer fluid, sheesh!

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/7 "2012-01-03T13:12:41Z")

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It’s a wire. Probably copper.

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Looks about 14 gauge.

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**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/8 "2012-01-03T13:13:05Z")

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> [@Onyx Z32](#):
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> Someone needs to learn how to pour that washer fluid, sheesh!

The washer fluid is topped off, so it’s not that. I checked that.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/9 "2012-01-03T13:25:50Z")

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damnit newman, I came here to make an m5 joke

with that said, year, make, model would help in determining the wire

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/10 "2012-01-03T13:49:48Z")

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I was going to guess some sort of bomb? related to [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-02/los-angeles-car-fires/52335412/1](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-02/los-angeles-car-fires/52335412/1)

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/11 "2012-01-03T13:51:03Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> Am I correct to assume this is an e60 M5?

👏

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**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/12 "2012-01-03T14:11:39Z")

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> [@LZ](#):
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> I was going to guess some sort of bomb? related to [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-02/los-angeles-car-fires/52335412/1](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-02/los-angeles-car-fires/52335412/1)

Hmm. I never thought of that… Do you think I could be in danger?

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**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/13 "2012-01-03T15:21:05Z")

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> [@DrDoS](#):
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> Hmm. I never thought of that… Do you think I could be in danger?

I’m sure it’s a non dangerous bomb.

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**Author:** ![goff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/goff/32/7494_2.png) [@goff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/goff)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/14 "2012-01-03T17:05:27Z")

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Looks like one of the wires in the injector/coil wire pack underneath the cover on an N54 (twin turbo inline 6 BMW motor).

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**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wire/219494/15 "2012-01-03T17:30:08Z")

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> [@goff](#):
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> Looks like one of the wires in the injector/coil wire pack underneath the cover on an N54 (twin turbo inline 6 BMW motor).

You’re pretty good.
