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Old Apr 24, 2022 | 08:01 PM
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re-wiring fog lights

I have an 05 S that has factory fog lights - or had. When I bought the car it was hit and it damaged the plugs for the fogs. On the left side it ripped the entire plug off. On the left side I've got a blue/green with lime green and the right side a blue/red with lime green. At a local pull and pay is an 06 but the wires are a different color. My plan is to just cut the wires off the car in the yard back far enough just to splice them in to the existing wire on my car. But which wire will go where?

as an also asked - same situation for the temp sender plug/wire- what color is it supposed to be so I can find it?

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Old Apr 24, 2022 | 08:30 PM
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I would bet since the left and right connectors both have a blue wire, that wire would go into the same cavity of each connector. Logically, the wires with the lime green tracer would then go into the remaining cavity.

By 'temp sender plug/wire" are you referring to the ambient air temperature sensor?

If so, on my 2003 R53 it's behind the front bumper cover grill on the driver side. The actual sensor is a black, cone-shaped thing that clips onto the bumper cover. I have no idea what color the wire is though but it's the longest one on the driver side section of wire harness that goes to the turn signal, horn, side marker, etc...
 
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Old Apr 24, 2022 | 09:58 PM
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Here you have complete Mini Cooper wiring diagram.For Fog lights look at page 68.

 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:06 AM
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thanks Adriancl - unfortunately, it wont upzip correctly
 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:16 AM
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thanks Adriancl - unfortunately, it wont upzip correctly
use win rar sw
 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:19 AM
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try unzipped.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:20 AM
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that worked - thank you!!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:33 AM
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Adriancl - do have a Q - if you have the 05 diagrams, could you take a look and see if the same section of the harness is the same colors? Making sure I'm looking at the right pigtails....

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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill F
Adriancl - do have a Q - if you have the 05 diagrams, could you take a look and see if the same section of the harness is the same colors? Making sure I'm looking at the right pigtails....

thanks
I need your VIN number
 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:46 AM
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WMWRE33575TD99867
 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:53 AM
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Ge=yellow
Br=brown
Gn=green
Sw=black


 
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 09:41 AM
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thank you!! thank you!! Looks like I need to recheck then. The two shortest pigtails on both sides are blue with green tracer and light green.
 
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