I just changed my battery and this connector was along side the battery. I can't see where it would go or to what it belongs. The second pic shows where it was coming from in the wiring bundle behind the battery along the back wall. (It is the black tube going across the red battery cable in the pic)

Any ideas????

 

I've got the same connector hanging loose in my car...I've got a coupe, and assumed that it was a convertible-specific part of the harness. But you've got a 'vert, so now I have no idea!

 

I seem to remember it is something to do with rear parking sensors, I had an occaision when I removed a set from an XK and I beleive I unplugged from there going to the unit in the fuse box......

I could be wrong it was quite some time back?

 

Took your idea and went out and checked my reverse sensors and they are all working.

 

The X and S types have a transit connection for the battery during initial shipment.
Maybe it is the same?

 

The XK8/XKR wiring diagrams for all years show a transit relay arrangement for delivery purposes. On later models, the redundant wire is a single White/Green one.

Earlier versions were a more complex arrangement having an Transit Relay, a Delay Timer and a mini harness, all of which were removed before handover to the first owner. What's left in the car is not so clear from the diagrams!

 

Further to my last, I forgot to mention that in addition to the single connector there is also a redundant double one with a Brown/Red wire and a Brown/White one on the later models. There are probably a couple of other redundant connectors on the early models too if you look around!

 

well glad it isn't something I unplugged that is important

 

It's the connector for the optional warp drive

Doug

 

I had something similar on my Delorean lol

 

Sorry, It is not for the Warp Drive, It is for the rear rockets and the other wire is for the machine guns or the oil slick can't remember which.

What ever you do, don't ground it, then the ejection seat will go off.

 

Not sure it it is the same connector but there is a typically empty connector in the boot which provides a continuous 12 volts to keep the optional rechargable torch (flashlight) topped up. This would be also used as a transit connection during shipment. I.e., I tend to agree with Norri.

Darn, I was going to go online and look for a used warp drive.

 

The single black Lucar connector AND the large black Econoseal III HC connectors you found at your batteries are both for the Transit Battery Isolation device that were on the cars when they were shipped to dealers. It served to totally disconnect the battery from the vehicle electrics during the trip across the pond. That kept the normal parasitic draw from flattening the battery during transit. They just sit there, never to be used again.

Cheers,

 

Shucks, I guess that puts an end to the whole warp drive, machine gun, oil slick, rechargeable torch, ejection seat, rocket theory.

The only things missing were the retractable bullet proof shield in the boot and those tire shredders that came out of the wheel hubs.

 

The bullet proof shield and tire shredders are the two in a row empty fuses in the rear fuse Box.

 

I have seen an optional cigarette lighter (aux) socket kit that just requires a hole to be drilled in the right side of the boot and then plugs directly into an existing plug in the battery compartment. One of those connectors must be what the kit connects to. It's not rockets or warp drive, but it could serve some additional function.

However, this leaves the obvious question unanswered: Why would you be smoking in the boot?!

Ciao! - Jim

 

That's easy. You have to smoke in the boot because there's not enough room in the back seat.

 

"Clearly" understood. My two teenage daughters play Russian Roulette to see who gets to play human human origami in the back seat.



We need a "shoot me" emoticon - lol

 

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