novagrk
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- Emmanuel
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- 2017 Mustang GT Premium, PP
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Hello!
I am a new proud owner of a 2017 Mustang GT premium + PP in Lighting Blue! I am a gear head and car enthusiast and have been after this car for many many years! I finally decided to pick up a one owner car with 7500 miles at the time of purchase!
It's not my daily driver, but I have been driving it recently since my DD is in my garage for some much need maintenace and repairs. With the weather changing, I have been using my AC from to time. Since the AC has been on, I noticed a little light blue wire dangling from under the passenger glove box.
I took off the plastic panels and did some investigation. It appears as though someone has previously been fiddling with my car! I have no idea what the previous owner has done - which is the reason why I'm posting this to gather up some ideas.
Looks as though they have spliced into the Green/Purple wire, and added an 18/20 gauge small wire with its own dedicated fuse. The other end of the wire appears to have been snipped and probably tucked under the dash.
I got the car from Carmax, and the car is originally from Illinois. I live in Virginia. I'm 99% positive CarMax wouldn't have a clue if I asked them, and I honestly don't want anyone touching my car. They don't know anything about cars anyway. They "cleaned my car" with foaming glass cleaner when I finished the paperwork and bought the car.....
I told my mustang friend, who thinks that the previous owner must have had a radar detector hidden under the glovebox. Maybe they were stealing power for the radar unit from the Green/Purple cable? That said, I did not see a ground wire anywhere to indicate that they also grounded the device somewhere.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This easter egg made me really mad - especially from a car with only 7500 original miles. I don't like anyone touching my stuff. I understand it's a used car.
I've attached a pic. I'm trying to figure out what this wire goes to and whether or not it is from the factory. My guess is it's not, but I want to ask you guys to get your feedback.
I plan on removing the solder from the wire and adding some heatshrink tube over it. I hope they didn't cut through the green/purple wire and just removed the shielding to bridge the connection. If that's the case, I will just use some electric tape and remove the addition.
Thanks for any help! (Check out the pic attached.)
Emmanuel
I am a new proud owner of a 2017 Mustang GT premium + PP in Lighting Blue! I am a gear head and car enthusiast and have been after this car for many many years! I finally decided to pick up a one owner car with 7500 miles at the time of purchase!
It's not my daily driver, but I have been driving it recently since my DD is in my garage for some much need maintenace and repairs. With the weather changing, I have been using my AC from to time. Since the AC has been on, I noticed a little light blue wire dangling from under the passenger glove box.
I took off the plastic panels and did some investigation. It appears as though someone has previously been fiddling with my car! I have no idea what the previous owner has done - which is the reason why I'm posting this to gather up some ideas.
Looks as though they have spliced into the Green/Purple wire, and added an 18/20 gauge small wire with its own dedicated fuse. The other end of the wire appears to have been snipped and probably tucked under the dash.
I got the car from Carmax, and the car is originally from Illinois. I live in Virginia. I'm 99% positive CarMax wouldn't have a clue if I asked them, and I honestly don't want anyone touching my car. They don't know anything about cars anyway. They "cleaned my car" with foaming glass cleaner when I finished the paperwork and bought the car.....
I told my mustang friend, who thinks that the previous owner must have had a radar detector hidden under the glovebox. Maybe they were stealing power for the radar unit from the Green/Purple cable? That said, I did not see a ground wire anywhere to indicate that they also grounded the device somewhere.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This easter egg made me really mad - especially from a car with only 7500 original miles. I don't like anyone touching my stuff. I understand it's a used car.
I've attached a pic. I'm trying to figure out what this wire goes to and whether or not it is from the factory. My guess is it's not, but I want to ask you guys to get your feedback.
I plan on removing the solder from the wire and adding some heatshrink tube over it. I hope they didn't cut through the green/purple wire and just removed the shielding to bridge the connection. If that's the case, I will just use some electric tape and remove the addition.
Thanks for any help! (Check out the pic attached.)
Emmanuel
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