Misc questions

[TubeTruck]

As I was trying to figure out why my dome lights don't work I came across this above the headliner. Is it factory? (The styrofoam insulation that is)

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Then I found this under the dash. It looks like a little speaker. No idea what it goes to though. Any ideas?

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[idahovette]

Isn't the little speaker looking thingy for the key buzzer?

 

[TubeTruck]

Isn't the little speaker looking thingy for the key buzzer?

No idea. Didn't know they had them in '78. My other 70's trucks didn't have them

 

[idahovette]

May be wrong on the key, could be seat belt. I know I've seen them somewhere(old and forgetful)

 

[Crispy]

Not sure on the foam but the speaker is the seat belt chime.

 

[TubeTruck]

Not sure on the foam but the speaker is the seat belt chime.

Interesting. Well I know it doesn't work, and I have no wires going to my seat belt.

 

[SDJunkMan]

Don't think the foam is factory.

It's not a speaker, but a mike so the government could listen in on your conversations before we had smart phones

 

[eskimomann209]

Now I never know if he’s being sarcastic with his questions or not !?!?

 

[eskimomann209]

We have the same wild hair tho. just grabbed this from the yard.

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[Crispy]

Interesting. Well I know it doesn't work, and I have no wires going to my seat belt.

Unlike women, those 48 year old buzzers eventually keep quiet.

Its probably more like a turn signal flasher with a little metal filament to trigger the sound and its probably worn out by now. Does your truck have a seatbelt light in the cluster? If it does i'm willing to bet the buzzer works in conjunction with the light.

 

[bucket]

My '78 Burb has a seatbelt buzzer and I'm 99.9% positive there's a light on the dash too. If I had to guess, there's a timer built into the little buzzer unit, because I notice that sometimes it buzzes longer than other times. There's also a plug-in on the driver's side seatbelt, so when you pull out the belt, the buzzer goes off. That wire leads to the buzzer... I would guess.

But that's just speculation based on clues. I've never looked into how the system works. It's just kind of 'there' and I pay no attention to it.

 

[Snoots]

IT'S THE KEY BUZZER!!!

 

[80BrownK10]

Isn't the little speaker looking thingy for the key buzzer?

Yep I was going to say a dinger for door or lights etc.

 

[nabeshin]

There was a youtube video of this guy that changed such module on his old Volvo to play Toto's Africa. Could be one with Lynyrd Skynyrd on it?

 

[80BrownK10]

There was a youtube video of this guy that changed such module on his old Volvo to play Toto's Africa. Could be one with Lynyrd Skynyrd on it?

For the latter I would find myself leaving my door open on purpose! Haha