"Thing" behind the lights

[Macv]

Would anyone happen to know what this piece is?





(The arrow incandescently points out the object )

....just curious.

-Mac

[Evan]

passenger ejector seat... option on 94 cars

[mpirie]

Looks to me like the aerial connector used in European E34's. They came with an aerial amplifier that used the rear heated screen for radio reception. The amplifier was behind the rear lights too. Regards, Mike

[pingu]

Any chance you can pull the plastic cap off the end and zoom in a bit closer? The silvery metal bit looks like a connector that has been crimped to a coaxial cable. I don't know what it does, but if it is coaxial then it might be something to do with the aerial - it's in the right sort of place. I think that some/all? E34s have a "diversity" antenna - if I remember correctly, the diversity antenna has three antennas and some electronics which selects whichever of the three antenna is, at any particular instant in time, giving the strongest signal.

[Macv]

So what exactly does that do? ... and do I have the option installed now, or just ready to be?

[Macv]

I'll get more pictures when I can

[pingu]

It's possible that you've got the diversity antenna and that the cable you found isn't needed due to the diversity antenna.

[Macv]

I failed to mention this was behind the rear passenger dome light .... but I'm sure you noticed

Here are those pictures...

(doesnt happen to get cable does it ? )


A shot of the sisters just for fun...



Thanks for all the help

-Mac

[Paul in NZ]

dont all e 34s have the diversity antennae in the rear window?

[SchnellE34]

Out of curiousity, why did you have the lights off? Are you installing switched rear lights?