72 factory alarm cable?
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72 factory alarm cable?
I recently got a 72 convertible, all original with factory alarm. There is a disconnected cable that looks like a speedometer cable, going into the cabin and is hanging down on the drivers floor.
I traced the cable and it goes to the alarm horn. What does it do, and where should I connect the end that is inside the car?
Thanks
I traced the cable and it goes to the alarm horn. What does it do, and where should I connect the end that is inside the car?
Thanks
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So, apparently it is connected somewhere behind or near the vacuum hose connection (under the dash below the steering wheel) for the pop-up windshield wiper cover.
Could it have been a shut-off or loudness control for the alarm?
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Thanks, but it is not antenna. It's like speedometer cable or some hood release cable with a metal spiral wound exterior and an inner wire. After posting this I looked at it again, and it is actually attached to a control on the alarm that could be moved back and forth by the cable.
So, apparently it is connected somewhere behind or near the vacuum hose connection (under the dash below the steering wheel) for the pop-up windshield wiper cover.
Could it have been a shut-off or loudness control for the alarm?
So, apparently it is connected somewhere behind or near the vacuum hose connection (under the dash below the steering wheel) for the pop-up windshield wiper cover.
Could it have been a shut-off or loudness control for the alarm?
The horn is just a straight trumpet, power and ground wires, no adjustments or controls
Post a pic
M
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Definitely not factory. The only thing under there with the spiral casing is the speedo, tach and the trip odometer reset cable (which is beside the wiper / light override vacuum switches)
The horn is just a straight trumpet, power and ground wires, no adjustments or controls
Post a pic
M
The horn is just a straight trumpet, power and ground wires, no adjustments or controls
Post a pic
M
Last edited by leadguy; Jun 14, 2015 at 10:53 PM.
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