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What is this thing? (04 Impala)

Impala131

Impala131

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This was behind the front dash panel for my 04 Impala, attached to the panel with some type of adhesive. What is it?

I'm guessing some kind of damage / mercury / anti-theft sensor.


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Okay, peeled off the double-sided tape, no identifying numbers. Opened up the plastic case, and under it... another case, wrapped in rubber. No part numbers etc on any of it.... so I opened the other case. Still, no identifying numbers, but you can see what appears to be a heatsink on one side and a single solder dot on the other... sure does look like a receiver of some kind. But what for? It appears that attempting to remove the heatsink could possibly damage the device.
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I traced the wire back to the ignition switch area where it seems to join other wires... it doesn't look like it actually goes to the ignition switch though.
 
I had one of those on my old honda civic, the previous owner said it was for talking on the phone back then when they didnt have bluetooth.
 


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