Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: col320ce on July 10, 2016, 01:06:23

Title: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: col320ce on July 10, 2016, 01:06:23

Is it part of some after market alarm maybe?
Thanks for any help...

Title: Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: Jonny B 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?

Title: Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: col320ce 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. 

Title: Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: Shvegel 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. 

Title: Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: Tyler S 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?

Title: Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: col320ce 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.

Title: Re: What is this under the steering wheel?
Post by: col320ce 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.