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haven't figured out the photo thing yet. At the bottom of the Tach gauge inclosure there is a small red cylindrical thing about +-3/8" tall by 1/4" diam. The one by the Speedo is a little bigger and clear. The one by the fuel and temp gauges is the same as the one by the Tach. Any ideas? Jack
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When you first said "gauges" my eyes glazed over because I have the nav system. But then I saw that you were talking about the speedo, tach, fuel, and electric gauges. The only thing on my gauges are the little posts which the needles rest on when the key is off. Is that what you're talking about? All of my are a dark, dark, gray.
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Could it be a detector?
Howdy Folks:
I have a similar situation that I did figure out last Oct just after I bought my car. I noticed one red LED in a housng about 3/8 high below the tach and another below the speedometer. (mounted on lower part of each bezel opening). Further snooping, and I found a switch/volume control behind the sunglasses holder door. It turned out to be a hidden aftermarket K40 Radar Detector. Since then, I have removed the front sensor and disconnected the under bonnet module even though it did make a good light and sound show.
I have a similar situation that I did figure out last Oct just after I bought my car. I noticed one red LED in a housng about 3/8 high below the tach and another below the speedometer. (mounted on lower part of each bezel opening). Further snooping, and I found a switch/volume control behind the sunglasses holder door. It turned out to be a hidden aftermarket K40 Radar Detector. Since then, I have removed the front sensor and disconnected the under bonnet module even though it did make a good light and sound show.
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BTW, thanks to you and to all the other energetic, instructional and problem solving members for all that you do.
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I'm not sure about what you have. Mine was installed after it left the factory. What I question is that could yours have been installed after it left the factory and could it be part of some sort of hidden system?
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I just checked mine and didn't see anything like indicators, but I'm curious to see what pophen is talking about.
The picture thing is easy though. Just click on the "quote" or "go advanced" button, scroll down to the "additional options" box and click on "manage attachments" and a box will pop up allowing you to click on the "browse" button to search your computer for downloaded pics, and click "upload" to put them onto your post. It will even choose the correct type of file for you.
The picture thing is easy though. Just click on the "quote" or "go advanced" button, scroll down to the "additional options" box and click on "manage attachments" and a box will pop up allowing you to click on the "browse" button to search your computer for downloaded pics, and click "upload" to put them onto your post. It will even choose the correct type of file for you.
Last edited by Skid Mark; 10-01-2011 at 04:56 PM.
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I also found a K40 detector on my '99, intact and working, front and rear. It works too good. Sounds off on city or country driving (it has a selector for each), due to (I think) all the air traffic, like cell phones, tv transmissions via "dish", XM radio etc. Driving to Vegas, it was sounding most of the time, with the semi trucks (CB), etc. It detects all bands of radar with a different tone for each. My wife normally drives the car, so I haven't been able to sort which beep is for the important radar. There are about 8-10 different sounds. This car came from Texas.
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