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Originally Posted by iride4u
The dealer said that removing the tray would cause CanBus faults since it is hard wired.
I have found another place for my Kimber Ultra Carry II Custom Shop. It is really too bad that the center console is almost worthless.
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Disappointing. (That removing it could cause faults, not that you found another place for the Kimber).
I have no technical capacity to contest the dealer, and clearly the cable has a power feed to it so it's there should you decide to plug in, but does anyone know (a) if CanBus monitors the resistance or capacitance of things like this cable/connector that are not actually being used, just in case, or (b) whether this cable or connector is part of an always-functioning loop in the electrical/stereo/iDrive system?
If the answer to both is "no," then I would think disconnecting the cable or tucking it away under the console after removing the annoying/useless/disappointing/over-engineered plastic tray shouldn't cause an electrical fault unless the cable is shorted. Even if the answer is yes, however, I would think that it should still be possible to work around that to not induce the fault...