What is this wire for?
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What is this wire for?
Today I pulled my in dash cup holder out of the dash. When I got it out a wire fell down from above. I was wondering if anyone can tell me what it was/is for?
Here is a pic.
On a side note, I did find a cup holder! Here is the difference in them. My old one is on the right and the new ( used) one is on the left! I like the new one's style better because I feel the cups are held in better. I did find a small floor mat for the middle hump though, so it will catch the drips instead of my carpet!
I didn't think about it till I got home from the place I bought the cup holder from, but I should have bought the piece of plastic with the hook on it too. This cup holder has an ashtray in it so I really don't need 2 ashtrays. Really don't even need one. lol The hook would have been great for attaching a garbage bag to. Guess I will have to go back one day and get one.
Here is a pic.
On a side note, I did find a cup holder! Here is the difference in them. My old one is on the right and the new ( used) one is on the left! I like the new one's style better because I feel the cups are held in better. I did find a small floor mat for the middle hump though, so it will catch the drips instead of my carpet!
I didn't think about it till I got home from the place I bought the cup holder from, but I should have bought the piece of plastic with the hook on it too. This cup holder has an ashtray in it so I really don't need 2 ashtrays. Really don't even need one. lol The hook would have been great for attaching a garbage bag to. Guess I will have to go back one day and get one.
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If that is what it is, is it supposed to help the truck idle better or something? The truck seems to idle fine with it not hooked to anything!
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My 2005 F350 has an AIC connection but it is located under the steering column (see pic below).
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Kim,
I think that plug is for the ESOF (electronic shift on the fly) switch, but since your truck is a 2WD it isn't used.
You will definitely like the newer style cupholder. Apparently the older style that you replaced had a nasty habit of releasing full coffee cups on sharp corners.
I think that plug is for the ESOF (electronic shift on the fly) switch, but since your truck is a 2WD it isn't used.
You will definitely like the newer style cupholder. Apparently the older style that you replaced had a nasty habit of releasing full coffee cups on sharp corners.
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The diagram of the passenger airbag deactivation looks to be dead on accurate. Not sure why there is no switch or some way to use it, unless it's this way for crew cab trucks. The logic being the only reason to deactivate the passenger airbag would be for a child's car seat or child, if you have a crew cab the car seat or child should be in the back. Maybe two door trucks and extra cabs have a switch there. My previous truck was an extra cab and there was a way to turn off the airbag. You had to insert the ignition key into the switch to turn it off.
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