What is this??I Have it in my car and now it's in Komodo's car? - United Bimmer Community

**delmarco** · 11-09-2005, 12:20 PM

This is a picture of when I first bought my car. At the top of the the front pillar there is a small black cylinder that is wired into the car. I never figured out what it was. Assuming it was some old factory alarm component.

But I was looking at the picture from Komodo's car. and he has the same exact thing in his car. My car is a 1995/1996 318i his car is a 1998 328i. What is it? and What's the connection?

**komodo** · 11-09-2005, 01:16 PM

Mine is the microphone from my voice control module I installed on my AVIC-N2 headunit.

However in my picture, I broke the top clip off the A-pillar, so it's sagging and looks pretty bad, hah. It's usuallly tucked neatly against the side.

My guess is it's the microphone from where your car was wired for a car phone a while back. (my dad's old jeep had the same kind of thing when he had a car phone years back)

**xsperf** · 11-09-2005, 06:48 PM

yea most likely a microphone, looks exactly like one

**Tochenzo** · 11-09-2005, 07:15 PM

hmmm....i might have to check the next time im in the car to see if i have one lol

**RealBmw 02** · 11-09-2005, 07:48 PM

my guess would also be a microphone for a permanently mounted cell phone that the previouos owner probably had

Storamin · 11-09-2005, 08:16 PM

i thought it was the microphone for the alarm... glass breakage sensor?

**voca** · 11-09-2005, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Storamin

i thought it was the microphone for the alarm... glass breakage sensor?

that's what I was thinking. aftermarket alarm system?

**Spieluhr** · 11-10-2005, 02:16 AM

car phone, definately. I have one too, but mine is hidden behind the rear view mirror.

**///M Power** · 11-10-2005, 02:52 AM

Its the microphone for your car phone. i have it in my car too. You listen through your radio and speak into that mic.

**Dudesky** · 11-10-2005, 04:38 AM

Hmmm . . the techs over at the Bureau must have done a shitty job of concealment.

**STEVE36** · 11-13-2005, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delmarco

This is a picture of when I first bought my car. At the top of the the front pillar there is a small black cylinder that is wired into the car. I never figured out what it was. Assuming it was some old factory alarm component.

But I was looking at the picture from Komodo's car. and he has the same exact thing in his car. My car is a 1995/1996 318i his car is a 1998 328i. What is it? and What's the connection?

Sell me your wheels. Now.