What does the switch behind turn do

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Clhall1993
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What does the switch behind turn do

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Ive got an 83 wagon but im confused ive got a switch behind my light/turn signal switch it says escort cant seem to make it do anything
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Re: What does the switch behind turn do

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I am guessing your referring to rear wiper/watersquirter on left side of dashboard
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Clhall1993
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Re: What does the switch behind turn do

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xirdneh wrote:I am guessing your referring to rear wiper/watersquirter on left side of dashboard
No its on the right side of the dash this is clipped to the turn signal it has escort wrote on it it turns has a small slide switch on it might just chase the wires down my phone wont let me add pics but ill try to figure it out
1984 baja tercel wagon,project vehicle 2in lift custom light bar,grille guard 8 kc lights total luggage rack sitting on miata 15s all terain tires 5 speed
1985 tercel 4wd wagon (dailey driver) (rust bucket)5 speed
1994 corolla 1.8 5 speed
2016 corolla s 1.8 7speed auto/manual
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helipilot77
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Re: What does the switch behind turn do

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I think there used to be a car alarm brand called escort. It could be a component for that system.
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Re: What does the switch behind turn do

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it dose not sound like factory equipment. There is a brand of radar detector called "Escort", might have been a remote control for it.

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Your right Petros it was a radar detector I was thinking of not a security system.
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