Piece Hanging from front bumper - Any Ideas?

[rufryder]

Does anyone have an idea what this is? I tried looking behind it, however due to tight space, couldn't figure out where it's hanging from. (All the lights, fogs are working correctly). It looked like that area was got melted from something. Maybe something got stuck during driving, got stuck and continued to melt that area. (Just thinking out loud)

Any ideas?

http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bmwhanging1xw9.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3167/bmwhanging2kc6.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7258/bmwhanging3us2.jpg

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[Bin_jammin]

A lot of US domestic cars use what's called an intake air temp sensor, and it usually looks like that. Does your car's intake plumbing sit in that area at all?

[rufryder]

umm. Have nooo idea what that is.

[yaofeng]

A lot of US domestic cars use what's called an intake air temp sensor, and it usually looks like that. Does your car's intake plumbing sit in that area at all?
It is the outside air temperature sensor. The intake air temp sensor is mounted somewhere on the intake system. But on US model E34 it is on the driver side near the fog light.

See that hole near the fog light? It should be mounted with the tip just behind the hole.

[shogun]

umm. Have nooo idea what that is.

very useful

Outside temp sensor