Hello all!
I'm new here and new to fixing things in Judy (my Jeep), so please go easy on me
I was checking out some wires in the passenger side fuse box and noticed a blue wire that had come loose from somewhere. I'm pretty sure it's a radio wire, but have no idea where it goes. I've looked and looked for answers to no avail.

Where it starts...


Where it ends..


Another view of where it ends..


Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Looks aftermarket to me. Have you got any non-OEM accessories/ mods/conversions that don't work?

My approach has always been, if everything works any odd wires irrelevant/redundant and just be tucked up out of the way or, ideally removed - unless they're for some factory gizzmo your model doesn't have, but you might want to fit at a later date.

 

Thanks for your response!
I should have mentioned that the radio does not in fact, work anymore.

 

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I would make sure that wire has no power at that bare end. If that has power and shorts to ground, you're gonna have a mess on your hands.

 

I made sure to put some electrical tape on the end

 

Blue, not necessarily that blue, but blue is associated with a power antenna, if it is coming from the radio's harness.

 

Ohhh. Yeah, maybe that's it then. I figured it was something to do with the radio.. I'm not sure why the radio doesn't work anymore, but I reckon I can do some poking around. Thanks for your help!

 

I would rip it out and fix what's wrong

 

Well obviously one end is not connected but what is the other end connected too?

I certainly have wires like that in my jeep that I have used for something and then abandon. Of course I should remove the wire but hey, why bother. Makes life exciting for the next guy, AKA you.

 

but what if dmoe69's right & (a) it's OEM & (b) it doesn't have to be connected?

 

It's not OEM with a crimped on connector.

 

That's what I said originally - but wouldn't be the 1st time a connector's been crimped onto an original wire.