02-15-2009, 02:59 PM
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GX Member
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what's hanging by the windshield
What is the black thing hanging by the driver's side of the windshield on a 2003 Alero? Is that part of the OnStar system?
Can I just cut it off?
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02-15-2009, 03:01 PM
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Gone
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Location: Lockport Ny
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picture?
its possible the previous owner had an aftermarket remote start... could be a remnant of that? mine has nothing there... anywhere.
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02-15-2009, 03:07 PM
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MINIac
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Power for the light on the rearview mirror?
There was never OnStar in an Olds.
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02-15-2009, 03:10 PM
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Aleromod Old Fart & Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by misslindseysue
Power for the light on the rearview mirror?
There was never OnStar in an Olds.
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OK, I guess that the ON Star in my Aurora is just my senility setting in.
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02-15-2009, 03:33 PM
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Hot and Fluffy.
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^Wouldn't suprise me! 
Pretty sure there was no ONstar on Aleros. |
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02-15-2009, 03:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andyandy
What is the black thing hanging by the driver's side of the windshield on a 2003 Alero? Is that part of the OnStar system?
Can I just cut it off?
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Possibly a satellite radio antenna? |
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02-15-2009, 04:10 PM
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pics?
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02-15-2009, 04:14 PM
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Let's Play Army!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by misslindseysue
Power for the light on the rearview mirror?
There was never OnStar in an Olds.
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maybe not standard, but when Olds was still pumping out cars, I remember seeing the Olds logo on the OnStar commercials
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02-15-2009, 04:39 PM
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Now a Ford Traitor.
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i think my 04 HAD it..... what should i look for if i had it?
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02-15-2009, 04:48 PM
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buttons on the rear view mirror for onstar
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02-15-2009, 05:02 PM
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Now a Ford Traitor.
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it has holes.... the (if there were any) buttons are now gone..
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02-15-2009, 05:08 PM
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636 whp
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guess so then
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02-15-2009, 07:38 PM
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it was coming out from the pillar trim piece- I don't have a picture. Black skinny hard plastic. It was attached to the windshield in the upper left corner at some point but came loose. The car has factory radio (digital), nothing added. The Olds book says the radio antenna is in the rear window and the XM antenna is in the roof.. so what could this be?
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02-15-2009, 07:45 PM
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you can see it a little in this picture (zoomed in)
i think it added it right.
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02-15-2009, 08:10 PM
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i dunno...but i wouldn't cut it if I was you....just in case its like power wires to the dome light or somethin'...
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02-15-2009, 08:11 PM
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it looks like an aftermarket fm/am antenna.
does it look like this?
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02-15-2009, 08:29 PM
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MINIac
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Sorry.  No OnStar in Aleros.
And whatever.. it's your car, right? Hack whatever you want if you don't like it there. 
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02-15-2009, 09:55 PM
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Gone
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mine certainly doesn't have that....
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02-15-2009, 10:03 PM
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GX Member
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thanks all. I cut it. I didn't see wires or anything.
If it was an aftermarket antenna it was a real sloppy install - and I guess I must still have half of it tucked in the headliner/pillar somewhere. Always something...
I'm just glad I know it wasn't original equipment.
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02-16-2009, 11:17 PM
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GX Member
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could it have been an alarm system antenna or a remote starter? got any junk under the dash?
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