Thread: What is this?

Messy, isn't it?

The first pic is of a thing called a Uni Cartalk. An old one. There is, or at least was, probably a phone cradle somewhere. It was an early form of handsfree, a PITA if you changed phones as the cradle was phone specific. The whole concept was destroyed by BlueTooth. You can pretty safely get rid of it, but move carefully and follow wires and cables back and cut them off, or better still disconnect them, where they join the car's original loom. I can't see any reason why they would interfere with cruise, though. Unless someone thought it would be clever to use the cruise buttons to control the phone, which I would think very highly unlikely.
I guess the mic is solely for that handsfree unit, so it could go as well.

Spare plugs aren't uncommon, as different spec cars get different accessories. Without my own car here, I can't say if they are present in mine. What spec is yours? RAVE may have the answers, or better still, Sierrafery might chime in.

What that other box with the extension wire zip tied to it is I have no idea. Could be some sort of module to input MP3 into the radio. I have something like that in mine, but really I'm just guessing. Seems like it would be safe to unplug it and see what happens, as it is clearly not a standard fitment.

When you press the cruise switch on the binnacle, does the light come on in the switch?

Originally Posted by johntins

What that other box with the extension wire zip tied to it is I have no idea. Could be some sort of module to input MP3 into the radio. I have something like that in mine, but really I'm just guessing. Seems like it would be safe to unplug it and see what happens, as it is clearly not a standard fitment.

could be the speaker for the hands free, as it looks like a elcheapo plastic bracket that the Zip tie is attached to.

When you press the cruise switch on the binnacle, does the light come on in the switch?

Yes the light comes on but that's all that happens.

Messy, isn't it?

The first pic is of a thing called a Uni Cartalk. An old one. There is, or at least was, probably a phone cradle somewhere. It was an early form of handsfree, a PITA if you changed phones as the cradle was phone specific. The whole concept was destroyed by BlueTooth. You can pretty safely get rid of it, but move carefully and follow wires and cables back and cut them off, or better still disconnect them, where they join the car's original loom. I can't see any reason why they would interfere with cruise, though. Unless someone thought it would be clever to use the cruise buttons to control the phone, which I would think very highly unlikely.
I guess the mic is solely for that handsfree unit, so it could go as well.

Spare plugs aren't uncommon, as different spec cars get different accessories. Without my own car here, I can't say if they are present in mine. What spec is yours? RAVE may have the answers, or better still, Sierrafery might chime in.

I will try and remove all the stuff that looks like it shouldn't be there and maybe I can sort the wiring out.
The truck is a 2004 update "S" model V8.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Yes the light comes on but that's all that happens.



I will try and remove all the stuff that looks like it shouldn't be there and maybe I can sort the wiring out.
The truck is a 2004 update "S" model V8.

Silly me, I read that in your sig.

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Hmm. There are so many things that can upset cruise that I'm going to leave it to those who know.

Yes the light comes on but that's all that happens.

I will rephrase that.
The light comes on at the switch, There is NO icon on the dash coming up.
I have removed all he excess stuff, There was even a cigarette lighter connection wired in with a GPS plug on the end of it.
The truck still starts so it looks like I haven't done any harm

Here is the stuff I took out
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Looks a not neater now But I wonder what the connector (out of focus) is that is dangling just under the steering wheel?
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