Having give the old girl a deep clean at the weekend, we removed the central ashtray and cupholder and closing panel.

Just infront of the cubby are a load of wires and these pink two connectors, can anyone shed any light on what they are for?

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Options or specification configurations that are not fitted to your vehicle. Manufacturers use a standard wiring loom where possible to reduce supply complexity. Don't worry about them. 2012 (L322) 4.4TDV8 Vogue SE, RSE, Fuji White over Arabica.
Previous V8s: BMW 645Ci, P38 4.6, P38 4.0, Merc CL500
Previous others: Honda x1, Volvo x7, Rover x6, BMW x6, Ford x1, Mercedes x2, Skoda x3, VW x2, Renault x2, Citroen x1, Mazda x3, Nissan x1, Audi x3, Kia x1, Fiat x4, Subaru x3, Austin x2, Triumph x2, Jeep x2, Hyundai x2, Lexus x1, Mitsubishi x1, Saab x2... and some others I've forgotten!

yes i gathered they were for certain options, i was hoping someone would know what options.

Reason being i have always heard about an aux input to the stereo being down here somewhere but havent found it. I wondered if this was it?

Very hard to tell what they are based on that picture as it's too small to see the detail, but neither of those look like audio wiring at first glance, but rather something like small module power connectors. 2012 (L322) 4.4TDV8 Vogue SE, RSE, Fuji White over Arabica.
Previous V8s: BMW 645Ci, P38 4.6, P38 4.0, Merc CL500
Previous others: Honda x1, Volvo x7, Rover x6, BMW x6, Ford x1, Mercedes x2, Skoda x3, VW x2, Renault x2, Citroen x1, Mazda x3, Nissan x1, Audi x3, Kia x1, Fiat x4, Subaru x3, Austin x2, Triumph x2, Jeep x2, Hyundai x2, Lexus x1, Mitsubishi x1, Saab x2... and some others I've forgotten!

I could be wrong here, but they look exactly like the connectors for the retro fitted flappy paddle gear shift. I did it on mine and I'm positive I had to plug in the purple connecters.

Thanks for the response, next time im routing around down there ill see if the have any power.

I think early L322's had a phone option, in the center cubby, so maybe something to do with that.

My 2003 Vogue had the in-built GSM mobile phone but I don't recall seeing those connectors when I removed it and converted the L322 to Bluetooth (the 2G/GSM network closed some years ago down here). Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

what is color and thickness of the cables?