Probably been covered before, but what's this ? Mounted behind the glove box, no wires going to it on my car ???
What's this thing?
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maybe? now that you mention it I think I remember seeing one of these on the Delorian.
It's meant to have 2 x electrical spade connectors (one was snapped of) on the underside is what appears to be a ceramic resistor
It's meant to have 2 x electrical spade connectors (one was snapped of) on the underside is what appears to be a ceramic resistor
Thought it might be the positron emitter from the terminal end of a Jeffries tube
Must remember to reverse polarity, or the "feel" of the coupe will be wrong.
No idea what it is but Stan can make a run of a hundred new ones so we can all have one.
It is obviously electrical, dissipates heat so it is either resistive or a solid state device, VDO label suggests it is related to the instruments maybe? If both spades are insulated the device is used in series, as opposed of going in parallel to ground.
Did the car have an alarm system?
It is obviously electrical, dissipates heat so it is either resistive or a solid state device, VDO label suggests it is related to the instruments maybe? If both spades are insulated the device is used in series, as opposed of going in parallel to ground.
Did the car have an alarm system?
An Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator?
resistor
for your tach either directly or to the ecu. VDO is the clue. Early injection systems had trouble with a coil signal. Sometimes they worked, sometimes not.
Same issue sometimes for megasquirt and wasted spark depending upon set up.
But my wife's BMW has a funky floor light behind the glove box. Looks like that but opens like a matchbox; cheesiest thing you ever saw- fire hazard if you ask me. I recently had to change the FPS ( blower resistor) .
for your tach either directly or to the ecu. VDO is the clue. Early injection systems had trouble with a coil signal. Sometimes they worked, sometimes not.
Same issue sometimes for megasquirt and wasted spark depending upon set up.
But my wife's BMW has a funky floor light behind the glove box. Looks like that but opens like a matchbox; cheesiest thing you ever saw- fire hazard if you ask me. I recently had to change the FPS ( blower resistor) .
Mmm? Getting interesting it is
Here's a picture of the underside
Car was an auto if that's any help?
The white ceramic resistor is 18 ohm
???
Here's a picture of the underside
Car was an auto if that's any help?
The white ceramic resistor is 18 ohm
???
Bling, bling, bling!
What you have is a voltage divider for the automatic gear selector lights. Only used in automatics.
I bet gear selector lights are not working, or its plastic assembly was removed.
Gold Star for Arde! mystery solved, since the car is now manual, I'll put it in the bin
Thank you all
Steve
Thank you all
Steve
Gold Star? How about a case of Speight's from Dunedin? All I have left is their Southern Man T-shirt, and that shirt is getting old.
Bwana
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BIN!!! Oh how I hate it when an obviously useless item from ancient history disappears forever.....Yea, how many folks put an automatic back in and of course they'd be looking for that exact piece.
But it would probably lay around for years before that happened. I've got a garage full of stuff that's ancient but unusable
<sigh>
OK, I wont bin it, I do have a pile of "Bits" off the car, so I'll put it there 
Some of you wont forgive me, but about two months ago I "binned" the Zeniths and manifold because I dident think anyone would want them, dumb in hindsight I guess?
And Arde, if you were here in NZ, I would by you a Speights
Some of you wont forgive me, but about two months ago I "binned" the Zeniths and manifold because I dident think anyone would want them, dumb in hindsight I guess?
And Arde, if you were here in NZ, I would by you a Speights