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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 06:52 PM
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do you know what this is?

The woman I bought the car from had an alarm system installed. I am thinking this is one of the components. What does it look like to you? It's behind the brake booster.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 09:35 PM
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Looks like it might be a motion sensor of some sort for when the alarm was in.
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 09:43 PM
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maybe a relay???
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 09:46 PM
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Im going to disconnect it and see what happens. I'm tired of it being there. Thanks for the replys.:hail:
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 11:22 PM
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Its a fuse box guy
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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 11:34 PM
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From the picture,it looks like one of the older mechanical spring style shock sensors. Last time I installed that type of sensor was about 10 years ago,so it's either old,or a very cheap alarm.
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 04:20 PM
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Looks like a shock sensor to me.

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