What Is This Box?

onefstsnake

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well sorry I dont have a pic yet, but it seems to be some sort of relay or sensor.

Its located directly behind the drivers side head light. More towards the center of the car though.

Its a small box mounted to the upper radiator support, it says "Ford" on it and a bunch of numbers. Also has a few wires going to it.

Reason im asking is b/c my car was in a small fender bender before I bought it and it pushed the headlight bracket back, causing one of the headlight studs to hit this "black box"

Thanks

 

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airbag sensor?

 

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my 88 doesn't have such a thing, must have to do with the airbag or something

 

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hmm...

Ill get a pic of it in the morning. I just was wondering if the headlight stud hitting it could be a problem.

 

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Is there another one in the same (mirrored) spot on the pass side?

 

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urban96 said:

airbag sensor?

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Yep, and there should be 3 of them up front. One behind each headlight and one sort of in the middle.

Tim

 

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It sure does sound like one of the airbag sensors.

 

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That is the only thing that I can think of that it could be. Look at your car and see if there is a matching one on the other side of the car.

 

onefstsnake

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You can see the box in these pics.





These pics show how the drivers side is pushed back slightly...

Passengers side


Drivers Side


Just enough to make removing the light nearly impossible.

 

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5.0 Nostalgia

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Yes, airbag sensor. Be careful when handling it.

 

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^^ Agreed. If you need to take it out, get a big hammer and give it a good whack to move it out of the way. If you hear a loud bang, don't worry, it's just your airbag

 

onefstsnake

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well i have removed the fuse for the airbag so it shouldnt be a problem now.

 

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maybe disconect your neg. battery cable just to be on the safe side

 

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Do a Goolge search on the part number - you'll be suprized at what you can find.

 

onefstsnake

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Haus said:

maybe disconect your neg. battery cable just to be on the safe side

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how am I supposed to start or drive the car then?

lol

 

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I believe he means disconnect your negative cable if you are going to try to remove or service the airbag sensor.

EDIT: Didn't see the LOL

 

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onefstsnake said:

how am I supposed to start or drive the car then?

lol

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When doing anything with airbags, I always will disconect the battery and wait ten minutes before touching anything. The voltage in the capacitors could be enough to set it off. Just a heads up when you got to replace it.