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Old 08-19-2010, 12:50 PM
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Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Here's the deal after getting my car I found out a PO had some sort of electronic crap in it, because there is a whole mess of wire that doesn't belong and the speakers weren't stock(or decent speakers o.O?) anyways just found a nice big chunk of it under the steering column when removing the dash...would like to remove all this crap as I have no idea what it went to and don't want someone else's hackjab wiring in my car....
Found a metal box mounted vertically to a bracket underneath rightside in dash speaker, also noticed the firewall has vents underneath of it, someone tell me if it belongs there, kind of looks like an ECM box so I am wondering if PO relocated it or something....
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Sounds like the ECM or the Cruise Control Module if it's pass side - is it the same box you see from under the dash on pass side? Get us a pic if you can.

The rest might have been hacked speaker wire, or door entry - mine had keyless entry installed by the PO that actually works, and works great - pops the door locks and the trunk!
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Yeah but isn't the ECM supposed to be driver side underneath steering column I always thought?
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Originally Posted by 3rd gen RS
Yeah but isn't the ECM supposed to be driver side underneath steering column I always thought?
No, never. Under the drivers side are the fuse box and convenience center.
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

If it's silver, mounted vertically, measures about 6 inches wide,about 9 inches long, and 11/2 inches thick and has a bunch of wires plugged into the bottom end , it is without a doubt your engine computer and by no means excess stuff and that is it's normal location
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

If its the ecm,it will have 2 plugs on one end,one will go to the fender connector on the right side near kick panel,and the other will lead back into the interior harness.

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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Originally Posted by 3rd gen RS
Found a metal box mounted vertically to a bracket underneath
That's where you hide the cocaine.
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Originally Posted by Gumby
That's where you hide the cocaine.
i thought thats what the deep pockets behind the 6x9 speakers were for?







and yeah thats your computer
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Re: Metal box under right side dash speaker....?

Its the ECM or PCM aka the computer!
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