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Old 10-27-09, 05:58 PM
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Default Whats this object doing behind my rearview?
A little while ago I noticed this black thing stuck on the windshield - behind my rearview mirror. There are wires coming out of it going into the headliner.




Anyone know what it is?
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Old 10-27-09, 06:01 PM
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my guess is light sensor, rain sensor, and thermometer.
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I don't think I have that.....
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Unless you have rain sensing wipers, it looks like the XM receiver/antenna in the wife's Scion.
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Lojack????
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ooo look interesting maybe its a cop radar lol jkin
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Did it come with your car when you got it new?
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lobuxracer,

I dont have rain sensing wipers, but isnt the shark fin for XM?

mikes rx,

I dont have jojack (not that i know of! )

stonefan52,

Im not sure, i didn't notice it until earlier this year.
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Sensor for toll roads?
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the Gov't is watching your every move...

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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
lobuxracer,

I dont have rain sensing wipers, but isnt the shark fin for XM?

mikes rx,

I dont have jojack (not that i know of! )

stonefan52,

Im not sure, i didn't notice it until earlier this year.
This is an illustration from the Sirius/XM install guide. I think it answers your question.
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
This is an illustration from the Sirius/XM install guide. I think it answers your question.
Thanks.

But this makes me wonder why I have a shark fin since thats whats supposed to hold the XM antenna. So my shark fin is all for show? lol or is the AM/FM antenna up there?
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do you mean the little box next to the rv mirror mount? it is the gps for your nav system, i look at the different IS which don't have NAV, so they don't have that little box.
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I have Nav but I don't have the little box.
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