Whats this?

Was fixing a fault with the reverse parking sensors this afternoon (module for this is situated behind the drivers side rear light cluster - behind the plastic clip off cover with the filler cap release) Nice easy fix.

Anyway, i digress, whilst rooting around in there, i came across a black box with a single cable coming out of it. The cable goes up into the area at the back of the sat nave drive & the radio ariels etc. Doesn't have a part code on it & looks like it should be fixed (bolted) to something but was just wedged in there.

Any thoughts what this is?

Mobile phone or a tracker.

Flux capacitor.

GPS sensor?

danb79 said:

GPS sensor?

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Good point.

danb79 said:

GPS sensor?

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That would make sense, just there's no part ref on it. Will have to take the parcel shelf side cover off & have a look, or i could just leave it be.

martynv8 said:

That would make sense, just there's no part ref on it. Will have to take the parcel shelf side cover off & have a look, or i could just leave it be.

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I'd have a look just in case it's a tracker.

It's the sat nav antenna.. it should be under the rear side shelf, above where the sat nav computer sits

ukadamwest said:

It's the sat nav antenna.. it should be under the rear side shelf, above where teh sat nav computer sits

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Adam, your a star!
Looks like a PO has been fiddling. Will put it back in i'ts rightful place

Sat nav aerial should be at the front of the car under the O/S heater plenum plastic cover. Thing that sits above the satnav unit should have two plugs one from the aeriel and one to the satnav unit because it's the satnav receiver.

Well, whatever it is. It's now bolted back above the satnav drive where it appears to belong.

martynv8 said:

Well, whatever it is. It's now bolted back above the satnav drive where it appears to belong.

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Job done!

Yep, & my parking sensors are working properly now.

if you have the built in Sat Nav.. here's an interesting mod to operate a rear view camera on the sat nav when in reverse..

Reverse camera working on standard sat nav screen

Fantastic, had no idea this could be done!
May be something to have a play around with this summer.

Thanks again Adam!

martynv8 said:

Fantastic, had no idea this could be done!
May be something to have a play around with this summer.

Thanks again Adam!

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me too, just not got around to it yet what with the classics

ukadamwest said:

me too, just not got around to it yet what with the classics

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Sounds like youv'e been busy. Hows the group shot coming on?

martynv8 said:

Sounds like youv'e been busy. Hows the group shot coming on?

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Suffix A and CSK are being taken apart and the CLK still under covers

Very nice collection you've got there, What models your CLK? had one a few years ago, great cars.

320

bought it as a commuting car. but left the job so its done zero miles since its service, MOT and new CPS last year, staying in dry store under a dust cover.. zero rust, everything works. new continental conti-sport contacts, 100k on it seems a shame to get rid of it..