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06-28-2020, 03:42 PM
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What is this thing?
Found in the "back seat" of my car. Looks like a fiber optic connector or light thing of some kind...
 
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06-28-2020, 05:05 PM
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It's a tracking device.
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06-28-2020, 08:21 PM
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no model number?
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06-28-2020, 08:30 PM
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no marks or numbers or anything
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06-28-2020, 08:44 PM
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looks like a commercial fiber optic sc panel board coupling.
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06-28-2020, 09:11 PM
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That looks really close. Maybe the previous owner worked in IT. I was just wondering if it was related to some aftermarket lighting mods or something. The dome light up front is red - that's not stock is it?
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06-29-2020, 12:13 PM
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Yeah, I didn't expect we had fiber optic lighting or anything, but I thought some of these new LEDs might have some weird shapes I don't recognize. I'm guessing the previous owner was an IT person that hauled parts around from site to site or something.
Although, the notion of fiber optic lighting in cars isnt completely unheard of. I remember reading back in the 90s about auto manufacturers experimenting with a single high intensity light and running fiber optics instead of electrical wires. The thought was that they could save some weight because fiber was lighter than copper wire, relays, bulbs, etc. I think they also just thought it sounded "high tech" at the time. |
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06-29-2020, 05:22 PM
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1967 to 1972 GM had Vigilite fiber light monitor for exterior lights
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dodge is currently talking about replacing canbus wires with optical assemblies in upcoming future generations--it's set to be a massive fiasco.
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