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What is the sensor (?) right above driver's head for?

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Old 01-23-19, 07:54 AM
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Default What is the sensor (?) right above driver's head for?

Sorry if this question asked before. I see two little things that look like sensors right above driver's head. What is this for? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by 1111GS
Sorry if this question asked before. I see two little things that look like sensors right above driver's head. What is this for? Thanks.

I think you mean the microphone?
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Originally Posted by PeeVee
I think you mean the microphone?
Can you hear me now
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It is microphone, as seen in #1 in the diagram below. It's directly overhead




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Wow $176 for some plastic assembly, connector, and a $2-$3 microphone...
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Automakers usually use electric condenser microphones (ECM) and placed them in a shocked mounted (rubber surround) plastic assembly. $1-$3 for the mic and another $1 for the plastic. They tend to spend more on the cables and connector assemblies than the mic.
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