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What is this in my engine bay?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by bako19, Jun 10, 2022.

  1. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:25 AM
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    bako19

    bako19 [OP] Member

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    Does anyone know what this is? I’m putting in an air intake and saw it. curious because I haven’t seen it before

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  2. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:25 AM
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    drizzoh

    drizzoh itsjdmy0

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    Lmao. That's a horn.

    #itsdefinitelyfriday
     
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  3. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:27 AM
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    Buck Henry

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    That's the inverter for your Flux Capacitor.
     
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  4. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:27 AM
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    bako19

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    That’s what I thought too but I thought these were the horns lol

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  5. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:28 AM
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  6. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:29 AM
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    It’s the security horn. Works with the panic alarm.

    It’s separate so you can’t disable it through the grill
     
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  7. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:31 AM
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    Ah ok thanks
     
  8. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:31 AM
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    Chuy

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    You can relocate it, but it should be grounded just in case.
    Edited to acknowledge post above.
     
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  9. Jun 10, 2022 at 11:51 AM
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    vivid02

    vivid02 Buy a Tesla…..I need the gas.

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    That’s the Air Raid siren.

    :plane:
     
  10. Jun 10, 2022 at 2:51 PM
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    Malvolio

    Malvolio free zip ties for Stun

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    Stop messing with him, guys. He’s needing help.

    OP: this is the horn:

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  11. Jun 10, 2022 at 3:07 PM
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    You guys are lame lol I thought it was a horn at first but I thought the security horn just used the normal ones
     
  12. Jun 10, 2022 at 3:19 PM
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    Welcome to the forum! As you have now experienced, people around here has great sense’s of humor!:D
     
  13. Jun 10, 2022 at 3:20 PM
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    Mas Olas

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    Air pod so the bank knows where to find it the first day you miss a payment.
     
  14. Jun 10, 2022 at 4:42 PM
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    And an even better grasp of grammar and punctuation :)
     
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  15. Jun 10, 2022 at 4:59 PM
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  16. Jun 10, 2022 at 5:06 PM
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    I didn't know airpods have GPS tracking, I thought only airtags did that.
     
  17. Jun 10, 2022 at 5:21 PM
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    Gearheadesw

    Gearheadesw must modify

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    Sure that thing doesn't suck.....??
     
  18. Jun 10, 2022 at 5:23 PM
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    You are correct. My 2019 uses regular horns when alarm is triggered.
     
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  19. Jun 10, 2022 at 8:36 PM
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    caribe makaira

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    Pull the horn fuse and press the "panic" on the fob...:burp:
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  20. Jun 10, 2022 at 9:00 PM
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    10thMTNgrunt

    10thMTNgrunt This is the way, step inside.

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    Just kidding OP, doesn’t look like a horn to me, not quite sure how anyone would arrive at that conclusion without having that knowledge handed to them beforehand or through stumbling upon it through research.
     
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