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Harness dongle hanging from front of new 5.0?

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e.honda

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I have a customer's car today and he was wondering what the hanging wire end is for in the front bumper opening. I can put pix up if necessary. Looks like it has a fake sensor clipped into it and its just chillin underneath the grill in the bumper cover opening.

Thanks - Marshall
 
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Seen pictures of a temperature sensor looking thing under the bumper on the new 5.0 ... probably the same thing on the car you're looking at, but missing whatever package has a use for ambient air temperature. If I had to guess, comfort package probably adds an external air temperature display somewhere.
 

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Must be it. Its a base model GT. The end of the harness looks like a mock temperature sensor that would screw in to a radiator or something.

Appreciate the reply!
 
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It is the air temp. sensor my 5.0 is base model and has external air temp display
 
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I have a 2010 that also has a visible sensor. I assumed it was for the outside temperature monitor.
 

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He wants me to move it out of site. I guess stuffing it up under the bumper cover would return false air temps. I'll have to see what I can do.
 
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