Anyone know what this is.. It was in when I bought it.. And I think its draining my battery..

 

The manta ray on the windshield is the port added Satellite Sirius radio antenna I have installed on mine. The other was definitely added afterwards by someone other than Lexus and I have no idea.

Randy B

 

Randy did it come with some kind of switch for the manta ray thingy? For some reason I think the two devices are related.

 

Perhaps a coincidence? But I don't have what you have near the trunk switch. MY SAT antenna is also about two inches thick. Perhaps they just look the same and are in the same location. Mine is to the right of the rain sensor on the passenger side of the windshield up top.

 

Here's a pic for reference.

 

That's definitely the same Sirius satellite antenna.. I figured out what that other switch goes to but still have no clue what it does haha.. Dang used cars drama!

 

That switch thing looks vaguely familiar, it looks like a theft-preventative device we used to install on used cars way back in the day when I was a salesman. I think it was some kind of ignition kill, you had a key fob thingy that you had to swipe on it to allow you to start the car. Kind of redundant these days. Where does it connect to?

 

It's connected to a Pursuit series alarm box. The only thing i can do with the switch is while the ignition is on, hold it for three seconds and the led light turns on or off.. to my knowledge it doesnt seem to affect anything. With it on or off, my key fobs and everything else still works as normal. Recently my battery has been getting drained.. might be a bad battery or atleast I'm hoping its the battery and not something draining it.

 

ahh ok it must be a valet or override switch. I'd rip all that useless 1990's crap out of the car if I were you.

 

haha i would if i have any knowledge of doing so. I see where the box is mounted, my worries are messing with wiring.