I was looking under the dash of my car, on the drivers side and I noticed this little flip switch.

Does anyone know what it is for ?

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Coupe85 (with an 84 2M4 se)
No Longer Fieroless
1984 2M4 SE - Now in my possesion
1985 Sport Coupe - Sold to Fierobob
1988 Formula - Sold to fellow PFFer

The automatic ejection seat switch. This causes the passenger seat to eject through the sun roof.

Someone may have installed a fuel pump shutoff switch for security reasons. I have bought 2 vehicles so far that had it done. Flip it, see what happens.

Matt

quote Originally posted by mattm: Flip it, see what happens. Matt

I flipped it and nothing happened. Things that make you go hmmmm!?!?!?!

its prob the valet switch for an alarm. that is more likely than a fuel pump switch.

follow the wires!!!

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'86 Fiero GT

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Where under the dash?

quote Originally posted by befarrer: Where under the dash?

Almost directly under the steering column.

quote Originally posted by Slater_334: its prob the valet switch for an alarm. that is more likely than a fuel pump switch.

thats what id say it is.. does it stay flipped when you flip it or does it flip back by its self.. like spring loaded.

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quote Originally posted by MiZer: does it stay flipped when you flip it or does it flip back by its self.. like spring loaded.

It stays flipped unless I flip it back. it's not spring loaded.

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Coupe85 (with an 84 2M4 se)
No Longer Fieroless
1984 2M4 SE - Now in my possesion
1985 Sport Coupe - Sold to Fierobob
1988 Formula - Sold to fellow PFFer

do like the other guy said, remove the panel and see where the wires go.

quote Originally posted by Coupe85: Does anyone know what it is for ?

usually turning on and off electrical things

follow the wires

quote Originally posted by Coupe85: I flipped it and nothing happened. Things that make you go hmmmm!?!?!?!

Someone in China is wondering why their lights keep going on and off...

JazzMan

Its an aftermarket switch, it could go to anything, like it was said you need to follow the wires.

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Bobby from NW Indiana
86 Fiero GT, Looking to ad a 93 Northstar soon
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I would bet it is wired to turn on the cooling Fan.
Don

i wish i know for sure but mine has the same thing and it doesn't seem to do .i think it has some thing to do with the alarm does yours have a factory alarm i thought that it was for the rad fan but i let mine start up then flpiped switch nothing .i did trace my wires and they went to a BIG CHROME relay that was under the dash by your right knee up high then they went to a little lite that was stuck on the side of the of the center concl. by the radio but it never did any thing i could see

[This message has been edited by fierobrian (edited 01-18-2004).]

Fog lights???

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quote Originally posted by Master Tuner Akimoto: Fog lights???

i can say no on mine because i don't have them (at lest i DON'T THINKi do)

quote Originally posted by ka4nkf: I would bet it is wired to turn on the cooling Fan. Don

Here is where my money is.

Very interesting, hmmmm.

So if you start the car and flip the switch nothing happens?

Yep, follow the wires.

Gotta good laugh on the China light joke, funny.

When I bought my 87 it had an identical switch in almost the same place. It was for the alarm which didn't work very well. The first thing I did to the car was remove the system. I left the switch in place and cut the wires. Later when I got tired of the "What does that switch do" questions I removed the switch too.

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