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col320ce

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What is this under the steering wheel?
« on: July 10, 2016, 01:06:23 »
Is it part of some after market alarm maybe?
Thanks for any help...
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Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2016, 01:53:06 »
Looks like an old style microphone plug in?? Is there a bull horn mounted under the hood somewhere, so you can indicate you are coming through?!?

Don't think it is original. Can you trace the wire to where it is connected?
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Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2016, 08:55:31 »
It traces back to some wiring that I think is an after market alarm ...
I want to remove it but don't want to cause problems. 
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Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2016, 01:42:46 »
Sort of looks like a supplemental power plug of some sort.maybe for a radar detector or a CB radio!
  I am pretty sure it isn't alarm related as most alarms of the era would have been pretty small diameter wire and lots of it. 
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Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2016, 01:55:07 »
Could be an old pull style switch that is missing its knob and shaft. Any added ancillaries on the car like fog lights?
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Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2016, 11:25:45 »
No fog light or bull horn.
I'll go upside down tomorrow and see if I can figure it out and likely remove it.
I'm replacing the speedo with a kph one and will replace all the globes at the same time so I'll pull the tachometer too to create a little more space to see what's up.
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Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2016, 14:12:25 »
Pulled it all out. Looks like it was part of the alarm... Not sure what it was for though.
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