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Old 10-05-2005, 10:30 PM
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I saw a little sliver of wire poking out the top of the headliner on my mom'* 00 SSEi right near where the sunroof opening was. I pulled the wire out to discover a plug of some kind. The cable is almost long enough to reach down to the center console when pulled completely out. I'm not sure what it'd be for?

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Looks like a power cord for a phone or radar detector.
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take off the overhead light infront of the sun roof and see what it is attached to.....thats weird...lets us know!
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I'd say radar detector..
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Looks like someone hard wired an accessory plug to the overhead light instead of having to plug into the accessory plug down on the dash. Probably for a radar detector.
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Im gonna agree on a radar detector cord
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That'* where the front detector cords on both of my cars is.

It'* a much cleaner install that way. She bought it used?
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Originally Posted by willwren
That'* where the front detector cords on both of my cars is.

It'* a much cleaner install that way. She bought it used?
yep. it was bought used. I think it had in the 20,000 mile range when we bought it in 2002. Funny thing about her SSEi is it has always been in the U.*. and was first sold in Michigan yet it has the Canadian dashboard on it. It'* kind of annoying because 55 MPH is where 25 MPH would be on a regular dash. It freaks people out though because the speedometer goes up to 220 MPH.
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That'* where the front detector cords on both of my cars is.

It'* a much cleaner install that way. She bought it used?
yep. it was bought used. I think it had in the 20,000 mile range when we bought it in 2002. Funny thing about her SSEi is it has always been in the U.*. and was first sold in Michigan yet it has the Canadian dashboard on it. It'* kind of annoying because 55 MPH is where 25 MPH would be on a regular dash. It freaks people out though because the speedometer goes up to 220 MPH.
I thought all 2000'* were the same dash, US and Canadian, and that the analog speedo and the HUD changed from metric to Imperial simultaneously?
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Originally Posted by willwren

I thought all 2000'* were the same dash, US and Canadian, and that the analog speedo and the HUD changed from metric to Imperial simultaneously?
yes i was under the same impression


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