What is this wire for?? (...it's not red)

douellette

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Aug 26, 2012
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ok so this is on a 02 TB LTZ. Up behind the mirror there is a 3 prong wire that is unplugged. anyone know where it goes/what its for? thanks

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The_Roadie

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Probably. Almost nobody pays GM price for a replacement windshield that includes the sensor. If it's rectangular (no pics came through) and the colors are yellow, black, and black, that's the sensor.
 

C-ya

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the roadie said:
If it's rectangular (no pics came through) and the colors are yellow, black, and black, that's the sensor.

Well, you nailed that part.

Damn glad I made it over here!
 

RayVoy

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Hahaha, I'll bet everyone thought this was gonna be the "red wire" question.


I would say, from the supplied pics, you still have the rain sense module. I suspect the previous owner unplugged so that it would work manually. You can probably plug it in and re-activate the rain sense feature.
 

douellette

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Aug 26, 2012
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well where is it supposed to plug into? i didn't see any empty plugs. There is a metal ring on the windshield right next to where the mirror mounts if that helps

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RayVoy said:
Hahaha, I'll bet everyone thought this was gonna be the "red wire" question.


I would say, from the supplied pics, you still have the rain sense module. I suspect the previous owner unplugged so that it would work manually. You can probably plug it in and re-activate the rain sense feature.

i do have a red wire unhooked from the engine fuse box..... haha, should it be hooked up?
 

RayVoy

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douellette said:
well where is it supposed to plug into? i didn't see any empty plugs. There is a metal ring on the windshield right next to where the mirror mounts if that helps
The black box above your finger nail, in pic 2, looks like the sensor module. Look outside at the box, through the windshield, if you see what looks like a clear LED (or two), that is the sensor box. I disconnected mine. I pried off one side of the black cover (it should open easy, don't pry too hard) and removed a cable just like the one you are holding. If it is the sensor module, there should be a socket for the plug.



douellette said:
i do have a red wire unhooked from the engine fuse box..... haha, should it be hooked up?
Haha, here's your test question, how many times does "red wire" appear on GMTN?
 

douellette

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Aug 26, 2012
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RayVoy said:
The black box above your finger nail, in pic 2, looks like the sensor module. Look outside at the box, through the windshield, if you see what looks like a clear LED (or two), that is the sensor box. I disconnected mine. I pried off one side of the black cover (it should open easy, don't pry too hard) and removed a cable just like the one you are holding. If it is the sensor module, there should be a socket for the plug.




Haha, here's your test question, how many times does "red wire" appear on GMTN?


thank you sir! will take a look at that when i get a chance
 

SBUBandit

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RayVoy said:
Hahaha, I'll bet everyone thought this was gonna be the "red wire" question.

I thought for sure this was the red wire question, and just came in here to have a good laugh at what Roadie would have posted about it. Oh well, the day is young, someone is bound to ask about the red wire before long
 

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