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Old May 20, 2021 | 08:29 PM
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. Old people do better if we write notes to our self’s.

The only problem is I am only in my 40s.
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Old May 20, 2021 | 08:52 PM
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The only problem is I am only in my 40s.
. Some people start early. LOL
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Old May 20, 2021 | 09:53 PM
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The inventor of "Post Its" had to keep writing himself a message on his hand so he'd remember his idea...
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Old May 21, 2021 | 06:08 AM
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AH HA! I wondered about those little stubby antennas
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Old May 21, 2021 | 02:19 PM
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Utah quality picture, but here it is.

You push the box towards the right and it will disengage from the 4 clips. The bar in the middle is my radar detector mount.
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Thanks for the photo.
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Old May 22, 2021 | 10:07 AM
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I completely removed the black box, and just for grins pressed the Onstar button on my rear view mirror. The recorded voice still responded with the prompts. I guess the box contains navigational electronics and/or a sending/receiving antenna???
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Old May 22, 2021 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by RetroGuy
I completely removed the black box, and just for grins pressed the Onstar button on my rear view mirror. The recorded voice still responded with the prompts. I guess the box contains navigational electronics and/or a sending/receiving antenna???
You might as well pull the OS fuse, since you have the box removed.
Benefits are less parasitic draw on your battery when you aren't driving it.
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Originally Posted by SK '08
You might as well pull the OS fuse, since you have the box removed.
Benefits are less parasitic draw on your battery when you aren't driving it.
OK, so there's a fuse dedicated just for this that isn't also for the radio? If it's labeled in the fuse panel, I'll find it...

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I tried pulling the os fuse and found that my blu tooth didn't work.
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I tried pulling the os fuse and found that my blu tooth didn't work.
I have an '08, mine didn't come w/ Bluetooth. But I have Bluetooth ever since I upgraded and installed a Pioneer stereo/nav head unit.
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Originally Posted by DickS
What is the purpose of the black box on the windshield to the right of the rear view mirror?
Check this thread, did this on my 427 a week after purchase back in 2019..

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...al-method.html

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