What is the thing on the right of the hood latch?

 

i dont think i have ever noticed that on my car.....
you bought your car used??

 

brand new, less than a month old. i just noticed it today

 

looks like one of those ignition "alarm" things. where its a chip that you can remove that prevents the car from starting by breaking the link to the ignition power.

 

but the chip is in the key, right? no key=no start

 

do you have scion security or aftermarket alarm? all i have in that location is my scangauge2 connection

 

you bought the car new?

what options did the stealership sucker you into buying?
how do you not know what you bought?

looks like some aftermarket alarm piece

 

that look booty as hell, They could have found a better place to stick it.

 

no its a separate piece. it may have been disabled and the dealer left it there is they wouldn't have to replace the entire dashboard.

 

WOW that looks hideous sorry but brand new car shouldn't be having screws like that used in the open

 

i did not buy anything extra. they said they disabled the security since i didn't pay for it.

 

Maybe it is a chip that they installed that if you do not make your payments they will prevent you from starting your car?

 

^^ now thats just crazy talk.

 

They started doing that to cars at a stealership right down the road from me. Saw it on the news yesterday.

 

lmao, wtf. anyways, im not financing through toyota/scion so they dont have the right to put one of those in my car, if that's what it even is.

 

i def heard about something like that around here....but i have yet to see it or know of a car that has it...

 

any online articles?

 

their are a lot of places here in Wilmington NC that do it. mostly its the buy here,pay here places. if your late for a payment they have a right to keep your car from starting next time its shut off. when you pay the car off in full. it's uninstalled.

why does everyone call them stealerships? where else do you buy a new or certified pre-owned car? i worked at a dealership as a tech for 3 yeas. if you want dealer factory trained work. you pay the extra few dollars. if you want general repair from a local garage that can get your car done quicker with the same quality work then that's fine too.

my car goes to a dealership, or my two hands. that's just my rant.....

 

what happens if you unplug it?

 

http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-stor...0,747260.story
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1119794.html

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