So I noticed a strange red wire dangling near the interior fuse box on the drivers side. I decided to follow it and after I took off all the kick panels I was presented carnage.
The gray connector looks like it was destroyed by something or someone and on top of that, the gray wire was tapped into by that strange red wire I started following. The red wire leads to this black box that has an inline fuse. The box has no marking, doesn't appear like it can be opened, and has some weight to it.
I followed the wires coming out of the box and it goes up the A pillar and disappears into the headliner going towards the middle/rear of the truck. I literally have no idea where it ends up.
That gray wire that it is tapped into is for the rear view mirror. So I'm assuming they did it to get ACC power? Shockingly I have no shorts or blown fuses and all the electronics work on the truck. I also checked and no other connector or wires have any damage as far as I can tell under the dash and in the engine bay. So I have 2 questions for everyone:
1. Does anyone have any idea what this box/wire is for? And short of dropping the headliner, how can I trace the rest of it?
2. Is this animal damage or was this a person playing with wires for the first time? or both?
The gray connector looks like it was destroyed by something or someone and on top of that, the gray wire was tapped into by that strange red wire I started following. The red wire leads to this black box that has an inline fuse. The box has no marking, doesn't appear like it can be opened, and has some weight to it.
I followed the wires coming out of the box and it goes up the A pillar and disappears into the headliner going towards the middle/rear of the truck. I literally have no idea where it ends up.
That gray wire that it is tapped into is for the rear view mirror. So I'm assuming they did it to get ACC power? Shockingly I have no shorts or blown fuses and all the electronics work on the truck. I also checked and no other connector or wires have any damage as far as I can tell under the dash and in the engine bay. So I have 2 questions for everyone:
1. Does anyone have any idea what this box/wire is for? And short of dropping the headliner, how can I trace the rest of it?
2. Is this animal damage or was this a person playing with wires for the first time? or both?