What is this box?
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J_lope82
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It’s a spy box for sure.
So it is safe to assume it is not a stock part, right? Then probably something belonging to an old alarm system... But why would it matter which direction it is installed? Maybe a sensor for sounding the alarm when the car is lifted or bumped?
ttocs
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The wiring looks fairly stock except for the tech flex covering on it which is strange, I have never seen that on any old ford. I know in all the years I installed security I never saw anything like it.
RAU03MACH
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Not sure
It's got to be somthing forgin that was mandatory
By laws in the country it was sold in
It's got to be somthing forgin that was mandatory
By laws in the country it was sold in
RAU03MACH
Legend
Just Google it
Found its some kind of GPS driving direction box
One of the first types
Found its some kind of GPS driving direction box
One of the first types
Hm, that's a good idea, the car was imported to Germany from the US in 94, then forwarded to Hungary where my mom bought it as new. Maybe they added it in Germany during the import procedure.
I will ask around some German mechanics.
I tried but didn't find anything. How did you search for it? Could you please share a link?
RAU03MACH
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RAU03MACH
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driving direction device insalled in 90s in German vehicles
Adfalenski
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The only system in cars that depend on “Drive Direction” is airbags.
RAU03MACH
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that is the first time i seen a box like that
i pulled up some info on it
always some kind of electrical component attached to the vehicles
ttocs
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it doesn't make any sense to me. If it was GPS navigation then it was years ahead of its time since back in 94 the hand held units were being made but they really were not making them into car audio yet. It took a few more years for the double din screens to make it really viable. Alpine tried a system called the blackbird that had a stand alone gps you could take with you, or plug into the deck and sometimes it would work. Mention "blackbird" in a longtime alpine dealer today and if they sold them back then they will start to twitch remembering all the problems.
The only other thing I can think of back there in that area is the inertia switch for the fuel cut off and it is possible that the european version required a different version than the US version. I think the US version only detected forward/backward impacts, maybe that does lateral as well? Idunno do ya have the standard inertia switch on the back wall of the trunk with the red dot/switch on top?
The only other thing I can think of back there in that area is the inertia switch for the fuel cut off and it is possible that the european version required a different version than the US version. I think the US version only detected forward/backward impacts, maybe that does lateral as well? Idunno do ya have the standard inertia switch on the back wall of the trunk with the red dot/switch on top?
RAU03MACH
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as long as it dose not say fuckenbroken
ttocs
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disconnect it and see what happens? What is the worst that could happen?
RAU03MACH
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fuckenbroken
Okay, someone from Germany told me it is most probably used to modify the behaviour of the taillights, so that not the whole lamp blinks as turn signal, but only the amber part of the lamp. I haven't thought about that. 
ttocs
Post Whore
that could be. If so then disconnecting it would mean no turn signal, give it a try.
