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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 12:57 PM
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What is this?

I was doing some modifications under the hood and I noticed something. Anybody know what this is?
I think the black box with the white tag is my outside air temp sensor but I have no idea what the other is.





 
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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I'm sure others will chime in, but I'm pretty sure that black box is your crash (airbag deplyment) sensor and that round one is the outside temp sensor.
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Originally Posted by 96f150
I'm sure others will chime in, but I'm pretty sure that black box is your crash (airbag deplyment) sensor and that round one is the outside temp sensor.
Rich
Yup your right. As soon as I moved the square one my airbag light won't go off. Now I need to move some stuff.

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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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I am also pretty sure that that airbag sensor needs to be grounded..thats why it was bolted to the support bracket
 
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I am also pretty sure that that airbag sensor needs to be grounded..thats why it was bolted to the support bracket
I had it bolted back to the metal frame but it was horizontal. I'm thinking it needs to be vertical.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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It has to be installed the same way as from the factory. Make sure it is mounted solid too if it moves the RCM might think you just crashed and deploy the airbags. The other part is the outside temp sensor.
 
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