Bought my truck used about a year ago and the PO added a trailer brake controller, and a CB speaker. Adjacent to the brake controller, mounted up under the dash is a black plastice port that looks exactly like a female telephone jack. Any Ideas about what this is? Thanks
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1989 F-250: supercab, long bed, 4x4, 5 speed,3.55's up front and rear, turned up pump,Pyro ofcourse!, custom stack, homemade lpg fumigation, more too come...At CSU, the black beauty is for sale...
I bet it's for a Valentine 1 radar detector. I've got one and it uses phone wire to hook to the power source.
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His: '95 F350 CrewCab, 3.55 SRW, 5spd std w/ Royal Purple, LUK SMFW, VDO Pillar gauges, Homemade open air intake, 3" Downpipe W/ 4" cat-back exhaust from Tymar, Tunes by DP Tuner, Baby Seat Mod on rear bench, 198K miles. It gets 21-23 mpg consistently (on the highway) and 17 mpg in town. My remaining planned mod list includes Amsoil & electric radiator fans.
Hers: 2004 Chevy Malibu Classic; 2.2Ecotec 4 cylinder. VERY dissapointed in mpg's.
Company Car (Daily Drive): 2007 Chevy Impala, Jet Black
thanks for the reply. may i ask where you bought yours and how much you paid? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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1989 F-250: supercab, long bed, 4x4, 5 speed,3.55's up front and rear, turned up pump,Pyro ofcourse!, custom stack, homemade lpg fumigation, more too come...At CSU, the black beauty is for sale...
Thanks, I always wondered what that was....mine has it too. Shocking, a radar detector in a 6.9 with 4.10s!!
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J.D.'s Fords: 1986 F-250 6.9 diesel Solid State Glow Plug System 3.55 gears C-6 2WD 178,960 miles.... it still runs pretty good!
Wishlist H-max turbo, T19 tranny,
1989 Ford Ranger ga$$er, non runner, soon to be donated or scrapped!
As far as I know, a Valentine One Radar detector can only be bought from the valentine website. I have never seen them available anywhere else. I bought mine about 8 or 9 years ago for $400. Here's a link to the V1 Website. To make sure that my speculation is correct you can look at the parts involved in their 'parts dept'. It's called a Direct-Wire Power Adapter. On the site it looks like hte price is still $399. But let me say to you that Mine has paid for itself many times.
These detectors are espesially usfull when used in combination w/ something like a Uniden Beartracker when you are driving on the interstate.
Glad I could help.
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His: '95 F350 CrewCab, 3.55 SRW, 5spd std w/ Royal Purple, LUK SMFW, VDO Pillar gauges, Homemade open air intake, 3" Downpipe W/ 4" cat-back exhaust from Tymar, Tunes by DP Tuner, Baby Seat Mod on rear bench, 198K miles. It gets 21-23 mpg consistently (on the highway) and 17 mpg in town. My remaining planned mod list includes Amsoil & electric radiator fans.
Hers: 2004 Chevy Malibu Classic; 2.2Ecotec 4 cylinder. VERY dissapointed in mpg's.
Company Car (Daily Drive): 2007 Chevy Impala, Jet Black
could it be from a older permanant mount cell phone? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
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mine - 1992 f250, 7.3 zf5 close ratio, 4*4, 4.10 gears,ext cab, long bed,reman 1994 IDT engine, and ats turbo to boot!!(insert grunting sound here!!)291100 and counting
dads - 1990 f250 2wd, ip may be tweaked, stage 1 injectors? maybee, 7.3 zf5 wide ratio,stock, needs paint and pyro.
grandpa's - 1989 f250 7.3, e4od, 4" straight pipe roar, 2wd stock, not planning on many mods.
pulls a 5w 20? ft camper, or bumper tool trailer\wood hauler(heats w\ wood)
I once had one of those OLD motorola cell phones that was in the portable satchel, about 4x6x10. The phone could disconnect from the battery pack and attach to the mount installed under the seat and dash in my truck. It was hooked up so that it could even honk my horn when I recieved a phone call and I was out in the field. That was state of the art, about 20 years ago.
I got tired of it and just unplugged the dial pad/ phone unit and kept it plugged into the mobile battery pack satchel and gave it to a relative who had a house boat. It was much more powerful (3 watt) and comfortable to use than these mini phones. My truck still has the telephone jack in it now.
Stay cool,
Mike
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91 F-250 XLT, 4x4 Lariat-sc,7.3IDI,hypermax 1.0 turbo w/3.5 exhaust, 3A-pillar w/ digital pyro+boost+oil press gauges, 5spd ,TransferFlo 40gal midship tank, Pre-Luber, 4.10 diff., front add-a-leaf, 3 Frantz tp bypass oil filters in parallel, LUK single mass fly-wheel, push-button constant duty glow plugs.
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