found this in a friends 2005 suzuki forenza

[quakefiend420]

this is located on the dashboard between the steering column and the stereo...

there's no mention of it in the manual...anyone know what it is?

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
this is located on the dashboard between the steering column and the stereo...

there's no mention of it in the manual...anyone know what it is?

peep hole? vent? speaker?

 

[Goosemaster]

It's the exhaust from the 1.5L engine

 

[Vegitto]

It's Satan! He's coming for your SOUL! Muhahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
this is located on the dashboard between the steering column and the stereo...

there's no mention of it in the manual...anyone know what it is?

peep hole? vent? speaker?

the only thing we can come up with is maybe some models have a stereo with adaptive volume and it's a mic...but his doesn't have adaptive volume..so we're confused...i thought someone may have one and know what it really is

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
It's the exhaust from the 1.5L engine

it's a 1.8L

and it's not too bad for a econobox...0-60 in about 7.5-8 seconds

i've seen much much worse

 

[Acanthus]

its probably just a vent so if moisture gets back there itll evaporate rather than corrode.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
its probably just a vent so if moisture gets back there itll evaporate rather than corrode.

makes sense...anyone else got any ideas?

 

[iamwiz82]

Built-in mic for a phone hookup

 

[interkool]

Its actually where the temp sensor is. Does your friends car have a temperature display..ie..outside/inside temp?

 

[rh71]

get the manufacturer on the horn.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: interkool
Its actually where the temp sensor is. Does your friends car have a temperature display..ie..outside/inside temp?

nope

 

[mugs]

Maybe it's the speaker for the sound you hear when a door is open with the lights on.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: mugs
Maybe it's the speaker for the sound you hear when a door is open with the lights on.

good idea

i'll see about that one

 

Climate control temp sensor? My parents' Subaru has something just like it (and my Accord has one too, though climate control is only available on higher-tier models).

 

[iamwiz82]

This could be for a non-US option, as well. You have to keep in mind that the car may not have the option it will still have most of the infrastructure. It's cheaper to mold all dashboards with that little cutout rather than have two seperated injection molds going on at the same time when the only difference is a 1" diameter set fo slats.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Climate control temp sensor? My parents' Subaru has something just like it (and my Accord has one too, though climate control is only available on higher-tier models).

no auto-climate control either...

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
This could be for a non-US option, as well. You have to keep in mind that the car may not have the option it will still have most of the infrastructure. It's cheaper to mold all dashboards with that little cutout rather than have two seperated injection molds going on at the same time when the only difference is a 1" diameter set fo slats.

true, i didn't consider that

 

[Gimli43Orcs]

does car have automatic climate control? it maybe temp sensor for it

Edit: oops too late

 

[dud]

... storm drain to collect the water when it rains and you leave the windows down?

 

[marvdmartian]

It's where the martian death ray will come out to burn you and your friend to a crispy cinder!!

Oh wait.....I wasn't supposed to say that! My friends are gonna be SO pissed at me now!!! Nevermind.....I didn't say anything! Just forget it!! :laugh:

 

[loup garou]

It's where the sensor would go if he did have climate control.

 

[wiredspider]

vent

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
this is located on the dashboard between the steering column and the stereo...

there's no mention of it in the manual...anyone know what it is?

Looks like a crappy picture to me.

Seriously, though, it looks like a spot for a speaker/microphone.

 

[KingPhil]

Is that the buzzer for when a door is open or when you signal??