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Old 06-30-2008, 06:56 PM
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On my newly-bought 95 Eclipse GS, there's a weird little socket mounted down and to the right of the steering wheel. it has a chip inside, and the letters ATS etched on it. I googled it, nothing. The previous owner said they never noticed it. My friend thinks it's a secondary lock for the car. Any ideas what it is?


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Old 06-30-2008, 07:04 PM
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ATS = Anti-Theft System (car alarm)
 
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Old 07-01-2008, 01:20 AM
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On my newly-bought 95 Eclipse GS, there's a weird little socket mounted down and to the right of the steering wheel. it has a chip inside, and the letters ATS etched on it. I googled it, nothing. The previous owner said they never noticed it. My friend thinks it's a secondary lock for the car. Any ideas what it is?


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How could they have missed that thing?
Estraw is correct, that is for the starter. Without it, the starter relay is disabled. That's assuming that it is still connected to the starter. If the key isn't needed, then it's not connected.
 
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