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Old 09-20-2011, 11:06 AM
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This thing is part of the security system on my 02 z28. The car would not start, and i have a feeling this has to do with it. Does any know what it is, and who makes it. All it says on it is lectron
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It's some sort of photocell is it not? I don't have the schematics in front of me, but I'm sure it may have something to do with powering the security light so it doesn't drain the battery.
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It does look like a photocell
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Cell phone camera pictures are useless. Seriously. Why do people think that pictures like that are okay?
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[QUOTE=dragonrage;15412586]Cell phone camera pictures are useless. Seriously. Why do people think that pictures like that are okay?[/Q

why do you have to come in with a respond like that. if you dont know you dont know
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Originally Posted by dragonrage
Cell phone camera pictures are useless. Seriously. Why do people think that pictures like that are okay?
Meh, give the guy a break

It may be the only camera he has. At least he attempted to describe and show a photo of what he was talking about.

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Did you get that from the dash by the defroster vent (next to the alarm LED)? Hard to tell from those photos but it looks like it's the automatic headlight photo-sensor and is not related to the alarm and would not be the cause of the car not starting. It just tells the DRL module when it's dark enough to turn on the headlights.
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Nah, its on the other side pass side of the car just hanging there it also has a a light that flashes similar to a alarm light
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Both the factory alarm LED and the photo-sensor would be wired to a harness that comes up the dash from the passenger side (behind the glovebox). Do you have two empty holes in the dash panel on the right side of the defroster vent?
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no i there is none. the wires are even too short to reach there
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Originally Posted by dragonrage
Cell phone camera pictures are useless. Seriously. Why do people think that pictures like that are okay?
My cell phone has an 8 MP camera. Useless? I think not.




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