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Old 03-08-2016, 11:23 PM
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I found this small pin switch on the upper part of the drivers side kick panel in my 06 GT. What's it for?
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Old 03-09-2016, 02:05 AM
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Im going to take a guess and say it was supposed to be the program button for a remote start.
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Old 03-09-2016, 05:17 AM
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By any chance do you have an aftermarket Radio/DVD player in the car - bypass?
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Old 03-09-2016, 09:36 AM
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Thank you for your replies. I am assuming that this switch is not factory.
The radio is stock, and the car has never had remote start, at least that I know of. The car had 2700 miles on it when I bought it. I really don't want to tear the interior apart to trace the wires, just curious what it might be for.
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Old 03-09-2016, 09:44 AM
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Thank you for your replies. I am assuming that this switch is not factory.
The radio is stock, and the car has never had remote start, at least that I know of. The car had 2700 miles on it when I bought it. I really don't want to tear the interior apart to trace the wires, just curious what it might be for.
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Old 03-09-2016, 09:47 AM
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I was thinking about Dawson's reply and After doing some googling, I'm starting to think my car could have the remote start used with the factory key fob but if so, I don't now which remote start system and I don't have the instructions on how it works.
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Old 03-09-2016, 10:19 AM
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One other thought since I see your from Cali maybe the PO had some sort of exhaust cut out or maybe nitrous? Seeing as that is illegal in Cali maybe it was put there to not draw attention? Could be an alarm too places like Best Buy and some other installers put the switches in odd places. Best Buy did an alarm on my ranger and it was a mess. They tapped into some random places and wasnt the best install short of chasing the wires may be hard to find out what it does but it definitely looks aftermarket.
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Old 03-09-2016, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by hotrodjohn71
Thank you for your replies. I am assuming that this switch is not factory.
The radio is stock, and the car has never had remote start, at least that I know of. The car had 2700 miles on it when I bought it. I really don't want to tear the interior apart to trace the wires, just curious what it might be for.
I can tell you one thing , If it was me it would bug me to no end and I would end up gutting the car till I found out what it was lol
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Originally Posted by dawson1112
I can tell you one thing , If it was me it would bug me to no end and I would end up gutting the car till I found out what it was lol
Same here...I'm not OCD about a lot of stuff, but this would be one of those times I am.
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It's all guesswork without checking what wires it connects to, but it would be in a nice location for a poor mans trunk release button, since these cars didn't come with one factory.
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