Anyone ever see this? - Honda Prelude Forum

lude_vtec · 03-13-2004, 12:11 PM

What's it used for?

nbn22385 · 03-13-2004, 12:22 PM

i would assume a sensor in the bumper makes that light up or make a sound when you got too close to something, for close parking mabye.

ludevtec · 03-13-2004, 01:52 PM

Hey there nice name

!!!!!

FullyLudedSi · 03-13-2004, 02:05 PM

where did u find that?

lude_vtec · 03-13-2004, 02:09 PM

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Originally posted by ludevtec
Hey there nice name !!!!!

haha, you too. I found it on ebay.

FullyLudedSi · 03-13-2004, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by lude_vtec

I found it on ebay.

oh, I thought you found it somewhere inside our 4th gens.

lude_vtec · 03-13-2004, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by nbn22385
i would assume a sensor in the bumper makes that light up or make a sound when you got too close to something, for close parking mabye.

I'm guessing it's for this, but I've never seen or heard of it before on a prelude. It's for a 4th gen, and goes in one of those openings where the half-mast antenna switch (JDM) or heated seats switch (CDM) goes (IIRC) in the center console. The listing says that it's a "cool switch that the guy has never seen before."

PRelude787 · 03-13-2004, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by lude_vtec
half-mast antenna switch

Just cirious....whats that for?

L-U-R-C-H · 03-13-2004, 03:30 PM

Sorry guys

lude_vtec · 03-13-2004, 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by PRelude787

Just cirious....whats that for?

I'm not sure if there's been a definite answer to this, but it could be there maybe because stations are stronger or closer together in Japan. Other reasons: low clearances, car washes etc. I was watching the Top Gear where they had the NSX Type-R and they said that Honda claimed it was for aerodynamics.

bsi · 03-13-2004, 03:41 PM

actually it does something to the effect of filtering out extra reception noise due to the compact nature of cities in japan

Scott95VTEC · 03-13-2004, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by lude_vtec

I'm guessing it's for this, but I've never seen or heard of it before on a prelude. It's for a 4th gen, and goes in one of those openings where the half-mast antenna switch (JDM) or heated seats switch (CDM) goes (IIRC) in the center console. The listing says that it's a "cool switch that the guy has never seen before."

You mean this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33709

lude_vtec · 03-13-2004, 04:19 PM

Yeah that's the half-mast switch, but originally I was talking about the sensor switch which I think someone bought already because I can't find it anymore.